New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest
Education & Care
7 Argus Place, Hillcrest · Auckland - Kaipātiki
An ERO review in June 2023 assessed the service across three dimensions. Our analysis of the ERO report found the centre rated B in whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The service demonstrates positive engagement with whānau aspirations, meets health and safety standards, and has qualified leadership with a predominantly qualified teaching team.
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
New Shoots Children's Centres Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2023-06-28
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children."
Positive steps taken to respect and acknowledge whānau aspirations for children.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meets health and safety regulatory standards with reasonable compliance measures.
"Three co-owners provide governance support. The centre director is a qualified teacher who leads a team of 16 qualified teachers and 20 unqualified staff."
Qualified leadership with clear governance structure and predominantly qualified teaching team.
Source: Education Review Office review of New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest dated 2023-06-28, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest 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
7 Argus Place, Hillcrest. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest a free kindergarten?
- New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest?
- 125 children attend New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest (roll year 2025).
- Where is New Shoots Children's Centre - Hillcrest?
- 7 Argus Place Hillcrest Auckland - Kaipātiki
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47953) ↗ · 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.