Botany Downs Kindergarten
Kindergarten
22 Maroubra Place, Howick · Auckland - Howick
ERO assessed Botany Downs Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received an A grade for whānau partnership, demonstrating strong family communication and collaborative support, and a B grade for bicultural practice, with te reo Māori use identified as an area for strengthening.
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ERO Review · 2016-04-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers maintain respectful relationships with families. Parents value opportunities to communicate with teachers about their children. Strong partnerships with parents and whānau are helping children to have a sense of ownership and belonging in the kindergarten. Teachers are networking with local schools and agencies to support children and their families as they make the transition to school."
Strong family communication, partnership, and collaborative transition support demonstrated.
"Teachers provide a bicultural curriculum that promotes the Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles of partnership, participation and protection, and incorporates te ao Māori values, beliefs and language. These principles are also relevant and applied for children and families from Pacific and other cultures."
Bicultural curriculum embedded with Te Tiriti principles; next step to strengthen te reo Māori use.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Botany Downs Kindergarten dated 2016-04-29, 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 Botany Downs 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
22 Maroubra Place, Howick. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Botany Downs Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Botany Downs 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 Botany Downs Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Botany Downs Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Botany Downs Kindergarten?
- 22 Maroubra Place Howick Auckland - Howick
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5036) ↗ · 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
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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
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