Hillsborough Kindergarten
Kindergarten
668 Richardson Road, Hillsborough · Auckland - Puketāpapa
ERO assessed Hillsborough Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, with a strong sense of belonging and positive relationships, while leadership and governance showed clear strategic direction though internal evaluation processes were developing.
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
Auckland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-06-10 · 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 2025-06-10, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2018-06-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children are happy, settled and eager to learn. They work well together as they explore interesting play areas in the spacious, very well resourced, natural environment. Children experience positive, respectful interactions with each other and their teachers. They are effectively supported to develop social, self-help and independence skills, and a sense of belonging and wellbeing."
Strong sense of belonging, positive relationships, wellbeing well supported
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Kindergarten leaders and teachers are focused on building a strong team. They willingly share leadership opportunities. The kindergarten's strategic plan shows clear alignment to the AKA's priorities and teachers' appraisal goals. Teachers are developing a shared approach to internal evaluation. This process could be further strengthened by continuing to evaluate the impacts of changes made."
Strategic direction clear; internal evaluation developing, could strengthen evaluative reasoning
Source: Education Review Office review of Hillsborough Kindergarten dated 2018-06-29, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Hillsborough Kindergarten 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
668 Richardson Road, Hillsborough. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Hillsborough Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Hillsborough Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Hillsborough Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Hillsborough Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Hillsborough Kindergarten?
- 668 Richardson Road Hillsborough Auckland - Puketāpapa
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5056) ↗ · 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
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