Future Focus - Terrace Views

Education institution number:
47666
Service type:
Education and Care Service
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
77
Telephone:
Address:

20 Hills View Drive, Papamoa, Tauranga

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Future Focus - Terrace Views

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

During 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.

Background

Future Focus - Terrace Views is one of four privately owned services. Approximately one third of children enrolled are identified as Māori, and a small group has Pacific heritage. A wide range of other ethnicities attend. Previously known as Above & Beyond Papamoa, the service changed ownership in April 2022.

Summary of Review Findings

Children learn in a language-rich environment. The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged. Parents have regular opportunities to be involved in decision making concerning their child’s learning, and to contribute to the development and reviews of the service's operational documents.

The design and layout of the premises support effective adult supervision. Suitable human resource management practices are implemented. A philosophy statement guides the service’s operation.

Key Next Steps

Next steps include:

  • improving the extent to which documented assessment shows progression of learning against the valued learning outcomes from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and responds to parent aspirations

  • increasing the extent to which the curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture

  • increasing the range of experiences and resources available to further support complexity for learning, including for physical development in the outdoor spaces.

Actions for Compliance

During the review, the service provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:

  • Providing written information to parents about the amount and expenditure of Ministry of Education funding received by the service (GMA3).

Next ERO Review

The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.

Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

6 June 2023 

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Future Focus - Terrace Views

Profile Number

47666

Location

Papamoa

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

90 children, including up to 30 aged under 2

Percentage of qualified teachers)

80-99%

Service roll

105

Review team on site

April 2023

Date of this report

6 June 2023

Most recent ERO report(s)

Akanuku | Assurance Review, May 2021

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:

  • 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.

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.

Above & Beyond Papamoa

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

Above & Beyond Papamoa is a purpose-built education and care service, that is privately owned and operated. The educational leader has a team of 12 qualified and five un-qualified teachers. Children play in four aged-based areas. This is the first ERO review of the centre that opened in May 2019.

Summary of Review Findings

Children access a variety of play and learning spaces. A range of experiences and opportunities, both indoors and outdoors, provide a language rich environment to enhance and extend children’s learning and development.

Adults providing education and care, engage in meaningful interactions and respond to children as confident, competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences.

The curriculum is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau and life contexts. The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged.

Key Next Steps

Next steps include:

  • continuing to strengthen the service’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by exploring ways to involve whānau Māori in the design and implementation of the service’s local curriculum
  • continuing to strengthen the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their identity, language and culture
  • kaiako taking a more intentional approach to learning and sharing the stories from children’s culture.

Next ERO Review

The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.

Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

18 May 2021 

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name Above & Beyond Papamoa
Profile Number 47666
Location Papamoa

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

80 children, including up to 30 aged under 2.

Percentage of qualified teachers

80%+

Service roll

91

Ethnic composition

Māori 13, NZ European/Pākehā 53, Australian 6, Indian 6, other ethnic groups 13.

Review team on site

April 2021

Date of this report

18 May 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 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:

  • 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.

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 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.