INFORMATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES AND SCHOOLS:
Responding to the Vulnerable Children Act 2014
We want to know about: how early childhood services
and schools are understanding and managing their
responsibilities introduced as part of the Vulnerable
Children Act 2014.
When:
From the beginning of November, as part of your
service/school’s education review, ERO reviewers will
talk with you about how your service or school is
responding to the Vulnerable Children Act.
Why is this evaluation timely?
 New safety regulations will
make it easier to identify the
small number of people who are
a risk to children.
 These regulations are being
phased in from 1 July 2015.
We are interested in:
 whether you have good information about the Vulnerable Children Act
 your understandings about what you need to do to meet the requirements of the Act
 timeframes you have for meeting requirements
 any support you need to meet the requirements
 which of your staff you have determined are non-core workers
The overall findings from reviews of services and schools in Term 4, 2015 will be aggregated for a
small national report to help the Ministry of Education identify where further resources or support
is needed.
Responding to the Vulnerable Children Act
Education Review Office September 2015