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Inspire Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

7 Penihana Place, Mangere · Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

Total roll
80
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
25387

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 · 2025-05-22

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."

Curriculum meets regulatory standards with Te Tiriti implementation evident.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
B
"Information and guidance is sought, when necessary, from agencies/services to enable adults providing education and care to work effectively with children and their parents."

Service works with families and seeks external guidance when needed.

Bicultural practice
B
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. It respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures."

Te Tiriti commitments embedded; cultural diversity respected and supported.

Health & safety
B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Previously identified non-compliances addressed; regulatory standards now being met.

Leadership & governance
B
"Nurture and Bloom Early Learning Centre is owned, governed, and operated by two qualified directors. They are supported by a teaching team of seven qualified teachers, and 13 staff including an administrator and a cook."

Qualified leadership with appropriate staffing structure in place.

Source: Education Review Office review of Inspire Early Learning Centre dated 2025-05-22, 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 Inspire 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.

71 / 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 B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

7 Penihana Place, Mangere. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Inspire Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Inspire 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 Inspire Early Learning Centre?
80 children attend Inspire Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Inspire Early Learning Centre?
7 Penihana Place Mangere Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

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Sources & verification

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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

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.