Active Explorers Grenada
Education & Care
1 Aruba Grove, Grenada Village · Wellington City
ERO assessed Active Explorers Grenada as Not well placed in their 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in children's wellbeing and health and safety practices, while curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and bicultural practice require further 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 · 2018-03-01
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.
"To better respond to children's needs and extend their learning, more deliberate actions should be identified to guide teaching. Building a shared understanding of assessment, planning and evaluation, aligned with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, should support the desired outcome for improved and more consistent practice."
Planning emerging; assessment and Te Whāriki alignment inconsistent, requires development.
"These children experience a calm and quiet environment that supports their wellbeing. Teachers are generally responsive, nurturing and respectful of their preferences and parents' aspirations."
Responsive, nurturing care; supportive environment; transitions thoughtfully considered.
"Established relationships with external agencies and families supports provision for children with diverse needs. ERO identified that a more deliberate planned approach is needed to enhance learning opportunities for these learners."
Some family engagement established; more deliberate, planned approach needed for diverse learners.
"Aspects of te ao Māori are evident in the programme. The centre is working to develop relationships with whānau Māori and local iwi to strengthen the curriculum."
Te ao Māori elements present but emerging; actively developing iwi and whānau relationships.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance reviewed; ratios exceed minimums; non-compliance noted in HR management.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Active Explorers Grenada dated 2018-03-01, 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 Grenada 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
1 Aruba Grove, Grenada Village. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Active Explorers Grenada a free kindergarten?
- Active Explorers Grenada is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Active Explorers Grenada?
- 95 children attend Active Explorers Grenada (roll year 2025).
- Where is Active Explorers Grenada?
- 1 Aruba Grove Grenada Village Wellington City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #46163) ↗ · 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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.