26 Yates Road, Mangere East, Auckland
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 Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) |
Whakaū Embedding |
Ngā Akatoro Domains |
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Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions |
Whakaū Embedding Whakaū Embedding |
Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) is one of three services that are part of the Little Feet group. The centre is purpose-built and has separate areas for different age groups of children. The owner provides governance and management support. A qualified head teacher leads a team, which includes five qualified teachers and additional support staff. The majority of children attending have Pacific heritages, mostly Samoan. A small number of children enrolled are Māori.
Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. Teachers provide a wide range of learning opportunities and resources to encourage children’s creativity, curiosity and problem-solving. These experiences contribute to children making choices about their learning and developing skills to manage their relationships with others. Leaders and teachers promote positive outcomes for children with additional learning needs.
Children experience warm, supportive, and nurturing interactions with teachers. Conversations between teachers and children encourage children to share their ideas and thinking. A language-rich curriculum values the children’s diverse home languages.
Te reo Māori and aspects of tikanga Māori are naturally integrated into the service’s routines, environment, and curriculum. Children use natural resources respectfully and act as kaitiaki (guardians) of the environment.
The philosophy and curriculum are based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Parents’ aspirations, cultural knowledge and ideas are regularly sought to inform a culturally responsive curriculum. Assessment and planning documentation celebrates the cultural diversity of children. Teachers could improve planning and assessment information by documenting the learning outcomes of individual children.
Leaders and teachers implement a framework of policies and practices. There is an established internal evaluation process that contributes to improvements across the organisation. Leaders and teachers are yet to monitor these improvements or how these changes have impacted on outcomes for learners.
Relational trust between leaders and teachers supports effective team collaboration. Teachers are provided with a range of professional development opportunities and mentoring. Leaders share their professional knowledge and expertise within the Little Feet group. A long-term strategic plan informed by organisational goals, values and priorities guides ongoing improvement.
Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
To improve how planning and assessment information show the learning outcomes of individual children.
To continue to build team-wide knowledge of how to undertake internal evaluation. This includes having a focus on monitoring how changes made have impacted on improved outcomes for children.
Before the review, the staff and management of Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) 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)
23 June 2023
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) |
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Profile Number |
47625 |
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Location |
Mangere East, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
110 children over 2 years of age |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
100% |
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Service roll |
59 |
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Review team on site |
May 2023 |
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Date of this report |
23 June 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, March 2021. |
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 |
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Curriculum |
Meeting |
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Premises and facilities |
Meeting |
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Health and safety |
Meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) provides education and care to children and families in Mangere East. The service provider and head teacher lead a team of six qualified teachers. The staff, children and community are ethnically diverse. Most children attending have Pacific heritage, and a small number are Māori. This is the first ERO review of the service.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service curriculum provides children with a wide range of experiences and opportunities to enhance children’s learning and development. Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children.
There is sufficient quantity and variety of furniture, equipment, and materials provided that is appropriate for the learning and abilities of the children attending. A philosophy statement guides the service’s operation. An ongoing process of self review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care.
Next steps include strengthening:
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
25 March 2021
| Early Childhood Service Name | Little Feet Childcare Centre (Yates Rd 2) |
| Profile Number | 47625 |
| Location | Mangere East |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
110 children, including up to 0 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Service roll |
44 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 3 |
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Review team on site |
March 2021 |
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Date of this report |
25 March 2021 |
| 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 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: