Go Bananas Childcare Takanini
Education & Care
20 Walters Road, Takanini · Auckland - Papakura
Go Bananas Childcare Takanini is an education and care service in Takanini, Auckland, caring for around 100 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from January 2023 graded bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance each at B level. The service acknowledges Māori place and provides bicultural learning opportunities, meets health and safety regulatory standards, and has a clear governance structure with qualified leadership and support systems.
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
Go Bananas Childcare Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2026-01-22 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2026-01-22, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Akanuku · 2023-01-20· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged, and children are given opportunities to learn about the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Acknowledges Māori place and provides bicultural learning opportunities
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meeting health and safety regulatory standards
"A team of directors oversees operations with support from two area managers and a curriculum advisor. A qualified centre manager is responsible for daily management of the service."
Clear governance structure with qualified leadership and support systems
Source: Education Review Office review of Go Bananas Childcare Takanini dated 2023-01-20, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Go Bananas Childcare Takanini 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
20 Walters Road, Takanini. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Go Bananas Childcare Takanini a free kindergarten?
- Go Bananas Childcare Takanini is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Go Bananas Childcare Takanini?
- 100 children attend Go Bananas Childcare Takanini (roll year 2025).
- Where is Go Bananas Childcare Takanini?
- 20 Walters Road Takanini Auckland - Papakura
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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 #47973) ↗ · 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.