Changepoint Early Learning Centre

Education institution number:
45902
Service type:
Education & Care Service
Total roll:
33
Telephone:
Address:

135 Poike Road, Hairini, Tauranga

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Changepoint Early Learning Centre

1 ERO’s Judgements

Akarangi | Quality Evaluation evaluates the extent to which this early childhood service has the learning and organisational conditions to support equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners. Te Ara Poutama Indicators of quality for early childhood education: what matters most are the basis for making judgements about the effectiveness of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. Judgements are made in relation to the Outcomes Indicators, Learning and Organisational Conditions. The Evaluation Judgement Rubric derived from the indicators, is used to inform ERO’s judgements about this service’s performance in promoting equity and excellence.

ERO’s judgements for Changepoint Early Learning Centre are as follows:

Outcome Indicators

(What the service knows about outcomes for learners)

Whāngai Establishing

Ngā Akatoro Domains

 

Learning Conditions
Organisational Conditions

Whāngai Establishing

Whāngai Establishing

2 Context of the Service

Changepoint Early Learning Centre is operated by the Changepoint Education Trust (CET), as part of the Changepoint Church. A centre manager provides operational leadership on behalf of the trust. Approximately a fifth of children attending are Māori, and a small number are of Pacific heritage.

3 Summary of findings

Children are empowered to learn through a faith-based curriculum. Infants and toddlers experience caring and nurturing relationships with teachers, which builds their emotional security. Teachers maintain a calm, slow pace that gives younger children time and space to lead their own learning. Children with additional learning needs are supported to learn alongside others. Children’s emotional wellbeing is supported. Through a daily bush programme, older children are encouraged to take increasing responsibility for their own and others’ wellbeing.

Positive relationships with parents and whānau support some opportunities for parents to be involved in their children’s learning. Gathering of whānau goals for children’s learning is variable, and these are yet to be used to inform curriculum decisions. The service is beginning to consider children’s learning in relation to the valued outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.

The service is at an early stage of recognising and responding to children’s cultural identities. Some te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are included in the daily curriculum. Tuakana-teina (older-younger child) relationships are fostered within the mixed-age learning environment. Pacific cultures are beginning to be reflected within the curriculum.

Leaders and those responsible for governance are developing systems that promote positive outcomes for children. Relational trust between leaders and teachers supports openness to change. Professional development is contributing to ongoing growth of teacher knowledge. Internal evaluation is undertaken within a useful framework. The service is yet to consider the impact of shifts in teaching practice on learning outcomes for individuals and groups of children over time.

4 Improvement actions

Changepoint Early Learning Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:

  • Build leaders’ and teachers’ understanding and use of Te Whāriki learning outcomes to support children’s progress in relation to these.

  • Strengthen learning partnerships so families have more input into decisions that affect their children’s learning and development.

  • Deepen understanding of individual children’s languages, cultures, and identity and use this knowledge to inform the curriculum.

5 Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the review, the staff and management of Changepoint Early Learning Centre 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:

  • curriculum

  • premises and facilities

  • health and safety practices

  • governance, management and administration.

During the review, ERO looked at the 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 registration; ratios)

  • relevant evacuation procedures and practices.

All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.

Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

5 July 2023

6 About the Early Childhood Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Changepoint Early Learning Centre

Profile Number

45902

Location

Hairini, Tauranga

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

60 children, including up to 10 aged under 2

Percentage of qualified teachers (delete if not applicable)

100%

Service roll

44

Review team on site

May 2023

Date of this report

5 July 2023

Most recent ERO report(s)

Akanuku | Assurance Review, September 2021
Education Review, April 2017

Changepoint Early Learning Centre

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.

ERO’s Judgement

Regulatory standards

ERO’s judgement

Curriculum

Meeting

Premises and facilities

Meeting

Health and safety

Meeting

Governance, management and administration

Meeting

At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.

Background

Changepoint Early Learning Centre is operated by the Changepoint Education Trust (CET). This is an integral part of the Changepoint Church in Tauranga. The centre manager provides operational leadership on behalf of the Trust. The centre returned to a full licence in December 2020.

Summary of Review Findings

The centre philosophy guides all aspects of operation. Infants, toddlers, and young children experience meaningful and positive relationships with teachers, nurturing reciprocal relationships. A range of experiences and opportunities, both indoors and outdoors, are provided within a language rich environment to enhance and extend children’s learning and development.

The curriculum is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interests and whānau. Processes for internal evaluation help improve the quality of education and care for children. Management systems and health and safety processes are in place to enable the service to meet regulatory requirements.

Key Next Steps

Next steps include:

  • strengthening teachers’ ability to support children to be confident in their own cultures
  • strengthening centre priorities to continue to embed the centre’s localised curriculum and connections in the community.

Next ERO Review

The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.

Shelley Booysen
Acting Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

8 September 2021

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Changepoint Early Learning Centre

Profile Number

45902

Location

Hairini, Tauranga

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

60 children, including up to 10 aged under 2

Percentage of qualified teachers

80-99%

Service roll

72

Ethnic composition

Māori 19, NZ European/Pākehā 46, Other ethnic groups 7

Review team on site

July 2021

Date of this report

8 September 2021

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review, April 2017; Education Review, December 2013.

General Information about Assurance Reviews

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 undertakes an Akanuku | Assurance Review process in any centre-based service:

  • 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.

Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

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:

  • 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.