Mt Somers/Staveley Playcentre
Te Puawaitanga o Atareta Playcentre
Bucklands Beach Ohui-a-Rangi Playcentre
50 The Parade, Bucklands Beach, Auckland
- Content type:
- Institution
Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa
- Service type:
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- Playcentre
- Content type:
- ECE governing organisation
Preparedness to implement Te Whāriki (2017)
Published: 27 Jun 2019
ERO is undertaking a series of evaluations on the implementation of Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa. This report examines how prepared services are to implement Te Whāriki, including their engagement with professional learning and development, and determining 'what matters here' and next steps.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Parents
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Whāriki
- Professional capability
- Teachers | Kaiako
Te Whāriki (2017): Awareness Towards Implementation
Published: 12 Dec 2019
ERO’s final report in the Te Whāriki series summarises the findings of previous reports and includes the last two focus areas for the curriculum – how services decide ‘what learning matters here’ and how well they were developing learning-focused partnerships with parents and whānau.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Whāriki
- Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
- Teachers | Kaiako
COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)
Published: 09 Mar 2020
ERO is now resuming longitudinal (1 to 2 year) reviews but will not be restarting other individual school education reviews and reporting until later in the year. However, we do want to capture the learning and innovation that is happening in the sector at this time.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- News article
Growing Curiosity Teaching Strategies to Engage Years 5 to 11 Students in Science
Published: 12 Apr 2021
This report shares teaching approaches and strategies for Year 5 to Year 11 that ERO has identified in a range of schools where students were found to be highly engaged in science. This report should be seen as a resource for leaders and teachers looking to strengthen their teaching of science. It looks at Years 5-11 as they are the critical years for science engagement before learners make final choices on whether to continue in science.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Science
- Guidance
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Awareness and confidence to work with Te Whāriki (2017)
Published: 12 Jul 2018
In this evaluation, ERO wanted to find out how aware and confident leaders and kaiako in early learning services were as they began to work with the updated curriculum, Te Whāriki (2017).
- Audience:
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Whāriki
- Teachers | Kaiako
What Matters Most newsletter - July 2024
Published: 24 Jul 2024
- Audience:
- Education
- Content type:
- Basic page
Nihinihi Whenua – Valuing te reo Māori: Student and whānau aspirations
Published: 15 Sep 2020
This report provides a snapshot of student and whānau perspectives on the teaching of te reo Māori. It follows the June publication of Te Tāmata Huaroa, which provides a review of the current status of te reo Māori in English medium school settings.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Education
- Māori-medium
- Parents
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te reo Māori
- English-medium
- Māori
- Te Pou Mataaho | Evaluation and Research Māori
Building genuine learning partnerships with parents
Published: 19 Jul 2018
This report shares strategies and approaches from schools that had contributed to improving achievement by developing genuine learning partnerships with parents. It also includes some simple strategies a few of the schools used to involve parents more in supporting the things children were learning at school.
- Audience:
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
Early mathematics: a guide for improving teaching and learning
Published: 22 Mar 2016
This guide describes how children can be supported to become confident and capable mathematical learners in the early years.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Parents
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Early childhood curriculum
- Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Mathematics
- Early mathematics
Collaboration in practice: insights into implementation
Published: 02 Apr 2019
This case study report features experiences of three Kāhui Ako and includes the strategies and approaches used to create, build, and strengthen collaboration between schools and early learning services to improve outcomes for learners.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Collaboration
- Communities of Learning | Kāhui ako
A Great Start? Education for Disabled Children in Early Childhood
Published: 28 Sep 2022
Quality early childhood education (ECE) affects how well disabled children do at school and in life – from academic achievement and earning potential, to health and wellbeing.
- Audience:
- Academics
- Early learning
- Education
- Parents
- Schools
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Science in the Early Years: Early Childhood and Years 1-4
Published: 12 Apr 2021
This report looks at how well science is led in services and schools, how well science is woven through the curriculum, and how well kaiako/ teachers include science in a responsive curriculum. Each section of this report provides leaders, kaiako, and teachers with reflective questions to consider, which could support improvements. We also identify opportunities for improvement at both the individual service / school level, and for the system.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Science
- Early learning
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre
Positive Foundations for Learning: Confident and Competent Children in Early Childhood Services
Published: 30 Oct 2011
This report discusses the areas of strength, and areas for development that ERO found. It also describes the practices of specific service types - Playcentres, kindergartens and education and care services - in supporting children’s social competence, and understanding of appropriate behaviour.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Parents
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Social and emotional competence
- Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Regulatory frameworks
- Professional capability
Ako Panuku Evaluation 2021
Published: 09 Sep 2022
In February 2021, the MOE requested that the Education Review Office (ERO) carry out an evaluation of the professional development programme, Ako Panuku. The purpose of this evaluation, to consider the programme, its content, delivery modes, resources, and support. In addition, report on the strengths, challenges, and future opportunities.
- Audience:
- Education
- Content type:
- Research
Shining a Light on Science: Good Practice in Early Childhood Services
Published: 14 Apr 2021
This report is the companion report to Science in the Early Years: Early Childhood and Years 1-4. This report looks at, in more depth, good practice in science teaching and learning in English-Medium early childhood education. It presents examples of good practice of science in the curriculum, from eight services identified during their ERO reviews.
- Audience:
- Early learning
- Education
- Parents
- Content type:
- Research
- Topics:
- Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre