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.
Gumboots Early Learning Centre is an Education and Care Service. It has operated under a new ownership and licence since December 2018. This is the centre’s first review.
The owner oversees the day-to-day operations. A centre manager, 12 registered teachers, and eight staff make up the team. The other centre owner is a registered teacher and supports the team. A philosophy statement guides the service’s operations.
Children are separated into four age-related rooms and three outdoor play spaces. Small numbers of children from Māori and other ethnicities attend the centre.
The curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Teachers demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning and engage in positive interactions with them. Children have opportunities to develop an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
There are processes in place to monitor health and safety requirements. Parents are provided with opportunities to contribute to the development and review of the service’s operational documents. An ongoing process of self review helps the centre to improve the quality of its education and care.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
23 October 2019
Early Childhood Service Name |
Gumboots Early Learning Centre |
Profile Number |
20145 |
Location |
Helensville, Auckland |
Service type |
Education and care service |
Number licensed for |
70 children, including up to 22 aged under 2 |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% |
Reported ratio of adults to children under 2 |
1:3- Better than regulatory standards |
Reported ratio of adults to children over 2 |
1:6- Better than regulatory standards. |
Service roll |
94 |
Gender composition |
Girls 51 Boys 43 |
Ethnic composition |
Māori 2 |
Review team on site |
September 2019 |
Date of this report |
23 October 2019 |
Most recent ERO report(s) |
First ERO review of the service under new ownership |
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: