Little Guys Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
65 Blackbridge Road, Karaka, Karaka · Auckland - Franklin
Little Guys Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Karaka with a current roll of 98 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from June 2023 found B grades across all four dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance.
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 · 2023-06-28
"The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."
Inclusive, responsive curriculum with positive teaching interactions evident
"Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions."
Positive interactions demonstrated; emotional safety systems in place
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required."
Health and safety procedures monitored; regulatory standards met
"A director/owner works closely with a centre manager, four team leaders and teachers in four aged-based rooms."
Clear management structure in place; service meets regulatory standards
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Guys Early Learning Centre dated 2023-06-28, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Little Guys 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
65 Blackbridge Road, Karaka, Karaka. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Guys Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Little Guys 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 Little Guys Early Learning Centre?
- 98 children attend Little Guys Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Guys Early Learning Centre?
- 65 Blackbridge Road, Karaka Karaka Auckland - Franklin
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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 #48001) ↗ · 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.