208 Onewa Road, Birkenhead, Auckland
View on mapAkarangi | Quality Evaluation evaluates the extent to which this early childhood service has the learning and organisational conditions to support equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners. Te Ara Poutama Indicators of quality for early childhood education: what matters most are the basis for making judgements about the effectiveness of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. Judgements are made in relation to the Outcomes Indicators, Learning and Organisational Conditions. The Evaluation Judgement Rubric derived from the indicators, is used to inform ERO’s judgements about this service’s performance in promoting equity and excellence.
ERO’s judgements for Childspace Preschool are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whakaū Embedding |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakaū Embedding Whāngai Establishing |
Childspace Preschool is a well-established service, operating since 1988. There are two owners, one of whom is a qualified teacher. He supports a team of four qualified teachers and two unqualified staff. Children attending the service are from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Children experience a calm, unhurried and nurturing environment. This has supported them to be comfortable with familiar routines and to transition into the service with ease. Children experience and learn through tuakana | teina relationships, where older children support younger children. Children with additional needs are well supported in an inclusive environment. The service works in partnership with external agencies and with parents.
Children experience a curriculum that is both teacher-led and child-directed. Teachers respond well to children’s interests and learning dispositions. Children have opportunities to move freely through their environment, and their choices are respected by adults. This enables children to sustain their play for long periods of time.
The service has a strong focus on literacy and preparing children for school. Small groups of older children have opportunities to practice letter recognition and developing concepts about print. Assessment records reflect individual children’s strengths and interests. Teachers could now focus on how to intentionally extend children’s curiosity and build on the knowledge children bring with them to the service.
Parents/whānau have opportunities to participate in cultural celebrations. Teachers encourage families to share their cultural knowledge. This has supported children to gain an understanding of diverse cultures.
A professional growth cycle has been established. It aims to support teachers to improve their teaching practice and knowledge. Having opportunities for regular mentoring is likely to help teachers continue to improve their teaching practices.
A system for internal evaluation has been established. To improve the quality of this process, leaders should support teachers to record the impact of improved practices, in relation to outcomes for children. Identifying measurable indicators of progress and improvement, and involving children, parents/whānau are further ways to improve evaluation processes.
Childspace Preschool will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching practice in extending children’s curiosity, prior learning and the knowledge children bring with them to the service.
Improve internal evaluation processes by focusing on how improvements are impacting on children’s learning.
Provide ongoing mentoring to build teaching and leadership capabilities of individual teachers.
Before the review, the staff and management of Childspace Preschool completed an ERO 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.
During the review, ERO looked at the 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 registration; ratios)
relevant evacuation procedures and practices.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
15 June 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Childspace Preschool |
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Profile Number |
20033 |
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Location |
Birkenhead, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
37 children over 2 years |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
100% |
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Service roll |
39 |
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Review team on site |
March 2023 |
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Date of this report |
15 June 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2021; Education Review, May 2018 |
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 |
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 |
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Childspace Preschool operates from a remodeled house in Birkenhead, Auckland. There are two owners, one of whom is a qualified teacher. He leads a team of five qualified teachers, two unqualified staff and an office manager.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships.
Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. A language-rich environment supports children’s learning. Adults support children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour.
An ongoing process of self-review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care. An annual plan guides the service’s operation.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Phil Cowie
Acting Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
9 November 2021
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Childspace Preschool |
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Profile Number |
20033 |
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Location |
Birkenhead, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
37 children aged over 2 years |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
100% |
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Service roll |
43 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 2, NZ European/Pākehā 23, Chinese 6, other Asian 8, other ethnic groups 4 |
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Review team on site |
August 2021 |
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Date of this report |
9 November 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, May 2018; Education Review, June 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: