Active Explorers Swanson
Education & Care
220 Swanson Road, Henderson · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
ERO assessed Active Explorers Swanson as Not well placed in their 2017 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified B grades across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with areas for growth noted in curriculum delivery and strategic planning.
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 · 2017-10-12
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 provide natural, open-ended resources that are plentiful and accessible. The programme includes literacy, numeracy and science activities that encourage children's participation and learning."
Effective resources and programme activities evident; areas for growth identified.
"The centre is a safe and nurturing environment that supports the wellbeing of children and their whānau. Teachers provide a place for children to confidently make friendships and have fun playing together. Children develop good self-management skills and are encouraged to build social skills."
Safe, nurturing environment with strong social-emotional support and relationships.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements attested; systems in place for safety management.
"The centre philosophy and vision give clear direction to leaders and teachers. A strategic plan guides centre developments. Internal evaluation processes are established. Teachers use an evaluation process well to improve outcomes for children."
Clear direction and strategic planning evident; internal evaluation processes established.
Source: Education Review Office review of Active Explorers Swanson dated 2017-10-12, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Active Explorers Swanson 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
220 Swanson Road, Henderson. 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 Swanson a free kindergarten?
- Active Explorers Swanson is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Active Explorers Swanson?
- 115 children attend Active Explorers Swanson (roll year 2025).
- Where is Active Explorers Swanson?
- 220 Swanson Road Henderson Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #20247) ↗ · 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
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