Ako Adventures
Education & Care
22 Russell Road, Manurewa · Auckland - Manurewa
ERO's June 2023 review identified non-compliance in health and safety requiring urgent improvements. Our analysis of the ERO report found the curriculum and learning programme effective with varied indoor and outdoor experiences (B grade), whānau partnership practices respectful and collaborative (B grade), and leadership and governance structures clear (B grade), but health and safety practices assessed as needing significant strengthening (D grade).
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2023-06-28
"The service curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to support their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups."
Curriculum is effective with varied learning experiences indoors and outdoors.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents have opportunities to contribute to the philosophy and policy reviews, and positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations for their children."
Parents contribute to philosophy and policies; aspirations acknowledged respectfully.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Better attention to health and safety documentation and practices is required to ensure that the service is meeting and maintaining the regulatory standards."
Non-compliance identified; urgent improvements needed in health and safety.
"A director is responsible for governance and a new centre manager oversees daily operation."
Clear governance and management structure established with director and manager.
Source: Education Review Office review of Ako Adventures dated 2023-06-28, 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 Ako Adventures 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
22 Russell Road, Manurewa. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Ako Adventures a free kindergarten?
- Ako Adventures is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Ako Adventures?
- 72 children attend Ako Adventures (roll year 2025).
- Where is Ako Adventures?
- 22 Russell Road Manurewa Auckland - Manurewa
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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 #46943) ↗ · 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.