Little Moments Child Care Ltd

Education institution number:
47430
Service type:
Homebased Network
Total roll:
42
Telephone:
07-3124909
Address:

60a West End Road, Ohope

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Little Moments Child Care Ltd 

Akarangi | 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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Little Moments Child Care Ltd

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

CurriculumMeeting
Premises and facilitiesMeeting
Health and safetyMeeting
Governance, management, and administrationMeeting

Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed a non-compliance and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.

Background

Little Moments Child Care Ltd is a privately-operated homebased service in Ohope. A full licence was issued in February 2019. This is its first ERO review. The service provider is the visiting teacher and is fully registered. Children are placed in one of eleven educarers’ homes. 

Summary of Review Findings

Children experience meaningful, positive interactions with educarers. The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Their preferences are respected. A range of experiences both indoors and outdoors are provided to enhance children’s learning and development. Parents have regular opportunities to communicate about and be involved in their child’s learning.

An annual plan and budget guides the service’s daily operation and expenditure. Regular policy and self review help maintain the quality of education and care. Procedures to manage requirements for health and safety and premises and facilities are in place.

Key Next Steps

Next steps for Little Moments Child Care Ltd are to strengthen the extent to which:

  • information documented about children’s learning reflects their identity, language and culture
  • assessment information shows children’s progress and learning over time.

Actions for Compliance

Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:

  • heavy furniture, fixtures and equipment that could fall or topple and cause serious injury or damage are secured (HS6).

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

30 April 2021 

Information about the service 

Early Childhood Service NameLittle Moments Child Care Ltd 
Profile Number47430
LocationOhope
Service typeHome-based service
Number licensed for60 children, including up to 30 aged under 2.
Reported ratios of adults to children Under 2: 1.2 - Meets regulatory standards
Over 2: 1.4 - Meets regulatory standards
Service roll50
Ethnic compositionMāori 19, NZ European/Pākehā 28, Other ethnic groups 3.
Review team on siteMarch 2021
Date of this report30 April 2021
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. 

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 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 a Home Based Education and Care Assurance Statement and Self-Audit.

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
  • visits to educator homes, selected by ERO.