Creative Garden ELC - Dawson
Education & Care
100 Dawson Road, Otara · Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Creative Garden ELC - Dawson is an education and care service in Otara with 80 children currently enrolled. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies responsive teaching and a resourced learning environment in curriculum and learning, with assessment connections with whānau noted as an area for development. The service demonstrates strong relational foundations and consistent support for children's mana and responsibility in wellbeing.
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 · 2023-05-30
"Kaiako thoughtfully resource the learning environment and encourage tamariki to explore a wide range of learning experiences. Kaiako respond to the verbal and non-verbal cues of tamariki, support their learning and foster their concentration and thinking."
Responsive teaching and resourced learning environment established; assessment connections with whānau identified as dev
"Tamariki experience respectful, reciprocal and responsive relationships with kaiako. Their mana is fostered in an environment that supports them to take increasing responsibility for their learning and the wellbeing of others."
Strong relational foundations with responsive kaiako; mana and responsibility supported consistently.
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Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Creative Garden ELC - Dawson dated 2023-05-30, 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 Creative Garden ELC - Dawson 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
100 Dawson Road, Otara. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Creative Garden ELC - Dawson a free kindergarten?
- Creative Garden ELC - Dawson is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Creative Garden ELC - Dawson?
- 80 children attend Creative Garden ELC - Dawson (roll year 2025).
- Where is Creative Garden ELC - Dawson?
- 100 Dawson Road Otara Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #46190) ↗ · 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.