Penguins School of Early Learning
Education & Care
197 Whitford Road, Dannemora North-Shamrock Park · Auckland - Howick
Penguins School of Early Learning is an education and care service in Howick, Auckland, with a roll of 150. Our analysis of the ERO report identified sound relationships and inclusive practice in curriculum and learning, with opportunities to deepen complexity. Health and safety systems are in place with compliance verified.
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
Akarangi · 2021-10-14
"Teachers know children well and have established positive relationships with them and their families. They are inclusive and accepting of all children. Strategies are being implemented to support children with additional learning needs."
Sound relationships and inclusive practice evident; opportunities to deepen complexity identified.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance verified; systems in place for managing safety areas with high impact on wellbeing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Penguins School of Early Learning dated 2021-10-14, 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 Penguins School of Early Learning 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, Dannemora North-Shamrock Park. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Penguins School of Early Learning a free kindergarten?
- Penguins School of Early Learning 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?
- 150 children attend Penguins School of Early Learning (roll year 2025).
- Where is Penguins School of Early Learning?
- 197 Whitford Road Dannemora North-Shamrock Park Auckland - Howick
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25149) ↗ · 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.