11 Wallath Road, Westown, New Plymouth
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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.
Jumpstart Nursery is one of four services operating under the Jumpstart umbrella. This service specialises in care and education for children up to the age of three years. Almost a quarter of children are on the roll are Māori. Leaders have addressed non-compliances since ERO’s 2020 review.
Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The environment is language-rich and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua.
The curriculum supports children’s developing social competence. Regular opportunities are provided for parents to communicate with teachers about their child and to be involved in decision-making about their child’s learning.
An ongoing process of self-review and internal evaluation helps maintain and improve the quality of education and care. The premises and facilities are resourced to provide for the learning and abilities of the children attending.
Next steps include:
develop centre priorities and the local curriculum to reflect the things that are important to children and their families, to teachers specific to the special character of this age group setting
build knowledge and intentional use of the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum to inform planning for individual children’s learning and development.
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
16 December 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Jumpstart Nursery |
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Profile Number |
474620 |
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Location |
Westown, New Plymouth |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
36 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teacher |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
25 |
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Review team on site |
November 2022 |
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Date of this report |
16 December 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2020 |
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 |
Not meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Meeting |
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Health and safety |
Not 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.
Jumpstart Nursery in New Plymouth, is one of four locally owned and operated early childhood education and care services operating under the Jumpstart umbrella. The service offers full-day, early education and care for 36 children up to the age of three years. This is the first ERO review for this service.
Kaiako engage in nurturing and positive interactions with children. Parent contributions and children’s interests inform curriculum delivery. The design and layout of the premises supports the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences. Further consideration should be given to ensure the curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture.
Increased monitoring of health and safety practices is required.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to Curriculum and Health and Safety:
the service curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures
the curriculum be consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, in relation to reflection of individual children’s culture, language and identity
a record of all Category ii medication given to children attending the service includes evidence of parent acknowledgement.
[Licensing criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care 2008, C1, C6, HS28]
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
the premises are located in a building that has a current Fire Evacuation Scheme approved by the New Zealand Fire Service and includes regular trial evacuations for fire emergencies reported to Fire and Emergency New Zealand (HS4)
a sleep procedure that includes children not having access to foods and liquids while in bed (HS9)
updated enrolment form and information that includes parents giving written approval for their child’s participation on a regular excursion having sighted the ratio and risk assessment (HS17).
Recommendation to Ministry of Education
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 of Jumpstart Nursery will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
17 November 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Jumpstart Nursery |
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Profile Number |
47460 |
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Location |
New Plymouth |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
|
Number licensed for |
36 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
33 |
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Gender composition |
Male 17, Female 16 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 8, NZ European/Pākehā 19, Other ethnic groups 6 |
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Review team on site |
October 2020 |
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Date of this report |
17 November 2020 |
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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: