168 Bayswater Avenue, Bayswater-Auckland, 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 Peninsula Kids 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 |
Peninsula Kids is owned by a qualified early childhood teacher. It is managed by a centre manager with the support of the owner. There are two areas for different age groups of children, each with its own outdoor area. A qualified teaching team reflects the cultural diversity of the children and families. Approximately 10 percent of children enrolled have Māori heritage.
Children of all ages enjoy a calm, unhurried environment. They have formed trustful and respectful relationships with teachers. Children at this service are confident to explore and direct their own play. Younger children enjoy nurturing and responsive care. They demonstrate a sense of belonging in their environment. Teachers sing and talk to children supporting their developing language.
Children have easy access to a variety of equipment and make good use of the indoor and outdoor environments. They enjoy friendships that enhance their social skills. Childrens’ literacy and mathematical knowledge is fostered by teachers.
Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, guides the curriculum provided. Leaders and teachers have developed collaborative relationships with parents that help to support children’s learning and wellbeing. Parent aspirations are frequently sought and used to inform the curriculum. Records of children’s learning show their development and progress over time.
An ongoing commitment to bicultural and inclusive practices is evident. Teachers include te reo Māori and aspects of tikanga Māori in their daily practice. They could increase the visibility of how the curriculum responds to children’s cultures in documentation and the environment.
Internal evaluation processes are collaborative, and improvement focused. Through internal evaluation, teachers monitor the impact of changes made. Teachers’ professional goals align with the centre’s overarching strategic objectives.
The centre is professionally managed. Operations are guided by a framework of policies and procedures. A collaborative and reflective working culture is helping to build shared understandings of expectations within the teaching team. Continuing to strengthen teachers’ evaluative capability is likely to contribute to ongoing improvement.
Peninsula Kids will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Strengthen the visibility of children’s cultures and languages within curriculum documentation and in the physical environment.
Extend teachers’ understanding about robust evaluation to promote improved outcomes for children.
Before the review, the staff and management of Peninsula Kids 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)
8 June 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Peninsula Kids |
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Profile Number |
47317 |
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Location |
Bayswater, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
51 children, including up to 11 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
100% |
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Service roll |
60 |
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Review team on site |
April 2023 |
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Date of this report |
8 June 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, October 2019. |
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.
Peninsula Kids was licensed as a new centre in October 2017. There are two age-based rooms, each with their own outdoor area. The learning programme is based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Children come from diverse cultural backgrounds. The centre manager leads a team of seven qualified teachers, supported by other adults, relievers and a nutritionist. This is the first ERO review of the service.
The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children. Adults engage in meaningful and positive interactions with children to enhance learning and nurture relationships. Children’s preferences are respected. They are involved in decisions about their learning. Children have opportunities to develop confidence in their own culture and understandings about the bicultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Health and safety systems are monitored. Parents/whānau are consulted about their children’s learning and service operations. Teacher appraisal and an ongoing process of self review supports teachers and managers to improve the quality of education and care for the children attending the service.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
22 October 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Peninsula Kids |
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Profile Number |
47317 |
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Location |
Bayswater, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
51 children, including up to 11 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Reported ratio of staff to children under 2 |
3:10 - Better than regulatory standards |
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Reported ratio of staff to children over 2 |
1:8 - Better than regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
61 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 34 Girls 27 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 3 |
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Review team on site |
September, 2019 |
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Date of this report |
22 October 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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No previous ERO reports |
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: