Curriculum delivery and inclusive practice,

Working with planning, assessment and evaluation of Te Whāriki, 

Providing care and education to tamariki with diverse needs, 

Working with Ministry of Education learning support professionals and government agencies for the best outcomes for tamariki with learning support needs.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi specialities; developing a local curriculum that identifies the special place of tangata whenua and working with whānau of all cultures

Supporting teachers, Kaiako and/or educators to improve their teaching practices, demonstrated by the service curriculum being informed by assessment, planning and evaluation (documented and undocumented) that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interest, whānau, and life contexts.

Ensuring 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 experiences. 

Supporting ELS to create inclusive environments where diversity is valued and tamariki feel safe and can thrive.

Supporting services and kaimahi to understand, recognise and respond to issues of racism, discrimination, and bullying.  

Supporting ELS to understand and support Māori and Pacific cultural, identity and language and world views.  

Supporting ELS to understand and support tamariki with additional learning support needs.  

Supporting ELS to engage with their community and whānau to design and deliver education that better supports the aspirations of Māori and Pacific communities. 

Strengthening ELS practice through identifying gaps in capabilities and developing confidence and competence to teach diverse learners and deliver culturally responsive teaching.  

Supporting children’s progress by engaging with whānau to help identify children’s next learning steps in key areas of learning such as social and emotional learning.

Build ELS capability in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori practices and integrate this into curriculum delivery. 

Supporting ELS to deliver Te Whāriki whilst valuing the cultural knowledge each whānau and ākonga bring to their education, including supporting early numeracy and literacy skills.

Kitchen verification

Financial and business acumen

Work with the owner/operator to review all policies and practices 

Operational management and implementation

debtors, budgeting, income, and expenditure 

All aspects of initial set up of an ELS

Purchasing already operating ELS, working with business model framework, 

Marketing, and sales to enhance enrolments. 

Business management and Policy writing, 

Covid response and implementation; 

Employment relations; 

Supporting ELS to record outcomes from a review and evaluation process. Outcomes show how the service has regard for the Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP) in its operation

Ensuring ELS hold and maintain evidence of suitable human resources processes including processes for human resource management, including selection and appointment procedures, Job/role descriptions, Induction procedures into the services, A system of regular appraisal, Provision for professional development.

Coaching and mentoring leaders to advance with Professional Growth Cycles and appraisals of staff.

Supporting implementation of suitable Human resources processes including safety checking. And a process to undergo safety checks all children’s workers before they have access to children in accordance with the Children’s Act 2014.

Supporting ELS implementation of a suitable annual plan identifying 'who', 'what', and 'when' in relation to key tasks the service intends to undertake each year, and how key tasks will have regard to the Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP).

Supporting ELS to engage parents of children attending the service and adults providing education and care in providing opportunities for them to contribute to the development and review of the service's operational documents (such as philosophy, policies, and procedures and any other documents that set out how day to day operations will be conducted).

Supporting and implementing an ongoing process of self-review helps the service maintain and improve the quality of its education and care. (Reg 47/GMA6);

Supporting ELS to engage parents of children attending the service and adults providing education and care in providing opportunities for them to contribute to the development and review of the service's operational documents (such as philosophy, policies, and procedures and any other documents that set out how day to day operations will be conducted)