Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
134 McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge · Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2024-11-15
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions and nurture reciprocal relationships. Children have opportunities to develop knowledge, and an understanding of, the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand."
Positive interactions and dual cultural heritage opportunities evident; development opportunities identified.
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions and nurture reciprocal relationships."
Meaningful interactions and positive relationships established with children.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have opportunities to develop knowledge, and an understanding of, the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand. They are respected and supported to be confident in their own culture through cultural events and an environment that contains symbols, artefacts, and resources."
Cultural events, symbols, artefacts, and resources support bicultural learning and confidence.
"Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required."
Health and safety procedures monitored and updated; regulatory standards met.
"A policy framework and an annual plan guide centre operations. A process for teacher appraisal and internal evaluation has been established."
Policy framework, annual plan, and teacher appraisal processes established.
Source: Education Review Office review of Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre dated 2024-11-15, 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 Li'l Champs Early Learning 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
134 McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre?
- 80 children attend Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Li'l Champs Early Learning Centre?
- 134 McKenzie Road Mangere Bridge Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
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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 #47268) ↗ · 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.