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Alfriston Road Kindergarten

Kindergarten

21 Alfriston Road, Manurewa · Auckland - Manurewa

ERO assessed Alfriston Road Kindergarten as not well placed in their 2016 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service achieved B grades across all five dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. Strengths included strong relationships and legal compliance, with areas identified for development in assessment integration and bicultural practice.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
40
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
5115

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

Standalone

Cultural & rohe

ERO operator-wide review

Education Review · 2026-03-17 · covers the wider operator group

ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.

Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2026-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.

Earlier individual centre review

ERO Review · 2016-07-13· superseded by operator-wide review above

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Teachers encourage learning effectively. They engage children with meaningful conversations and questions that help to extend their ideas."

Effective teaching with meaningful engagement; assessment developing but not yet deeply integrated.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Children are enthusiastic learners who show a sense of belonging in this kindergarten. They enjoy positive and respectful relationships with teachers and engage well in conversations with adults and their peers."

Strong belonging, positive relationships, and engagement demonstrated across the service.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"They continue to build on their bicultural practices and endeavour to respond to the language and cultural interests of children with diverse ethnic backgrounds."

Building bicultural practices; identified as area for measurable improvement planning.

Health & safety
B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Legal compliance confirmed; assurance statement completed for all health and safety requirements.

Leadership & governance
B
"The kindergarten is well managed. The systems and personnel in place for supporting centre operations, ongoing review and Association monitoring contribute to efficient management of the service. Teachers have become a reflective team who value the different skills and knowledge they bring to their work."

Effective management with reflective team; developing internal evaluation processes in place.

Source: Education Review Office review of Alfriston Road Kindergarten dated 2016-07-13, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Alfriston Road Kindergarten 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

21 Alfriston Road, Manurewa. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Alfriston Road Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Alfriston Road Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
What's the roll at Alfriston Road Kindergarten?
40 children attend Alfriston Road Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Alfriston Road Kindergarten?
21 Alfriston Road Manurewa Auckland - Manurewa

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.