373 West Coast Road, Glen Eden, Auckland
View on mapAkarangi | 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 Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakaū Embedding Whāngai Establishing |
Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre provides education and care for children in three age-based rooms. Approximately a third of children enrolled are Māori or have Pacific heritages within an ethnically diverse roll. Since the 2022 ERO report a new quality assurance manager has been appointed.
The curriculum builds children’s confidence to play independently and collectively through a wide range of experiences. Tuakana-teina (older-younger child) relationships, group play and teacher-led activities build children’s social competence. Those with additional learning needs are well supported. The curriculum positively promotes children’s sense of security and wellbeing.
Children’s diverse cultures, languages and identity are acknowledged, respected and responded to. Pacific teachers include their languages and cultures into daily practice. Strong relationships with whānau allow opportunities for them to share their cultures and participate in the curriculum.
Since the 2022 ERO report the service has focused on strengthening bicultural practices. Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori can be seen and heard. Leaders and teachers continue to have meaningful conversations with whānau Māori to support Māori children’s success as Māori.
Teachers use assessment information to make children’s learning visible. They are developing learning-focused partnerships with parents where parents’ goals for their children inform planning. Teachers are starting to use the outcomes in in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum as part of assessment. These are not yet used to set learning goals for individual children.
Leaders have established a culture of improvement and seek ways to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The professional growth cycle and an induction programme for new teachers are helping build individual capability around Te Whāriki. An internal evaluation framework supports leaders and teachers to identify areas for improvement and engage in meaningful decision making. The service is yet to identify how changes in practice are influencing outcomes for individuals and groups of children.
Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Intentionally integrate the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki through assessment, planning and evaluation.
Continue to build shared understanding and use of evaluation to identify the impact of teaching, and improvement actions, on individuals and groups of children.
Before the review, the staff and management of Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre 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)
8 November 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre |
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Profile Number |
47648 |
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Location |
Glen Eden, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
120 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers (delete if not applicable) |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
91 |
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Review team on site |
August 2023 |
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Date of this report |
8 November 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, March 2022 |
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 |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre opened in May 2019. It operates from purpose-built facilities in West Auckland. There are systems and procedures in place to guide centre operations. The owner manages the centre, with support from team leaders. This is the first ERO review of the centre.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to tamariki as confident and competent learners. Tamariki preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. The design and layout of the premises support the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor play.
The centre provides opportunities to collaborate with parents and whānau about centre operations and their child’s learning. Teacher appraisal and internal evaluation processes are established. Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required. The philosophy expresses the centre’s beliefs and values about the provision of early childhood education and care.
Next steps include providing further opportunities for children to develop knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
23 March 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Blooming Buds Early Learning Centre |
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Profile Number |
47648 |
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Location |
Glen Eden, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
120 children, including up to 20 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
103 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 20%, NZ European/Pākehā 10%, Indian 29%, Fijian 7%, Samoan 5%, other Asian 10%, other European 9%, |
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Review team on site |
February 2022 |
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Date of this report |
23 March 2022 |
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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.
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 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.