Active Explorers Airport
Education & Care
(International Airport) 6 Uenuku Way, Auckland Airport · Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified areas for development: curriculum planning requires deeper individualization and intentional teaching; bicultural practice and te reo Māori need strengthening; and leadership systems need stronger internal evaluation to measure impact on outcomes. Whānau partnerships were noted as a relative strength.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Active Explorers Cultural & rohe
ERO review
ERO Review · 2018-10-18
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Teachers plan activities and resources in response to group interests and dispositions. Building on individual children's prior learning, ideas and theories in their planning would help teachers to provide a more responsive curriculum."
Planning responsive to group interests but needs deeper individualization and intentional teaching approaches.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers' welcoming approach has supported the development of strong relationships with parents and whānau, many of whom contribute resources and ideas to the programme."
Strong relationships established; needs formal partnerships based on learning planning.
"Teachers are gaining confidence in using te reo Māori with children. They are committed to deepening their knowledge of Māori culture and strengthening their bicultural practices. Increasing the provision of multicultural resources would help to recognise and support the cultural identity of all children."
Developing te reo Māori and cultural knowledge; needs deepening and multicultural resource expansion.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders are embedding the use of a new appraisal system. Targeted professional development and individual mentoring approaches related to teachers' goals, will strengthen professional practice. To strengthen internal evaluation leaders and teachers should evaluate the impact of changes made on outcomes for children."
Systems being embedded; needs stronger internal evaluation and impact measurement on outcomes.
Source: Education Review Office review of Active Explorers Airport dated 2018-10-18, licensed CC-BY 4.0. The 4-point overall judgement is ERO's; the 6 dimension grades are our analysis of ERO's prose (see methodology). · Centre has 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Active Explorers Airport hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The composite is a weighted average of six ERO dimensions, each scored 0–100 (A=90, B=70, C=50, D=25). The "(p47)" style suffix shows where the centre sits within its EQI band (peer percentile, when ≥10 comparable centres in band). See methodology for the formula + limits.
Location
(International Airport) 6 Uenuku Way, Auckland Airport. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Active Explorers Airport a free kindergarten?
- Active Explorers Airport is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Active Explorers Airport?
- 80 children attend Active Explorers Airport (roll year 2025).
- Where is Active Explorers Airport?
- (International Airport) 6 Uenuku Way Auckland Airport Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25124) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
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