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

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