Omana Kindergarten
Kindergarten
42 Omana Road, Papatoetoe · Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum design, bicultural practice, and health and safety, but noted that whānau partnership and individual child planning require development.
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
Auckland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-06-10 · 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 2025-06-10, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2019-03-21· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers provide a wide range of experiences for children in well-defined spaces with easy access to resources. Literacy, creativity and science feature strongly in the programme."
Strong programme design with effective teaching strategies, though individual planning needs development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Programme planning is currently based on the interests of the group. Teachers gather parent aspirations as part of this process. They could now focus on working more collaboratively with whānau to produce learning plans that are individual to each child."
Parents consulted but partnership needs development for individual child planning.
"Te reo and tikanga Māori are spontaneously and deliberately integrated into kindergarten routines and teaching practice. Teachers purposefully use mat times as a key opportunity for all children to hear and see te reo, tikanga and te ao Māori being respected and valued."
Te reo and tikanga well-integrated; further professional learning planned to deepen practice.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Meets legal requirements; management assurance completed for all safety dimensions.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Omana Kindergarten dated 2019-03-21, 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 Omana Kindergarten 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
42 Omana Road, Papatoetoe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Omana Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Omana Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Omana Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Omana Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Omana Kindergarten?
- 42 Omana Road Papatoetoe Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
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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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5083) ↗ · 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.