112 Waihi Road, Judea, Tauranga
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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.
Scuola Montessori is one of three privately owned services. Its philosophy forefronts practices where children become respectful of themselves, others, and the environment. Of the children enrolled, a small number identify as Māori and a quarter are from a range of ethnic backgrounds.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. A language-rich environment is provided that supports children’s learning.
The service curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development. Their developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour is supported in a mixed age group setting.
The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged and reflected. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Next steps include:
Continuing to increase the range of opportunities children and families have to share aspects of their culture.
Strengthening the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their language, culture, and identity.
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
7 February 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Scuola Montessori |
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Profile Number |
45918 |
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Location |
Judea, Tauranga |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
33 |
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Review team on site |
November 2022 |
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Date of this report |
7 February 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 2021; Education Review, March 2017 |
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 |
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.
Scuola Montessori is one of three privately owned centres and is located in the Tauranga suburb of Judea. It offers education and care in two separate age-based areas. The head directress leads a team of three qualified ECE teachers. The preschool practices are based on the Montessori philosophy and the early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki.
The service is not meeting regulatory standards in several areas.
Infants, toddlers and young children experience meaningful and positive interactions with teachers, nurturing reciprocal relationships. Children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour are supported. The curriculum provides a language-rich environment to support children learning. Children make decisions about their learning and their choices are respected. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, C1, C9, PF2, PF4, HS12, HS17]
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
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 will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
20 April 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Scuola Montessori |
| Profile Number | 45918 |
| Location | Tauranga |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
27 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 3, NZ European/Pākehā 16, Indian 4, other ethnic groups 4 |
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Review team on site |
February 2021 |
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Date of this report |
20 April 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, March 2017; Education Review, January 2014 |
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: