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Growing Wings on Grey

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185 Grey St, Hamilton East · Hamilton City

This Hamilton East education and care service was reviewed by ERO in July 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report found variable implementation of Te Whāriki with inconsistent teaching depth, and established whānau consultation processes for vision and planning.

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

Total roll
40
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
30343

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 · 2024-07-19

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓C
"There is variable use of the learning outcomes from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, in planning and assessment, across the teaching teams with some demonstrating more in-depth understanding."

Variable Te Whāriki implementation; inconsistent depth across teaching teams

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
→B
"Leaders have established processes for consulting with parents, whānau and families about the vision, plans, and priorities for improvement."

Consultation processes established for vision and planning

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Growing Wings on Grey dated 2024-07-19, 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 Growing Wings on Grey 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.

65 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
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

185 Grey St, Hamilton East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Growing Wings on Grey a free kindergarten?
Growing Wings on Grey is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Growing Wings on Grey?
40 children attend Growing Wings on Grey (roll year 2025).
Where is Growing Wings on Grey?
185 Grey St Hamilton East Hamilton City

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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.