Atamai Education & Care East
Home-based
18H Polaris Place, East Tamaki · Auckland - Howick
Atamai Education & Care East is a home-based service with a current roll of 80. Our analysis of the ERO report indicates the service demonstrates strong bicultural practice with Te Tiriti principles embedded and mana whenua acknowledged. Health and safety compliance has been addressed following previous identified non-compliances. Leadership and governance requires ongoing attention to compliance monitoring, with curriculum development noted as the next step.
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 · 2023-04-20
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children have opportunities to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Te Tiriti principles embedded; mana whenua acknowledged; bicultural learning opportunities provided.
"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."
Compliance demonstrated; previously identified non-compliances have been addressed.
"Service leaders must ensure all aspects of regulatory compliance are consistently implemented, monitored, and maintained."
Compliance monitoring requires ongoing attention; next step is developing local curriculum.
Source: Education Review Office review of Atamai Education & Care East dated 2023-04-20, 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 Atamai Education & Care East 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
18H Polaris Place, East Tamaki. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Atamai Education & Care East a free kindergarten?
- Atamai Education & Care East is a Home-based service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Atamai Education & Care East?
- 80 children attend Atamai Education & Care East (roll year 2025).
- Where is Atamai Education & Care East?
- 18H Polaris Place East Tamaki Auckland - Howick
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47445) ↗ · 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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