Curious Kids Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
Lynnmall Shopping Centre 3058 Great North Road, New Lynn · Auckland - Whau
Curious Kids Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in New Lynn with a roll of 73 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from August 2023 shows the service received a B grade for children's wellbeing, with children described as confident and secure with strong relationships and routines. Whānau partnership was also graded B, with reciprocal relationships and parent engagement opportunities evident. Leadership and governance was graded C, with the report noting that early-stage evaluation development and more systematic processes are needed to guide improvement cycles.
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 · 2023-08-28
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"These relationships and centre routines allow children time and space to learn. As a result, children are confident to manage themselves and engage in the curriculum experiences provided."
Children confident and secure; strong relationships and routines established.
"Teachers have developed responsive and reciprocal relationships with children and their parents/whānau. Opportunities, both formal and informal, are provided for parents to contribute to the curriculum."
Reciprocal relationships evident; formal and informal parent engagement opportunities provided.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Evaluation for improvement is in the early stages of development at this service. Leaders have begun to develop relational trust with teachers, which helps to support professional debate, negotiation, problem solving and critical reflection about teaching practice. Implementing deliberate and systematic internal evaluation processes would support the team to make changes that can lead to improved learning outcomes for children."
Early-stage evaluation development; systematic processes needed to guide improvement cycles.
Source: Education Review Office review of Curious Kids Early Learning Centre dated 2023-08-28, 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 Curious Kids Early Learning Centre 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
Lynnmall Shopping Centre 3058 Great North Road, New Lynn. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Curious Kids Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Curious Kids Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Curious Kids Early Learning Centre?
- 73 children attend Curious Kids Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Curious Kids Early Learning Centre?
- Lynnmall Shopping Centre 3058 Great North Road New Lynn Auckland - Whau
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10120) ↗ · 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.