ABSTRACT
Teams which hold regular discussions about current issues in the setting – for example, what to do about the cleaning of the centre, how best to welcome a new child who has specifi c needs – can be said to be regularly reviewing their practice. If done openly and fairly, these reviews will help the manager to keep on top of issues that can be dealt with fairly easily. A review would be held after a specifi c incident or to address an immediate need, whereas an evaluation would include how the service deals with such incidents overall or investigate how or why certain needs had arisen in the fi rst place and/or were dealt with. Evaluations enable managers to learn from what has happened in the past and implement new practices as a result of this in line with the aims and objectives of the setting.
