1 Cullimore Street, Pukete, Hamilton
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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.
Educare Pukete changed ownership in May 2022 and is one of 22 Educare Ltd centres throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. A new centre manager is supported by an area manager. A quarter of the children enrolled identify as Māori, and a small number are Pacific.
Infants, toddlers, and young children are supported to develop their social competence. The curriculum is language-rich and provides a range of experiences and opportunities to extend and enhance their development. Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful and positive interactions. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning.
Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their child. There are regular opportunities provided for them to be involved in their child’s learning.
The service’s operations are guided by a philosophy statement, an annual plan and budget.
Next steps include:
Continue to strengthen assessment and planning with a focus on responding to and extending learning for children.
Increase the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts.
Strengthen the extent to which information documented about children’s learning reflects their identity, language, and culture.
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
16 February 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Educare Pukete |
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Profile Number |
34070 |
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Location |
Pukete, Hamilton |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
99 children, including up to 25 aged under 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
48 |
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Review team on site |
November 2022 |
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Date of this report |
16 February 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akarangi | Quality Evaluation, June 2021; Education Review, April 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.
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.
Akarangi | 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 (PDF 3.01MB) are the basis for making judgements about the effectiveness of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. The Akarangi Quality Evaluation Judgement Rubric (PDF 91.30KB) derived from the indicators, is used to inform the ERO’s judgements about this service’s performance in promoting equity and excellence.
ERO’s judgements for Bright Babes Limited are as follows:
Outcome Indicators |
ERO’s judgement |
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What the service knows about outcomes for learners |
Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
ERO’s judgement |
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He Whāriki Motuhake The learner and their learning |
Whakaū Embedding |
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Whakangungu Ngaio Collaborative professional learning builds knowledge and capability |
Whakaū Embedding |
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Ngā Aronga Whai Hua Evaluation for improvement |
Whakaū Embedding |
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Kaihautū Leaders foster collaboration and improvement |
Whakaū Embedding |
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Te Whakaruruhau Stewardship through effective governance and management |
Whakawhanake Sustaining |
Bright Babes Limited is a privately owned, stand-alone centre. The centre owner and assistant manager lead a team of ten qualified and nine unqualified teachers. Bright Babes Limited caters for infants, toddlers and young children, in five developmentally based areas. The philosophy aims to support children as resilient, confident, curious achievers.
Children experience a respectful and responsive curriculum. Transitions into, within, and from the service are well supported. Infants benefit from calm, highly responsive interactions. Toddlers experience nurturing interactions that scaffold them towards independence. Kaiako actively promote understandings of mathematical and literacy concepts for young children. Children are confident and engaged in their learning.
Strong relationships are embedded and valued within the service. Kaiako have ample time to develop positive learning-focused relationships with children, parents and whānau. The low turn-over of kaiako is conducive to embedding quality adult-child relationships. Children display a sense of belonging.
Contribution by Māori is valued. Leaders seek and create opportunities to practically incorporate their voice in the daily curriculum. The service has focused on growth in cultural responsiveness to whānau Māori since the previous ERO review. Māori children benefit from inclusion of Te Ao Māori within the curriculum.
Kaiako are beginning to explore the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Assessment information shows some evidence of children’s developing capabilities and is reflective of some children’s languages, identities, and cultures. Team leaders and kaiako are beginning to consider this information in terms of equity.
Service leaders engage purposefully with internal evaluation to increase teacher capacity. They gather and use a range of relevant data to identify priorities for improvement. Kaiako are at an early stage of implementing these priorities within the curriculum. Critical reflection and collaborative practice are encouraged. Leaders ensure kaiako have access to relevant, high-quality professional learning, both externally and in-house.
Management have established sound systems, processes, and practices. The learning and wellbeing of children are the primary considerations in decision making. Leaders facilitate collaboration between the service, nearby schools and relevant agencies and community organisation to support broader educational outcomes.
Bright Babes Limited will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Bright Babes Limited 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:
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.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
10 June 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Bright Babes Limited |
| Profile Number | 34070 |
| Location | Pukete, Hamilton |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
99 children, including up to 25 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
102 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 31, NZ European/Pākehā 44, Indian 9, Pacific 6, Chinese 4, Other ethnic groups 8 |
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Review team on site |
April 2021 |
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Date of this report |
10 June 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, April 2018; Education Review, March 2015. |