Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay
Education & Care
250 Blockhouse Bay Rd, Avondale · Auckland - Whau
Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay is an education and care service in Avondale with a current roll of 60 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from May 2020 found the service graded B across all four dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and health and safety. The review noted positive teaching interactions and strong relational practice supporting children's social and emotional development.
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 · 2020-05-20
"Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions which nurture reciprocal relationships. They support children to develop their social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour."
Positive teaching interactions and social-emotional support evident; assessment impact evaluation needed.
"Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions which nurture reciprocal relationships. They support children to develop their social competence and understanding of appropriate behaviour."
Strong relational practice supporting social competence and behaviour development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have multiple opportunities to develop confidence in their own culture and an understanding and respect for other cultures."
Multiple opportunities for cultural confidence and cross-cultural understanding.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Regulatory standards met; non-compliance items addressed post-review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay dated 2020-05-20, 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 Blockhouse Bay 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
250 Blockhouse Bay Rd, Avondale. 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 Blockhouse Bay a free kindergarten?
- Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay?
- 60 children attend Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay (roll year 2025).
- Where is Active Explorers Blockhouse Bay?
- 250 Blockhouse Bay Rd Avondale Auckland - Whau
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #45284) ↗ · 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
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.