Little Palms Early Learning Center
Education & Care
40 Caribbean Drive, Unsworth Heights · Auckland - Upper Harbour
Little Palms Early Learning Center is an education and care service in Unsworth Heights with 34 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report (September 2023) shows the service received B grades for curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance. Bicultural practice was graded C, with te reo Māori identified as an area needing development.
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 · 2023-09-26
"The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."
Curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children's learning needs.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children."
Service respects and acknowledges family aspirations for children.
"A next step is to increase the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts."
Te reo Māori opportunities identified as needing development.
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service addressed non-compliances and meets regulatory standards.
"Consistent monitoring of systems and practices is required to maintain regulatory standards."
Leadership maintains systems; consistent monitoring needed for compliance.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Palms Early Learning Center dated 2023-09-26, 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 Little Palms Early Learning Center 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
40 Caribbean Drive, Unsworth Heights. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Palms Early Learning Center a free kindergarten?
- Little Palms Early Learning Center is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Palms Early Learning Center?
- 34 children attend Little Palms Early Learning Center (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Palms Early Learning Center?
- 40 Caribbean Drive Unsworth Heights 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 #20238) ↗ · 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.