166 Old Wairoa Road, Papakura, 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 Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
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Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakaū Embedding Whakaū Embedding |
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre Papakura is one of three services under the same ownership. The owners provide governance and management support, and a centre manager is responsible for daily operations. Together they lead a team of five qualified teachers, eight support staff, and a cook. Just under a third of the children enrolled are either Māori or have Pacific heritages.
Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging at this service. They independently access learning opportunities and resources, make choices and problem solve. Children’s developing social competence is well promoted by teachers who engage in warm, respectful, and nurturing interactions. Infants and toddlers are valued as capable learners and experience a calm, unhurried curriculum that responds to their individual needs.
Children engage in a language-rich environment which encourages them to share their ideas and thinking. Some te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are integrated into the service’s routines, environment, and curriculum. Children use natural resources respectfully and role model being the kaitiaki (guardians) of this place. Leaders and teachers promote equitable outcomes when supporting children with special rights.
The service’s philosophy is based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Assessment and planning processes are informed by parent aspirations for their child’s learning and reflect the cultural diversity of children. Curriculum evaluation does not yet consistently recognise the learning outcomes of individual children.
Leaders and teachers implement policies and procedures that contribute to equitable outcomes for children. There is an established system in place for internal evaluation that supports meaningful improvement. Leaders and teachers should now focus on monitoring and evaluating the impact of improvements on children’s learning.
Relational trust between leaders and teachers supports effective team collaboration. Teachers are provided with mentoring and a range of professional development opportunities. Leaders share their professional knowledge and expertise within the Creative Garden organisation and their wider professional community. A long-term strategic plan, informed by organisational goals, guides ongoing improvement and aims to achieve positive outcomes for children.
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
To consistently evaluate the effectiveness of assessment practices in recognising children’s individual learning outcomes with a focus on equity for all children.
Continue to develop teachers’ capability to undertake effective internal evaluation, with a focus on monitoring changes made and how these have impacted on outcomes for learners over time.
Before the review, the staff and management of Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura 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)
30 October 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura |
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Profile Number |
47563 |
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Location |
Papakura, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
60 children, including 12 children under 2 years of age |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
68 |
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Review team on site |
October 2023 |
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Date of this report |
30 October 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, March 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.
Creative Garden Early Learning Centre opened in November 2018. It is one of three centres owned and operated by the service provider. The centre has three separate learning spaces for different age groups of children.
This is the first ERO review of this service.
The service curriculum is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, interests, whānau and life contexts. The curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures. Regular opportunities are provided for parents to be involved in decision making concerning their child’s learning. A sufficient quantity and variety of furniture, equipment, and materials are provided appropriate for the learning and abilities of the children attending.
A key next step is to increase the opportunities for children to speak and hear te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts.
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
31 March 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Creative Garden Early Learning Centre - Papakura |
| Profile Number | 47563 |
| Location | Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
60 children, including up to 12 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
59 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 8 |
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Review team on site |
November 2020 |
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Date of this report |
31 March 2021 |
| 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 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: