21 Addington Avenue, Manurewa, Auckland
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.
Puawai Homebased Childcare is a privately owned homebased service that provides education and care in educators’ homes. The owner/manager is supported by a qualified visiting teacher, three educators, one administrator, and a social media leader. All of the children attending are of Samoan heritage
The service curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The service curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture, and it encourages children to understand and respect other cultures.
Consistent monitoring of licensing requirements is needed to maintain regulatory standards.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Ensuring the design and layout of the premises support effective adult supervision so that children’s access to indoor and outdoor spaces is not unnecessarily limited (PF2).
Providing a space (away from where food is stored, prepared, or eaten) where a sick child can be temporarily kept at a safe distance from other children (to prevent cross infection), able to lie down comfortably and be supervised (PF14).
Having a first aid kit that complies with the requirements of Appendix 1, is easily recognisable and readily accessible to adults and is inaccessible to children (PF15).
Having a record of all medicine (prescription and non-prescription) given to the children attending the service, including name and amount of medication given (HS25).
Having evidence of opportunities provided to parents and adults providing education and care to contribute to the development and review of the service’s operational documents (GMA3).
Having a written procedure for safety checking of all children’s workers that meets the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014, including periodic rechecking; and a detailed record of each component of the safety check including the date of the risk assessment required to be completed after all relevant information is obtained (GMA6A).
Maintaining an attendance record maintained that shows the times and dates of every child’s attendance at the service (GMA10).
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
27 January 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Puawai - Homebased Childcare |
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Profile Number |
46847 |
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Location |
Manurewa, Auckland |
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Service type |
Home-based service |
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Number licensed for |
80 children, including up to 80 children aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
8 |
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Review team on site |
October 2022 |
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Date of this report |
27 January 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, March 2018. |
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.
having its first ERO review – including if it is part of a governing organisation
previously identified as ‘not well placed’ or ‘requiring further development’
that has moved from a provisional to a full licence
that have been re-licenced due to a change of ownership
where an Akanuku | Assurance Review process is determined to be appropriate.
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:
curriculum
premises and facilities
health and safety practices
governance, management and administration.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO assesses whether the regulatory 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:
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 certification; ratios)
relevant evacuation procedures and practices.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through:
discussions with those involved in the service
consideration of relevant documentation, including the implementation of health and safety systems
observations of the environment/premises, curriculum implementation and teaching practice.
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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.
Puawai - Homebased Childcare is licensed to provide an early childhood education and care service for up to 80 children from infancy to school age. Educators provide programmes in their homes for up to four children at a time. Most educators are grandparents or other family members. Approximately 85 percent of the children enrolled have Pacific heritage. Another five percent are of Indian descent.
The service has two visiting teachers who are registered early childhood teachers. They regularly visit educators in the home to support them to plan education programmes for children. The service's philosophy promotes children learning through play whilst being immersed in their own cultural environment, surrounded by their familiar customs, first language, and religion.
The owner is responsible for the overall governance of the service and is supported by an office administrator. They work collaboratively with coordinators, educators and families to set the strategic direction for the service.
This is the first review of the service which was established in December 2015.
The service's philosophy is very evident in practice. Children maintain strong connections with their first language and cultural heritage. This provides a bridge for their new learning. Very close partnerships between children, educators and families support children's strong sense of belonging.
Educators design programmes that value children's interests and dispositions for learning. Learning records show that children are well supported to develop their creativity, early literacy and mathematics knowledge. Children with additional learning needs are well supported to access the full curriculum. The introduction of theme-based planning is intended to expand the curriculum and children's learning experiences in particular. This approach supports educators to provide a wider variety of learning activities. This development is in the early stages of implementation.
Visiting teachers provide good support for educators to recognise children's learning and plan next steps to extend them and their play. They have regular discussions with educators and their support is individualised to meet the different needs of the educator and the children they care for. This effective guidance and feedback to educators is well documented. Visiting teachers regularly provide well organised workshops to help educators develop their teaching practice. The visiting teachers themselves also access and respond well to regular professional learning and development to grow their own practice.
There is an organisational culture of trust and respect. The owner takes an active role in the service and fosters a team approach. The managers and visiting teachers work in collaborative and transparent ways to share information and develop learning partnerships with educators, families and the community. Visiting teachers and educators ensure that interactions with parents and families are culturally responsive.
Very good management systems are in place to support the education and care of children. Policies and procedures are well developed and regularly reviewed. Health and safety systems are robust and provide assurance that expectations are being well monitored.
Internal evaluation is used well to support ongoing improvement. A useful review framework guides evaluative thinking across the network. Internal evaluation is systematic, well documented and covers all areas of the service's operation. Feedback is sought from educators and parents as part of the internal evaluation process, giving a shared ownership of service decision making and strategic direction.
The service and ERO worked together to identify key next steps to enhance existing practices. These include:
Before the review, the staff and management of Puawai - Homebased Childcare completed an ERO Home-based Education and Care 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.
In order to improve current practices the service should:
The next ERO review of Puawai - Homebased Childcare will be in three years.
Julie Foley
Deputy Chief Review Officer Northern (Acting)
Te Tai Raki - Northern Region
2 March 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 |
Papakura, Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
46847 |
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Institution type |
Homebased Network |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
80 children, including up to 80 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
71 |
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Standard or Quality Funded |
Standard |
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Gender composition |
Boys 45 Girls 26 |
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Ethnic composition |
Samoan |
45 |
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Number of qualified coordinators in the network |
2 |
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Required ratios of staff educators to children |
Under 2 |
1:2 |
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Over 2 |
1:4 |
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Review team on site |
February 2018 |
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Date of this report |
2 March 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
No previous ERO reports |
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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 the draft methodology for ERO reviews in Home-based Education and Care Services: July 2014
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.