65 Esplanade, Te Kuiti
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 Kuiti Community Childcare Centre are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) | Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains | |
Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions | Whāngai Establishing Whakaū Embedding |
This service operates as a community-based incorporated society, also known as ‘The Cottage’. Under the guidance of an executive committee made up of current parents, leadership is shared between the centre manager and education manager. There have been recent changes to some leadership positions. Approximately a third of the roll whakapapa Māori and a small number are of Pacific descent.
Children experience an environment where play and exploration are promoted. Large outdoor areas support physical and creative learning. The service has identified the need to work towards a more child-led curriculum that promotes children’s agency and complexity of learning in a play-based environment. There are some opportunities for older children to lead their own learning both indoors and outdoors. Children with additional learning needs are well supported to learn alongside other children. Younger learners experience a range of sensory experiences that support creativity and exploration.
Teachers establish positive relationships with parents and whānau. There are opportunities for them to contribute to their children’s learning plans and to cultural events. This involvement helps to increase children’s sense of belonging within the centre.
Leaders are beginning to provide a culturally rich curriculum for all children. The service is taking steps to integrate te reo Māori and tikanga Māori into the curriculum and is beginning to recognise other cultures. Maniapototanga |Maniapoto iwi identity and tikanga has recently been reflected in some assessment records. The curriculum and teaching practices are beginning to include Pacific values and knowledge.
Assessment documentation reflects children’s learning for both individuals and groups. The service is beginning to use the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, to guide children’s learning. There is variability in teacher’s approaches to recording children’s progress. Leaders need to establish a consistent approach toward identifying children’s learning over time.
The teaching team has built a shared understanding of evaluation and is able to identify some equitable outcomes for learners. Leaders work collaboratively to enact the service’s vision, plans and priorities. The governing board supports leaders across centre operations to promote ongoing compliance and conditions.
Te Kuiti Community Childcare Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Te Kuiti Community Childcare Centre 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:
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:
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)
19 August 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Te Kuiti Community Childcare Centre Inc. |
| Profile Number | 30132 |
| Location | Te Kuiti |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 63 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 63 |
| Review team on site | June 2024 |
| Date of this report | 19 August 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, March 2023; Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2021 |
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 | Meeting |
| Governance, management and administration | Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
This service operates as a community based incorporated society, also known as ‘The Cottage’. Under the guidance of an executive committee, leadership is shared between the centre manager and education leader. Almost a third of children enrolled are Māori. The service has addressed non-compliances identified in the 2021 ERO review.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their experiences. Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships.
A language-rich environment supports children’s learning. There are opportunities for them to extend their learning both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups. An ongoing process of self-review and internal evaluation helps the service improve the quality of its education and care. The service takes all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of children attending.
Next steps include:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
30 March 2023
| Early Childhood Service Name | Te Kuiti Community Childcare Centre Inc. |
| Profile Number | 30132 |
| Location | Te Kuiti |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 63 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 63 |
| Review team on site | March 2023 |
| Date of this report | 30 March 2023 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2021; Education Review, March 2018. |
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 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:
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through:
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.
Te Kuiti Community Childhood Centre Inc. operates as an incorporated society known as ‘The Cottage’. An executive committee of elected parents provides governance and strategic direction for the centre. Significant changes in centre management recently have resulted in the executive committee and two supervisors overseeing governance and administration.
The service is not meeting regulatory standards in several areas. Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to meet regulatory compliance. The executive committee is yet to implement suitable human resource management practices.
The service provides children with play and learning spaces that are sufficiently resourced. The curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum. Meaningful and positive interactions enhance children’s learning.
The curriculum acknowledges the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua and children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
[Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS17, HS18, HS27, HS28, HS34, GMA7, GMA7A].
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
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.
Shelley Booysen
Acting Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
17 November 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Te Kuiti Community Childcare Centre Inc. |
| Profile Number | 30132 |
| Location | Te Kuiti |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 63 children, including up to 15 aged under 2. |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 60 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 17, NZ European/Pākehā 37, Other ethnic groups 6. |
| Review team on site | August 2021 |
| Date of this report | 17 November 2021 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, March 2018; Education Review, September 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: