3 Te Atatu Road, Glendene, Auckland
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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.
Good Seeds Children’s Centre Glendene is one of three centres operated by the Good Seed Trust. Governance is provided by a centre manager, an operations manager, and the CEO of the Trust. The community is ethnically diverse. Over half of the children attending are Māori or of Pacific heritages. This is ERO’s second Akanuku | Assurance review of this service.
A philosophy statement guides the service’s operation and expresses its beliefs, values, and attitudes about the provision of early childhood education and care. Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to nurture reciprocal relationships. They provide a language-rich environment to support children’s learning.
The curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. It is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development.
Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to ensure compliance with regulatory standards is maintained.
A key next step is to:
strengthen planning, assessment, and evaluation practices to show individual children’s learning, interests, whānau and life contexts.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non compliances:
Securing all heavy furniture, fixtures, and equipment to ensure they cannot fall or topple and cause serious injury or damage (HS6).
Ensuring relevant emergency drills are carried out with children on at least a three-monthly basis (HS8).
Having a record of the time each child attending the service sleeps, and the checks made by adults during that time (HS9).
Ensuring that excursion records include the names of adults and children involved and parental approval of the adult:child ratio for special excursions (HS17).
Having written permission from a parent for their child to travel in a vehicle (HS18).
Having a record of written authority from parents and acknowledgement for the administration of category 2 medication (HS28).
During the review, the service provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following
non-compliance:
Having a procedure for changing nappies that aims to ensure safe and hygienic practices (HS3).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
2 November 2023
| Early Childhood Service Name | Good Seeds Children's Centre (Glendene) |
| Profile Number | 47535 |
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Location |
Glendene, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
55 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
48 |
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Review team on site |
October 2023 |
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Date of this report |
2 November 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, February 2021 |
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
Not meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified non-compliance with regulatory standards that must be addressed.
This is the first ERO review of Good Seeds Children’s Centre (Glendene). The service opened in March 2019 and is operated by Good Seed Trust, a non-profit organisation. The core vision statement is “strong families building a stronger community.” The centre has separate spaces to cater for different age groups of children.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. Adults engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. Children are supported to be confident in their own culture, and they are encouraged to understand and respect each other. Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to meet all aspects of regulatory compliance.
ERO found an area of non-compliance in the service relating to:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, GMA7A.
ERO recommends the Ministry follows up with the service provider to ensure that non-compliances identified in this report are addressed promptly.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
18 February 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Good Seeds Children’s Centre (Glendene) |
| Profile Number | 47535 |
| Location | Glendene, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
55 children, including up to 15 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
62 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 7 |
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Review team on site |
October 2020 |
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Date of this report |
18 February 2021 |
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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: