Just Kidz Flatbush

Education institution number:
47444
Service type:
Education & Care Service
Total roll:
81
Telephone:
Address:

64 Thomas Road, Flat Bush, Auckland

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Just Kidz Flatbush

ERO’s Judgements

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 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 Just Kidz Flatbush are as follows:

Outcome Indicators

(What the service knows about outcomes for learners)


Whāngai Establishing

Ngā Akatoro Domains

 

Learning Conditions
Organisational Conditions

Whāngai Establishing

Whāngai Establishing

2 Context of the Service

Just Kidz Flatbush is part of the Just Kidz franchise. Three rooms provide education and care for different age groups of children. A small number of children attending are Māori. Large groups of children who identify as Pacific, Indian or Chinese attend within an ethnically diverse roll.

3 Summary of findings

Children’s developing social competency and wellbeing are fostered through strong relationships between teachers, children, parents and whānau. Infants experience a calm environment, which allows time and space for them to lead their own learning. Transitions into the service respond to child, parent and whānau needs. The play-based curriculum provides challenges for all children to explore and become fully involved in a wide range of experiences. Teachers respond to children’s interests. The curriculum positively promotes children’s sense of security. 

The Te Tiriti o Waitangi based curriculum requires strengthening. Some te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are included in day-to-day practices. Leaders and teachers are yet to explore and integrate things and places of importance to mana whenua within the programme. Whānau Māori have some opportunities to contribute to the curriculum. Children’s cultures are acknowledged, celebrated and reflected in the environment. However, these are not visible in individual assessment.

Planning, assessment and evaluation of children’s learning is variable. Parent aspirations and perspectives, when shared, are considered through planning. Individual assessment provides children with feedback that acknowledges their efforts, challenges and successes. The teaching team is beginning to build a shared understanding of how learning outcomes from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, should be used in planning, assessment and evaluation practices.

Systems and processes to enable improvement are being established. Regular self-review is contributing to changes in practice. Leaders and teachers are developing their understanding of effective internal evaluation for improvement.

4 Improvement actions

Just Kidz Flatbush will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:

  • Develop learning-focused partnerships with whānau Māori to better reflect culturally valued knowledge within the curriculum.

  • Build capability and consistency in using the learning outcomes from Te Whāriki in planning, assessment and evaluation practices.

  • Strengthen shared understanding and use of evaluation to identify how well teaching, and improvement actions, promote positive outcomes for individuals and groups of children.

Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the review, the staff and management of Just Kidz Flatbush 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:

  • curriculum

  • premises and facilities

  • health and safety practices

  • governance, management and administration.

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; safety checking; teacher registration; ratios)

  • relevant evacuation procedures and practices.

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)

2 November 2023

6 About the Early Childhood Service

Early Childhood Service Name Just Kidz Flatbush
Profile Number 47444
Location Flat Bush, Auckland

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

73 children, including up to 22 aged under 2

Percentage of qualified teachers

80-99%

Service roll

90

Review team on site

July 2023

Date of this report

2 November 2023

Most recent ERO report(s)

Akanuku | Assurance Review, September 2020

Just Kidz Flatbush - 04/09/2020

ERO’s Judgement

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.

Background

This purpose-built centre has three separate rooms and two outdoor play areas. The philosophy is influenced by play-based learning and Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Children attending are from diverse cultural backgrounds. The service opened in April 2018.

Summary of Review Findings

Teachers’ meaningful and positive interactions enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning experiences.

The design and layout of the premises support the provision of different types of learning experiences. Indoor and outdoor activity spaces can be easily and safely accessed by children. A sufficient quantity and variety of furniture, equipment and materials is provided that is appropriate for the learning and abilities of the children attending.

Next ERO Review

The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.

Steve Tanner

Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)

Northern Region | Te Tai Raki

4 September 2020

Information About the Service

Early Childhood Service Name

Just Kidz Flatbush

Profile Number

47444

Location

Flatbush, Auckland

Service type

Education and care service

Number licensed for

73 children, including up to 22 aged under 2 years

Percentage of qualified teachers

80%+

Reported ratio of adults to children under 2

1:4 - Better than regulatory standards

Reported ratio of adults to children over 2

1:9 - Better than regulatory standards

Service roll

96

Gender composition

Girls 55 Boys 41

Ethnic composition

Māori 4
NZ European/Pākehā 11
Chinese 29
Indian 28
Filipino 6
Fijian 4
other ethnic groups 14

Review team on site

March 2020

Date of this report

4 September 2020

Most recent ERO report(s)

First ERO review of the service.

General Information about Assurance Reviews

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.

ERO undertakes an Assurance Review process in any centre-based service:

  • 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 Assurance Review process is determined to be appropriate.

Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

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 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:

  • 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 certification; ratios)
  • evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.

As part of an 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.