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Kiddy Winkles Huapai

Education & Care

53 Station Road, Kumeū-Huapai South · Auckland - Rodney

Kiddy Winkles Huapai was reviewed by the Education Review Office in June 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety (all grade B), with bicultural practice and leadership and governance identified as areas for development (both grade C).

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

Total roll
110
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
48010

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

Akanuku · 2023-06-22

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance learning and nurture reciprocal relationships."

Positive interactions and reciprocal relationships evident in adult-child engagement.

Whānau partnership
B
"They take positive steps to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children."

Positive steps to respect and acknowledge parent and whānau aspirations.

Bicultural practice
C
"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."

Cultural respect evident; Te Whāriki implementation identified as next step for development.

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."

Non-compliances addressed; regulatory standards met post-visit.

Leadership & governance
C
"Service leaders need to monitor to ensure that regulatory standards are maintained."

Need for ongoing monitoring of regulatory standards identified.

Source: Education Review Office review of Kiddy Winkles Huapai dated 2023-06-22, 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).

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Kiddy Winkles Huapai 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%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
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

53 Station Road, Kumeū-Huapai South. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Kiddy Winkles Huapai a free kindergarten?
Kiddy Winkles Huapai is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Kiddy Winkles Huapai?
110 children attend Kiddy Winkles Huapai (roll year 2025).
Where is Kiddy Winkles Huapai?
53 Station Road Kumeū-Huapai South Auckland - Rodney

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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.