Main Road, Clevedon
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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.
Clevedon Kidz Early Childhood Centre is governed by the Clevedon Presbyterian Church. A centre manager, and qualified team coordinator provide leadership support to a team of seven qualified teachers and five staff. There are three rooms for different age groups of children. A small number of Māori children are enrolled.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. It supports children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences.
Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to extend their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups.
Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to maintain all aspects of regulatory standards.
Key next steps include:
improving the extent to which assessment information shows children’s progress and learning over time
increasing the range of opportunities children and their families have to share aspects of their cultures with others.
The service has provided ERO with evidence that shows the following areas of non-compliance have been addressed:
Having a procedure for the changing (and disposal, if appropriate) of nappies that aims to ensure that children are treated with dignity and respect (HS3).
Having a written emergency plan that includes a communication plan for families and support services (HS7).
Ensuring that adults providing education and care carry out relevant emergency drills on at least a three-monthly basis (HS8).
Having a record of excursions that includes evidence of parental permission and approval of
adult: child ratios for regular excursions (HS17).
Maintaining a record of the written authority from parents for the administration of medicine in accordance with the requirement for the category of medicine outlined in Appendix 3 for category i and category iii medication (HS28).
Having a record of training and/or information provided to adults who administer medicine to children (other than their own) while at the service (HS29).
Maintaining an attendance record that meets the requirements outlined in the Early Childhood Education Funding Handbook (GMA11).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
5 July 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Clevedon Kidz Early Childhood Centre |
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Profile Number |
25057 |
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Location |
Clevedon |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
62 children, including up to 13 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
85 |
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Review team on site |
May 2023 |
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Date of this report |
5 July 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, July 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 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 |
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Curriculum |
Meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Meeting |
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Health and safety |
Not meeting |
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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.
Clevedon Kidz Early Childhood Centre is a semi-rural, community-based service governed by the Clevedon Presbyterian Church. The philosophy is based on Christian values. A centre manager leads a team of six qualified and five unqualified teachers. There are three rooms for different age groups of children. Twenty percent of children enrolled are Māori.
Adults engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service 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. Children have a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development individually and in groups.
The service’s premises do not meet regulatory standards and an increased level of monitoring of health and safety practices is required. Governance and management systems, and ongoing self review that supports improvement, have not yet been established.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS12, GMA7A.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
ERO recommends that the Ministry reassess the licence issued to this service provider. ERO will not undertake a further review of this service until the Ministry of Education is satisfied that the service meets regulatory standards.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
7 July 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Clevedon Kidz Early Childhood Centre |
| Profile Number | 25057 |
| Location | Clevedon, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
57 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 11 |
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Review team on site |
May 2021 |
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Date of this report |
7 July 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, August 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 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: