44A Smithfield Road, Tawhero, Whanganui
View on mapERO’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 |
Not 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 identified non-compliance with regulatory standards that must be addressed.
First Years Baby Care opened in 2020, the second of First Years privately-owned and operated education and care centres. The owner manages the centre with support from an educational leader and teachers. This is the first review of this service.
Children lead their own learning in a calm and nurturing environment. Teachers respond to children’s interests. Children’s social competence is supported in an environment that provides a range of experiences indoors and outdoors. Te ao Māori is integrated into daily practice and te reo Māori is heard and seen in the environment and within documentation. Assessment captures parent voice, aspirations and children’s learning progression over time. The design and layout of the premises support the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences.
Health and safety procedures are monitored and consistently implemented. Effective governance and management systems are in place.
ERO found an area of non-compliance in the service relating to:
the premises not holding a current annual building warrant of fitness.
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, PF3]
ERO recommends the Ministry follows up with the service provider to ensure that the non-compliance identified in this report is addressed promptly.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Shelley Booysen
Acting Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
16 March 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
First Years Baby Care |
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Profile Number |
47835 |
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Location |
Whanganui |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
20 children, including up to 20 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
29 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 4, NZ European/Pākehā 23, Other ethnic groups 2. |
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Review team on site |
February 2022 |
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Date of this report |
16 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.