3 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia
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 TnT Kidscare are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) | Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains | |
Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions | Whāngai Establishing Whāngai Establishing |
TnT Kidscare is a small mixed-aged service. The owner is responsible for daily operations. She is supported by an external mentor and a team of qualified and unqualified staff. Almost all of the children enrolled are Māori and a small number are Tongan.
Children are actively engaged in a play-based curriculum that promotes positive social interactions and respect for others. Calm and responsive teacher interactions and predictable routines support younger children’s sense of belonging and security.
Children hear te reo Māori being spoken by teachers and elements of tikanga Māori are integrated into routines. The learning environment reflects children’s cultures through wall displays and resourcing. Valued cultural celebrations and community gatherings are integrated with opportunities for parent involvement. Continuing to develop teaching practices that are responsive to the cultures of children and families is an ongoing focus.
Assessment information makes children’s learning visible and shows some progress of learning over time. There are ongoing opportunities for families to share the life contexts and cultural identities of their children. This supports the development of individual learning plans which includes children’s interests. Planning, assessment and evaluation could be improved by deepening how teachers’ use the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, to record children’s learning.
Teachers’ ongoing commitment to grow their professional knowledge, expertise and cultural competencies supports the provision of a responsive curriculum for all children. Leaders work collaboratively with teachers to enact the service’s vision, philosophy and goals. A process for professional growth that supports ongoing teacher development is in place and contributes to building teacher capabilities.
Leaders are intentional in removing barriers to include all families, ensuring children have access to an inclusive curriculum where their wellbeing is prioritised. The use of an evaluation framework supports the service to consider how to improve aspects of the curriculum in relation to children’s experiences. There is some evidence of change. However, teachers and leaders are yet to identify whether these changes are promoting improved learning outcomes for all groups of children.
TnT Kidscare will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of TnT Kidscare 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 July 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | TnT Kidscare |
| Profile Number | 30218 |
| Location | Ngaruawahia |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 30 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 30 |
| Review team on site | May 2024 |
| Date of this report | 19 July 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, April 2023; Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2020 |
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 |
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.
TnT Kidscare has relocated from Hamilton to Ngāruawāhia. It is a small mixed-aged centre that is managed by the centre owner, responsible for day-to-day operation. They are supported by an external mentor and a team of qualified and unqualified kaiako. All tamariki at the service whakakapa Māori.
The service curriculum is inclusive and responsive to tamariki as confident and competent learners. Their preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning. A range of experiences are provided to enhance and extend learning and development.
Kaiako providing education and care engage in positive interactions to enhance learning and nurture reciprocal relationships.
Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge aspirations of whānau. There are opportunities for whānau to be involved in decision making about the learning of their tamaiti. Guidance is sought from agencies when necessary to work effectively with tamariki and whānau.
Next steps include:
Increase the opportunities tamariki have to hear and speak te reo Māori in a meaningful learning contexts.
Strengthen the extent to which information documented about the learning of tamariki reflects their identity, language, and culture.
Improve the extent to which assessment information shows the progress and learning of tamariki overtime.
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
28 March 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
TnT Kidscare |
|
Profile Number |
30218 |
|
Location |
Ngāruawāhia |
|
Service type |
Education and care service |
|
Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
|
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
|
Service roll |
31 |
|
Review team on site |
March 2023 |
|
Date of this report |
28 March 2023 |
|
Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2021; Akanuku | Assurance Review, June 2020 |
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 | Meeting |
| Governance, management and administration | Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Kids Time Early Learning Centre is one of two privately owned services on adjacent sites in Ngaruawahia. The service caters to infants, toddlers, and young children up to the age of three and a half. In 2020 the centre was relicensed under the new ownership of Grow ECE Ltd.
Infants, toddlers, and young children experience a curriculum that is inclusive and responsive. Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children. Regular opportunities are provided for parents to communicate with kaiako. Children are given the opportunity to develop an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The new owners have implemented suitable human resource management practices. All reasonable steps are taken to promote children’s health and safety. The design and layout of the premises support the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences appropriate to the ages and abilities 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 Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
28 May 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Kids Time Early Learning Centre |
| Profile Number | 30218 |
| Location | Ngaruawahia |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 44 children, including up to 24 aged under 2. |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80%+ |
| Service roll | 44 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 22, NZ European/Pākehā 16, Other ethnic groups 6. |
| Review team on site | April 2021 |
| Date of this report | 28 May 2021 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, July 2020; Education Review, October 2016. |
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: