68A Harrison Street, Whanganui
View on mapAkarangi | 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 Little Flyers Early Learning are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whāngai Establishing Whāngai Establishing |
Little Flyers Early Learning is a privately owned centre. It operates two age-specific rooms. A qualified centre manager is responsible for daily operations. She is supported by the teaching team for curriculum delivery. At the time of the review, a quarter of children enrolled were identified as Māori, and a small number as of Pacific heritages.
Children's learning, development and wellbeing are fostered through trusting, secure and respectful relationships with their teachers. They are supported to make decisions within a child-led environment, and their independent choices and security are promoted. Infants and toddlers have time and space to explore, and their care needs are responded to. Teachers work alongside parents and external agencies to enhance learning opportunities for children with additional needs. Children’s agency, independence and decision making are positively promoted through the curriculum.
Teachers are committed to bicultural practices and implement strategies that support success for tamariki Māori. Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are integrated in daily practice. Pacific and other cultural events are celebrated. However, teachers are yet to consistently document how children’s cultures and languages enhance their learner identity.
A new planning system is in the early stages of implementation. It supports teachers to know what quality assessment looks like and the impact of teaching strategies in relation to the valued outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Assessment shows children’s interests, their developing sense of belonging, and their growth and progress over time. Teachers gather and respond to parent aspirations.
Leaders and teachers continue to build their professional knowledge of how to respond meaningfully to children, and in relation to internal evaluation. A range of spontaneous reviews linked to service priorities have resulted in change and improvement. Leaders and teachers are yet to evaluate the impact of actions on learner outcomes to know what is working and not working, and for which learners.
Little Flyers Early Learning will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Embed the new planning framework in order to better monitor and evaluate children’s learning outcomes.
Increase the visibility of children’s cultural identities as learners within documented assessment, using the in-depth knowledge of children’s home contexts.
Continue to strengthen teacher knowledge and understanding of internal evaluation to know what is and is not working, and for which learners as a result of actions taken.
Before the review, the staff and management of Little Flyers Early Learning 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)
15 September 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Little Flyers Early Learning |
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Profile Number |
47915 |
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Location |
Whanganui |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
33 children, including up to 13 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
36 |
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Review team on site |
August 2023 |
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Date of this report |
15 September 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2022 |
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.
Little Flyers Early Learning is a privately owned education and care service. The owner/manager leads a team of four qualified and two unqualified teachers. The philosophy highlights children as capable individuals where independence and autonomy are promoted. This is the service’s first ERO review under new ownership.
The service philosophy is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development.
Aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children are respected and acknowledged. They have regular opportunities to be involved in decision making concerning their child’s learning.
Adults engage in meaningful positive interactions to enhance children’s learning. Children are supported to develop social competencies and understandings of appropriate behaviours.
Governance and management systems guide service operations. Suitable management systems are implemented.
Next steps include:
explore ways to increase te reo me ngā tikanga Māori in the design, implementation and evaluation of the service’s local 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
10 June 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Little Flyers Early Learning |
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Profile Number |
47915 |
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Location |
Whanganui |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
33 children, including up to 13 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
37 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 18, NZ European/Pākehā 18, Other Ethnic Groups 1. |
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Review team on site |
May 2022 |
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Date of this report |
10 June 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
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.
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 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.