Amber Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
14 Taka Street, Takanini · Auckland - Papakura
ERO assessed Amber Early Learning Centre as Not well placed in October 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in whānau partnership and bicultural practice (both grade B), but found concerns in curriculum alignment with Te Whāriki and child-led learning (grade C), and significant issues with leadership stability and internal evaluation processes (grade D).
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 operator-wide review
Akarangi · 2022-08-16 · 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 2022-08-16, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2017-10-12· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Further development is needed to help managers and teachers align Puffing Billy Daycare Centre's learning programme with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Programme not yet aligned with Te Whāriki; child-led learning needs development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"These practices are beginning to engage parents as partners in children's learning."
Parents engaged through learning stories and portfolios; partnership development in progress.
"Teachers are developing confidence to learn phrases in te reo Māori and other home languages. The centre's commitment to biculturalism is evident in wall displays, and through daily integration of some aspects of tikanga. Teachers have made efforts to strengthen consultation with whānau Māori, who trust teachers to respect their cultural aspirations."
Te reo and tikanga integrated; whānau Māori relationships strengthened and trusted.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The quality of leadership has been problematic in recent years. Resignations and ill health have limited progress with centre development and internal evaluation. Teachers have not been sufficiently supported to embed whole-centre professional learning."
Leadership instability and insufficient teacher support; internal evaluation lacking.
Source: Education Review Office review of Amber Early Learning Centre 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 Amber Early Learning Centre 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
14 Taka Street, Takanini. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Amber Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Amber Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Amber Early Learning Centre?
- 60 children attend Amber Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Amber Early Learning Centre?
- 14 Taka Street Takanini Auckland - Papakura
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25050) ↗ · 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.