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Education Review Office (ERO) 2021                                                          Cherry Grove Childcare & Family Centre

1/7/2021

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Education Review Office: 10th June 2021 Feedback

Cherry Grove Childcare @ 101:  Review Akanuku – compliance has been met.

Cherry Grove Childcare & Family Centre
Compliance has been met

Akarangi Review


Outcomes for learners
  • Group and individual planning are linked to Te Whāriki outcomes
  • Focus building capability for teachers
  • Strengthening children’s individual planning, currently building consistent practice.
  • Children language culture and identity continue building
  • Evaluation in stories
  • Internal evaluation is already going well
He Whāriki Motuhake: The Learner and their Learning
  • Children lead their own learning
  • Children’s well-being highly considered.
  • Language rich environment, te reo and tikanga used
  • Fewer transitions has been a positive change
  • Tuakana teina supports the transitions
  • Outdoor environment is as good as the indoor environment
  • Social and emotional competence is scaffolded across all age groups, and teachers are responsive to verbal and non-verbal cues
  • Children interests are followed, learning is visible in the environment.
  • Routines of the day are well known by the children
  • Independent capable confident learners
  • Calm slow pace – unhurried space and place indoor and outdoor - seamless
  • Teachers responsive and inclusive to children’s individual needs
  • Parents' aspirations, links between home and centre are evident. Whānau participation and collaboration is visible on Storypark and through discussions
  • Children recognise their own learning, and there are opportunities to revisit prior learning
Whakangungu Ngaio: Collaborative professional learning builds knowledge and capability
  • Leaders and Kaiako can explain how the curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki
  • Personal responsibility is taken for professional learning aligned to our strategic priorities
  • Critical reflection and collaboration practice is supporting a deepening of understanding of the curriculum and pedagogical assessment practices
  • Children’s learning is enhanced through leaders and Kaiako working as professionals - learning community
Ngā Aronga Whai Hua: Evaluation for Improvement
  • Relational trust at every level supports collaboration, risk taking and openness to change and improvement
  • New knowledge is effectively shared within the service and the wider education community
  • Leaders and Kaiako have opportunities for professional learning and development, mentoring and coaching designed to help them have the skills, knowledge, confidence to engage in evaluation inquiry.
  • A framework guides our practice, contributing to outcomes for learners and what further changes need to be made.
Kaihautu: Leaders foster collaboration and improvement
  • Relational trust enables collaboration and improvement
  • Leaders are modelling professional accountability, engaging effective interprofessional work with others who support the health wellbeing and learning of children and whānau
  • Internal expertise mentoring and coaching is building teacher and leadership capabilities
  • Leaders promote a shared understanding of the services philosophy, vision, goals and priorities for children’s learning
  • New leadership has quickly embedded new systems and processes that contribute to change and improvement
Te Whakaruruhau: Stewardships through effective governance and management
  • Outcomes for children and whānau are promoted by effective systems and processes
  • Human resources, policies, procedures and practices promote recruitment of qualified leaders and teachers, a systematic approach to induction, there is opportunities for professional learning development for capability building
  • Operational structural condition such as space, group size support high quality provision – non-contact time, paid staff meetings; the wellbeing of staff is prioritised
  • The initiative of the Family Centre support positive social and community outcomes facilitating forward a holistic social outcome for children and their families
  • This involves facilitating collaboration with relevant external agencies and community organisations
  • The environment is physically and emotionally safe for all children and adults meeting all the safety standards

General Comments
  • Staff meetings are very well run and full of internal professional development
  • The teaching team achieve a huge amount of work in their staff meetings
  • Staff have opportunities to share their own leadership and professional development with colleagues
  • Staff are energized and enthusiastic
 
Congratulations to our leaders, teachers and support staff who have worked diligently to always be improving our standard of quality - we are a community of learners!
Michele Cowan
​Centre Manager


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