Unit 1, 363 East Tamaki Road, East Tamaki, Auckland
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
Kids Create Limited 1 is well placed to promote positive learning outcomes for children.
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Kids Create Limited 1 is a privately owned home-based service established in 2013. It is licensed to provide education and care for up to 80 children from infancy to school age. Educators provide programmes in their homes for up to four children at a time. The service is part of the Kids Create Limited Home-Based network.
Kids Create Limited has undergone a period of significant change. Over the past year the owners appointed an acting manager and three programme coordinators. They now plan to appoint a permanent manager.
The network has revised its operations, and strategic and annual plans to reflect changes to the philosophy. The philosophy celebrates the diversity of culture, ideas and ways of working, with a focus on developing children as self-directed, self-motivated learners.
The acting manager has implemented new self-assurance processes to meet the licensing criteria for homebased education and care services. Policies and procedures have been updated and are now comprehensive and provide guidance for educators.
The principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum underpin children's learning. The acting manager and programme coordinators evaluated the programme, which has led to a stronger focus on education-based learning through play.
Programme coordinators have engaged in professional development to build their role as leaders of learning. They work collaboratively to use and build their individual and collective strengths. Continuing to develop this leadership should help programme coordinators to mentor and coach educators working with children.
At the time of this review, Kids Create Limited 1 had one programme coordinator and one educator. This review is part of a cluster of four reviews in the Kids Create Limited Home-Based network.
Kids Create Limited 1 is welcoming to all children, their parents and whānau. The programme coordinator ensures that interactions with parents and communities are culturally responsive.
The service's philosophy and strategic and annual plans recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Staff are increasingly using te reo Māori to build their bicultural practices.
Parent consultation is valued, and the service is seeking ways to strengthen communication and relationships with parents and whānau. The reintroduction of playgroups provides additional learning experiences for children and opportunities for families and staff to connect.
The programme coordinator regularly visits the educator to plan learning programmes and provide feedback to build professional capability. The educator understands and appreciates the value of children learning through play. Programme planning is responsive to individual children's interests and needs, and learning dispositions. An agreed next step is to further promote children's cultural identity within the learning programmes.
Children’s wellbeing and safety are regularly monitored. Strategies to manage finances, resources, health and safety have been implemented.
The network leaders agree that next steps include continuing to:
Before the review, the staff and management of Kids Create Limited 1 completed an ERO Home-based Education and Care 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.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services Northern
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
19 March 2021
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO’s reports provide information for parents and communities about each service’s strengths and next steps for development. ERO’s bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
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Location |
East Tamaki, Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
46266 |
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Institution type |
Homebased Network |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
80 children, including up to 80 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
3 |
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Standard or Quality Funded |
Standard |
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Ethnic composition |
Indian |
3 |
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Number of qualified coordinators in the network |
1 |
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Required ratios of staff educators to children |
Under 2 |
1:2 |
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Over 2 |
1:4 |
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Review team on site |
January 2021 |
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Date of this report |
19 March 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review |
October 2016 |
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ERO’s overarching question for an early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Pou Whakahaere – how the service determines its vision, philosophy and direction to ensure positive outcomes for children
Pou Ārahi – how leadership is enacted to enhance positive outcomes for children
Mātauranga – whose knowledge is valued and how the curriculum is designed to achieve positive outcomes for children
Tikanga whakaako – how approaches to teaching and learning respond to diversity and support positive outcomes for children.
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to the draft methodology for ERO reviews in Home-based Education and Care Services: July 2014
The overall judgement that ERO makes will depend on how well the service promotes positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Kids Create Limited 1 was established in 2013 as one of four home-based education and care networks, in Auckland, owned by the same service provider. It is licensed to provide an early childhood education and care service for up to 80 children from infancy to school age. Educators provide programmes in their homes for up to four children at a time. Children come from diverse, mostly Pacific, cultural backgrounds.
The programme coordinator is a registered early childhood teacher. She and the auditor regularly visit educators in their homes and support them to plan educational programmes for children as well as monitoring health and safety provision. Key aspects of the service's philosophy include provision of a culturally responsive curriculum underpinned by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi, and learning through play.
The service provider/owner works as part of a governing board in managing the service. The board works collaboratively with the programme coordinator, auditor, relationships managers and educators.
Educators are appreciative of the support and opportunities for ongoing training that they receive from the programme coordinators. Documentation shows that children are happy, confident and have warm relationships with educators. Children's ideas are valued and educators are responsive to parent aspirations. Parents give positive feedback about the education and care their children receive. There is a shared belief in the benefits of home-based learning for children and their families.
Educators provide a culturally responsive curriculum that nurtures children's language, culture, and identity. Most of the educators speak the same first language as the children in their care. Educators include learning opportunities in planned experiences, day-to-day household activities and excursions. They keep good records of the children’s day and note activities that they enjoyed. This reflects the service's philosophy, which prioritises children learning through play and supports children's emotional and physical wellbeing.
There is an organisational culture of trust and respect at all levels. Relationships between the service leaders, educators and parents are responsive, supportive and caring. Programme coordinators promote good teaching practice in home visits, encourage training and record their discussions with educators. They are improvement focused and eager to continue increasing educator capability and the use of te reo and tikanga Māori in homes. Good communication keeps parents informed and involved.
Service leaders prioritise positive educational outcomes for children. They work in culturally appropriate and transparent ways to share information and develop learning partnerships with educators, whānau and the community. Purposeful internal evaluation has been established and is beginning to help service leaders to maintain good practices and to research ways to develop their practices further. Children's wellbeing is at the heart of internal review and service operations.
Service leaders have a strong commitment to developing a high quality home-based education service. Their philosophy and vision are evident across all service practices and policies. They have an ongoing commitment to bicultural development and Pacific success. Comprehensive documentation outlines clear guidelines and high expectations for educators. Robust health and safety systems provide assurance that expectations are being monitored. A more evidence based appraisal, aligned with the Practising Teacher Criteria, would help the programme coordinator and other staff to enhance their own professional practice.
The board has developed effective management and administration systems. These align with the service's philosophy, vision and mission and the government’s Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 (PEP). This plan is aimed at raising Pasifika learners’ participation, engagement and achievement.
The service leaders agree that key next steps for the service would be to:
strengthen strategic planning to be more focused on outcomes and linked to internal evaluation
Before the review, the staff and management of Kids Create Limited 1 completed an ERO Home-based Education and Care 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:
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.
The next ERO review of Kids Create Limited 1 will be in three years.
Graham Randell
Deputy Chief Review Officer Northern
28 October 2016
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO’s reports provide information for parents and communities about each service’s strengths and next steps for development. ERO’s bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
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Location |
Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
46266 |
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Institution type |
Homebased Network |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
80 children, including up to 40 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
45 |
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Standard or Quality Funded |
Standard |
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Gender composition |
Boys 25 Girls 20 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori Samoan Tongan Cook Island Māori |
3 29 12 1 |
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Number of qualified coordinators in the network |
1 |
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Required ratios of staff educators to children |
Under 2 |
1:2 |
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Over 2 |
1:4 |
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Review team on site |
July 2016 |
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Date of this report |
28 October 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
No previous ERO reports |
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ERO’s overarching question for an early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Pou Whakahaere – how the service determines its vision, philosophy and direction to ensure positive outcomes for children
Pou Ārahi – how leadership is enacted to enhance positive outcomes for children
Mātauranga – whose knowledge is valued and how the curriculum is designed to achieve positive outcomes for children
Tikanga whakaako – how approaches to teaching and learning respond to diversity and support positive outcomes for children.
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to the draft methodology for ERO reviews in Home-based Education and Care Services: July 2014
The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.