163 McLeod Road, Te Atatu South, 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 Pitter Patter are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whakatō Emerging |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakatō Emerging Whakatō Emerging |
Pitter Patter is one of two privately owned services under the Pitter Patter Childcare brand. A qualified centre manager oversees the operation of the service, supported by a qualified service provider. There are three learning spaces for infants, toddlers, and older children. The service roll reflects the ethnic diversity of the community. Almost half of the children enrolled have Māori or Pacific heritage.
Service leaders and kaiako provide opportunities for parents to share information about their children’s cultures and home languages. Their aim is to develop responsive, reciprocal relationships with children and families.
Curriculum planning, assessment and evaluation is documented. Leaders and teachers are developing their capability to use these processes to support curriculum implementation. They are in the early stages of implementing individual plans to support children’s learning. A stronger focus is required to ensure planned outcomes are linked to the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
A philosophy statement guides the service’s operation. How the philosophy aligns with Te Whāriki has not yet been explored. Teaching practices are not yet consistent in recognising and responding to children’s interests or individual learning needs. A focus on developing the team’s understanding of Te Whāriki, its guidance for kaiako and what this looks like in practice could help teachers to promote equitable outcomes for all learners.
Service leaders are in the early stages of implementing a process of internal evaluation. Evidence is not yet documented to show how this process results in improved outcomes for children.
Those responsible for governance and management have developed systems and processes that aim to support service operations. The implementation of these systems has been impacted by staff changes and a lack of shared understanding about the service’s vision and values. Greater monitoring is required to assure leaders that operational requirements are consistently implemented, and positive outcomes are being achieved for all children.
Pitter Patter will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Develop a philosophy statement that captures the vision and values of the service, including identifying clear expectations of what effective teaching practice looks like.
Build leaders’ and teachers’ understanding of how to use Te Whāriki to develop and implement a responsive curriculum for all children.
Develop teachers’ shared understandings of, and collective capability to use, internal evaluation processes to guide improved teaching practices.
Before the review, the staff and management of Pitter Patter 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.
During the review, the service provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following
non-compliance:
Ensuring that medication records include the date, time, name, and amount of medication administered to children (HS28).
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
23 November 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Pitter Patter |
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Profile Number |
45624 |
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Location |
Te Atatu South, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
60 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
55 |
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Review team on site |
September 2022 |
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Date of this report |
23 November 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, May 2021 |
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 |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Pitter Patter is a privately owned education and care service previously known as McLeod Kids Childcare. It was re-licensed in March 2019 under new ownership. The owner/centre director leads a team of six qualified teachers, four educators and a cook. One-fifth of children attending the service are Māori. This is the centre’s first ERO review as Pitter Patter.
Infants, toddlers and older children experience positive, respectful interactions with adults in an inclusive environment. Opportunities to use te reo and tikanga Māori contribute to their understanding of the dual heritages of Aotearoa New Zealand. The service curriculum respects and supports the rights of each child to be confident in their own culture and to respect other cultures.
A policy framework and annual plan guide centre operations. Teacher appraisal and an ongoing process of self review help the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care. Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required. The premises and facilities are resourced to provide for children’s learning and abilities.
Continue to support teachers to increase the range of opportunities for children and their families to share aspects of their culture with others in the service.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
27 May 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Pitter Patter |
| Profile Number | 45624 |
| Location | Te Atatu South, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
60 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
50 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 10 |
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Review team on site |
April 2021 |
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Date of this report |
27 May 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Previously reviewed as McLeod Kids Childcare: |
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: