2 Allright Place, Mount Wellington, Auckland
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Waipuna Preschool Centre
1 ERO’s Judgements
Akarangi | 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 Waipuna Preschool Centre are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whakaū Embedding |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakaū Embedding Whakaū Embedding |
2 Context of the Service
Waipuna Preschool is one of two education and care services under the same ownership. A qualified owner and manager lead a team of one qualified teacher and four support staff at this service. A third of children attending are Indian, and a small number have Māori or Pacific heritage.
3 Summary of findings
Children are provided with play-based experiences. The learning environments and resources provided promote children’s curiosity, creativity, independence and exploration. Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are important aspects of the curriculum. Children share karakia and sing waiata. Infants and toddlers develop trusting relationships with teachers, who respond sensitively to their cues and needs.
Teachers value the languages, and cultures of learners. They use children’s home languages and celebrate cultural events and traditions. Service leaders are committed to developing teachers’ capabilities to support Pacific learners.
The centre philosophy is well enacted. Children and their whānau develop a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing at the service. Leaders and teachers are proud of their relationships with families and whānau. They have embedded effective practices to build these connections.
The service curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Assessment practices inform planning decisions and focuses for children’s learning. Documentation includes feedback from teachers that acknowledges children’s learning, and recognises their efforts, interests, challenges, and successes.
Teachers are committed to their ongoing professional learning. They actively engage in reflection, problem solving and collaborative practices to support ongoing improvements to teaching practices. Strengthening internal evaluation processes would enable teachers to monitor how well their practices are contributing to improved learning outcomes for children.
Leaders promote collective accountability and shared responsibility, using the strengths of all teachers. There are robust systems and processes to monitor children’s health and safety.
4 Improvement actions
Waipuna Preschool Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
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Build teachers’ capability to support Pacific learners through use of the Tapasā teaching resource.
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Implement systematic processes for evidence-based evaluation that include evaluating the impact of improvements on equitable outcomes for learners.
5 Management Assurance on Legal Requirements
Before the review, the staff and management of Waipuna Preschool Centre 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:
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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.
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:
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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 registration; ratios)
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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.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
16 November 2022
6 About the Early Childhood Service
Early Childhood Service Name |
Waipuna Preschool Centre |
Profile Number |
20182 |
Location |
Mt Wellington, Auckland |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
29 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
Service roll |
24 |
Review team on site |
August 2022 |
Date of this report |
16 November 2022 |
Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, February 2020 |
Waipuna Preschool Centre - 27/02/2020
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
Waipuna Preschool Centre is one of two centres owned by the licensee. It is licensed for 29 children, including up to 10 children under two years of age. This is the first review for the centre under new ownership. The majority of children are of Māori heritage, with small numbers of children from other ethnicities.
The owner/manager leads a team of two registered teachers, and two unqualified staff members.
Summary of Review Findings
The curriculum is inclusive and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. It is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation and is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. āTeachers demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning and development. They respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whnau.
The design and layout of the centre supports the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences.The premises, equipment and materials are kept safe and hygienic and maintained in good condition.
Parents have opportunities to contribute to the development and review of the centre’s operational documents. An ongoing process of review helps the service to improve the quality of its education and care.
Next ERO Review
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
27 February 2020
Information About the Service
Early Childhood Service Name | Waipuna Preschool Centre |
Profile Number | 20182 |
Location |
Mt Wellington, Auckland |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
29 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 years |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
Reported ratio of staff to children under 2 |
1:4 – Better than regulatory standards |
Reported ratio of staff to children over 2 |
1:8 – Better than regulatory standards |
Service roll |
28 |
Gender |
Girls 20 Boys 8 |
Ethnic composition |
Māori 7 NZ European/Pākehā 4 Indian 10 Tongan 4 other ethnic groups 3 |
Review team on site |
January 2020 |
Date of this report |
27 February 2020 |
Most recent ERO report(s) These are available at www.ero.govt.nz |
Education Review June 2016 Education Review February 2013 |
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 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 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 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.