65 Hayward Road, Ngatea
View on mapERO’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 |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Ngātea Early Learning Centre is one of two privately owned services. This is the first ERO review under new ownership. A centre manager and lead kaiako work with a team of teachers. The roll consists of 25% Māori children and a small number of other ethnicities.
The service curriculum is informed by assessment and planning that demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau, and contexts. It is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development. Their preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning. Children are responded to as confident and competent learners.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service curriculum provides a language-rich environment that supports children’s learning.
Next steps include:
Continue to explore ways to increase the involvement of whānau Māori in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the service’s local curriculum, including local pūrākau.
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
23 November 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Ngatea Early Learning Centre |
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Profile Number |
46354 |
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Location |
Ngatea |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
27 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
26 |
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Review team on site |
November 2022 |
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Date of this report |
23 November 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, September 2021; Education Review, October 2015 |
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 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 |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Ngatea Early Learning Centre, previously known as Pukeko’s Educare, is a privately owned education and care service. Ownership has changed several times since ERO’s October 2015 report. The centre was relicensed in March 2021 under current owners.
Children are involved in a curriculum that provides a range of experiences to enhance and extend their learning and development. Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to nurture reciprocal relationships with children. The service provides an inclusive curriculum that is responsive to the interests of children. Their preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. Strategies are in place to involve parents and whānau in their children’s learning. An annual plan guides operation and includes a process of self-review that aims to improve the quality of education and care.
Next steps include:
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
9 September 2021
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Ngatea Early Learning Centre |
|
Profile Number |
46354 |
|
Location |
Ngatea |
|
Service type |
Education and care service |
|
Number licensed for |
27 children, including up to 5 aged under 2. |
|
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
|
Service roll |
30 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 3, NZ European/Pākehā 24, Other ethnic groups 3. |
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Review team on site |
July 2021 |
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Date of this report |
9 September 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, October 2015 |
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: