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AoKids/Malelega

Education & Care

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40 Cleek Road, Mangere East · Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

AoKids/Malelega was reviewed by the Education Review Office on 14 February 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service meeting standards in health and safety and leadership and governance, with opportunities to strengthen te reo Māori development and bicultural practice in meaningful contexts.

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

Total roll
50
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
45591

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 · 2024-02-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"increase the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts"

Te reo Māori development opportunity; limited meaningful contexts currently.

Health & safety
→B
"Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to meet all aspects of regulatory compliance."

Meeting standards; prior non-compliances addressed; consistency needed.

Leadership & governance
B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Leadership responsive to compliance; non-compliances addressed; systems in place.

Source: Education Review Office review of AoKids/Malelega dated 2024-02-14, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where AoKids/Malelega 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
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 C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

40 Cleek Road, Mangere East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is AoKids/Malelega a free kindergarten?
AoKids/Malelega is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at AoKids/Malelega?
50 children attend AoKids/Malelega (roll year 2025).
Where is AoKids/Malelega?
40 Cleek Road Mangere East Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

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
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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
Suburb context

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.