129 Latham Street, Marewa, Napier
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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.
Rockmybaby ECE Napier, previously known as YMCA Early Childhood Centre, is one of seven home-based and three centre-based services under the governance and management of Rockmybaby. Ownership of this service changed in October 2021. Most children attending identify as Māori, a small number as Pacific.
Adults providing education and care engage in positive interactions with infants, toddlers and young children to nurture reciprocal relationships. The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged within the curriculum. Children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour are supported. Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations of parents and whānau for their children. Regular opportunities are provided for them to be involved in decision-making concerning their child’s learning.
An annual plan guides centre operation. An ongoing process of review and internal evaluation helps the service improve the quality of its education and care.
Next steps include:
Continue to develop the local curriculum to reflect the things that are important to children and their families, kaiako and the wider community.
Strengthen the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their identity, language and culture.
Increase the range and complexity of experiences, and readily accessible resources, available to older children.
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
22 November 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Rockmybaby ECE Napier |
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Profile Number |
55309 |
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Location |
Marewa, Napier |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
100% |
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Service roll |
40 |
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Review team on site |
November 2022 |
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Date of this report |
22 November 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, December 2020; Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 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 |
Not meeting |
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Health and safety |
Not meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified non-compliance with regulatory standards that must be addressed.
YMCA Early Childhood Centre is governed by the YMCA board, and day-to-day operation is the responsibility of the centre manager. Children play and learn in three rooms organised approximately by age. In April 2019, ERO found that that the service did not meet health and safety regulatory standards.
Children experience a curriculum informed by assessment, planning and evaluation that shows understanding of their learning, interests, and life contexts. Positive steps are taken to acknowledge the aspirations held by whānau for their children.
Teachers support children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour. Staff are provided with adequate support, professional development opportunities and resources.
Rigorous checking of the premises, equipment, fittings and furniture is needed to ensure that they are in good condition, safe and suitable for their intended use.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres HS1, PF5, HS12]
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:
ERO recommends the Ministry follows up with the service provider to ensure that non-compliances identified in this report are addressed promptly.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
3 December 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
YMCA Early Childhood Centre |
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Profile Number |
55309 |
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Location |
Marewa, Napier |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 8 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
38 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 33, NZ European/Pākehā 4, Other ethnic groups 1. |
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Review team on site |
October 2020 |
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Date of this report |
3 December 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 2019; Education Review, May 2018. |
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:
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Regulatory standards |
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Curriculum |
Meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Meeting |
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Health and safety |
Not meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified non-compliance with regulatory standards that must be addressed.
The centre is governed by the YMCA board, and day-to-day management is the responsibility of a recently appointed centre manager. ERO’s previous review found the service not well placed to promote positive learning outcomes for children. Leaders have ongoing support through the Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities (SELO) programme.
All children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development. They are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Children’s own culture is acknowledged.
Teachers engage in positive interactions with children and nurture reciprocal relationships. They support children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour.
A range of information is provided to parents about the operation of the service. They have opportunities to contribute to the development and review of the service’s operational documents.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to health and safety. To meet regulatory standards the service should ensure that:
emergency drills are carried out on an at least a three-monthly basis
sleeping children are checked every 5-10 minutes and the timing of these is recorded accurately
checks of equipment, premises and facilities are undertaken every day, and these are consistently recorded
risk assessment is undertaken for regular excursions
documentation required for excursions is complete including a list of adults involved in the excursions and parent approval of the adult: child ratio
the procedure for responding to serious incidents or accidents includes the review and implementation of practices as required
records of medicine given to children attending the service are consistently completed and include evidence of parental acknowledgement that medication has been administered.
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS8, HS9, HS12, HS17, HS27, HS28]
[Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 46, 1a, 1c (iii), 1d]
ERO recommends the Ministry follows up with the service provider to ensure that non-compliances identified in this report are addressed promptly.
The next ERO review of YMCA Early Childhood Centre will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phillip Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region
1 April 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
YMCA Early Childhood Centre |
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| Profile Number | 55309 | ||
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Location |
Marewa, Napier |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to eight aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Number of qualified coordinators/ hospital play specialists |
N/A |
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Quality or Standard funded (Home-based services) |
N/A |
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Reported ratios of staff / adults to children |
Under 2 |
1:3 Better than regulatory standards |
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Over 2 |
1:5 Better than regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
41 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 24, Girls 17 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 31 Pākehā 7 Other ethnic groups 3 |
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Review team on site |
March 2019 |
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Date of this report |
1 April 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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Education Review |
May 2018 |
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Education Review |
February 2016 |
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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
the Licensing Criteria for Hospital-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.
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.
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 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
observations of the environment/premises, curriculum implementation and teaching practice.