1 Harrington Avenue, Pukekohe
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 Pukekohe Early Learning Centre 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 |
Pukekohe Early Learning Centre is privately owned and managed. A qualified owner, along with two centre managers support a team of thirteen qualified teachers, fifteen unqualified staff and a centre cook. The philosophy is focused on protecting the future by actively taking care of the world through sustainable practices. A small number of children attending are Māori, or from Pacific heritage.
Children’s wellbeing and sense of belonging is supported through caring and nurturing relationships with teachers and their peers. Infants and toddlers benefit from calm, unhurried routines and teachers who respond to their verbal and non-verbal cues. Social competence is fostered, which enables caring and kind friendships between children.
The service’s environment is designed and set up to support play and a range of learning experiences. Within it teachers promote literacy and numeracy learning for children. Children’s decisions are respected, and their independence affirmed.
Assessment practices are used to identify children strengthens and learning dispositions. This supports the development of a curriculum which is informed by children’s interests. Teachers have yet to consider the learning progress of children in relation to the learning outcomes of Te Whāriki the early childhood curriculum.
Teachers have established relationships with parents, whānau, local schools and the community. They are working to strengthen connections with whānau Māori to support and inform the development of a localised curriculum that acknowledges te ao Māori perspectives.
There is a process of self-review in place that is collaborative and improvement focused. Leaders continue to establish a process for internal evaluation that considers the impact of improvement actions on outcomes for learners.
Organisational governance and management systems operate with shared collaboration between leaders and relational trust. Teachers are provided with relevant professional development opportunities and ongoing mentoring. Leaders need to continue to monitor systems and processes to ensure legislative requirements are consistently met.
Pukekohe Early Learning Centre will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Pukekohe Early Learning 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.
The service provided ERO with evidence to show the following areas on non-compliance have been addressed:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, HS17, GMA7A
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
17 June 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Pukekohe Early Learning Centre |
| Profile Number | 46911 |
| Location | Pukekohe, Auckland |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 97 children, including up to 38 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 64 |
| Review team on site | April 2024 |
| Date of this report | 17 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, January 2021; Akanuku | Assurance Review, August 2019 |
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 |
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Pukekohe Early Learning Centre is a privately - owned education and care service. The community is ethnically diverse. The July 2019 ERO evaluation found that the service did not meet a number of aspects of the licensing criteria. Sufficient progress has been made in response.
The service’s curriculum is inclusive. Infants, toddlers and older children experience positive and respectful interactions with teachers. Children have opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand. Their home languages are respected and used by teachers. Cultural celebrations are integrated into the curriculum. The premises and facilities are resourced to provide for the learning and abilities of the children attending. A philosophy, policy framework and annual planning guide service operation. Teacher appraisal and internal evaluation processes are established. Health and safety processes are monitored, and changes are made when required.
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
Licensing criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Services 2008, PF 30.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
3 March 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Pukekohe Early Learning Centre |
| Profile Number | 46911 |
| Location | Auckland |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 97 children, including up to 25 aged under 2. |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80%+ |
| Service roll | 95 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 12, NZ European/Pākehā 30, Pacific 9, South African 13, Indian 16, Filipino 5, Other ethnicities 8. |
| Review team on site | 10 November 2020 |
| Date of this report | 3 March 2021 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku |Assurance Review, August 2019; Education Review May 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 (PDF 1MB). 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:
| Regulatory standards | |
| Curriculum | Not meeting |
| Premises and facilities | Not 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.
Pukekohe Early Learning Centre is a privately owned, full-day education and care centre situated in Pukekohe. The centre was reviewed by ERO in 2018 and was found to be requiring further development. The Ministry of Education supported the staff employed at the time to access professional development. There have been significant changes in management, leadership and teachers over the last year.
The newly appointed operations manager and centre manager are in the process of revising systems and processes. These include assessment and curriculum planning, appraisal and policy review. These need time to be fully implemented. The majority of the teaching team are new to the centre. Teachers are working well together to develop respectful relationships with children and families and to build a cohesive team culture. Leaders and teachers are currently accessing external support to respond to areas identified in the 2018 ERO report. Some of the non-compliances identified in the previous ERO report remain areas to be addressed. Addressing issues relating to the safety of children are priority areas for improvement.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, C2, C6, C7, C9, GMA4, GMA7, HS8, HS12, PF4. Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, Regulation 43 (1) (a), (i, iv) c), 47 (1) (a,b,e) (i&ii), 46 (1) (c,d), (iii).
ERO recommends that the Ministry reassess the licence of Pukekohe Early Learning Centre. 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 of Pukekohe Early Learning Centre will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Phil Cowie
Director Review and Improvement Services
Central Region
7 August 2019
| Early Childhood Service Name | Pukekohe Early Learning Centre | |
| Profile Number | 46911 | |
| Location | Pukekohe | |
| Service type | Education and care service | |
| Number licensed for | 69 children, including up to 25 aged under 2 | |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80% + | |
| Reported ratios of staff to children | Under 2 | 1:4 Better than regulatory standards |
Over 2 | 1:8 Better than regulatory standards | |
| Service roll | 63 | |
| Gender composition | Male 32 Female 31 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 6 NZ European/Pākehā 21 Indian 8 Chinese 5 Other European 5 Other 18 | |
| Review team on site | May 2019 | |
| Date of this report | 7 August 2019 | |
Most recent ERO report(s)
| Supplementary Review May 2018 | |
All services are licensed under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. The legal requirements for early childhood services also include:
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 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 Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through: