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Learning Steps Childcare Centre

Education & Care

📞 09-836 1985

4170 Great North Road, Glendene · Auckland - Henderson-Massey

Learning Steps Childcare Centre is an education and care service in Glendene, Auckland, with a current roll of 54 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies bicultural practice as an area for development, with opportunities to strengthen te reo Māori and tikanga Māori provision. Health and safety standards are met, and leadership and governance are supported by qualified staff.

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

Total roll
54
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
10154

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

Akanuku · 2023-03-28

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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"continuing to improve the bicultural curriculum to provide children with further opportunities to develop their knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori."

Opportunity identified to improve te reo Māori and tikanga Māori provision

Health & safety
→B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Previously identified non-compliances addressed; regulatory standards met

Leadership & governance
→B
"A qualified owner is responsible for daily operations, supported by a curriculum leader."

Clear leadership structure with qualified owner and curriculum leader support

Source: Education Review Office review of Learning Steps Childcare Centre dated 2023-03-28, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Learning Steps 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

4170 Great North Road, Glendene. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Learning Steps Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
Learning Steps 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 Steps Childcare Centre?
54 children attend Learning Steps Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Learning Steps Childcare Centre?
4170 Great North Road Glendene 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.