Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln
Education & Care
285 Lincoln Road, Henderson · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in November 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership, with curriculum and learning grounded in Te Whāriki. Bicultural practice was identified as an area for development.
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
ERO Review · 2016-11-23· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Programmes are underpinned by Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Te Whāriki foundation established; assessment portfolios used but improvement opportunities noted.
"Children settle quickly and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. They are confident to approach adults and to play together for extended periods of time, making friends and choices about their learning."
Strong sense of belonging, secure relationships, emotional safety demonstrated consistently.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"develop a bicultural curriculum, based on a deeper knowledge of te ao Māori concepts, knowledge, skills and beliefs"
Te reo Māori present but bicultural curriculum identified as area for development.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements attested; better-than-minimum staffing ratios maintained.
"The teachers work collaboratively together and are well supported by centre leaders. Professional development is planned in response to teachers' individual and centre-wide goals. This promotes a reflective teaching culture that aligns well with an effective teacher appraisal process."
Strong collaborative culture; professional development planned; reflective teaching embedded.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln dated 2016-11-23, 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 Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln 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
285 Lincoln Road, Henderson. 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 - Lincoln a free kindergarten?
- Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln 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 - Lincoln?
- 95 children attend Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kindercare Learning Centres - Lincoln?
- 285 Lincoln Road Henderson Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10305) ↗ · 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
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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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