Child's Time Penrose
Education & Care
155 Penrose Road, Mount Wellington · Auckland - Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Child's Time Penrose is an education and care centre in Mount Wellington with a roll of 82. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strong play-based learning and child agency in curriculum delivery, and effective internal evaluation in leadership and governance, though assessment practices and staff capability following recent staffing changes present areas for 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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-04-24
"Children experience an environment which encourages them to play, imagine, invent, and experiment. They independently engage with the learning opportunities provided, make their own choices, and explore in their own ways."
Strong play-based learning and child agency; assessment could strengthen child self-directed goal-setting.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Evaluation, inquiry, and knowledge building within the teaching team is an area where positive practices have supported improvement within the service over time. Internal evaluation focuses on learners and is underpinned by current and relevant research."
Effective internal evaluation and inquiry; staff capability building underway post-staffing changes.
Source: Education Review Office review of Child's Time Penrose dated 2023-04-24, 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 Child's Time Penrose 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
155 Penrose Road, Mount Wellington. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Child's Time Penrose a free kindergarten?
- Child's Time Penrose is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Child's Time Penrose?
- 82 children attend Child's Time Penrose (roll year 2025).
- Where is Child's Time Penrose?
- 155 Penrose Road Mount Wellington Auckland - Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #46616) ↗ · 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
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