20 Goodall Road, Snells Beach
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 Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whakaū Embedding |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakaū Embedding Whakaū Embedding |
Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach is located adjacent to Horizon School. It is one of three services governed by the Kingsway Trust. A manager oversees all three services. A team of four teachers is led by a centre leader and supported by an administrator. Christian values of respect, integrity and love underpin the service’s philosophy and teaching practice.
Children are supported to be engaged and confident learners. They demonstrate social confidence and collaboratively share their thoughts and ideas. Teachers are skilled in supporting and guiding children’s social understandings and encouraging their independent thinking.
Teachers provide a balance of guided participation and play-based activities to enhance children’s learning through responsive and meaningful learning experiences. There are many opportunities for children to develop early literacy and numeracy skills and to make sense of the world around them.
Children enjoy the rich variety and choice of experiences that the expansive outdoor learning environment offers. A range of outdoor equipment builds children’s physical, creative and cognitive skills. Attractive, well-presented wall displays illustrate the learning that is happening for children.
Planning and assessment records focus on children’s individual learning and goal setting. Parents’ aspirations are valued and inform curriculum planning. Teachers make good use of curriculum evaluation to reflect on the impact their teaching practice is having on children’s learning.
Strong partnerships with families and the community are a valued feature of the centre. These links include a close relationship with the local primary school to support smooth transitions for children.
The teaching team demonstrates a strong bicultural commitment. Teachers’ confidence in using te reo Māori is developing through ongoing professional development and shared practice.
Leaders promote and lead a culture of reflection and ongoing improvement. Established governance systems reflect and support the centre vision and centre priorities. Processes for spontaneous and in-depth self review are embedded. Professional learning programmes continue to extend teachers’ practice and capability.
Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Further develop and promote teachers’ and children’s understanding and use of te reo Māori.
Increase planned teaching strategies that build on children’s prior learning to extend their thinking and complexity of play.
Make visible children’s languages, cultures and identity in assessment records and the environment.
Before the review, the staff and management of Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach 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.
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; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
5 September 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach |
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Profile Number |
25282 |
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Location |
Snells Beach, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
36 |
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Review team on site |
May 2022 |
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Date of this report |
5 September 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2020 |
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.
Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach, located adjacent to Horizon School, is one of three services governed by the Kingsway Trust. A manager oversees all three services. A team of four registered teachers is co-led by a curriculum leader and an administrator. Christian values of respect, integrity and love underpin the Centre’s philosophy and practice.
The service is a member of Ki Atua hei Kororia Kāhui Ako | Community of Learning.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children are involved in decisions about their learning experiences, and their individual preferences are respected. The curriculum supports children to develop social competence. It provides experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning in a language-rich environment. Children have opportunities to gain an understanding of both parties to the Treaty of Waitangi.
The premises provide quiet spaces, areas for physically active play, and space for individual and group learning experiences appropriate to the number, ages and abilities of children attending.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence to show it has addressed non-compliances relating to:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
17 June 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Kingsway Preschool Snells Beach |
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Profile Number |
25282 |
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Location |
Warkworth |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 years |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Reported ratio of staff to children under 2 |
1:5 - Meets regulatory standards |
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Reported ratio of staff to children over 2 |
1:6 - Better than regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
59 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 33 Boys 26 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 6 |
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Review team on site |
March 2020 |
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Date of this report |
17 June 2020 |
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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 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: