23 Canning Crescent, Mangere, Auckland
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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 |
Not meeting |
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Governance, management and administration |
Not meeting |
At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children.
Pukapuka Preschool provides an immersion education and care service, promoting the culture and leo of Pukapuka. The service is governed by the Wale Taute Charitable Trust. A qualified centre manager leads a team that includes a head teacher, one qualified teacher and three support teachers. Most children attending are Pukapukan.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. The service curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures.
The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children’s preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning. Adults provide a language-rich environment that supports children’s learning.
Service leaders need to monitor the effectiveness of processes and systems to ensure regulatory standards are met.
ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to:
ensuring heavy furniture, fixtures and equipment that could fall or topple and cause serious injury or damage is secured
having a written emergency plan that includes a communication plan for families and support services, evidence of review of the plan on at least an annual basis, and implementation of improved practices as required
ensuring adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency drills and carry these out with children on at least a three-monthly basis; and a record of emergency drills carried out and evidence of how evaluation of the drills has informed the annual review of the service’s emergency plan is maintained
checking equipment, premises, and facilities on every day of operation for hazards to children; and ensuring hazards to the safety of children are eliminated, isolated or minimised
maintaining a record of all medicine (prescription and non-prescription) given to children attending the service that includes the name and amount of medicine given, the date and time medicine was administered and by whom
having evidence of opportunities provided for parents and adults providing education and care to contribute to the development and review of the service’s operational documents
documenting an ongoing process of self-review and internal evaluation to help the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care
implementing suitable human resource management practices including induction procedures and a system of regular appraisal of teachers.
{Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, (HS6, HS7, HS8, HS12, HS28, GMA4, GMA6, GMA7)]
The service has provided ERO with evidence to show it has addressed non-compliances relating to:
ensuring parts of the building used by children have lighting (natural or artificial) that is appropriate to the activities offered or purpose of each room, and ventilation that allows fresh air to circulate (PF12)
ensuring that the outdoor activity space is enclosed by structures, and/or fences and gates designed to ensure that children are not able to leave the premises without the knowledge of adults providing education and care (PF13)
maintaining facilities for the hygienic preparation, storage and/or serving of food and drink that contain a means of cooking and/or heating food, hygienically washing dishes, storage and food preparation surfaces that are impervious to moisture and can be easily maintained in a hygienic condition (PF16)
ensuring furniture and items intended for children to sleep on that will be used by more than one child over time are securely covered with or made of a non-porous material that protects them from becoming soiled and allows for easy cleaning (PF30)
ensuring when children leave the premises on an excursion, assessment and management of risk is undertaken, and parents/caregivers have given prior written approval to their child’s participation and of the proposed ratios for regular and special excursions (HS17)
ensuring risk assessments are completed every three years, as part of the safety checking of children’s workers (GMA7A).
ERO recommends that the Ministry reassess the licence issued to this service provider. ERO will not undertake a further review of this service until the Ministry of Education is satisfied that the service meets regulatory standards.
The next ERO review will be in consultation with the Ministry of Education.
Filivaifale Jason Swann
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
15 December 2022
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Pukapuka Preschool |
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Profile Number |
25005 |
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Location |
Mangere, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children over 2 years |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80-99% |
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Service roll |
28 |
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Review team on site |
September 2022 |
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Date of this report |
15 December 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Akanuku | Assurance Review, December 2019; Education Review, June 2016 |
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.
having its first ERO review – including if it is part of a governing organisation
previously identified as ‘not well placed’ or ‘requiring further development’
that has moved from a provisional to a full licence
that have been re-licenced due to a change of ownership
where an Akanuku | Assurance Review process is determined to be appropriate.
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:
curriculum
premises and facilities
health and safety practices
governance, management and administration.
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:
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 certification; ratios)
relevant evacuation procedures and practices.
As part of an Akanuku | Assurance Review ERO also gathers and records evidence through:
discussions with those involved in the service
consideration of relevant documentation, including the implementation of health and safety systems
observations of the environment/premises, curriculum implementation and teaching practice.
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.
Pukapuka Preschool is a total immersion centre in Mangere. It promotes leo Pukapuka and Christian values. The service has a focus on promoting children’s language, culture and identity. It is licensed for 30 children over two years of age.
The centre is governed by the Wale Taute Charitable Trust. The 2016 ERO report identified the need for significant improvement, particularly in relation to the governance and management of the service. This is the first ERO review since the Ministry of Education has worked with the service to improve practices.
The service curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect each other.
Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children’s learning and nurture reciprocal relationships. Suitable human resource management practices are implemented. An ongoing process of self review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care. The annual plan and budget guide financial expenditure and service operations.
Next steps include:
Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances:
The next ERO review is likely to be an Education Review.
Steve Tanner
Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern)
Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
6 December 2019
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Early Childhood Service Name |
Pukapuka Preschool |
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Profile Number |
25005 |
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Location |
Mangere, Auckland |
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Service type |
Education and care service |
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Number licensed for |
30 children over 2. |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80%+ |
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Reported ratio of staff to children under 2 |
N/A |
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Reported ratio of staff to children over 2 |
1:8 - Better than regulatory standards. |
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Service roll |
23 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 15 Girls 8 |
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Ethnic composition |
Cook Island Māori 23 |
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Review team on site |
November 2019 |
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Date of this report |
6 December 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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Education Review June 2016 Education Review May 2013 Supplementary Review February 2011 |
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 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:
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
The Pukapuka Preschool's 2013 ERO report noted the need for significant improvements. Although some progress has been made in improving the programme and learning environment for children, governance and management matters have yet to be fully addressed. External advisory support would help the manager and trustees to make the required improvements.
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Pukapuka Preschool is a well established, total immersion centre in Mangere. The centre's aim is to promote the Pukapuka language, culture and traditions, along with Christian beliefs. Staff are of Pukapuka heritage and are fluent speakers of the language, as well as being qualified early childhood teachers. The centre is governed and managed by the Wale Taute Charitable Trust, which leads several other initiatives to progress the interests of the Auckland Pukapuka community.
The centre is licensed for 30 children over the age of two years.
Since the 2013 ERO report, the centre has had some major changes. A new manager has been appointed and has improved management and administrative systems. The centre has received funding to support future expansion to an increased roll of 70 children, including children under two years of age.
The 2013 ERO report noted improvements in the programme, staff involvement in professional learning and an environment that supported children's learning and engagement in the programme. These positive aspects are still evident.
The 2013 ERO report also suggested that teachers provide more challenging and meaningful learning experiences for children and extend their fluency in Pukapuka language. The report recommended that self review and management planning should be improved.
The centre supervisor and teachers have made some improvements to the centre’s learning programme and management systems. However, these changes are not well enough established to sustain the continuous improvements in the quality of education and care.
Teachers have established a strong foundation for further development. Warm relationships and interactions underpin the programme and contribute to centre’s welcoming tone. Children are happy and settle quickly when they arrive. Connections among children and families are strong. Children are confident, play cooperatively and are independent. They make choices about their play and participate in sustained play for long periods, either independently or with teachers.
The curriculum is flexible and is culturally appropriate. It is embedded in Pukapuka language, values and beliefs, which are skilfully modelled by teachers. Children confidently respond to teachers in Pukapuka language. Teachers also successfully promote the use of te reo, waiata and tikanga Māori in the programme.
The supervisor and teachers work well together and plan collaboratively. Good systems are now in place to support teachers to improve self review and enhance their professional practice. Teachers could now consider using current early childhood research to reflect on and guide their practice, and challenge their thinking. They could meet more regularly to develop curriculum planning that promotes a more complex, child-initiated programme, and assessment practices that identify learning opportunities.
Parents who spoke to ERO appreciate the support teachers give them and their children. Teachers’ knowledge of children’s diverse cultures, backgrounds and language contributes to children settling well. Families and teachers share information about children's learning in the centre and at home in a variety of appropriate ways.
Through regular contact with members of the Pukapuka community who visit the complex, children continue to be surrounded by Pukapuka language and culture.
Centre leaders and teachers agree that to improve outcomes for children, teachers will need support to:
improve their understanding of current early childhood education theories and practices
develop a systematic approach to assessing children’s progress, planning and learning over time
plan and implement a more deliberate programme for children about physical activity and food nutrition.
The centre leaders recognise that they and the trustees must act with urgency to:
develop and implement robust appraisal processes for teachers
review the centre’s strategic plan to reflect the philosophy, and work with teachers and parents to develop an annual action plan and formally document key actions to meet the centre’s goals
review policies and procedures so that they are aligned to current legal requirements.
Before the review, the staff and management of Pukapuka Preschool 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:
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; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements
ERO identified areas of non-compliance. To meet requirements the centre manager must:
ensure that required human resource management practices are implemented, including teacher appraisal that aligns with the Practicing Teacher Criteria
ensure that parent permission slips for excursions show minimum adult-to-child ratios and that risk analysis and management procedures are implemented
undertake regular police vetting of all non-registered staff who have contact with children
report to the preschool community about the expenditure of Equity Funding
establish curriculum practices that demonstrate a knowledge of relevant theories and practices in early childhood education
establish strategic planning and specific annual action plans to guide the service’s operations.
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, C2,4, HS17, GMA7, 8, Early Childhood Funding Handbook, Ch10.
ERO recommends that the service consult with the Ministry of Education and plan to address the key next steps and actions outlined in this report.
The next ERO review of Pukapuka Preschool will be within two years.
Graham Randell
Deputy Chief Review Officer Northern
24 June 2016
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 |
Mangere, Auckland |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
25005 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 0 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
30 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 18 Girls 12 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori Pukapukan other |
1 25 4 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers 0-49% 50-79% 80%+Based on funding rates |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Over 2 |
1:7 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
April 2016 |
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Date of this report |
24 June 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s)
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Education Review |
May 2013 |
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Supplementary Review |
February 2011 |
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Supplementary Review |
December 2009 |
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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:
Pou Whakahaere – how the service determines its vision, philosophy and direction to ensure positive outcomes for children
Pou Ārahi – how leadership is enacted to enhance positive outcomes for children
Mātauranga – whose knowledge is valued and how the curriculum is designed to achieve positive outcomes for children
Tikanga whakaako – how approaches to teaching and learning respond to diversity and support positive outcomes for children.
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 ERO’s Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.
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.