77 Mahunga Drive, Favona, Auckland
View on mapAkarangi | Quality Evaluations evaluate the extent to which early childhood services have 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 and Early Childhood Education (ECE) Improvement Framework (teacher led services) are the basis for making judgements about the quality of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. Evaluations for improvement | Ngā Aronga Whai Hua is integrated across all of the above domains.
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Regulatory standards |
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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.
This is the first ERO review of Peter Pan Childcare, which opened in March 2017. The staff team includes a centre manager and a centre leader. There are four qualified teachers, two teachers in training, one unqualified staff member, a cook and an administrator. A mentor visits regularly to support service operations and teaching practices.
Children experience positive relationships with their teachers and with each other. They have access to learning environments that provide a variety of equipment and resources, both indoors and outdoors. Teachers’ practice and the curriculum are based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
A system has been established for teachers’ appraisal. The service’s philosophy and annual plan are regularly reviewed.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services Northern
Northern Region
10 May 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Peter Pan Childcare |
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Profile Number |
47143 |
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Location |
Favona, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
100 children, including up to 25 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:5 - Meets regulatory standards |
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Over 2 |
1:10 - Meets regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
52 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 29 Girls 23 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 8 NZ European/Pākehā 5 Indian 11 Samoan 7 Tongan 4 Fijian 4 other ethnic groups 13 |
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Review team on site |
March 2019 |
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Date of this report |
10 May 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
First ERO review of the service |
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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 Home-based Education and Care Services 2008
the Licensing Criteria for Hospital-based 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 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 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 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.