436 Weymouth Road, Weymouth, 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 |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
All About Children - Weymouth is one of 15 services that are part of Kids World Childcare Limited. A centre manager leads a team of one qualified teacher and support staff. An area manager, marketing manager and operations manager provide support for services in the Kids World Childcare group. The community is ethnically diverse, with a large number of Māori or Pacific children enrolled.
Teachers providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships.
The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 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.
Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development. A language rich environment supports children’s learning.
Next steps include:
improving the extent to which assessment information shows children’s progress and learning over time
identifying and implementing teaching strategies to extend the complexity of older children’s thinking and learning.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
5 April 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
All About Children - Weymouth |
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Profile Number |
46549 |
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Location |
Weymouth, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
45 children, including no children aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
33 |
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Review team on site |
March 2023 |
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Date of this report |
5 April 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2019 Education Review, June 2017. |
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 license 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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Regulatory standards |
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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.
Choice Kids Weymouth Road is one of eight ChoiceKids services in South Auckland. Its community, families and staff are culturally diverse, with the largest group on the roll being Māori. At the time of this review, there were no children up to two years of age attending the centre. The centre manager leads a team of four qualified teachers and three unqualified staff.
Since ERO’s 2017 review, the centre has made some progress in meeting identified next steps and areas for development. Staff are continuing to work on assessment, planning and evaluation processes, and internal evaluation.
Adults engage in meaningful, positive interactions and enhance children’s learning. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children. It acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of their own culture, and the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Processes are in place for maintaining the safety, hygiene and good condition of premises, furniture, furnishings, fittings and equipment. Health and safety practices promote the wellbeing of children. The service provides opportunities for parents and staff to contribute to the development and review of the service’s operational documents. An annual plan guides the service’s operation.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services Northern
Northern Region
7 June 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Choice Kids Weymouth Road |
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Profile Number |
46549 |
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Location |
Weymouth, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
45 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:5 - Meets regulatory standards |
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Over 2 |
1:6 – Better than regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
52 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 27 Boys 25 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 21 Tongan 8 Indian 8 Samoan 7 other ethnic groups 8 |
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Review team on site |
April 2019 |
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Date of this report |
7 June 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review |
June 2017 |
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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 Home-based Education and Care Services 2008
the Licensing Criteria for Hospital-based 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 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 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 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.