237 Tremaine Avenue, Cloverlea, Palmerston North
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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.
Alphabet Academy Cloverlea is one of two services governed by the Vision Community Trust. A new centre manager has been appointed and leads a team of seven staff across two aged-based areas. Of those children enrolled, a third identify as Māori. The service philosophy prioritises a Christian-based approach.
The service’s approach is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Children’s preferences and contributions to decisions about their learning are respected. Positive steps are taken to acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children.
A range of experiences and opportunities are provided to children to enhance and extend their learning and development. The curriculum acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua. Children have opportunities to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
A key next step is to:
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS12]
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
7 February 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Alphabet Academy Cloverlea |
| Profile Number | 45868 |
| Location | Cloverlea, Palmerston North |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 54 |
| Review team on site | December 2023 |
| Date of this report | 7 February 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, July 2022; Education Review, March 2019 |
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 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:
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 |
|
Curriculum |
Meeting |
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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.
Alphabet Academy Cloverlea is one of two early learning services under the Vision Community Trust umbrella and governed by a board. Day to day management of the centres is the responsibility of the managing director. In 2021 the centre regained its full license, and a new head teacher was appointed.
Children are involved in making decisions about their own learning. The service’s curriculum provides a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning - both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups. Children experience positive, reciprocal interactions with adults.
Children experience a curriculum that is consistent with Te Whariki, the early childhood curriculum. Their interests, strengths and capabilities are responded to by the teachers. Strategies are in place to involve parents and whānau in their children’s learning.
Strategic and annual goals, plans and policies guide centre practices.
Next steps include:
increase opportunities that children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts
strengthen the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their culture, language and identity.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
adults providing education and care are familiar with lockdown drills and have carried out these with children (HS8).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
13 July 2022
| Early Childhood Service Name | Alphabet Academy Cloverlea |
| Profile Number | 45868 |
| Location | Palmerston North |
|
Service type |
Education and care service |
|
Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
|
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
|
Service roll |
47 |
|
Ethnic composition |
Māori 10, NZ European/Pākehā 23, Pacific 6, Other ethnic groups 8 |
|
Review team on site |
May 2022 |
|
Date of this report |
13 July 2022 |
|
Most recent ERO |
Education Review, March 2019; Education Review, April 2016 |
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.
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 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:
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; police vetting; teacher certification; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: