270 North Road, North East Valley, Dunedin
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 |
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.
North East Valley Baptist Community Centre provides a SPACE (Supporting Parents Alongside Children’s Education) programme for parents and infants. There are three fully registered teachers who facilitate the programme alongside parents and whānau. A small number of children who attend are Māori.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children to enhance their learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service curriculum provides opportunities for language-rich interactions, and te reo Māori is used throughout the sessions. The curriculum provides infants with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development both individually and in groups.
The premises and facilities offer space and a range of equipment and materials. Infants and toddlers have room to lie, crawl, learn to walk and explore.
Key next steps include:
increasing the range of opportunities children and their families have to share aspects of their culture with others in the service
increasing the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts.
continuing to develop a curriculum that acknowledges and promotes te ao Māori concepts.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:
Using a daily hazard checklist to ensure equipment, premises and facilities are checked on every day of operation for hazards to children (HS12).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
13 November 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
North East Valley Baptist Community Centre |
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Profile Number |
47419 |
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Location |
Dunedin |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
10 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
100% |
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Service roll |
35 |
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Review team on site |
August 2023 |
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Date of this report |
13 November 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, October 2020; Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 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 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 |
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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.
The service is governed and managed by a community trust. It provides a two-hour SPACE programme, three times a week for babies and toddlers who attend with their parent/s. The programme is led by qualified early childhood teachers. Its focus is to support parents as caregivers and educators and enable social connections. The service is based in a church community centre.
The curriculum follows the SPACE programme which aligns with the principles and strands of Te Whāriki. It reflects an understanding of young children’s learning and development and relevant theories and practices in early childhood education.
Parents have access to information about the service, the SPACE programme, and how to support their children's learning and wellbeing. Health and safety policies, procedures and practices are in place, personalised to the service’s context. Premises and facilities are suitable for the SPACE programme, including sufficient equipment and materials for the learning and abilities of the children attending.
Next step:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
28 October 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
North East Valley Baptist Community Centre |
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Profile Number |
47419 |
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Location |
Dunedin |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
10, including up to 10 children under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
23 |
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Gender composition |
Male 7, Female 16 |
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Ethnic composition |
NZ European/Pākehā 21 |
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Review team on site |
September 2020 |
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Date of this report |
28 October 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Assurance Review November 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.
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:
Regulatory standards |
ERO’s judgement |
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Curriculum |
Not meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Not meeting |
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Health and safety |
Not meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Not meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children.
This is the first ERO review of the North East Valley Baptist Community Centre administered by the North East Valley Baptist Community Trust. The service provides two hour sessions where up to ten babies and their parents attend a Supporting Parents Alongside Children's Education (SPACE) programme currently once a week. The service is licensed to provide sessions Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Adults engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. This service is not meeting regulatory standards in a significant number of areas. The curriculum is not consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. The service’s premises do not currently meet regulatory standards. Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to meet all aspects of regulatory compliance. Effective governance and management systems and ongoing self review that supports improvement have not yet been established.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, C1, PF1, PF13, HS1, HS8, GMA 3, GMA4, GMA6, GMA7, GMA7A.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS13, HS17, HS31, GMA1, GMA7.
ERO recommends that the Ministry reassess the licence of North East Valley Baptist Community Centre. ERO will not undertake a further review of this service until the Ministry of Education is satisfied that the service meets regulatory standards.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
25 November 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
North East Valley Baptist Community Centre |
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Profile Number |
47419 |
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Location |
Dunedin |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
10 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 staff to children under 2 |
1:5 Meets regulatory standards. |
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Reported ratio of adults to children over 2 |
N/A |
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Service roll |
31 |
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Gender composition |
Female 17 Male 14 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 4 NZ European/Pākehā 21 Other ethnicities 6 |
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Review team on site |
October 2019 |
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Date of this report |
25 November 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report |
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.
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: