4F Donnelly Street, Havelock North
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 Rockmybaby Waikato are as follows:
Outcome Indicators(What the service knows about outcomes for learners) | Whāngai Establishing |
Ngā Akatoro Domains | |
Learning ConditionsOrganisational Conditions | Whāngai Establishing Whakaū Embedding |
Rockmybaby Waikato is one of seven homebased networks and four centre-based services in the Rockmybaby organisation. It operates from a head office in Havelock North, Hawke’s Bay. In this network, nanny educators work in children’s homes. A qualified teacher visits regularly to support the provision of a homebased curriculum based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
Children experience a curriculum that is influenced by their interests, developing capabilities as learners and a termly group curriculum focus. Excursions increasingly provide opportunities for children and educators to connect with each other and the local community.
Educators, and the visiting teacher, have established strong respectful relationships with children and families. A variety of communication and information sharing opportunities exist. They work closely with whānau to progress the learning and development of children with additional needs. The service is yet to respond to parent aspirations for their child’s learning to grow learning-focused partnerships. This includes continuing to improve how well the documented curriculum reflects individual children’s languages and cultures.
Educators are supported by a visiting teacher to recognise and respond to children’s ways of learning. Increased use of the learning outcomes of Te Whāriki is required in curriculum evaluation, to help teachers and educators identify what is working well for individuals and groups of children. Provision of a localised curriculum is in the early stages of development. This includes monitoring children’s assessment records to show how the planned bicultural curriculum, including te reo Māori, is implemented for children.
Governance and management have a strong focus on improvement. Well-considered induction and professional development systems provide opportunities for educators and visiting teachers to grow their capability. Self-review and internal evaluation systems are implemented.
Leaders demonstrate an increased understanding of equity and the importance of focusing on outcomes for children over time. This knowledge is in the early stages of being integrated across organisational processes and practices.
Rockmybaby Waikato will include the following actions in its Quality Improvement Planning:
Before the review, the staff and management of Rockmybaby Waikato 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)
27 February 2024
| Early Childhood Service Name | Rockmybaby Waikato |
| Profile Number | 47404 |
| Location: | Waikato |
| Service type | Home-based service |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 2 |
| Review team on site | November 2023 |
| Date of this report | 27 February 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Akanuku | Assurance Review, March 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 |
At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
Rockmybaby Waikato is a home-based, all-day education and care service. Established in 2019, this network is one of nine operating throughout the North Island. Most children are cared for by a nanny in their own home, although currently one home-based educator is employed. This is the network’s first ERO review.
Children experience meaningful, positive interactions with educators to enhance their learning. They have an inclusive curriculum that is responsive to them as confident and competent learners. Their preferences and decisions about learning experiences are respected. Assessment practices demonstrate an understanding of children’s learning, their interests and life contexts. Opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual cultural heritages of Aotearoa New Zealand are promoted. Parents and adults providing education and care have opportunities to contribute to, and review, the service’s operational documents. A philosophy statement guides the service’s direction. A policy framework and an annual plan guide day-to-day operation.
Next steps include:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Akarangi | Quality Evaluation.
Shelley Booysen
Acting Director Review and Improvement Services (Central)
Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
11 March 2022
| Early Childhood Service Name | Rockmybaby Waikato |
| Profile Number | 47404 |
| Location | Waikato |
| Service type | Home-based service |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
| Reported ratios of adults to children | Under 2: 1.2 - Meets regulatory standards |
| Over 2: 1.4 - Meets regulatory standards | |
| Service roll | 16 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 1, NZ European/Pākehā 11, Chinese 4 |
| Review team on site | July 2021 |
| Date of this report | 11 March 2022 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | First Akanuku | Assurance Review |
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 home-based 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 license 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 Home Based Education and Care 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: