BestStart Albany 1
Education & Care
1 Fearnley Grove, Albany · Auckland - Upper Harbour
ERO assessed BestStart Albany 1 as Not well placed. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service demonstrated deliberate, interest-responsive curriculum approaches with good progress tracking (B grade), but bicultural practice was still developing with emerging practices (C grade). Leadership was collaborative with a developing professional learning culture (B 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
BestStart Educare Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-09-11 · 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 2025-09-11, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2017-04-20· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers have a very deliberate approach to noticing and responding to children's interests and learning progress. Good information is gathered about each child's ongoing progress and learning."
Deliberate interest-responsive approach; good progress tracking evident
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers' knowledge of bicultural practices is in the initial stages of development. Leaders and teachers acknowledge the distinct place of Māori as tangata whenua. Te reo and tikanga Māori are valued and encouraged through the provision of professional development for teachers."
Bicultural knowledge developing; professional learning underway; emerging practices
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Capable leaders work collaboratively and have a shared vision for the centre. They are committed to ongoing professional learning for staff. Recent moves to build leadership within the centre are contributing positively to the development of a professional learning community."
Collaborative leadership; professional learning culture; professional community developing
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Albany 1 dated 2017-04-20, 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 BestStart Albany 1 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
1 Fearnley Grove, Albany. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Albany 1 a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Albany 1 is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Albany 1?
- 35 children attend BestStart Albany 1 (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Albany 1?
- 1 Fearnley Grove Albany Auckland - Upper Harbour
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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 #10117) ↗ · 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.