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.
Just Kidz Albany opened in January 2019. There are 10 qualified teachers, three staff studying towards an early childhood qualification, and a cook. Four rooms provide for different age groups of children. An operations manager provides ongoing support to the centre manager and the teaching team. This is the first ERO review of this service.
The service curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children have opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Teachers provide children with a range of indoor and outdoor experiences and opportunities to enhance their learning and development. They engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children. Teachers provide a language-rich environment that supports children’s developing social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour.
An annual plan guides the service’s operation. A process of self review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care.
A key next step is to increase opportunities for parents and whānau to contribute to their children’s learning goals by drawing on the outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum.
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
3 December 2020
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Just Kidz Albany |
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Profile Number |
47598 |
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Location |
Albany, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
98 children, including up to 24 aged under 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% |
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Service roll |
85 |
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Gender composition |
Male 50 Female 35 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 2 |
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Review team on site |
November 2020 |
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Date of this report |
3 December 2020 |
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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 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: