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.
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
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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 and safety Meeting"
Regulatory standards met; previously identified non-compliance now addressed.
"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 computedThe 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.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
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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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10398) ↗ · 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.