21 Parkhill Road, Birkenhead, 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 a non-compliance and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
This is the first ERO review of KC Birkenhead Trust since a change of ownership in January 2020. A qualified manager leads a team of four qualified teachers and three unqualified staff, including a cook. There are two areas for different age groups of children, from infants to school age. Children enrolled are from diverse cultures.
Adults providing education and care engage in positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Information and guidance is sought, when necessary, from agencies and services to enable adults providing education and care to work effectively with children and their parents.
Consistent monitoring of governance, management, and administration systems is required to maintain regulatory standards.
A key next step is to:
improve the extent to which assessment information shows children’s progress and learning over time.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance:
Maintaining an attendance record that meets the requirements outlined in the Early Childhood Education Funding Handbook for children currently attending (GMA11).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
24 April 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
KC Birkenhead Trust |
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Profile Number |
47256 |
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Location |
Birkenhead, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
35 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
34 |
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Review team on site |
February 2023 |
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Date of this report |
24 April 2023 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Reviewed under previous ownership: Education Review, January 2020 |
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.
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
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 |
Hand and Hand Childcare - Birkenhead opened in October 2017 and is one of four services under the same ownership. This is the service’s first review.
A regional manager works closely with a centre manager, who is supported by a team of five registered teachers, and four other staff. There is one room for infants and toddlers, and one for older children. They share a common outdoor playground.
A philosophy statement guides the service’s operations. Adults engage in meaningful and positive interactions with children. The curriculum demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning and interests.
Parents of children attending the service are provided with opportunities to contribute to the development and review of the service’s operational documents. They are advised about how to access information concerning their child.
The service’s philosophy and annual plan are regularly reviewed. A process has been established for teacher appraisal. Systems are in place for teachers to monitor health and safety requirements and to keep premises, furniture, fittings and equipment safe, hygienic and well maintained.
Next steps include:
increasing the variety of resources provided to enhance children's learning and exploration
strengthening programme evaluation to better identify its impact on children’s learning outcomes
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, GMA7,7A, HS6,17,18, PF3.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
15 January 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Hand and Hand Childcare - Birkenhead |
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Profile Number |
47256 |
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Location |
Birkenhead, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Reported ratio of staff to children under 2 |
1:4 - Better than regulatory standards |
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Reported ratio of staff to children over 2 |
1:8- Better than regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
42 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 22 Girls 20 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 1 |
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Review team on site |
September 2019 |
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Date of this report |
15 January 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
First ERO review of the service |
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 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 Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: