35 Plymouth Road, Flaxmere, Hastings
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 Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre 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 |
Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre located in Flaxmere, is governed by the Kahungunu Health Services Charitable Trust. Of the 38 tamariki enrolled, 28 are Māori and 10 are Pacific learners. They learn and play within two age-based settings. A centre manager leads a culturally diverse team of eight kaiako.
Summary of findings
Tamariki experience an inclusive play-based curriculum where they are responded to as confident and competent learners. Their choices are respected, and they are included in decisions about their learning. The curriculum reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Tamariki of Pacific heritage are also affirmed in their language and culture. Tamariki up to the age of three experience a calm unhurried environment where their verbal and non-verbal cues are sensitively responded to by kaiako. Information and guidance is sought when necessary from agencies/services to enable adults to work effectively with tamariki and whānau. Tamariki demonstrate a strong sense of Mana Atua-wellbeing.
Parents, whānau and aiga experience responsive and respectful relationships with leaders and kaiako. They have regular opportunities to participate and contribute to the ongoing learning of their tamariki. Kaiako gather an increasing range of individual information about tamariki to inform curriculum design. Leaders recognise that consistent assessment practices are yet to be fully embedded. Transitions into the service and beyond are sensitively managed. Kaiako know their tamariki well. Tamariki demonstrate a strong sense of Mana Whenua-belonging.
High relational trust among leaders and kaiako promotes open communication and team unity. Ongoing self-review fosters consistent positive outcomes for teaching and learning. Leaders agree they are yet to fully embed their collective capability to do and use internal evaluation. A commitment to continuous learning and development enables ongoing reflection to improve practice.
Leaders and teachers are guided by appropriate systems and processes that maintain management and governance of the service. The learning and wellbeing of tamariki is paramount in decision making.
Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Continue to strengthen internal evaluation by using evaluative questions to monitor and evaluate against the desired learning outcomes in Te Whāriki.
Increase the visibility of:
the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki the early childhood curriculum in documented assessment and evaluation, and
all children’s languages and cultures within documented assessment.
Before the review, the staff and management of Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre 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.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
17 August 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre |
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Profile Number |
46859 |
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Location |
Hastings |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
54 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
38 |
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Review team on site |
June 2022 |
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Date of this report |
17 August 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 2019 |
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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.
Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre is governed by the Kahungunu Health Services Charitable Trust. The day-to-day management is the responsibility of a centre manager. The physical space provides two separate areas for younger and older children. This is the service’s first ERO review.
The service curriculum reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua and children have opportunities to be confident in their own culture and develop respect for other cultures. Positive steps are taken to respond to aspirations held by parents, whānau and the wider community.
Infants, toddlers and older children experience a range of Teachers respond to learners’ interests and provide a variety of activities appropriate for their learning. The service promotes healthy eating and wellbeing.individual and group experiences.
Suitable human resource management practices are implemented. A system of teacher appraisal has been established.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Phillip Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services Central Region
1 April 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Te Kāinga Pōtiki ō Pāharakeke Early Childhood Centre |
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Profile Number |
46859 |
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Location |
Flaxmere |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
54 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Number of qualified coordinators/ hospital play specialists |
N/A |
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Quality or Standard funded (Home-based services) |
N/A |
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Reported ratios of staff / adults to children |
Under 2 |
4:11 Better than regulatory standards |
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Over 2 |
3:14 Better than regulatory standards |
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Service roll |
25 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 14, Girls 11 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 14 Māori Cook Island6 Other Pacific Groups 3 Other Ethnic Groups 2 |
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Review team on site |
March 2019 |
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Date of this report |
1 April 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
No previous ERO reports |
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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.