Penguins School of Early Learning 2
Education & Care
197 Whitford Road, Howick · Auckland - Howick
An Akanuku review in July 2023 found Penguins School of Early Learning 2 operating with effective curriculum delivery and embedded bicultural practice, both graded B in our analysis of the ERO report. Health and safety standards were met following earlier improvements. Our analysis identified leadership and governance as an area requiring attention, with a C grade reflecting the need for stronger monitoring of regulatory compliance.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2023-07-31
"The curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development."
Effective curriculum with varied experiences; assessment practices identified as area for improvement.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Te Tiriti principles embedded; cultural respect for Māori and diverse heritages evident.
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Previously identified non-compliance addressed; health and safety standards now met.
"Those responsible for governance and management need to monitor that regulatory standards are monitored and maintained."
Governance requires stronger monitoring of ongoing regulatory standard compliance.
Source: Education Review Office review of Penguins School of Early Learning 2 dated 2023-07-31, 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 Penguins School of Early Learning 2 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
197 Whitford Road, Howick. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Penguins School of Early Learning 2 a free kindergarten?
- Penguins School of Early Learning 2 is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Penguins School of Early Learning 2?
- 50 children attend Penguins School of Early Learning 2 (roll year 2025).
- Where is Penguins School of Early Learning 2?
- 197 Whitford Road Howick Auckland - Howick
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47707) ↗ · 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
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