Hatchlings ECE Ltd

Education institution number:
47424
Service type:
Education and Care Service
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
8
Telephone:
Address:

9 Homestead Place, Glenview, Hamilton

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Hatchlings ECE Ltd

1 ERO’s Judgements

Akarangi | 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 Hatchlings ECE Ltd are as follows:

Outcome Indicators

(What the service knows about outcomes for learners)

Whāngai Establishing

Ngā Akatoro Domains

 

Learning Conditions
Organisational Conditions

Whāngai Establishing

Whāngai Establishing

2 Context of the Service

The service philosophy values sustainability, biculturalism and a place where children are safe and loved. The service is licensed to operate seven days a week. The qualified service provider is supported by both qualified and unqualified staff. Most of the children enrolled are Māori, with a small group from other ethnicities.

3 Summary of findings

Children experience an unhurried, play-based curriculum that fosters their confidence. A language-rich learning environment promotes oral language development. The small group size supports younger children to have time and space to explore. Te reo Māori is integrated meaningfully throughout the day. Some teaching strategies are in place to support tamariki Māori to succeed as Māori.

The environment supports the learning and development of children under two years of age. However, the curriculum is limited in promoting the agency and emergent interests of children over the age of two. Complexity of learning is not considered in the day-to-day curriculum to support children’s thinking and exploration of how the world works.

Teachers are at an early stage in developing shared understanding and use of the valued learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Children’s cultures, languages and identities are beginning to be considered in assessment and planning. Positive relationships with parents and whānau enable opportunities for them to be involved in their child’s learning. Assessment demonstrates children’s continuity of learning over time.

Those responsible for governance are developing systems, practices and conditions that when fully implemented, will promote a rich curriculum for all children. Teachers’ wellbeing is supported. Relational trust and collaboration within the new teaching team is being established. Processes for professional growth are in place. These are yet to consistently focus on building teacher capability to positively impact children’s learning. Internal evaluation practices are establishing.

4 Improvement actions

Hatchlings ECE Ltd will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:

  • Develop a shared understanding of the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki.

  • Build shared understanding of the service philosophy in order to implement a responsive curriculum for all children.

  • Improve the extent to which children’s cultural identities are reflected in written planning and assessment for children.

  • Build teacher knowledge to establish a learning environment that provides challenge and complexity of learning for children over the age of two.

5 Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the review, the staff and management of Hatchlings ECE Ltd 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.

Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

2 August 2023

6 About the Early Childhood Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Hatchlings ECE Ltd

Profile Number

47424

Location

Hamilton

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

13 children, including up to 10 aged under 2

Percentage of qualified teachers 

100%

Service roll

8

Review team on site

May 2023

Date of this report

2 August 2023

Most recent ERO report(s)

Akanuku | Assurance Review, September 2020

Hatchlings ECE Ltd - 21/09/2020

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.

ERO’s Judgement

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.

Background

Hatchlings ECE Ltd is a new education and care centre catering for infants and toddlers. It is open seven days a week and the qualified licensee is supported by both qualified and unqualified staff. It gained a full licence in September 2019. This is the first ERO review of this service.

Summary of Review Findings

A philosophy guides the service’s operation. Children experience meaningful and positive interactions with adults in the service. The curriculum supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures. A language rich environment supports young children in their development. Teachers providing education and care demonstrate an understanding of relevant theories and practice in early childhood education. A range of experiences and opportunities enhances and extends learning and development both indoors and outside. Opportunities are provided for parents to contribute to the programme.

Two areas relating to health and safety were identified and addressed while ERO was on site.

Actions for Compliance

Since the onsite visit the service provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:

  • removed an item that could topple or fall (HS6)
  • not having evidence of parental acknowledgment when medicine has been given (HS28).

Next ERO Review

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

21 September 2020

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Hatchlings ECE Ltd

Profile Number

47424

Location

Hamilton

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

Five children, including up to five aged under 2.

Percentage of qualified teachers

80%+

Service roll

5

Gender composition

Male 3 Female 2

Ethnic composition

Māori 2
NZ European/Pākehā 2
Other ethnic groups 1

Review team on site

September 2020

Date of this report

21 September 2020

Most recent ERO report(s)

 

First ERO review of the service.

General Information about Assurance Reviews

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.

ERO undertakes an Akanuku | Assurance Review process in any centre-based service:

  • 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.

Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

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 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:

  • 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 certification; ratios)
  • evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.

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.