Milton Kindergarten

"Teachers, through a wide range of activities and strategies, engage children and support their skill growth. Early literacy and numeracy is integrated in the daily programmes with an emphasis on supporting specific children to develop their oral language development in meaningful contexts."

Effective teaching with integrated literacy and numeracy; some planning consistency needed.

"Children are supported to be confident, competent learners and to take increased responsibility for themselves and be good role models for others. Teachers encourage children to be independent and manage their own wellbeing. They use a positive consistent approach to managing challenging behaviours."

Strong support for children's confidence and independence; positive behaviour management evident.

"teachers incorporating the skills and expertise of parents into the kindergarten and programmes learning partnerships with teachers', parents and whānau appropriate consultation with external agencies when expert advice is needed."

Effective parent engagement and partnership; external consultation used appropriately.

"The head teacher is providing strong, supportive leadership. She and the teacher work effectively together, focusing on making a positive difference for children. They are building their practice and systems to efficiently enable this."

Strong leadership evident; reflective practitioners building consistent systems.