Little Wonders Glendowie
Education & Care
54 Sierra Street, St Heliers · Auckland - Ōrākei
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in December 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in children's wellbeing and health & safety (both grade B), but areas requiring development in curriculum planning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership (all grade C).
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
ERO Review · 2018-12-20
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"These processes need continued development to ensure each child experiences a rich curriculum."
Programme planning systems developing but need strengthening for consistency.
"Children are settled, confident and friendly. They play independently or seek out friends and respond to the routines in the centre. Children are supported by adults who are eager to engage with them and foster their sense of belonging."
Children settled with good adult support; transitions well-managed.
"building partnerships with parents based on children's learning"
Partnerships acknowledged but identified as area needing deeper development.
"Teachers are building their knowledge and understanding of te ao Māori and tikanga Māori. They are using words and songs in te reo Māori with the children."
Te reo and tikanga use evident but building knowledge—still developing.
"The centre is effectively managed. Annual centre audits established by Evolve help to ensure legislative requirements are being met regarding policies, procedure and curriculum."
Effective management with systems ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
"Leaders have a clear vision and direction for the centre. They are committed to ongoing improvement. Relevant areas for development have been identified. It is timely to consider ways to develop and strengthen a collaborative and cohesive team culture."
Clear vision present but team culture development needed; new leadership consolidating.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Wonders Glendowie dated 2018-12-20, 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 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
54 Sierra Street, St Heliers. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Wonders Glendowie a free kindergarten?
- Little Wonders Glendowie is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Wonders Glendowie?
- 80 children attend Little Wonders Glendowie (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Wonders Glendowie?
- 54 Sierra Street St Heliers Auckland - Ōrākei
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
Nearby & related
Compare Little Wonders Glendowie side-by-side with another centre →
Find your zoned schools near St Heliers
Our sister site schoolsnearme.co.nz covers every NZ primary, intermediate and secondary school with ERO reports, financials, and statutory-manager alerts. Enter your address to see which schools you're zoned for.
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 #10373) ↗ · 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.