Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten
Education & Care
506 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay · Auckland - Whau
Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten is an education and care service in Blockhouse Bay with a current roll of 28 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from August 2023 found the service received B grades for children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and health and safety, with positive adult-child interactions supporting emotional wellbeing and Te Tiriti commitments embedded in practice. Leadership and governance received a C grade, reflecting a need for stronger monitoring systems to support ongoing regulatory compliance.
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 · 2023-08-02
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful positive interactions to nurture reciprocal relationships."
Positive adult-child interactions support reciprocal relationships and emotional wellbeing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"It acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. The curriculum provides children with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Te Tiriti commitments embedded; acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua.
"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."
All health and safety non-compliances have been addressed post-visit.
"Better monitoring is required to ensure that compliance against the regulatory standards is maintained."
Leadership needs stronger monitoring systems for ongoing regulatory compliance.
Source: Education Review Office review of Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten dated 2023-08-02, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten 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
506 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten?
- 28 children attend Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Blockhouse Bay Baptist Kindergarten?
- 506 Blockhouse Bay Road Blockhouse Bay Auckland - Whau
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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 #20021) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2024-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.