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 |
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 non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
The Junction Early Learning Centre is a family owned centre that provides full-day and sessional options for children aged 0 to 5 years. There are two separate areas for different age groups of children. This is the first ERO review of the service under new ownership.
Teachers provide education and care demonstrating an understanding of children’s learning and development. The service curriculum reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Te reo Māori is integrated into day-to-day teaching practices.
The design and layout of the premises support the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences. These include quiet spaces, areas for physically active play, and space for a range of individual and group learning opportunities.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
10 December 2020
Early Childhood Service Name |
The Junction Early Learning Centre |
Profile Number |
10332 |
Location |
Northcross, Auckland |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
48 children, including up to 14 aged under 2. |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% |
Service roll |
40 |
Gender composition |
Female 22 Male 18 |
Ethnic composition |
Māori 4 NZ European/Pākehā 6 Chinese 8 Pacific 7 South African 5 other ethnic groups 10 |
Review team on site |
October 2020 |
Date of this report |
10 December 2020 |
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.
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: