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Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre

Education & Care

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27 Balfour Road, Parnell · Auckland - Waitematā

Total roll
46
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
10044

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 · 2025-03-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"Teachers provide a curriculum focused on children's interests and learning."

Curriculum focused on interests; assessment and planning recently established.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
→B
"Parents and families/whānau are warmly welcomed into the centre. Parent aspirations for their children's education and care are valued. An online platform provides access to relevant information about their child's learning. Whānau have opportunities to contribute to reviews of policies and centre practices."

Whānau welcomed; aspirations valued; online communication; involvement in policy reviews.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
→B
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:4 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:7 Better than minimum requirements"

Ratios exceed minimum requirements; legal compliance attested and verified.

Leadership & governance
C
"Service leaders should now monitor progress towards long-term goals. They acknowledge that teachers need ongoing professional learning and development to build their knowledge of effective teaching practice."

Strategic planning developing; professional learning needed; evaluation practices strengthening.

Source: Education Review Office review of Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre dated 2025-03-14, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Gladstone Park Early Childhood 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.

67 / 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%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

27 Balfour Road, Parnell. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre?
46 children attend Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Gladstone Park Early Childhood Centre?
27 Balfour Road Parnell Auckland - Waitematā

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Nearby & related

Parnell Kindergarten 0.6 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.