110 Howell Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton
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Creative Kids Homebased Education Ltd
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.
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
Creative Kids Homebased Education Ltd is a privately-operated service in Hamilton. The network opened in August 2018. This is the first ERO review for the service. The service provider is the visiting teacher and is fully registered. Children are placed in one of the five educators’ homes
Summary of Review Findings
The philosophy underpins the service operation. Assessment, planning and evaluation demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau and life contexts. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. There are regular opportunities for parents and whanau to contribute to their children’s learning.
Systems, policies and procedures provide clear guidance for service operation. Ongoing self review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of education and care.
Premises provide indoor and outdoor experiences for individuals and groups of children. A variety of resources are suitable for the learning of children attending.
Key Next Steps
Next steps are to continue to:
- increase the opportunities for parents and whānau to actively contribute to their child’s learning goals, drawing on the outcomes from Te Whāriki 2017.
Next ERO Review
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
26 March 2021
Information About the Service
Early Childhood Service Name | Creative Kids Homebased Education Ltd |
Profile Number | 47523 |
Location | Hamilton |
Service type |
Home-based service |
Number licensed for |
50 children, including up to 25 aged under 2. |
Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
Service roll |
23 |
Ethnic composition |
Māori 2, NZ European/Pākehā 20, Other ethnic groups 1. |
Review team on site |
December 2020 |
Date of this report |
26 March 2021 |
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 Akanuku | 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 Akanuku | 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 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:
- 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 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.