6 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga
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ACG Tauranga Preschool
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 ACG Tauranga Preschool are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) | Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains | |
Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions | Whāngai Establishing Whāngai Establishing |
2 Context of the Service
ACG Tauranga Preschool Centre is one of seven services within the ACG Education Group. A newly appointed, qualified centre manager works with team leaders and teachers in three age-specific rooms. Children enrolled are from culturally diverse heritages, including a small number of children who identify as Māori.
3 Summary of findings
Children at this service benefit from calm and predictable daily routines. They are provided with opportunities to make choices about their play. Teachers are responsive to children’s verbal and non-verbal cues. The physical environment encourages exploration and fosters independence through easy access to resources.
Teachers know the children and their whānau well. Children experience a curriculum that values their cultures and languages. They participate in the celebration of language weeks and the centre’s cultural events. Leaders and teachers are taking steps to integrate te reo Māori and tikanga Māori into the curriculum. Māori children can hear te reo Māori used in the context of their play. They experience waiata, storytelling and karakia. Cultural symbols and resources are visible in the environment.
Assessment information is responding to children’s learning and some records show children’s progress over time. Teachers have developed positive relationships with parents and there are some opportunities for parents to contribute to the daily curriculum. Teachers and leaders are building collective understanding of how to use the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, in planning and assessment information.
Leaders and teachers implement policies, procedures and practices that meet regulatory requirements. A long-term plan informed by AGC values and priorities guides ongoing improvement. Teachers are provided with a range of relevant professional development opportunities. An established system is in place for internal evaluation. Teachers are establishing conditions for using internal evaluation processes to guide improvement.
4 Improvement actions
ACG Tauranga Preschool will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
- Unpack Te Whāriki to build leaders and teachers shared understandings of how to use the learning outcomes to plan for, assess and evaluate children’s learning.
- Continue to develop a team-wide understanding of how to implement internal evaluation systems to guide improvement.
5 Management Assurance on Legal Requirements
Before the review, the staff and management of ACG Tauranga Preschool 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)
24 June 2024
6 About the Early Childhood Service
Early Childhood Service Name | ACG Tauranga Preschool |
Profile Number | 47413 |
Location | Pyes Pa, Tauranga |
Service type | Education and care service |
Number licensed for | 70 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
Service roll | 53 |
Review team on site | March 2024 |
Date of this report | 24 June 2024 |
Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, February 2023; Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2019 |
ACG Tauranga Preschool
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
ACG Tauranga Preschool is positioned in a culturally diverse community alongside ACG Primary School and College. The preschool provides full-day education to a small number of Māori learners. It returned to a full licence in October 2021.
Summary of Review Findings
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning. It is inclusive, responsive and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are involved in decisions about their learning experiences, supporting their developing social competence.
The service curriculum is informed by assessment, planning, and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning. Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children.
Key Next Steps
Next steps include continuing to develop the local curriculum to:
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reflect the priorities for learning that matter to children and their families, teachers, and the community, and
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align these against the learning outcomes of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
Next ERO Review
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
28 February 2023
Information About the Service
Early Childhood Service Name |
ACG Tauranga Preschool |
Profile Number |
47413 |
Location |
Pyes Pa, Tauranga |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
70 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
Service roll |
58 |
Review team on site |
February 2023 |
Date of this report |
28 February 2023 |
Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2019 |
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:
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having its first ERO review – including if it is part of a governing organisation
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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
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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 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.
ACG Tauranga Preschool - 06/06/2019
ERO’s judgement
Regulatory standards |
|
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
ACG Tauranga Preschool is located in Tauranga and positioned alongside ACG Primary School and College. The centre manager is supported by the school’s principal, three qualified teachers and one teacher in training. The preschool provides full-day education and care for children from three months to school age in two age-based rooms. This is the centre’s first ERO review.
Summary of review findings
Children are viewed as competent and confident learners, who are empowered to make their own decisions. Teachers are responsive to children’s needs through positive and reciprocal interactions that support them to develop a strong sense of belonging. Planning, assessment and evaluation is based on the curriculum Te Whāriki. Teachers actively seek knowledge from families and respond to information about their aspirations for their children. A rich and broad programme is promoting positive learning outcomes.
The service is effectively governed and managed. Health and safety systems are monitored and parents and whānau are consulted about the service’s operations. An ongoing process of self review supports teachers to improve the quality of education and care for children attending the service.
Next ERO Review
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region
6 June 2019
Information about the service
Early Childhood Service Name |
ACG Tauranga Preschool |
|
Profile Number |
47413 |
|
Location |
Tauranga |
|
Service type |
Education and care service |
|
Number licensed for |
70 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
|
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
|
Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:4 Better than regulatory standards |
Over 2 |
1:9 Better than regulatory standards |
|
Service roll |
30 |
|
Gender composition |
Female 17 Male 13 |
|
Ethnic composition |
Māori 2 |
|
Review team on site |
May 2019 |
|
Date of this report |
6 June 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
First ERO review of the service |
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 Home-based Education and Care Services 2008
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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.
ERO undertakes an Assurance Review process in any 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 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 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.