Little Buddies Learning Centre 2
Education & Care
58 Somerset Road, Mount Roskill Central North · Auckland - Puketāpapa
Our analysis of the ERO report (February 2022) found Little Buddies Learning Centre 2 received B grades across most dimensions, including curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The centre received a C grade for bicultural practice, with te reo Māori use identified as an area for 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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2022-02-22
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children. The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori through karakia, waiata, the use of te reo Māori and wall displays."
Positive interactions and Māori acknowledgement evident; development opportunity noted.
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions with children."
Meaningful interactions supporting wellbeing are evident in practice.
"Food and nutrition provided reflects the cultural and dietary needs of children and their families."
Family cultural and dietary needs are being responsively met.
"Next steps include: building kaiako confidence and competence to use te reo Māori in daily conversations with children"
Te reo Māori use needs strengthening; confidence-building identified as priority.
"Health and safety Meeting"
Regulatory standards for health and safety are being met.
"Clear policies and procedures guide all centre operations."
Clear operational policies and procedures are established.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Buddies Learning Centre 2 dated 2022-02-22, 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).
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
58 Somerset Road, Mount Roskill Central North. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Buddies Learning Centre 2 a free kindergarten?
- Little Buddies Learning Centre 2 is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Buddies Learning Centre 2?
- 50 children attend Little Buddies Learning Centre 2 (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Buddies Learning Centre 2?
- 58 Somerset Road Mount Roskill Central North Auckland - Puketāpapa
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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 #47596) ↗ · 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.