Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
279 Mount Wellington Highway, Mount Wellington · Auckland - Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
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 · 2025-07-07
"Teachers know children well. They respond to individual interests and are sensitive and responsive to children with additional learning needs. Adults' conversations with children encourage them to share their ideas and sustain their play for long periods. Teachers often integrate te reo Māori and foster the use of children's first languages. They support children to develop early literacy and numeracy skills in meaningful contexts."
Effective teaching practices with intentional curriculum, though te reo integration could be strengthened.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents and whānau are an integral part of the centre and are encouraged to be active partners in children's learning. They are invited to participate in centre events and excursions, surveys and reviews, and to contribute to cultural celebrations. Inclusive systems and open communication enable families to share their photos, values, aspirations and information about home experiences."
Strong family communication and involvement systems, with active participation opportunities.
"lead the implementation of the centre's bicultural partnership and build teachers' understanding and confidence in using te reo Māori more in the programme and in documentation"
Te reo Māori use is emerging; leadership team identified this as a key next step for development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre dated 2025-07-07, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre 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
279 Mount Wellington Highway, Mount Wellington. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre?
- 70 children attend Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre?
- 279 Mount Wellington Highway Mount Wellington Auckland - Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
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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 #46285) ↗ · 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.