Moko Club Ngāruawāhia

Education institution number:
46927
Service type:
Education and Care Service
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
14
Telephone:
Address:

26-28 George Street, Ngaruawahia

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Moko Club Ngāruawāhia

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 Moko Club Ngāruawāhia are as follows:

Outcome Indicators

(What the service knows about outcomes for learners)

Whāngai Establishing

Ngā Akatoro Domains

 

 

Learning Conditions
Organisational Conditions

Whakaū Embedding
Whakaū Embedding

2 Context of the Service

Moko Club Ngāruawāhia is a privately owned service. The philosophy emphasises a kaupapa Maaori approach, rangatiratanga, leadership for tamariki and success for Maaori. Te Tiriti o Waitangi practices guide operations. Those responsible for governance and management, together with kaiako, share responsibility for daily functions and the curriculum. All tamariki enrolled are Maaori.

3 Summary of findings

The diverse curriculum effectively affirms the culture, language and identity of tamariki Maaori. Tamariki engage with learning that reflects the whakapapa of Kiingitanga and the whenua in which the service is located. Kaiako are beginning to deepen their local curriculum, including exploration of puuraakau and pakiwaitara (local histories and stories) of Tainui. Meaningful use of te reo Maaori and tikanga relevant to the whaanau of the centre, are embedded in the daily programme. Tamariki benefit from a curriculum that is shaped by wairuatanga and strong enactment of ako and tuakana-teina relationships.

Leaders and kaiako authentically enact the centre philosophy. They actively work in partnership with whaanau, kanohi ki te kanohi, to meet individual needs of tamariki. Tuupuna practices are fostered as tamariki embed sustainable working theories. Tamariki with additional needs are supported, and kaiako promote their inclusion alongside others. Younger tamariki are well catered for through communal caregiving and kaiako who are responsive to verbal and non-verbal cues.

Managers are in the process of building kaiako capability in documenting planning, assessment and evaluation of the curriculum. This is not yet consistently aligned to the learning outcomes of Te Whaariki, the early childhood curriculum. The service has identified the need to continue to monitor the impact of improvement actions against learning outcomes over time, through internal evaluation.

Those responsible for governance prioritise participation for tamariki, whaanau and kaiako. Deliberate actions for equity support ongoing participation and positive experiences for all. Intentional and equitable experiences are provided through a rich curriculum in action.

4 Improvement actions

Moko Club Ngāruawāhia will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:

  • Further integrate puuraakau and pakiwaitara into curriculum experiences for tamariki.

  • Continue to strengthen assessment, planning and evaluation documentation to better reflect the learning of tamariki in relation to the valued outcomes in Te Whaariki.

  • Strengthen internal evaluation processes to enable leaders and kaiako to monitor how improvement actions are influencing learning outcomes for tamariki over time.

5 Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the review, the staff and management of Moko Club Ngāruawāhia 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:

  • curriculum

  • premises and facilities

  • health and safety practices

  • 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:

  • 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 registration; ratios)

  • 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.

Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

10 October 2023

6 About the Early Childhood Service

Early Childhood Service Name Moko Club Ngāruawāhia
Profile Number 46927
Location Ngāruawāhia

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

34 children, including up to 9 aged under 2

 

Percentage of qualified teachers

80-99%

Service roll

40

 

Review team on site

August 2023

 

Date of this report

10 October 2023

Most recent ERO report(s)

Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2022
Akanuku | Assurance Review, February 2020

Moko Club Ngāruawāhia

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

Moko Club Ngāruawāhia changed ownership in October 2021. Governance is provided by two directors, one of which is the centre manager, to support a team of five qualified and four unqualified teachers. Almost all children identify as Māori or of Pacific heritage. Te Ao Māori guides the service’s philosophy.

Summary of Review Findings

The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. It provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development.

Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. 

Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful positive interactions with children. Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children.

The service is effectively governed and is managed in accordance with good management practices. An annual plan guides the service’s operation.

Key Next Steps

Next steps include:

  • Improve the extent to which assessment information show’s children’s progress and learning over time.

  • Increase the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts.

  • Increase the range of opportunities children and their whānau have to share aspects of their culture with others in the service.

Next ERO Review

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

3 November 2022 

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Moko Club Ngāruawāhia

Profile Number

46927

Location

Ngāruawāhia

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

29 tamariki, including up to 9 aged under 2

Percentage of qualified teachers

80-99%

Service roll

33

Review team on site

September 2022

Date of this report

3 November 2022

Most recent ERO report(s)

Akanuku Review, February 2020; Education Review, January 2018

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 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.