Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea)
Education & Care
41 Aotea Drive, Ascot Park · Porirua City
An ERO Akanuku review in September 2022 assessed curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and leadership. Our analysis of the ERO report found B grades for curriculum alignment with Te Whāriki and parent communication, and a C grade for governance and management systems for regulatory compliance.
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
Kindercare Learning Centres Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-08-26 · 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 2024-08-26, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Akanuku · 2022-09-13· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The service curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Curriculum aligns with Te Whāriki; teachers demonstrate positive interactions.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents have regular opportunities to communicate with teachers, share information and be involved in decision making about their child's learning."
Regular parent communication and involvement in learning decisions established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Those in governance and management need to be assured that systems and processes for maintaining compliance with the regulatory standards are robust."
Governance and management need stronger systems for regulatory compliance assurance.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) dated 2022-09-13, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) 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
41 Aotea Drive, Ascot Park. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) a free kindergarten?
- Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea)?
- 110 children attend Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea) (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kindercare Learning Centres (Aotea)?
- 41 Aotea Drive Ascot Park Porirua City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #45779) ↗ · 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.