BestStart Stoddard Road
Education & Care
Unit 1 64 Stoddard Road, Mount Roskill · Auckland - Puketāpapa
ERO assessed BestStart Stoddard Road as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership, but found curriculum and learning and bicultural practice required development, particularly in cultural responsiveness and te reo Māori integration.
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ERO Review · 2018-04-06· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers could now consider ways to increase the extent to which their teaching practices and the physical environment respond to and reflect children's cultural backgrounds."
Play-based approach evident but cultural responsiveness and environmental design need strengthening.
"Children engage positively in the activities that teachers provide for them. They have good access to resources to support their play, and confidently choose where they will spend their time. Older children are building friendships as they play together in well considered spaces."
Children positively engaged with good resources; sensitive transitions and inclusive approaches established.
"Teachers value and make the most of the opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions with parents at pick-up and drop-off times. These discussions support the development of meaningful relationships."
Regular meaningful conversations with parents; developing portfolio integration of shared information.
"strengthening teachers' understanding and inclusion of te reo and te ao Māori throughout the programme"
Identified as key next step; te reo and te ao Māori integration needs strengthening across programme.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers have established a consultative process for internal evaluation. Learning from this process is valued and included in the centre's strategic plan. Teachers' professional learning is helping to strengthen their practice and build the team in a purposeful way."
Internal evaluation and professional learning established; strategic planning alignment developing across organisation.
Source: Education Review Office review of BestStart Stoddard Road dated 2018-04-06, 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 Stoddard 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
Unit 1 64 Stoddard Road, Mount Roskill. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is BestStart Stoddard Road a free kindergarten?
- BestStart Stoddard Road is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at BestStart Stoddard Road?
- 98 children attend BestStart Stoddard Road (roll year 2025).
- Where is BestStart Stoddard Road?
- Unit 1 64 Stoddard Road Mount Roskill Auckland - Puketāpapa
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #45373) ↗ · 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.