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 |
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.
Morgan Educare Centre Ltd is a privately owned early childhood service. This is the first Akanuku | Assurance review for the service, since moving from a provisional licence. The all-day education and care service was issued its full licence in October 2019.
Children experience a programme that is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service curriculum supports children’s developing social competence.
The philosophy, annual and strategic plans guide operation. An increased level of monitoring health and safety practices is required.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
equipment, premises and facilities that are checked on everyday of operation for hazards to children must include windows and other areas of glass (HS4)
the application of a Fire Evacuation Scheme approved by the New Zealand Fire Service (HS12)
the supervision of children whilst eating procedure has been reviewed and strengthened (HS22).
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 Morgan Educare Centre Ltd will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
29 January 2021
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Morgan Educare Centre Ltd |
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Profile Number |
30134 |
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Location |
Flaxmere |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
29 children, including up to 9 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% |
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Service roll |
32 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 23, Samoan 6, NZ European/Pākehā 1, Other ethnic groups 3. |
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Review team on site |
October 2020 |
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Date of this report |
29 January 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, September 2017; Education Review, July 2014; Education Review, March 2011. |
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: