6 Boyack Drive, Temple View, Hamilton
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 Kids in the View Early Learning 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 |
Kids in the View Early Learning embraces Christian values and connection with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The service’s vision is to empower mokopuna and tamariki to grow and develop. The owner leads a small team of kaiako. Most tamariki enrolled are of Māori whakapapa and a small number are of Pacific fanau (children).
Tamariki are empowered to learn and grow in a play-based environment that values Christian values, beliefs and practices. The service’s vision is reflected in the daily curriculum that supports tamariki and their whānau to affirm their connections to their Morman faith.
There are regular opportunities for tamariki Māori to experience te reo Māori and tikanga Māori in meaningful contexts. The learning environment provides opportunities for all tamariki to be involved with poi, titorea, pukapuka, karakia, waiata, and the local pūrakau of Tukotuku and Tamainupo. A graduation ceremony when tamariki move onto school, is authentically led by the older tamariki through mihimihi. To enhance the local curriculum, the service is seeking guidance from the local Māori community.
Older tamariki support their younger peers through tuakana-teina, relationships within a mixed-age environment. Leaders and kaiako are responsive to the needs of younger tamariki. A communal care approach, where all teachers are responsible for all tamariki, reflects Māori ways of knowing, being and doing.
Leaders and kaiako have variable knowledge and understanding of the purpose and use of curriculum assessment and planning practices. A process to support the professional growth of kaiako has recently been established. While kaiako have developed goals, these, as well as assessment and planning practices, are yet to consistently focus on tamariki progress in relation to the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Additionally, input is needed to support kaiako professional knowledge about culturally responsive practices for Pacific and Māori tamariki.
Internal evaluation has been an ongoing area of development for the service. There is a system and process in place that is used to identify strategies for improvement. However, there is minimal evidence of monitoring and evaluation of improvements made, or how these have made a positive difference for the learning of tamariki.
Kids in the View Early Learning will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Kids in the View Early Learning 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.
Patricia Davey
Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
14 June 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Kids in the View Early Learning |
| Profile Number | 47960 |
| Location | Hamilton |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 23 |
| Review team on site | March 2024 |
| Date of this report | 14 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, November 2022 |
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.
Kids in the View Early Learning is a faith-based service. The centre owner manages and leads a small teaching team. Most children attending identify as Māori, with a small number of Pacific learners. The philosophy values whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and aroha. This is the service’s first ERO review.
Children’s learning is enhanced through meaningful, positive interactions in a language-rich environment. The curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to extend their learning both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups. Māori are acknowledged as tangata whenua.
Adults providing education and care demonstrate knowledge of children’s learning and development, and knowledge of relevant theories and practice.
A process of self-review and internal evaluation helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care. The service philosophy and annual plan guide centre operations.
Next steps include:
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 Centres 2008, HS6, HS12]
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
21 November 2022
| Early Childhood Service Name | Kids in the View Early Learning |
| Profile Number | 47960 |
| Location | Temple View, Hamilton |
| Service type | Education and care service |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80-99% |
| Service roll | 23 |
| Review team on site | October 2022 |
| Date of this report | 21 November 2022 |
| 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. 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 regulatory 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: