Koru Kindy
Education & Care
78 Rodney Street, Wellsford · Auckland - Rodney
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 · 2025-04-23
"Teachers could improve these assessment records to clearly show how they plan to extend each child's learning."
Assessment records lack clarity on learning extension planning.
"Children's wellbeing is fostered by trusting and respectful relationships. Teachers show care for the welfare of children and families, who are welcomed into a home-like environment. Children have confidence and a strong sense of belonging as they play and explore the centre at their pace."
Strong relationships and sense of belonging evident; warm, supportive environment.
"It should actively involve whānau in future planned reviews."
Parent involvement in reviews identified as development area.
"Teachers are inclusive and value tamariki and whānau Māori, as tangata whenua. The strategic plan identifies a deliberate goal to increase teachers' understanding of bicultural practices through inquiry and professional development."
Intentional bicultural goals and inclusive practice evident; ongoing professional development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"There is an urgent need to strengthen leadership capacity to develop team capability and consistency, and to improve outcomes for children in a more deliberate and purposeful way."
Leadership capacity and purposeful action planning require urgent development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Koru Kindy dated 2025-04-23, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Koru Kindy 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
78 Rodney Street, Wellsford. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Koru Kindy a free kindergarten?
- Koru Kindy is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Koru Kindy?
- 30 children attend Koru Kindy (roll year 2025).
- Where is Koru Kindy?
- 78 Rodney Street Wellsford Auckland - Rodney
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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 #45423) ↗ · 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.