89-91 Kingseat Road, Patumahoe
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Mudpies and Butterflies
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 |
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
Mudpies and Butterflies is a privately owned service that opened in 2021. A director/owner and centre manager work with team leaders and teachers in three rooms that provide for different age groups of children. The community is ethnically diverse and includes a small number children who are Māori or Pacific.
Summary of Review Findings
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.
Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships.
The practices of adults providing education and care demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning and development, and knowledge of relevant theories and practice in early childhood education. The curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups.
Key Next Steps
Next steps include:
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exploring ways to increase the involvement of whānau Māori in the design, implementation and evaluation of the service’s local curriculum
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increasing the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts.
Action for Compliance
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:
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Ensuring equipment, premises and facilities are checked every day of operation for hazards to the children including poisons and other hazardous materials (HS12).
Next ERO Review
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
18 September 2023
Information About the Service
Early Childhood Service Name |
Mudpies and Butterflies |
Profile Number |
47998 |
Location |
Patumahoe |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
60 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
Service roll |
79 |
Review team on site |
August 2023 |
Date of this report |
18 September 2023 |
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:
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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’
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that has moved from a provisional to a full licence
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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:
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curriculum
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premises and facilities
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health and safety practices
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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:
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emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
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physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
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suitable staffing (including qualification levels; safety checking; teacher certification; ratios)
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relevant evacuation procedures and practices.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through:
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discussions with those involved in the service
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consideration of relevant documentation, including the implementation of health and safety systems
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observations of the environment/premises, curriculum implementation and teaching practice.