8 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka
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.
Small Pukeko’s Early Learning Centre changed ownership in 2021. The owner governs the centre with the support of a qualified centre manager. They lead a team of eight staff including four qualified teachers and a cook. The community is ethnically diverse, and many attending are from the local rural area.
The service curriculum is inclusive. Infants, toddlers, and older children experience positive respectful interactions with adults. They have opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Teachers provide a language rich environment where children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences. The curriculum is informed by systems for assessment and planning that align with the principles of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
The design and layout of the indoor and outdoor environments provide children with opportunities to extend their learning and development, both individually and in groups.
Next steps include:
strengthening the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their identity, languages and cultures
increasing opportunities for the aspirations that parents and whānau have for their children to be shared and responded to through planning and assessment.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
15 June 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Small Pukeko’s Early Learning Centre |
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Profile Number |
45832 |
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Location |
Kaiwaka, Northland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
53 children, including up to 17 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
59 |
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Review team on site |
May 2023 |
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Date of this report |
15 June 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2020; Education Review, August 2016
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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 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:
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.
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 |
|
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 a non-compliance and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Small Pukeko’s Early Learning Service is a small, privately owned, rural service licensed for 53 children from birth to six years of age. The philosophy of the service is based on strong whānau relationships, honesty and respect for tamariki.
The owner/centre manager is a qualified early childhood teacher. The teaching team includes a head teacher and three teachers who are all qualified and registered teachers.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful positive interactions that nurture reciprocal relationships with children. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children’s individual interests and development. Adults respect and support the right of each child to be confident in their own culture. The aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children are acknowledged and respected.
The indoor and outdoor environments provide children with opportunities to extend their learning and development. A process of self review helps teachers to improve the quality of the service’s education and care. An annual plan guides the service’s operation.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed an area of non-compliance relating to the monitoring of hazards (HS12).
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
16 November 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Small Pukeko’s Early Learning Centre |
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Profile Number |
45832 |
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Location |
Kaiwaka, Northland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
53 children, including up to 17 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
55 |
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Gender composition |
Female 29 Male 26 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 18 NZ European/Pākehā 35 other ethnic groups 2 |
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Review team on site |
September 2020 |
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Date of this report |
16 November 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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Education Review August 2016 Education Review April 2013 |
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.
As part of an Akanuku | 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 Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: