BestStart Borman Road

Education institution number:
47493
Service type:
Education and Care Service
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
53
Telephone:
Address:

272 Borman Road, Rototuna North, Hamilton

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BestStart Borman Road - 02/10/2020

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

BestStart Borman Road operates under the umbrella of the national early childhood organisation, BestStart Educare. Located in Rototuna, Hamilton, the purpose-built all-day education and care service was issued its full licence 16 July 2019. This is the first ERO review for the centre.

Summary of Review Findings

Children experience meaningful and positive interactions with teachers that enhance their learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. A range of experiences provide opportunities for children to extend their learning and development both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups. The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua, and the diversity of children of other cultures are acknowledged and reflected in the service curriculum. Parent and whānau aspirations for children’s learning are recognised and actively encouraged. An ongoing process of internal evaluation helps the service maintain and improve the quality of education and care.

Key Next Steps

Next steps include continuing to strengthen a shared understanding of learning assessment across the centre to reflect:

  • multiple voices in children’s learning portfolios
  • consistency in assessment practices for all learners.

While ERO was onsite the service addressed the following non-compliance:

  • removed items that could topple or fall in the event of an earthquake (HS12).

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

2 October 2020 

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name

BestStart Borman Road

Profile Number

47493

Location

Hamilton

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

58 children, including up to 13 aged under 2.

Percentage of qualified teachers

80%+

Service roll

78

Gender composition

Female 39, Male 39

Ethnic composition

Māori 10
NZ European/Pākehā 22
African 14
Indian 12
Chinese 8
Other ethnic groups 12           

Review team on site

September 2020

Date of this report

2 October 2020

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.