5 Wallis Street, Raglan
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 |
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.
Children learn and play in two age-related rooms, frequently interact as a whole group, and share the outdoor play area. About a quarter of the children enrolled are Māori, with a small number of Pacific children attending. The service changed ownership in August 2022.
Children are seen as competent and confident learners. The curriculum provides them with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development, both individually and in groups. Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance learning.
The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. It is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation. Teachers demonstrate an understanding of the learning of children, their interests and life contexts. The preferences of children are respected, and children are involved in decisions about their learning experiences.
ERO found non-compliance in the service relating to:
ensuring relevant drills are carried out on at least a three-monthly basis, and that these are recorded.
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Services 2008, HS8.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Having a curriculum that respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures (C6).
Having an emergency management plan that includes procedures for responding in a tsunami, as relevant for this service (HS7).
Ensuring checks of equipment, premises and facilities are made on every day of operation for hazards to children, including checks of the outdoor environment (HS12).
Having suitable human resource management practices in place, including selection and appointment procedures (GMA7).
Ensuring all children’s workers are safety checked, and this is recorded in accordance with the Children’s Act 2014 (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 is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
4 July 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Whaingaroa Childcare Center |
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Profile Number |
30000 |
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Location |
Raglan |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
40 children, including up to 12 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
50-79% |
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Service roll |
44 |
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Review team on site |
May 2023 |
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Date of this report |
4 July 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Previously reviewed under Magnolia Tree Raglan: Akarangi | Quality Evaluation, June 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.
Akarangi | 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 (PDF 3.01MB) are the basis for making judgements about the effectiveness of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. The Akarangi Quality Evaluation Judgement Rubric (PDF 91.30KB) derived from the indicators, is used to inform the ERO’s judgements about this service’s performance in promoting equity and excellence.
ERO’s judgements for Magnolia Tree Raglan are as follows:
Outcome Indicators |
ERO’s judgement |
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What the service knows about outcomes for learners |
Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
ERO’s judgement |
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He Whāriki Motuhake The learner and their learning |
Whāngai Establishing |
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Whakangungu Ngaio Collaborative professional learning builds knowledge and capability |
Whāngai Establishing |
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Ngā Aronga Whai Hua Evaluation for improvement |
Whāngai Establishing |
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Kaihautū Leaders foster collaboration and improvement |
Whāngai Establishing |
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Te Whakaruruhau Stewardship through effective governance and management |
Whakaū Embedding |
Magnolia Tree Raglan is situated in the coastal township of Raglan. Children learn and play in two age-related rooms. They frequently interact as a whole group and share the outdoor play area. A significant number of children attend this service on a part-time basis.
Children engage in a programme that is responsive to their care needs and increasingly to their learning. A feature of the programme, for older children, is weekly visits to local places of interest including native bush and beach. This child-initiated programme supports children to explore the environment and follow their interests. Local curriculum is yet to be fully developed. Individual portfolios capture children’s involvement in the programme. These are yet to consistently show children’s learning and progress over time. Children, including those under the age of three years, learn in a calm, unhurried, well-resourced learning environment.
Children enjoy positive and responsive relationships with their teachers. A whānau teacher approach supports children and their parents’ wellbeing and sense of belonging, especially as children transition into the centre. Teachers know children and their whānau well. The centre owner acknowledges the importance of enhancing these interactions to be more intentionally focused on extending children’s learning.
Teachers continue to build their knowledge and understanding of te ao Māori through internal evaluation. Some teachers use te reo Māori in their interactions with children. Wall displays recognise places of significance for mana whenua. Māori children’s sense of belonging is enhanced through incorporation of their language and culture into aspects of the daily programme.
Well-developed systems and processes guide centre operations. The centre owner is focused on providing a quality service for children and the community. She has implemented a useful internal evaluation process that supports ongoing improvement. Teacher appraisal processes align with professional development and internal evaluation focus areas. Reflective and supportive stewardship underpins a collaborative environment for learning.
Magnolia Tree Raglan will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Magnolia Tree Raglan 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:
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:
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
16 June 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Magnolia Tree Raglan |
| Profile Number | 30000 |
| Location | Raglan |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
40 children, including up to 12 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
65 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 13, NZ European/Pākehā 45, Other ethnic groups 7 |
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Review team on site |
May 2021 |
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Date of this report |
16 June 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, February 2017; Education Review, September 2015 as Raglan Childcare & Education Centre |