93a Peachgrove Road, Hamilton East, Hamilton
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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.
Peachgrove Road Educare Ltd has been under new ownership since December 2020 and is one of 20 Educare Ltd centres. All staff are qualified teachers with one teacher in training. The centre provides an all‑day service for a multi-cultural and diverse community in the heart of Hamilton East.
Curriculum assessment, planning and evaluation demonstrates understanding of children’s learning and interests. Positive steps are taken to acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children.
Adults provide education and care, engaging in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. A range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend children’s learning and development – both indoors and outdoors.
Leaders and teachers regularly collaborate with parents and whānau of children enrolled in the service.
Health and safety procedures are established and monitored.
Next steps include:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Shelley Booysen
Acting Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
24 February 2022
| Early childhood service name | Peachgrove Road Educare Ltd |
| Profile number | 46906 |
| Location | Hamilton East |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
95 children, including up to 18 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
65 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 21, NZ European/Pākehā 22, Somali 8, Tongan 6, Columbian 5, Other ethnic groups 3 |
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Review team on site |
December 2021 |
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Date of this report |
24 February 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2018. |
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:
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.
Peachgrove Prep Preschool is a privately-owned service providing education and care in four aged-based rooms. The Ministry of Education placed the centre on a provisional license in April 2019. After strengthening areas relating to governance and management, the service regained a full licence in December 2019.
The service curriculum supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages them to understand and respect other cultures. Children’s learning is supported with meaningful, positive interactions with adults at the service in a language-rich environment. The curriculum is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau and life contexts. An ongoing process of self-review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care.
ERO found non-compliances relating to Curriculum and Health and Safety that need to be addressed.
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-compliance:
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 Peachgrove Prep Preschool will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
10 November 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Peachgrove Prep Preschool |
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Profile Number |
46906 |
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Location |
Hamilton |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
|
Number licensed for |
95 children, including up to 18 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
78 |
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Gender composition |
Male 44,Female 34 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 35, NZ European/Pākehā 19, Other ethnic groups 24. |
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Review team on site |
|
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Date of this report |
10 November 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2018 |
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: