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Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

32 Driver Road, Mangere Central · Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Mangere Central with 78 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report (June 2023) found the centre met regulatory standards in health and safety and leadership and governance. Te reo Māori integration has been identified as a key area for development in bicultural practice.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
78
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47962

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 · 2023-06-15

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"increasing opportunities for children to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts"

Te reo Māori integration identified as key next step; currently underdeveloped.

Health & safety
B
"Health and safety Meeting"

Regulatory standards met; non-compliance addressed prior to report.

Leadership & governance
B
"An external curriculum lead supports the owner, a qualified centre manager, three registered teachers, four unqualified staff and one qualified reliever."

Qualified leadership and external curriculum support in place; meets regulatory standards.

Source: Education Review Office review of Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre dated 2023-06-15, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Mighty Mind Kids 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

32 Driver Road, Mangere Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Mighty Mind Kids 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 Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre?
78 children attend Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Mighty Mind Kids Early Learning Centre?
32 Driver Road Mangere Central Auckland - Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.