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Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

2 Albert Street, Riverhead · Auckland - Rodney

Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Riverhead with a current roll of 82 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (September 2023) found the centre received a B grade for curriculum and learning, with a responsive approach supporting independence and wellbeing. Bicultural practice was graded C, with te reo Māori included in documentation but limited integration in daily practice. Health and safety management was graded B, with legal compliance confirmed.

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

Total roll
82
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
46819

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 · 2023-09-06

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children experience an environment that positively promotes their decision-making and independence. Their mana is fostered within a responsive curriculum that supports them to take increasing responsibility for their own wellbeing, and the wellbeing of others."

Responsive curriculum with strong focus on independence and wellbeing

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"Leaders acknowledge a need to increase the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori within the daily curriculum."

Te reo Māori promoted in documentation but limited in daily curriculum practice

Health & safety
B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Management assurance confirms legal compliance in health and safety areas

Leadership & governance

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre dated 2023-09-06, 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 Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning 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.

68 / 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 C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

2 Albert Street, Riverhead. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre?
82 children attend Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Happy Hearts Riverhead Early Learning Centre?
2 Albert Street Riverhead Auckland - Rodney

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)

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

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

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

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.