Magic Garden Early Education Limiited
Education & Care
170-174 Carlisle Road, Northcross · Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in January 2020. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong curriculum and learning practices using a Reggio Emilia approach, and comprehensive health and safety systems. Bicultural practice was developing, with te reo Māori support and active tikanga integration.
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 operator-wide review
Akarangi · 2025-04-15 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-04-15, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2020-01-24· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The older children engage well in programmes developed to use ideas from Reggio Emilia. This creates a strong focus on creativity, children's choices and the environment as a source of inspiration. Children have long periods for developing play and exploring their interests. The programme is frequently guided by children's ideas."
Reggio Emilia approach embedded; child-led, creativity-focused, intentional pedagogy.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers are working to improve their use of te reo Māori with children. They receive support from a fluent Māori speaker who also promotes respectful tikanga practices. Kapa haka provides leadership opportunities for children. Tikanga Māori, including tuakana/teina relationships, is part of centre expectations."
Te reo Māori developing; fluent speaker support; tikanga embedded; kapa haka programme active.
"A new health and safety manual developed by staff and managers, includes changes to regulations."
Comprehensive health/safety systems; updated manual; compliance with regulations.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Magic Garden Early Education Limiited dated 2020-01-24, 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 Magic Garden Early Education Limiited 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
170-174 Carlisle Road, Northcross. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Magic Garden Early Education Limiited a free kindergarten?
- Magic Garden Early Education Limiited is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Magic Garden Early Education Limiited?
- 150 children attend Magic Garden Early Education Limiited (roll year 2025).
- Where is Magic Garden Early Education Limiited?
- 170-174 Carlisle Road Northcross Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10272) ↗ · 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
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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
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