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Little Ants Childcare

Education & Care

📞 09-2350172

18 Martyn St (Entrance 11 Domain St), Waiuku Central · Auckland - Franklin

Total roll
60
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46962

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 · 2025-07-14

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
"Aspects of te ao Māori are reflected throughout the centre. Some teachers have begun to integrate te reo and tikanga Māori into daily teaching practices. The curriculum does not fully respond to the language and culture of Māori, Pacific and children of other heritages and the priorities identified by parents and whānau."

Emerging te reo and tikanga integration; curriculum lacks comprehensive bicultural responsiveness

Health & safety
↓D
"ERO found areas of non-compliance in the service relating to: all relevant emergency drills are carried out with children on an at least three-monthly basis suitable human resource practices; including a system of regular appraisal and induction procedures."

Non-compliance with emergency drills and HR/appraisal procedures identified

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Little Ants Childcare dated 2025-07-14, 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 Little Ants Childcare 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.

59 / 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 D · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
25
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
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

18 Martyn St (Entrance 11 Domain St), Waiuku Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Little Ants Childcare a free kindergarten?
Little Ants Childcare is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Little Ants Childcare?
60 children attend Little Ants Childcare (roll year 2025).
Where is Little Ants Childcare?
18 Martyn St (Entrance 11 Domain St) Waiuku Central Auckland - Franklin

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

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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.