150 Leaver Terrace, North Beach, Christchurch
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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 |
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.
North Beach Community Preschool Inc is a not-for-profit education and care service for children from birth to school age. Infants and toddlers have a separate indoor and outdoor area. A manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the centre. A board of elected parents and community members govern the service.
The philosophy guides the service’s beliefs, values and attitudes about the provision of early childhood education and care. Kaiako promote meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The curriculum is informed by assessment and planning that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau, and life contexts. The design and layout of the premises are suitable for a range of individual and group learning experiences and furniture and fittings are kept in safe and hygienic condition. Ongoing monitoring of all aspects of health and safety and governance and management practices is required.
Since the on-site stage of the review the service has provided ERO with evidence that it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Services 2008, HS27 and GMA7a.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Dr Lesley Patterson
Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern)
Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
23 June 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | North Beach Community Preschool Inc |
| Profile Number | 70419 |
| Location | Christchurch |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
45 children, including up to 10 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
65 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 20, NZ European/Pākehā 33, other ethnicities 12. |
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Review team on site |
April 2021 |
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Date of this report |
23 June 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, July 2017; Education Review June 2014. |
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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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
North Beach Community Preschool Inc is well placed to promote positive learning outcomes for children.
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
North Beach Community Preschool Inc provides full-day education and care for up to 45 children from birth to school age. Infants and toddlers have a separate room and outdoor area.
A centre manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the centre. A board of elected parents and community members provides governance of the centre.
All staff are qualified and certified teachers.
Progress has been made in addressing the areas for improvement outlined in the 2014 ERO report. The centre's review process places more emphasis on the quality of interactions. However, further strengthening of assessment and planning is required.
Children and their families are warmly welcomed into the centre. Teachers actively provide a caring, respectful and nurturing environment to support children's learning and wellbeing.
Children are highly engaged in learning and play either individually or in small groups, with or without a teacher involved. They are appropriately challenged to be risk takers. Older children seek answers to their questions and confidently share their new knowledge with their teachers and peers.
Infants and toddlers experience caring relationships with their teachers. They learn and play in a warm and inviting environment. Teachers skilfully build children's confidence in developing their oral language and physical skills.
Teachers seek external advice and guidance when necessary to ensure children with additional needs are well supported. Teachers ensure all children have access to the centre's programme.
Biculturalism is strongly evident in the environment and in teacher practice. Teachers confidently use te reo Māori throughout the day. Parents and members from the local Māori community share their expertise in tikanga Māori. This is evident through their support of activities such as weaving, poi, waiata, karakia and baking.
Teachers make sure that all children's cultural backgrounds and home languages are recognised and celebrated. These actions positively support children's sense of belonging.
Teachers and parents work together to enhance learning experiences for children. Teachers actively seek parent aspirations for their children. Teachers and parents frequently communicate about children's learning using digital technologies.
Transitions into, through the centre and on to school are well organised and managed. Teachers have recently reviewed and improved transition processes. Positive relationships with teachers at the local school support children's smooth transitions.
The centre is very well led and managed. Centre leaders provide high quality support for teachers through their research-based approach to professional learning and development. They undertake comprehensive internal evaluation of aspects of the centre to improve teaching and learning.
Systems and processes effectively support teachers in providing a safe and inclusive environment for children.
The board provides effective governance that positively impacts on the management of the centre and the programme. Board members are well informed about the day-to-day management of the centre and outcomes for children.
Centre managers and ERO agree that the key next steps for the service are to continue to:
further strengthen programme assessment and planning practices
evaluate the effectiveness of teaching strategies to support children's learning and development.
Before the review, the staff and management of North Beach Community Preschool Inc 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:
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:
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 registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
The next ERO review of North Beach Community Preschool Inc will be in three years.
Dr Lesley Patterson
Deputy Chief Review Officer - Southern (Te Waipounamu)
31 July 2017
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO’s reports provide information for parents and communities about each service’s strengths and next steps for development. ERO’s bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
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Location |
Christchurch |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
70419 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
45 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
78 |
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Gender composition |
Girls: 33 Boys: 43 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
19 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers 0-49% 50-79% 80%+ Based on funding rates |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:4 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Over 2 |
1:6 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
June 2017 |
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Date of this report |
31 July 2017 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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Education Review |
June 2014 |
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Education Review |
March 2009 |
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ERO’s overarching question for an early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to ERO’s Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.
The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.