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Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd

Education & Care

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1 Rosewood Drive, Amberley · Hurunui District

Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd is an education and care service in Amberley. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service graded B for children's wellbeing, with children developing independence and confidence through respectful teacher engagement. Health and safety standards were met with a B grade, and non-compliances identified during review were addressed.

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

Total roll
65
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47318

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 · 2023-01-24

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
B
"The centre environment supports children to develop their independence and confidence. Teachers engage respectfully with children particularly, when carrying out care routines."

Children developing independence and confidence with respectful teacher engagement in routines.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"Consistent implementation of health and safety, and governance, and management practices are required to meet all aspects of the regulatory standards."

Health and safety standards met; non-compliances addressed post-review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd dated 2023-01-24, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd 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%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

1 Rosewood Drive, Amberley. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd a free kindergarten?
Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd?
65 children attend Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd (roll year 2025).
Where is Oakfields - Little Oaks Preschool Ltd?
1 Rosewood Drive Amberley Hurunui District

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Nearby & related

Little Oaks Pre-School 0.6 km
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Amberley Community Preschool 0.8 km
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Amberley Playcentre 0.9 km
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Amberley Community Preparatory School Inc 1.3 km
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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.