Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre
Education & Care
163 Dominion Road, Papakura East · Auckland - Papakura
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 · 2025-04-29
"Teachers have thoughtfully created learning environments that support equitable opportunities for children to learn."
Sound learning environments created; assessment practices identified as improvement priority.
"Children are confident to make decisions about their play, and their friendships are nurtured."
Children confident, friendships supported, independence fostered through routines.
"The newly established teaching team is beginning to build partnerships with parents and whānau."
Emerging partnerships; newly appointed team starting engagement with families.
"Service leaders and teachers show commitment to enacting Te Tiriti o Waitangi. They continue to strengthen their bicultural practices. Te reo Māori is integrated in the daily programme. Māori children are acknowledged and affirmed in their cultural identity."
Te reo integrated daily; Māori children affirmed; commitment shown to strengthening practices.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders have identified the use of evaluation as an improvement priority. Together with teachers they should follow effective evaluation practice to guide their reflection and improvement."
Evaluation identified as priority; collaborative leadership present but evaluation processes developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre dated 2025-04-29, 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 Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood 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
163 Dominion Road, Papakura East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
- Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre?
- 30 children attend Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Sunbeams Christian Early Childhood Centre?
- 163 Dominion Road Papakura East Auckland - Papakura
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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 #20089) ↗ · 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.