Level 4, 81 Grafton Road, Grafton, Auckland
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
A Kidz World Homebased Childcare & Education Service (Akl) provides education and care for children from birth to school age in educators' homes. Children are cared for and learn in small family-like groups of up to four children at a time.
The service operates in Auckland, with other networks operating in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. It is licensed for 80 children including 40 up to the age of two years. At the time of this ERO review the service operated with 32 educators and a roll of 124 children.
The three coordinators are qualified and registered early childhood teachers. They regularly visit educators in the home and support them to plan educational programmes for children, underpinned by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. The service philosophy emphasises that children learn through play.
The service provider/owner is a qualified and provisionally registered early childhood teacher. She works collaboratively with the coordinators to support educators and families.
Service records show that children's sense of belonging and their emotional and physical wellbeing are well supported. The service, coordinators and educators build close relationships with children and their families. Service records indicate that educators are guided to provide inclusive and stimulating environments for children in their care.
Educators know their children very well and provide a variety of programmes. Infants and toddlers benefit from individualised nurturing and care. Coordinators support educators to provide curriculum experiences that are responsive to children’s ages, ideas and play interests. They assist educators to organise learning opportunities, day-to-day household activities, and weekly outings and excursions. Children's cultural backgrounds are considered and included in programmes.
Coordinators are supportive of educators, and they make monthly visits to homes. They develop educators' understanding of the curriculum, and help them to find opportunities for children to learn. Coordinators suggest ideas for wider experiences, resources and equipment to enhance children's learning and extend their interests. Coordinators could monitor how well educators implement these suggestions to embed the changes.
Coordinators model good teaching practices that include meaningful assessment of children's learning. Coordinators provide examples of children's assessment through monthly individualised learning stories, linking children's learning to Te Whāriki. Children's learning is shared with families/whānau in written portfolios. Some educators demonstrate well developed planning, teaching, and assessment capabilities.
Coordinators collaborate to support each other in their work and with making decisions. They show a good sense of relational trust, and work together to improve the service. An external facilitator has assisted them with implementing purposeful internal evaluation. Children's wellbeing and education is at the heart of service operations and evaluation.
The owner and coordinators have a strong commitment to maintaining a high quality home-based education service. Their philosophy and long term goals underpin service practices and policies. Comprehensive documentation outlines clear guidelines and high expectations for coordinators and educators.
Robust health and safety systems provide assurance that expectations are being well monitored. The owner has implemented careful policies and procedures for educators and coordinators. She has used external expertise to ensure that systems are robust. Educators maintain good records of hygiene practices, and are supported by the coordinators’ regular health and safety checks.
The owner, coordinators and ERO identified key next steps that include:
Before the review, the staff and management of A Kidz World Homebased Childcare & Education Service (Akl) 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:
• 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:
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
The next ERO review of A Kidz World Homebased Childcare & Education Service (Akl) will be in three years.
Steffan Brough
Deputy Chief Review Officer Northern (Acting)
12 May 2017
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO’s reports provide information for parents and communities about each service’s strengths and next steps for development. ERO’s bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
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Location |
Albany, Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
40289 |
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Institution type |
Homebased Network |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
80 children, including up to 40 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
124 |
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Standard or Quality Funded |
Standard |
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Gender composition |
Girls 52% |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
5% |
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Number of qualified coordinators in the network |
3 |
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Required ratios of staff educators to children |
Under 2 |
1:2 |
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Over 2 |
1:4 |
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Review team on site |
January 2017 |
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Date of this report |
12 May 2017 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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Supplementary Review |
June 2011 |
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Education Review |
April 2010 |
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ERO’s overarching question for an early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to the draft methodology for ERO reviews in Home-based Education and Care Services: July 2014
The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.
A Supplementary Review is undertaken at the discretion of a National Manager, Review Services in the Education Review Office (ERO).
A supplementary review evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a centre has taken towards addressing issues specified in a previous education review and/or any additional areas identified since that review.
This supplementary review report was prepared in accordance with standard procedures approved by the Chief Review Officer.
This supplementary review is based on an evaluation of the performance of A Kidz World Home-based Childcare and Education Service governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the April 2010 ERO report or issues identified since that review. The terms of reference for this review are to investigate:
A Kidz World Home-Based Childcare and Education Service is based in the Bay of Plenty and Auckland. The network is one of two privately owned services that provide education and care for children in educarers’ homes. The licensee/owner is the care arranger and coordinator. This network is in the greater Auckland area and caters for children from birth to school age.
Children continue to benefit from the trusting, close and positive relationships they have with their home-based educators. A strength is the open communication among educators and families. Children who have English as a second language also benefit from educators encouraging them to be confident in their own culture, as well as developing an understanding about New Zealand’s culture. The coordinator provides regular support and guidance for educators. This includes financial support with resources and professional development opportunities for educators to increase their knowledge in family home-based care.
Since the last review, the coordinator has made good progress in response to the areas for further improvement identified in the April 2010 ERO report. These relate to improving the quality of the programme, environment and interactions.
The licensee and ERO agree that the next step for further development is to implement evidence based self-review practices to ensure ongoing improvement to all aspects of service operations and the quality of education and care.
ERO is confident that the service is being managed in the interests of the children. Therefore ERO will review the service again as part of the regular review cycle.
The 2010 ERO report acknowledged that the service demonstrated good communication with educators and provided them with some useful resources and financial support. Areas that required review and development included:
Compliance: While the coordinator has a health and safety checklist that is completed every month, it would be beneficial to increase the educator’s responsibility to identify and monitor the health and safety requirements in their home learning environments.
Provisional teacher registration: An external provider has been contracted to provide an advice and guidance programme for provisional teacher registration. Currently there is insufficient documented evidence to meet registration requirements.
Self-review practices: The service has progressed well through its informal self review practices that have led to improvements. It would be beneficial for the coordinator to develop a planned approach to self review to effectively evaluate the quality of education, and to make informed evidence based decisions for future developments.
The previous review identified that relationships among adults and children were respectful and responsive. Areas requiring further improvement related to:
Assessment and planning: The coordinator has introduced learning stories to document children’s experiences and learning while receiving home-based care. This has included developing templates and procedures to guide educators. Some educators are using Kei tua ō te pāe (the early childhood exemplars) to increase their knowledge and understanding of documenting children’s learning.
Literacy and mathematics: Some educators are skilled in integrating meaningful literacy and mathematical concepts through children’s play. Children regularly share books, and have access to writing and drawing materials which promote their developing interest in early literacy concepts. Mathematical concepts are naturally integrated into children’s play.
Resources and environments: Homes visited during the review provided children with a wide range of appropriate indoor and outdoor resources to explore. A Kidz World supports educators by contributing additional learning resources, with some that reflect Māori culture. Educator’s home learning environments were thoughtfully prepared and gave children a good range of activities that encourage children to pursue their interests.
Social relationships: Educators have close trusting relationships with children and their families. Families value the small group size and close friendships their children develop. Educators encourage children to be confident in their own culture and to develop an appreciation of New Zealand’s multicultural society. These relationships foster a positive climate for learning.
Learning within the wider community: The coordinator has promoted and encouraged educators to attend playgroups and take children on outings in the local community. She has also organised a network excursion for educators and their care children. This provides children with a wider range of learning experiences and an opportunity for educators to support one another in their roles.
Professional learning and development: It is necessary for the licensee as the professional leader to continue to build her capacity in understanding current early childhood theory, and increase educators’ knowledge in learning story assessment practice. This should contribute to future ongoing development in the quality of care and education for children.
ERO recommends that:
ERO is confident that the service is being managed in the interests of the children. Therefore ERO will review the service again as part of the regular review cycle.
Richard Thornton
National Manager Review Services
Northern Region
13 June 2011
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Location |
Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
40289 |
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Licence type |
All Day Home-Based Education and Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Home-Based Care) Order 1992 |
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Number Chartered for |
80 children |
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Roll number |
48 children, including 10 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 24 Boys 24 |
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Ethnic composition |
Indian 17 Fijian 10 New Zealand European/Pākehā 8 New Zealand Māori 6 Tongan 3 Pacific 2 Samoan 1 Chinese 1 |
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Review team on site |
April 2011 |
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Date of this report |
13 June 2011 |
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Previous ERO reports |
Education Review April 2010 |
This supplementary review evaluates the quality of education and care received by the children and the performance of the centre’s management in relation to specific terms of reference.
The Education Review Office [ERO] evaluation of A Kidz World Home-based Childcare and Education Service follows.
A Kidz World Home-Based Childcare and Education Service is based in the Bay of Plenty and Auckland. The network is one of two privately owned services that provide education and care for children in educarers’ homes. The licensee/owner is the care arranger and coordinator. This network is in the greater Auckland area and caters for children from birth to school age.
Children continue to benefit from the trusting, close and positive relationships they have with their home-based educators. A strength is the open communication among educators and families. Children who have English as a second language also benefit from educators encouraging them to be confident in their own culture, as well as developing an understanding about New Zealand’s culture. The coordinator provides regular support and guidance for educators. This includes financial support with resources and professional development opportunities for educators to increase their knowledge in family home-based care.
Since the last review, the coordinator has made good progress in response to the areas for further improvement identified in the April 2010 ERO report. These relate to improving the quality of the programme, environment and interactions.
The licensee and ERO agree that the next step for further development is to implement evidence based self-review practices to ensure ongoing improvement to all aspects of service operations and the quality of education and care.
ERO is confident that the service is being managed in the interests of the children. Therefore ERO will review the service again as part of the regular review cycle.
When ERO has reviewed an early childhood centre we encourage management to inform their community of any follow-up action they plan to do. You should talk to the management or licensee if you have any questions about this evaluation, the full ERO report or their future intentions.
If you would like a copy of the full report, please contact the centre or see the ERO website, http://www.ero.govt.nz.
Richard Thornton
National Manager Review Services
Northern Region