52S - E Otara Road, Otara, Auckland
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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.
Fatamanu Aoga Niue Early Learning Centre is a Niuean bilingual centre situated in the grounds of Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) in Otara. A centre manager leads the team of five qualified staff and five support staff. ERO’s 2019 review identified health and safety practices that required improvement.
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 each other. Children are provided with a language-rich environment that supports their learning, and they are encouraged to speak the Niuean language.
Premises and facilities are purposefully designed to support meaningful experiences and opportunities to extend children's learning within the indoor and outdoor areas. This includes quiet spaces and areas for physically active play. There are a range of individual and group learning experiences appropriate to the abilities of children attending.
The service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The sleep policy includes checking sleeping children for warmth, breathing, and general wellbeing at least every 5 to 10 minutes, or more frequently according to individual needs (HS9).
The hot water cylinder is kept at a temperature of at least 60°C (HS14).
All children’s workers who have access to children are safety checked in accordance with the Children’s Act 2014 (GMA7A).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
8 August 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Fatamanu Aoga Niue Early Learning Centre |
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Profile Number |
46910 |
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Location |
Otara, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
29 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 8, NZ European/Pākehā 2, Niuean 11, Samoan 4, Tongan 4 |
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Review team on site |
June 2022 |
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Date of this report |
8 August 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, August 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.
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:
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 Assurance Review reports provide information about whether a service meets and maintains regulatory standards. Further information about Assurance Reviews is included at the end of this report.
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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 |
Not meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified non-compliance with regulatory standards that must be addressed.
Fatamanu Aoga Niue Early Learning Centre is owned and governed by a charitable trust. It received its full licence in November 2018. Most children have Pacific heritage, with the largest groups being from Niue and Samoa. The three qualified teachers and other staff also have Pacific backgrounds.
This is the centre’s first ERO review.
A philosophy statement and annual plan guide the centre’s operation and practices. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident learners. It reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children have opportunities to be confident in their own culture and respect other cultures.
Premises and facilities support the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences. Parents and whānau are provided with opportunities to contribute to the development of the centre and the review of operational documents. An ongoing process of internal evaluation helps maintain and improve the centre’s policy and procedure framework.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review of Fatamanu Aoga Niue Early Learning Centre will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
9 August 2019
| Early Childhood Service Name | Fatamanu Aoga Niue Early Learning Centre |
| Profile Number | 46910 |
| Location | Otara, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
children, including up to 10 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
50-79% |
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Reported ratio of adults to children under 2 |
1:5 - Meets regulatory standards |
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Reported ratio of adults |
1:10 - Meets regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
32 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 21 Girls 11 |
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Ethnic composition |
Samoan 12 Niuean 10 Cook Island Māori 5 Tongan 4 other ethnic groups 1 |
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Review team on site |
July 2019 |
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Date of this report |
9 August 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
First ERO review of the service |
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 Assurance Review process in any centre-based service:
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 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 Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: