3/94 Queen Street, Lakewood, Cambridge
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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 |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
House of Wonder Cambridge is a member of the Provincial Education Group. The service philosophy reflects a Reggio Emilia approach to children’s learning within modern purpose-built premises. An experienced centre manager and two head teachers lead a team of eight in three age-based settings. This is the first ERO review of the service.
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.
A range of experiences and opportunities in language-rich environments enhances and extends children’s learning and development.
Adults engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children to promote and nurture reciprocal relationships. Parents and whānau regularly contribute to their children’s learning.
A philosophy and annual plan guide service operations.
Next steps include consistently:
increasing the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori across the service
strengthening the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their identity, language and culture
using the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, within assessment and planning, to support intentional teaching, and show children’s developing capabilities over time.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
4 May 2022
| Early Childhood Service Name | House of Wonder Cambridge |
| Profile Number | 47806 |
| Location | Cambridge |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
90 children, including up to 25 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
88 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 6, NZ European/Pākehā 67, South African 4, |
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Review team on site |
February 2022 |
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Date of this report |
4 May 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:
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: