106 Eleventh Avenue, Tauranga
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 |
Curriculum |
Meeting |
Premises and facilities |
Meeting |
Health and safety |
Meeting |
Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Kaleidoscope Childcare Centre is family owned and operated. Children learn in three aged-based areas. Approximately a quarter of learners identify as tamariki Māori, and a small number of Pacific learners attend. The remaining roll is ethnically diverse. Since the 2018 ERO review the centre has utilised Ministry of Education funded professional support.
The service curriculum supports children’s developing social competence. It is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Childrens preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences.
Adults providing education and care engage in positive interactions with children to nurture reciprocal relationships. A range of experiences, enhanced by the design and layout of the premises, extends children’s learning and development – both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups.
A philosophy statement and an annual plan guide the service’s operation. Appropriate documentation and records are developed, maintained, and regularly reviewed.
Next steps include:
Further develop the curriculum to reflect the unique place of tamariki Māori as tangata whenua.
Strengthen ways in which each child’s individual cultures are celebrated and affirmed within the curriculum and documented assessment processes.
During the review, the service provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Heavy items that could fall or topple and cause serious injury or damage were removed.
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS6].
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
27 February 2023
Early Childhood Service Name |
Kaleidoscope Childcare Centre |
Profile Number |
47129 |
Location |
Tauranga |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
68 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
Service roll |
80 |
Review team on site |
January 2023 |
Date of this report |
27 February 2023 |
Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, September 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.
Kaleidoscope Childcare centre is a privately owned education and care service located in Tauranga. The service opened in February 2017. This is their first ERO review. There has been significant roll growth since the centre opened. The centre is licensed for 68 children including up to 16 under two years of age. The roll is 77, including a small number of children who identify as Māori.
The centre manager provides professional leadership for the centre and encourages a shared leadership approach. She has employed six full-time staff, developed a new philosophy, strategic and annual plans and put new systems and procedures in place. The teaching team includes two full-time teachers and four part-time teachers. Over 80% of teachers hold ECE qualifications. There are three age based rooms, for under twos, toddlers and pre-school children.
The centre's philosophy emphasises love and trust. Respectful care drives practices ensuring that every child feels loved, valued and empowered.
Children experience a responsive curriculum based on their strengths and interests. Teachers integrate aspects of literacy and mathematics into the daily programmes and a range of resources support this integration. Children are able to exercise choice, and trips into the local community that enrich the curriculum. Assessment is well used to identify individual progress and achievement. Teachers have an understanding of each child as a unique learner and effectively support children’s sense of belonging. Children are confident and are developing as capable and competent learners.
The centre’s philosophy and vision effectively promotes learning outcomes for children. Strong systems and practices guide all centre operations and provide clear direction for continued centre development. Service priorities and associated goals have been identified and generous budgets support teachers to access professional learning and development to increase their individual and collective knowledge. Planned and spontaneous self reviews are leading to improved outcomes for children.
The centre manager is promoting a collaborative and well-considered approach for centre-wide improvement. She provides guidance and mentoring to all staff and has established a positive team culture. Emergent leadership amongst teachers is encouraged. Centre leadership is focused on building strong professional knowledge and teacher capability.
Teaching and learning practices are effectively promoting positive outcomes for all children. ERO observed teachers' positive, sensitive and responsive relationships with children. There is a shared approach by teachers to evaluation, assessment and planning. Children with additional needs are well included and there are positive peer relationships. The environment is calm and children can learn at their own pace. Children are engaged in sustained and uninterrupted play and learning.
Provision for babies and toddlers is well considered and nurturing. Teachers are responsive to individual care needs. They have a strong focus on using verbal and non-verbal communication and cues to interact with these young children.
Parents spoken to by ERO were well-informed and expressed high levels of confidence in teachers to provide an environment where each child is respected and valued as an individual.
ERO and centre management agree that the key next steps are to:
review the centre philosophy to reflect Te Whariki early childhood curriculum
strengthen the use and understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori within the centre
improve consultation with parents and whānau
provide greater complexity and challenge for children.
Before the review, the staff and management of Kaleidoscope Childcare Centre 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.
ERO identified an area of non-compliance.
The next ERO review of Kaleidoscope Childcare Centre will be in three years.
Adrienne Fowler
Director Review and Improvement Services
Te Tai Miringa - Waikato / Bay of Plenty Region
19 September 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 |
Tauranga |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
47129 |
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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 |
68 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
77 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 44 Boys 33 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
4 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers 0-49% 50-79% 80%+ Based on funding rates |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:4 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Over 2 |
1:9 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
July 2018 |
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Date of this report |
19 September 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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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 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.