25 Murdoch Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
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Regulatory standards | ERO’s judgement |
| Curriculum | Meeting |
| Premises and facilities | Meeting |
| Health and safety | Not meeting |
| Governance, management and administration | Not meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children.
Mata’aga A’oga Amata is governed by the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa and provides a curriculum immersed in gagana Samoa. A centre manager and qualified administrator support a team of two qualified and one unqualified relieving faiaoga. Most children and aiga attending are of Samoan heritage. This is ERO’s third, consecutive Akanuku | Assurance review of this service with reported areas of non-compliance with the regulatory standards.
Faiaoga providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships.
The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. The curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures.
The design and layout of the premises support the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences in a mixed aged environment.
Effective governance and management systems, and ongoing monitoring of requirements is needed to help the service meet and maintain regulatory standards at all times.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres: 2008; HS7, HS8, HS17, HS18, HS22, HS28, HS29, GMA7A].
ERO recommends the Ministry follows up with the service provider to ensure that non-compliances identified in this report are addressed promptly.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
6 September 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Mata’aga A’oga Amata |
| Profile Number | 10143 |
| Location | Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 years |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Ethnic composition (%) | Māori 11%; Samoan 71%, Niuean 11%, Tongan 7% |
| Service roll | 20 |
| Review team on site | July 2024 |
| Date of this report | 6 September 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2023; Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2021 |
All services are licensed under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. The legal requirements for early childhood services also include the Licensing Criteria for Education and Care Services 2008. Services must meet the standards in the regulations and the requirements of the licensing criteria to gain and maintain a licence to operate.
ERO will consider undertaking an Akanuku | Assurance Review when it becomes evident that half or more of the licensing criteria ERO has checked indicate a systemic failure.
In particular, ERO looks at a service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
Additionally, one or more of the following criteria will also be evident:
All early childhood services are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements. Before the review, the staff and management of a service completed an ERO Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through:
ERO’s Akanuku | Assurance Review reports provide information about whether a service meets and maintains regulatory standards. Further information about Akanuku | Assurance Reviews is included at the end of this report.
Regulatory standards |
ERO’s judgement |
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Curriculum |
Meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Meeting |
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Health and safety |
Meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Mata’aga A’oga Amata is governed by the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa and provides an immersion curriculum in gagana Samoa. An unqualified centre director supports a team of three qualified teachers and two unqualified relieving teachers. Most children attending are of Samoan heritage.
Educators engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. The service curriculum provides a language-rich environment that supports children’s learning. Children have a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups.
Consistent implementation and ongoing monitoring of practices is required to maintain regulatory standards.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows that it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Ensuring windows or other areas of glass accessible to children are either made of safety glass; or covered by adhesive film designed to hold the glass in place in the event of it being broken; or effectively guarded by barriers that prevent a child striking or falling against the glass (PF7).
Having evidence that the premises are located in a building that has a current fire evacuation scheme approved by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (HS4).
Having a written emergency plan and supplies to ensure the care and safety of children and adults at the service. The plan must include a communication plan for families and support services, and evidence of review of the plan on at least an annual basis and implementation of improved practices as required (HS7).
Including in the procedure for children’s sleep, that they do not have access to food or liquids while in bed and are checked for warmth, breathing, and general wellbeing at least every 5 to 10 minutes, or more frequently according to individual needs (HS9).
Having a documented risk management system with consideration of hazards that must include cleaning agents, medicines, poisons, and other hazardous materials, hazards present in kitchen or laundry facilities, vandalism, dangerous objects, and foreign materials (e.g., broken glass, animal droppings), windows and other areas of glass (HS12).
Having evidence that water stored in any hot water cylinder is kept at a temperature of at least 60°C (HS14).
Maintaining records of medication (prescription and non-prescription) given to children attending the service, that include evidence of parental acknowledgment they have been advised medication was administered to their child (HS28).
Ensuring there is a written child protection policy that meets the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014. The policy should contain provision for reporting of child abuse and neglect, and information about how the service will keep children safe from abuse and neglect, and how it will respond to suspected child abuse and neglect (HS31).
Implementing review of the service’s operational documents in consultation with parents and adults at the service (GMA4).
Implementing an ongoing process of self-review and internal evaluation to help the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care (GMA6).
Ensuring suitable human resource management practices are implemented that include induction procedures into the service and a system of regular appraisal of staff (GMA7).
Ensuring before a person is employed or engaged as a children’s worker, as defined in the Children’s Act 2014, a safety check as required by that Act must be completed. A detailed record of each component of the safety check must be kept, and the date on which each step was taken must be recorded, including the date of the risk assessment required to be completed after all relevant information is obtained. These records must be kept by, or available to, the service provider as long as the person is employed or engaged. Every children’s worker must be safety checked every three years (GMA7A).
Ensuring an annual plan identifies ‘who’ in relation to key tasks the service intends to undertake each year (GMA8).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
12 June 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Mata’aga A’oga Amata |
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Profile Number |
10143 |
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Location |
Grey Lynn, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
14 |
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Review team on site |
April 2023 |
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Date of this report |
12 June 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review June 2021 Education Review, March 2017 |
All services are licensed under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. The legal requirements for early childhood services also include the Licensing Criteria for Education and Care Services 2008.
Services must meet the standards in the regulations and the requirements of the licensing criteria to gain and maintain a license to operate.
having its first ERO review – including if it is part of a governing organisation
previously identified as ‘not well placed’ or ‘requiring further development’
that has moved from a provisional to a full licence
that have been re-licenced due to a change of ownership
where an Akanuku | Assurance Review process is determined to be appropriate.
All early childhood services are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements. Before the review, the staff and management of a service completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
curriculum
premises and facilities
health and safety practices
governance, management and administration.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO assesses whether the regulatory standards are being met. In particular, ERO looks at a service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
suitable staffing (including qualification levels; safety checking; teacher certification; ratios)
relevant evacuation procedures and practices.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through:
discussions with those involved in the service
consideration of relevant documentation, including the implementation of health and safety systems
observations of the environment/premises, curriculum implementation and teaching practice.
ERO’s Akanuku | Assurance Review reports provide information about whether a service meets and maintains regulatory standards. Further information about Akanuku | Assurance Reviews is included at the end of this report.
Regulatory standards | ERO’s judgement |
| Curriculum | Meeting |
| Premises and facilities | Meeting |
| Health and safety | Meeting |
| Governance, management and administration | Meeting |
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Mata’aga A’oga Amata is governed by the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa and Board of Trustees. The service provides a full immersion education and care programme that is deeply grounded in Samoan cultural values. The programme is underpinned by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and the Christian faith.
Children are provided with opportunities to develop knowledge and an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged. The service’s curriculum supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect each other.
Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The curriculum is informed by assessment that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning and interests. Opportunities are provided for parents to communicate with teachers about their child’s learning.
The governance board and acting centre manager should implement and monitor systems and procedures to ensure the service is meeting regulatory requirements.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
3 June 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Mata’aga A’oga Amata |
| Profile Number | 10143 |
| Location | Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 50-79% |
| Service roll | 18 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 1 Samoan 17 |
| Review team on site | March 2021 |
| Date of this report | 3 June 2021 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, March 2017 Education Review, September 2013 |
All services are licensed under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. The legal requirements for early childhood services also include the Licensing Criteria for Education and Care Services 2008.
Services must meet the standards in the regulations and the requirements of the licensing criteria to gain and maintain a licence to operate.
All early childhood services are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements. Before the review, the staff and management of a service completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO assesses whether the regulated standards are being met. In particular, ERO looks at a service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: