134 McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge, Auckland
View on mapAkarangi | Quality Evaluations evaluate the extent to which early childhood services have 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 and Early Childhood Education (ECE) Improvement Framework (teacher led services) are the basis for making judgements about the quality of the service in achieving equity and excellence for all learners. Evaluations for improvement | Ngā Aronga Whai Hua is integrated across all of the above domains.
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.
Li’l Champs Early Learning Centre was previously known as McKenzie Childcare Centre. This is its first ERO review under new management. The registered service provider and centre manager lead a team of four registered teachers, five relievers, an administrator, and a cook. The centre’s philosophy focuses on whakaute (respect), aroha (love), recognising the importance of diversity, and viewing the environment as ‘the third teacher’.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions and nurture reciprocal relationships. Children have opportunities to develop knowledge, and an understanding of, the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand. They are respected and supported to be confident in their own culture through cultural events and an environment that contains symbols, artefacts, and resources.
A policy framework and an annual plan guide centre operations. A process for teacher appraisal and internal evaluation has been established.
Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required. Premises and facilities are resourced to provide for the learning and abilities of children attending.
Leaders and teachers to develop shared understanding about:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
30 May 2022
| Early Childhood Service Name | Li’l Champs Ealy Learning Centre |
| Profile Number | 47268 |
| Location | Mangere, Auckland |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 43 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 7, Samoan 15, Tongan 7, Cook Island 4, Asian 5, other ethnic groups 5 |
| Review team on site | April 2022 |
| Date of this report | 30 May 2022 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | First ERO review of the service under new management |
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:
| Regulatory standards | |
| 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.
McKenzie Childcare Centre is a purpose-built centre that provides education and care for children between four months and five years of age. There are four rooms and two outdoor areas. Most of the children attending are Māori, Indian or Samoan. The area/centre manager leads a team of three qualified teachers, supported by relievers, an administrator and a nutritionist. The programme is based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. This is the first ERO review of the service, which opened in 2017.
Children are involved in decisions about their learning, and their ideas are respected. Adults’ interactions enhance children’s relationships with teachers and with each other. The programme supports children to be confident in their own culture and to respect diverse cultures. Planning and assessment systems show children’s interests and record their learning.
Equipment and facilities are checked daily and appropriate action is taken when any hazard is found. An ongoing process of review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of education and care. Teachers participate in professional development and there is a process for regular teacher appraisal. An annual plan guides service operations.
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services Northern
Northern Region
9 May 2019
| Early Childhood Service Name | McKenzie Childcare Centre | |
| Profile Number | 47268 | |
| Location | Mangere, Auckland | |
| Service type | Education and care service | |
| Number licensed for | 86 children, including 18 aged under 2 years | |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80% + | |
| Reported ratios of staff to children | Under 2 | 1:5 – Meets regulatory standards |
| Over 2 | 1:10 – Meets regulatory standards | |
| Service roll | 32 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 16 Boys 16 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 8 Indian 5 Samoan 5 Cook Island Māori 4 other ethnic groups 10 | |
| Review team on site | March 2019 | |
| Date of this report | 9 May 2019 | |
Most recent ERO report(s)
| First ERO review of the service | |
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: