14 Hair Street, Marton
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 Bee Kids Childcare Centre are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) | Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains | |
Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions | Whāngai Establishing Whāngai Establishing |
This is one of seven services under common ownership. A centre manager is responsible for daily operations supported by a general manager. Children learn and play in a mixed-age environment. Almost a third of enrolled children are Māori. Key next steps from the previous ERO report have been successfully addressed.
Children experience a responsive curriculum underpinned by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Teachers intentionally seek the view of parents and whānau and successfully support children’s diverse language and cultures. Adults know children well. They are nurturing and responsive to the needs of toddlers and young children. They work collaboratively with whānau and external agencies to enable children with diverse needs to succeed in their learning.
Māori tamariki experience an environment that reflects Māori ways of being. Tikanga Māori is valued and integrated into routines. Teachers successfully promote relationships underpinned by ako (reciprocal learning between adults and children) and tuakana-teina (children learning from each other). Pacific children hear their languages in activities.
Assessment of children’s learning progress continues to strengthen. Learning stories are mana enhancing and take account of children’s interests and whānau perspectives. Evidence of children’s progress is not yet consistently evaluated to inform intentional teaching practice.
Systems to support ongoing improvement include contributions from children and whānau. Most review and evaluation activities are focused on what kaiako and children are doing rather than how effectively or how well improvement actions are supporting children’s learning.
Adults responsible for governance and management effectively monitor, evaluate, and report on how well the service is meeting regulatory requirements. Leaders ensure access to professional learning and development that improves teaching and learning. They promote a shared understanding of the service philosophy.
Bee Kids Childcare Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Bee Kids Childcare Centre 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:
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:
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)
1 February 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Bee Kids Childcare Centre |
| Profile Number | 46164 |
| Location | Marton |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 23 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 25 |
| Review team on site | November 2023 |
| Date of this report | 1 February 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, December 2022; Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 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 |
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.
Bee Kids Childcare Centre is one of several centres under the ownership of D&T Ltd. The centre manager has responsibility for daily operations, supporting a team of four teachers. At the time of the review over half of the children enrolled identified as Māori and a small number as Pacific.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children that nurture reciprocal relationships. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s social competence is supported within the mixed age group setting.
Children have opportunities to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The practices of adults providing education and care demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning and development, and knowledge of relevant theories and practice in early childhood education.
An increased level of monitoring of health and safety practices is evident.
Next steps include:
continuing to strengthen the extent to which documented information about children’s learning reflects their identity, language and culture.
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
any windows or area of glass accessible to children are either made of safety glass or covered by an adhesive film designed to hold the glass in place in the event of it being broken.
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, PF7]
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
28 November 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Bee Kids Childcare Centre |
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Profile Number |
46164 |
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Location |
Marton |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
23 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
27 |
|
Review team on site |
November 2022 |
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Date of this report |
28 November 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 2021; Education Review, February 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:
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: