Samoana Early Education Development Services (SEEDS AA3)
7 Makaro Street, Elsdon, Porirua
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7 Makaro Street, Elsdon, Porirua
300 Massey Road, Mangere East, Auckland
Published: 08 May 2014
This report discusses the effectiveness of employment practices in some kindergartens and education and care services.
Published: 01 Nov 2013
This good practice report presents examples from five early childhood services where priorities for children’s learning were well considered and reflected on.
Published: 19 Jun 2015
This report looks at how well New Zealand early childhood services and schools are supporting transitions to school and highlights what's important and examples of good practice.
Published: 10 Dec 2020
Early childhood education services had to quickly adapt to changing requirements and periods of uncertainty due to Covid-19. During lockdown, services had to transition to supporting children to learn from their homes. After lockdown, they had to support children to return to services and continue their learning in a Covid-19 world. This summary highlights the efforts of early childhood services to support students and their whānau.
Published: 12 Apr 2021
Science is important – we rely on science and scientific thinking in almost every endeavour in our modern society. High quality science education at school is essential for learners who want a career in science, but it is also important for all learners to help them understand the scientific issues that whānau, communities, and nations face. Issues such as climate change, healthy living, and innovation all depend on science.
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.
Published: 05 Oct 2010
In late 2015, the Cabinet Social Policy Committee asked ERO to assess ‘the current status of food, nutrition and physical activity in schools and early childhood services’ and to report on Health Promoting Schools that were included in the sample. We visited 202 early learning services, 46 primary schools and 29 secondary schools in the first half of 2016.
We asked: How well does the service/school promote positive attitudes to physical activity, and food and nutrition to benefit children?
Published: 17 Nov 2021
Principles of Practice: Education Evaluation for Improvement in Schools and Early Childhood Services is one of the suite of resources developed by the Education Review Office (ERO) to support education evaluation practice.
170A Campbell Rd, Greenlane, Auckland
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2-4 Clermont Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington
13 Maher Place, Ranui Heights, Porirua
Published: 14 Jul 2015
This report highlights the crucial role of leaders in Pacific early childhood services to manage changes that improve learning outcomes for Pacific children. Other leaders may find this report useful when considering improvement-focused changes in their centres.
Published: 31 Jan 2022
This short summary of our longer report Responding to Diverse Cultures: Good Practice in Home-based Early Childhood Services looks at how culturally responsive teaching can be reflected in everyday practice. This summary highlights key considerations for leaders and kaiako, to inspire growth in culturally responsive teaching.
Published: 31 Jan 2022
This good practice report looks at how children’s cultures and languages can be reflected in everyday practice, supporting their learning and wellbeing. Drawn from home-based ECE settings, this new report is a collection of useful examples to inspire kaiako to grow their ability in culturally responsive teaching.
Published: 24 May 2021
In a scan of the current landscape, Cooper highlights the increasing participation of infants and toddlers in early learning settings, ongoing concerns about the quality of provision for infants and toddlers, and a reported lack of cultural responsiveness in many settings.
Published: 21 May 2021
Published: 16 Jun 2013
This national report gives an insight into what Canterbury schools and early childhood services experienced during and after the earthquakes. It tells their stories and gives good advice about emergency planning for others in the education sector.