Learning Adventures Airport Oaks
Education & Care
33 Andrew Baxter Drive, Mangere · Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
ERO assessed Learning Adventures Airport Oaks as Not well placed in their 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety (all graded B), but noted that leadership and governance required development (graded C), with curriculum assessment processes and bicultural practice integration needing strengthening.
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
Learning Adventures Cultural & rohe
ERO review
ERO Review · 2019-01-31
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Science, technology, mathematics and literacy are evident in the programme."
Teaching present but assessment processes need strengthening with Te Whāriki
"Children are confident explorers and make independent choices about their play."
Strong sense of belonging and positive relationships; warm, nurturing environment
"Parents appreciate the open communication they have with teachers about their children."
Effective communication and family welcome; online sharing of children's experiences
"A strong focus on bicultural practices and te ao Māori helps ensure that Māori children and their whānau experience their culture positively in the programme."
Committed to bicultural curriculum; further integration of Te Tiriti needed
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:5 Meets minimum requirements Over 2 1:10 Meets minimum requirements"
Compliance with legal requirements and minimum staffing ratios met
"There continues to be a period of transition for staff as they adapt to changes in Evolve operational practices."
New leadership in transition; needs coherent change management strategy and PLD
Source: Education Review Office review of Learning Adventures Airport Oaks dated 2019-01-31, 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 computedThe 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
33 Andrew Baxter Drive, Mangere. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Learning Adventures Airport Oaks a free kindergarten?
- Learning Adventures Airport Oaks is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Learning Adventures Airport Oaks?
- 85 children attend Learning Adventures Airport Oaks (roll year 2025).
- Where is Learning Adventures Airport Oaks?
- 33 Andrew Baxter Drive Mangere Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25366) ↗ · 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
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