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Dominion Childcare Centre

Education & Care

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825 Dominion Road, Mt Roskill · Auckland - Puketāpapa

Dominion Childcare Centre is an education and care service in Mt Roskill with 36 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report from August 2023 found the centre received B grades across curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and health and safety, indicating consistent competence in these areas.

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

Total roll
36
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47411

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 · 2023-08-09

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."

Curriculum is inclusive and responsive; children's preferences respected.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"It is language rich and acknowledges the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Te Reo Māori embedded; Te Tiriti commitment evident in curriculum.

Health & safety
B
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Health and safety regulatory standards met; reasonable compliance demonstrated.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Dominion Childcare Centre dated 2023-08-09, 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).

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Dominion Childcare 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
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%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

825 Dominion Road, Mt Roskill. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Dominion Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
Dominion Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Dominion Childcare Centre?
36 children attend Dominion Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Dominion Childcare Centre?
825 Dominion Road Mt Roskill Auckland - Puketāpapa

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Nearby & related

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Mt Roskill Kindergarten 1 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.