733-735 Whangaparaoa Road, Whangaparaoa
View on mapERO’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.
Coast Kindy is on the site of Whangaparaoa Baptist Church and governed by a charitable trust that includes church members and parents. The service provides full-day education and care for up to 30 children aged over two years. The philosophy is influenced by the Reggio Emilia approach which values children’s
self-directed learning. The service is a member of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula Kāhui Ako | Community of Learning.
Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. An inclusive and responsive curriculum supports children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences.
Teachers provide children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance their learning both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups. Service leaders seek information and guidance, when necessary, from agencies/services to enable teachers to work effectively with children and their parents.
Ongoing monitoring of health and safety practices is needed to ensure all aspects of regulatory compliance are maintained.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
21 July 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name: |
Coast Kindy |
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Profile Number: |
20188 |
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Location: |
Whangaparaoa, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children over the age of 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
41 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 5, NZ European/Pākehā 20, South African 5, Asian 4, |
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Review team on site |
May 2022 |
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Date of this report |
21 July 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2018; Education Review, January 2015 |
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:
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Coast Kindy on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, is governed by the Bay of Whales Children's Trust. It provides full-day education and care for up to 30 children aged over two years. Learning programmes are guided by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, strongly influenced by Reggio Emilia approaches and underpinned by Christian values. The centre promotes a home-like environment with a supportive, family focus and continues to focus on providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all.
The centre is on the site of the Whangaparaoa Baptist Church and was previously named Whangaparaoa Baptist Community Kindergarten. It was re-named in 2017 to align with several other 'Coast' services that the Church operates, promoting the wellbeing and care of the local community in Whangaparaoa.
While there has been some staff turnover since the 2015 ERO review, the new supervisor and assistant supervisors are long-standing staff members. A 'family worker' is an integral member of the team, providing an extra home-centre link.
ERO's 2015 report noted many good practices, including family engagement, positive relationships and provision for children's play. Areas for further development included more in-depth self review, teacher performance appraisal and professional development, and assessment of children's learning.
Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing. As they participate and actively learn with others, they demonstrate positive and caring, tuakana/teina relationships. Older children naturally guide and support their younger friends. Children are confident to offer and seek help from others. There is a busy and purposeful atmosphere of enjoyment, and a harmonious, settled tone.
Flexible programmes celebrate and promote children's interests and strengths. Opportunities to try new experiences, make mistakes and solve problems are key elements of the programme. The pace and flow of play is dictated by the individual child, providing authentic and meaningful learning opportunities.
The centre layout is interesting, providing a range of spaces and resources to explore. Learning opportunities are wide-ranging and engaging. Teachers provoke children's curiosity and imagination. Children are encouraged to position and rearrange resources to suit their play purposes. There is a good range of physical challenges and creative prompts. Natural and found objects feature strongly. Literacy and mathematical concepts are woven meaningfully through hands-on learning. Beach walks also integrate the natural local environment into the programme.
Teachers closely observe children at play to judge appropriate moments to enhance learning. They demonstrate a deep interest in, and respect for children's discoveries and wonderings, and their creations. Teachers provide appropriate challenge, stimulate growing independence and foster deeper understanding and engagement. Well placed displays and materials allow children to reflect, revisit and build upon prior knowledge and experiences.
The teaching team works collaboratively to assess learning and plan for individual children. Families are seen as partners in this collaboration. Their sharing of information and aspirations helps teachers to actively respond to each child. Teachers are also using digital platforms successfully for extending communication with families. Learning stories could now be strengthened to reflect the individualised planning that teachers discuss and develop in team meetings.
Teachers weave te reo and tikanga Māori, and place-based learning, through the centre programme and culture. They foster connections for children and whānau. It is now timely to celebrate the Coast Kindy commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi more overtly in its strategic mission, vision, values and philosophy. This could support the team to review practice and set goals in partnership with whānau.
Leaders work diligently to enhance operations at all levels. There is a shared sense of purpose and an understanding of roles and responsibilities for achieving strategic goals. New action plans have been developed by the team to guide centre-wide improvement. Supervisors are keen to formally evaluate the impact of their work on outcomes for children.
Leaders continue to enhance internal evaluation practices so that teachers, parents and the board all have a growing voice in decision-making for improvement. Key information is gathered to guide strategic review, action planning and inquiry. Leaders promote curriculum improvements and the development of key goals in a planned, purposeful manner. Teachers are well supported through professional development to inquire into their practice and to continue to enhance and refine these key aspects of teaching and learning.
Agreed priorities for improvement include:
reviewing and refining strategic documents to incorporate a bicultural commitment, goals and actions
making planned teaching strategies and their impact more visible in learning stories
evaluating the impact of centre action plans on outcomes for children and families.
Before the review, the staff and management of Coast Kindy 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:
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; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
The next ERO review of Coast Kindy will be in three years.
Julie Foley
Deputy Chief Review Officer Northern (Acting)
Te Tai Raki - Northern Region
25 June 2018
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO’s reports provide information for parents and communities about each service’s strengths and next steps for development. ERO’s bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
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Location |
Whangaparaoa, Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
20188 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
30 children over the age of 2 years |
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Service roll |
48 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 24 Boys 24 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
12 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Over 2 |
1:7 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
May 2018 |
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Date of this report |
25 June 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review |
January 2015 |
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Education Review |
January 2012 |
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Education Review |
September 2008 |
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ERO’s overarching question for an early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to ERO’s Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.
The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.