30 West Street, Pukekohe
View on mapDomains: Ngā Akatoro | Below the threshold for quality | Above the threshold for quality | ||
The learner and their learning He Whāriki Motuhake | Improvement required | Working towards | Embedded | Excelling |
Collaborative professional learning and development builds knowledge and capability Whakangungu Ngaio | Improvement required | Working towards | Embedded | Excelling |
Leadership fosters collaboration and improvement Kaihautū | Improvement required | Working towards | Embedded | Excelling |
Stewardship through effective governance and management Te Whakaruruhau | Improvement required | Working towards | Embedded | Excelling |
For an explanation of the judgement terms used and of the evaluation process please refer to the last page of this report. These judgements are based on the evidence provided to ERO during the evaluation.
| Children’s health and safety | Improvement required | Taking reasonable steps |
Akarangi | Quality Evaluations evaluate the extent to which early childhood services have 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 and Early Childhood Education (ECE) Improvement Framework (teacher led services) are the basis for making judgements about the quality of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. Evaluations for improvement | Ngā Aronga Whai Hua is integrated across all of the above domains.
St James KidsWay is affiliated to the St James Presbyterian Church and its philosophy values love, trust, empathy, peacefulness and respect. A governing board oversees operations and is composed of the church minister, elders, congregation members, centre manager, and a parent representative. The qualified centre manager provides curriculum leadership to a small teaching team. Children learn in a mixed-age setting. The service has had significant staff and leadership changes since the last ERO review.
Since the May 2023 Akanuku | Assurance Review, the non-compliances identified in the report have been addressed. However, consistent implementation of practices is still required to meet all aspects of regulatory compliance.
Children engage well in teacher-led and child-initiated learning within a developing curriculum that reflects aspects of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and the service’s Christian philosophy.
Leadership and teachers are beginning to collaborate to build their professional knowledge and cultural competence in designing and implementing a responsive curriculum.
Current leadership is at an early stage of establishing systems, processes and a shared understanding to support quality curriculum delivery.
Improvement of governance participation in service operations is required to fully realise the philosophy, vision and values of the service.
Before the review, the staff and management of St James KidsWay completed and ERO Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they Select ‘have’ or ‘have not’ taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
During the review, ERO looked at the service’s system for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children’s health and safety:
All early childhood services are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO found area of concern in the service relating to:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008; HS28, GMA7A, GMA8.
St James KidsWay will include the following actions in its quality improvement planning:
Activities undertaken by the evaluation team
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Further information about how ERO evaluates early childhood services is available here.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
3 September 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | St James KidsWay |
| Profile Number | 25078 |
| Location | Pukekohe |
| Service Type | Education and care service |
| Number licenced for | 30 children aged 2 and over |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 100% |
Ethnic composition Using rounded percentages | Māori 7%; NZ European/Pakeha 59%, Fijian 11%, Indian 7%, Middle Eastern 4%, Korean 4%, Sri Lankan 4%, South African 4% |
| Service roll | 27 |
| Review team on site | July 2024 |
| Date of this report | 3 September 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report (s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, May 2023; Akanuku | Assurance Review, May 2021 |
ERO’s judgements are based on Te Ara Poutama and the Early Childhood Education Improvement Framework (teacher led services).
Above the threshold for quality | |
Excelling | The service is excelling in the learning and organisation to support high quality education and care for children |
Embedded | The service has embedded its learning and organisational conditions to support ongoing improvement to the quality of education and care for children. |
Below the threshold for quality | |
Working towards | The service is working towards establishing the learning and organisational conditions to support improvements in the quality of education and care for children. |
Improvement required | The service has not yet developed the learning and organisational conditions to support quality education and care for children. |
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 |
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Curriculum |
Not meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Not meeting |
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Health and safety |
Not meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children.
St James KidsWay operates within the St James Presbyterian Church with a Christian based philosophy. A trust board provides oversight of operation. The service has had significant staff changes since the previous ERO review. A small number of children who identify as Māori or of Pacific heritage currently attend.
Children’s learning is enhanced by adults engaging in meaningful, positive interactions and reciprocal relationships. The curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to extend their learning and development - both indoors and outdoors. Assessment, planning and evaluation demonstrates an understanding of children’s interests and whānau. Children’s learning is supported by a language rich environment.
The service is not meeting regulatory standards in a number of areas.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
ensuring checks of equipment, premises and facilities on every day of operation for hazards to children, include those present in kitchen or laundry facilities
ensuring the outdoor activity space is safe and suitably surfaced
having a service curriculum that respects and supports the rights of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures.
[Licencing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Services 2008, HS12, PF13, C6]
During the review, the service provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
information being provided to parents about the amount and details of the expenditure of any Ministry of Education funding received by the service (GMA3)
having a detailed record of each component of the safety checks including the results and the date each step was taken (GMA7A)
ensuring there are suitable facilities provided for washing sick or soiled children (PF26).
Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
written child protection policy that meets the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014 (HS31).
ERO recommends that the Ministry reassess the licence issued to this service provider. ERO will not undertake a further review of this service until the Ministry of Education is satisfied that the service meets regulatory standards.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
8 May 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
St James KidsWay |
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Profile Number |
25078 |
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Location |
Pukekohe |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children over the age of two |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
32 |
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Review team on site |
March 2023 |
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Date of this report |
8 May 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, May 2021; |
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 |
| Premises and facilities | Meeting |
| Health and safety | Not meeting |
| Governance, management and administration | Not meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children.
St James KidsWay operates within the St James Presbyterian Church of Pukekohe. A trust board provides oversight of operation. The fully qualified and registered centre manager supports the daily management of the centre and oversees a team of provisionally registered and untrained staff. The service had a positive reporting history with ERO.
Governance require support to develop their understanding of their roles and responsibilities to guide centre operations. Areas relating to policies and procedures require strengthening.
The centre’s special character philosophy is reflected in practice. Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children. Children’s social and emotional competencies are supported through an inclusive curriculum. A variety of experiences are provided to enhance teaching and learning within the programme.
The curriculum is informed by assessment, planning and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning and interests. Positive steps are taken to respect parents’ aspirations to be involved in decision making concerning their child’s learning.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS4, HS6, HS7, HS9, HS28, HS29, GMA1, GMA7, GMA7A]
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
31 May 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | St James KidsWay |
| Profile Number | 25078 |
| Location | Pukekohe |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 30 children aged over 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80%+ |
| Service roll | 42 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 3, NZ European/Pākehā 30, Other ethnic groups 9 |
| Review team on site | March 2021 |
| Date of this report | 31 May 2021 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, June 2017, Education Review, May 2014. |
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 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: