Learning Curves Childcare Centre
Education & Care
11 Kinross Street, Blockhouse Bay · Auckland - Whau
Learning Curves Childcare Centre is an education and care service in Blockhouse Bay with a current roll of 40 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from May 2021 found strengths in whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership, with grades of B in these areas. Bicultural practice was graded C, with te reo and tikanga inclusion noted as emerging.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Akarangi · 2025-09-10 · 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 2025-09-10, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Akarangi · 2021-05-27· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers know children and families well. They communicate with children and whānau in their home languages, which promotes strong parent relationships and communications."
Effective communication and family knowledge; responsive partnerships established.
"Teachers continue to build their confidence to use te reo Māori and include aspects of te ao Maori in the programme."
Te reo and tikanga inclusion emerging; confidence-building needed for deeper practice.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal requirements met; systems for emotional and physical safety in place.
"Leaders work well together. They have developed a positive working environment that is conducive to building quality adult to child relationships. Leaders empower teachers to choose from a wide range of professional learning opportunities that support their personal growth."
Collaborative leadership; professional learning available; internal evaluation needs targeting.
Source: Education Review Office review of Learning Curves Childcare Centre dated 2021-05-27, 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 Learning Curves Childcare Centre 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
11 Kinross Street, Blockhouse Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Learning Curves Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
- Learning Curves Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Learning Curves Childcare Centre?
- 40 children attend Learning Curves Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Learning Curves Childcare Centre?
- 11 Kinross Street Blockhouse Bay Auckland - Whau
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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 #20494) ↗ · 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.