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Krafty Kidz

Education & Care

📞 09-8338457 ✉ Email centre

11 Metcalfe Road, Henderson · Auckland - Henderson-Massey

Krafty Kidz is an education and care service in Henderson with 27 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong relationships supporting children's wellbeing and engagement, and regular family partnerships. Leadership and governance systems are emerging, with professional learning and evaluation in early stages.

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

Total roll
27
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
20250

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 · 2022-05-11

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
"Teachers maintain relationships with children and their whānau that help them build a sense of wellbeing and belonging in the centre."

Strong relationships support belonging and engagement consistently.

Whānau partnership
→B
"Teachers maintain relationships with children and their whānau that help them build a sense of wellbeing and belonging in the centre."

Regular engagement with families; relationships valued and maintained.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
→C
"While there are policies and procedures for internal evaluation, and appraisals and provision of professional learning for staff, these are either in the early stages of development or yet to be implemented."

Systems emerging; professional learning and evaluation in early stages.

Source: Education Review Office review of Krafty Kidz dated 2022-05-11, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Krafty Kidz 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.

66 / 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%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
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%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

11 Metcalfe Road, Henderson. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Krafty Kidz a free kindergarten?
Krafty Kidz is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Krafty Kidz?
27 children attend Krafty Kidz (roll year 2025).
Where is Krafty Kidz?
11 Metcalfe Road Henderson Auckland - Henderson-Massey

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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.