Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten
Kindergarten
5 Exminster Street, Blockhouse Bay · Auckland - Whau
ERO assessed Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten as Not well placed in February 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and health and safety (all grade B), while whānau partnership and leadership and governance were graded C, indicating areas requiring development.
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
Auckland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-06-10 · 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 2025-06-10, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2018-02-08· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children show a sense of ownership and confidence in the inclusive environment. They play happily together, and are developing independence and skills for self-management. Children are familiar with routines, develop friendships, and have good relationships with their teachers."
Children demonstrate confidence, belonging, and positive relationships with peers and staff.
"They have respectful relationships with whānau, and would like to build this connection into a deeper learning partnership."
Respectful relationships present; opportunity to deepen learning partnerships with families.
"Programmes reflect the bicultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand, while distinctly valuing and referencing other cultures. Teachers are committed to a bicultural curriculum, using te reo and tikanga Māori as part of their daily routines."
Bicultural curriculum embedded; ongoing development of cultural responsiveness.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed; systems in place for health and safety management.
"To build shared capability, the teaching team now needs to grow its professional capacity. Management and leadership strategies should be collectively documented, and embedded so that teachers can reflect on good practice and establish and grow shared understandings."
Leadership present; need to develop professional capacity and shared documentation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten dated 2018-02-08, 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 Blockhouse Bay 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
5 Exminster Street, Blockhouse Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Blockhouse Bay Kindergarten?
- 5 Exminster Street Blockhouse Bay Auckland - Whau
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5035) ↗ · 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.