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Minimee Early Childhood Adventure

Education & Care

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6 Bank Street, Hillcrest · Auckland - Kaipātiki

Total roll
50
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
45922

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 · 2025-04-16

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↑A
"The curriculum closely aligns to the principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Curriculum closely aligns with Te Whāriki principles and strands

Children's wellbeing
A
"Children at this service are supported to be settled, capable learners. They demonstrate good social skills, confidently initiate conversations and build friendships with other children. Infants and toddlers experience a calm and peaceful environment that allows time and space for secure attachments to develop between teachers and children."

Children settled, capable, socially skilled; secure attachments develop

Whānau partnership
B
"Parents and whānau have good opportunities to contribute to decision making in the service."

Good opportunities for parent contribution to decision-making

Bicultural practice
↑B
"Leaders and teachers use te reo Māori and integrate aspects of tikanga Māori into the curriculum. Parents and whānau who spoke with ERO shared that the service supports children to have a strong sense of identity in their cultures and languages."

Te reo and tikanga integrated; strong cultural identity supported

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Minimee Early Childhood Adventure dated 2025-04-16, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Minimee Early Childhood Adventure 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.

77 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2425)
90
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

6 Bank Street, Hillcrest. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Minimee Early Childhood Adventure a free kindergarten?
Minimee Early Childhood Adventure is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Minimee Early Childhood Adventure?
50 children attend Minimee Early Childhood Adventure (roll year 2025).
Where is Minimee Early Childhood Adventure?
6 Bank Street Hillcrest Auckland - Kaipātiki

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

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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.