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Pukeko ELC

Education & Care

📞 09-4260950

63 Kauri Road, Stanmore Bay East · Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays

Pukeko ELC is an education and care service in Stanmore Bay East, Auckland with 45 children enrolled. Our analysis of the 2023 ERO report found the service performed well across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance (all graded B). Te reo Māori integration was identified as an area for development (graded C).

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

Total roll
45
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46997

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 · 2023-10-16

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"They are provided with a range of experiences to enhance and extend their learning and development, indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups."

Range of learning experiences provided effectively across settings.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Infants, toddlers and older children experience positive, respectful interactions with adults."

Positive, respectful adult-child interactions consistently evident.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"increasing the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts"

Te reo Māori opportunities identified as area for development.

Health & safety
B
"Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required."

Health and safety procedures monitored and responsive to needs.

Leadership & governance
→B
"The service has developed a new philosophy that is underpinned by current research and theories to support outcomes for children. A policy framework and an annual plan guide centre operations."

Philosophy and planning frameworks guide centre operations effectively.

Source: Education Review Office review of Pukeko ELC dated 2023-10-16, 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

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Pukeko ELC 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.

68 / 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%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

63 Kauri Road, Stanmore Bay East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Pukeko ELC a free kindergarten?
Pukeko ELC is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Pukeko ELC?
45 children attend Pukeko ELC (roll year 2025).
Where is Pukeko ELC?
63 Kauri Road Stanmore Bay East Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Hibiscus Kindergarten & Nursery 0.6 km
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Montessori Beginnings Early Childhood Education Centre 0.9 km
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Stanmore Bay Kindergarten 1 km
kindergarten
The Coastal Cove Early Learning 1 km
education and care
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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

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
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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
Suburb context

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.