Little Forest
Education & Care
9 Barbados Drive, Glenfield North · Auckland - Upper Harbour
Little Forest is an education and care centre in Glenfield North with a roll of 30. An ERO review in December 2023 identified strengths in children's wellbeing, with warm teacher-child relationships noted. Our analysis of the ERO report indicates areas for development in curriculum and Te Whāriki engagement, bicultural practice and te reo integration, and leadership focus on learning.
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
Akarangi · 2023-12-12
"A deeper engagement with the learning outcomes of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, could support teachers to design and document a curriculum that better responds to the strengths and interests of children."
Curriculum developing; deeper Te Whāriki engagement needed for responsiveness.
"Infants and toddlers experience respectful care from teachers who know them and their individual preferences well. Older children have opportunities to care for the environment and each other."
Respectful care and positive relationships evident; warm teacher-child connections.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Some teachers use te reo Māori well in their work alongside children. Waiata and karakia are incorporated into centre routines. Consideration could now be given to how well the curriculum reflects Māori ways of knowing, being and doing."
Some te reo use; waiata/karakia present; deeper Māori curriculum integration needed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A process for internal evaluation is established, and strategic and annual plans are in place. Consideration could be given to how these documents link together to support ongoing improvement that includes a focus on children's learning."
Processes established; strategic planning present but needs stronger learning focus integration.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Forest dated 2023-12-12, 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 Little Forest 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
9 Barbados Drive, Glenfield 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 Forest a free kindergarten?
- Little Forest is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Forest?
- 30 children attend Little Forest (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Forest?
- 9 Barbados Drive Glenfield North Auckland - Upper Harbour
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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 #20040) ↗ · 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.