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PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe

Education & Care

103 Queen Street, Rosa Birch Park · Auckland - Franklin

PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe is an education and care service for 35 children in Rosa Birch Park. Our analysis of the ERO report from September 2023 found the service graded B across all dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The service has addressed previously identified non-compliance issues in health and safety and sleep monitoring.

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

Total roll
35
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
10398

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 · 2023-09-20

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Kaiako providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance the learning of tamariki and nurture reciprocal relationships."

Meaningful interactions and positive engagement evident; assessment planning needs strengthening.

Children's wellbeing
B
"During the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed a non-compliance and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Service addressed sleep monitoring non-compliance; health and safety systems now meeting standards.

Whānau partnership
B
"Positive steps are taken to acknowledge the aspirations held by whānau and there are opportunities for whānau to be involved in the learning of tamariki."

Whānau involvement in learning acknowledged; communication and responsiveness evident.

Bicultural practice
B
"The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Tamariki 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 confidence and respect for diversity supported.

Health & safety
B
"Health and safety Meeting"

Regulatory standards met; previously identified non-compliance now addressed.

Leadership & governance
B
"Governance, management and administration Meeting"

Management systems meet regulatory standards; governance structures compliant.

Source: Education Review Office review of PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe dated 2023-09-20, 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
70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
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%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

103 Queen Street, Rosa Birch Park. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe a free kindergarten?
PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe?
35 children attend PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe (roll year 2025).
Where is PlayPods Childcare Pukekohe?
103 Queen Street Rosa Birch Park Auckland - Franklin

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

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

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.