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Blooming Stars Childcare

Education & Care

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14 Evelyn Street, Papatoetoe · Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe

Blooming Stars Childcare is an education and care service for up to 40 children in Papatoetoe. Our analysis of the ERO report from June 2023 found the service achieved B grades for health and safety, and leadership and governance. Health and safety standards were met with non-compliances addressed after the review, and qualified leadership with adequate teacher staffing levels was in place.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
40
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
25371

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 · 2023-06-21

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to maintain regulatory standards."

Health and safety standards met; non-compliances addressed post-review

Leadership & governance
↑B
"The owner/centre manager leads a team of three qualified teachers and four support staff."

Qualified leadership with adequate teacher staffing levels in place

Source: Education Review Office review of Blooming Stars Childcare dated 2023-06-21, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Blooming Stars Childcare 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

14 Evelyn Street, Papatoetoe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Blooming Stars Childcare a free kindergarten?
Blooming Stars Childcare is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Blooming Stars Childcare?
40 children attend Blooming Stars Childcare (roll year 2025).
Where is Blooming Stars Childcare?
14 Evelyn Street Papatoetoe Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Koru Kids Early Learning Centre 0.3 km
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BestStart Kenderdine Road 0.4 km
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Fatugatiti Preschool Incorp. 0.5 km
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Murdoch Park Kindergarten 0.6 km
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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.