Avondale Kindergarten

"Teachers engage in caring interactions that promote children's trust and wellbeing and foster their sense of belonging in the kindergarten. The new teaching team has been responsive to children's behaviour and has implemented programmes to develop social and behavioural skills."

Caring interactions, belonging fostered, behaviour programmes implemented.

"Teachers have good opportunities to engage with whānau, and to build trust and learning partnerships with parents. Teachers are developing successful ways to re-engage with the community and involve parents in the kindergarten. A parent committee has been re-established and will help to strengthen learning partnerships."

Good engagement opportunities, re-established parent committee, successful community re-engagement.

"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Assurance statement completed; legal requirements met.

"The teaching team works collaboratively, and professional relationships are evident. The philosophy has been reviewed and considerable work has been done to re-establish internal evaluation. Inquiry and internal evaluation that has focused on community engagement and communication are now impacting positively on parent involvement."

Collaborative team, philosophy reviewed, internal evaluation re-established.