Kiddy Winkles Westgate
Education & Care
19 Fernhill Drive, Westgate · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
Kiddy Winkles Westgate is an education and care service in Westgate, Auckland. Our analysis of the January 2023 ERO report indicates the service received grade B across all four dimensions assessed: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance. The ERO review noted intentional teaching informed by Te Whāriki, responsive peer learning, authentic Māori curriculum integration, and developing internal evaluation systems, though under-3s curriculum practice was identified as an area for refinement.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-01-31
"Leaders and kaiako work together to design and evaluate the service curriculum that is informed by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Curriculum informed by Te Whāriki with intentional teaching, though under-3s practice needs refinement.
"Children are encouraged to engage in experiences that support them to learn with and alongside their peers."
Children supported to learn together with peers in responsive environment.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Māori children and whānau have authentic opportunities to contribute to the implementation of a curriculum that reflects Maramataka, the traditional Māori Luna calendar."
Authentic Māori curriculum integration with whānau involvement in place.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Those responsible for governance and management work well together to implement operational systems. The leadership team collaborates to monitor the progress of their strategic priorities."
Good governance and management collaboration; internal evaluation systems beginning to develop.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kiddy Winkles Westgate dated 2023-01-31, 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 Kiddy Winkles Westgate 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
19 Fernhill Drive, Westgate. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kiddy Winkles Westgate a free kindergarten?
- Kiddy Winkles Westgate is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kiddy Winkles Westgate?
- 100 children attend Kiddy Winkles Westgate (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kiddy Winkles Westgate?
- 19 Fernhill Drive Westgate Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #46836) ↗ · 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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.