Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay
Education & Care
1 Dianne Louise Drive, Half Moon Bay · Auckland - Howick
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 · 2026-05-07
"Kaiako are increasingly intentional in developing the learning outcomes identified in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Intentional teaching emerging; Te Whāriki implementation developing with increasing focus.
"Supervision and care of children aged under two years is respectful and encouraging."
Children supported with respect; responsive to additional needs; positive interactions evident.
"Leaders and kaiako are very responsive to children with additional needs and their parents."
Responsive to families, particularly those with additional needs identified.
"Kaiako have an increasing focus on using te reo Māori and respecting tikanga Māori in the daily programme."
Te reo Māori and tikanga practice developing; increasing focus noted as emerging work.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre manager identifies strategic themes and goals that direct ongoing improvement."
Strategic direction established; professional development participation; sound policies and planning.
Source: Education Review Office review of Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay dated 2026-05-07, 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 Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay 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
1 Dianne Louise Drive, Half Moon Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay a free kindergarten?
- Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay?
- 33 children attend Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay (roll year 2025).
- Where is Frog Puddles Childcare Centre - Half Moon Bay?
- 1 Dianne Louise Drive Half Moon Bay 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 #25126) ↗ · 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.