BestStart Kenderdine Road
Education & Care
19 Kenderdine Road, Papatoetoe · Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in December 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety, but noted that bicultural practice and te reo Māori knowledge development required further building.
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
Education Review · 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ERO review · 2017-12-05· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers use play-based practices from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, to facilitate effective teaching for children's learning."
Play-based Te Whāriki practices evident; assessment needs strengthening.
"Children and their families are warmly welcomed into the centre. Teachers share friendly and inclusive conversations when children and parents arrive and leave."
Warm welcome and inclusive practices; primary caregiving supports settling.
"Parents are also given more formal opportunities to discuss with teachers their child's progress and to share ideas for future learning."
Formal and informal parent communication; electronic portal keeps families informed.
"Teachers are building their understanding and knowledge of te reo me ōna tikanga Māori. They are beginning to use words, phrases, songs and routines in te reo Māori with children."
Beginning to use te reo Māori; knowledge development still building.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:4 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:9 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed minimum requirements; legal compliance confirmed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Kenderdine Road dated 2017-12-05, 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 Kenderdine Road 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
19 Kenderdine Road, Papatoetoe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Kenderdine Road a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Kenderdine Road is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Kenderdine Road?
- 150 children attend BestStart Kenderdine Road (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Kenderdine Road?
- 19 Kenderdine Road Papatoetoe Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25193) ↗ · 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.