Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten
Education & Care
53 Seabrook Ave, New Lynn · Auckland - Whau
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 · 2025-08-01
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children, parents and whānau demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. Children support each other in their play. They develop trusting relationships with each other and kaiako."
Strong sense of belonging, positive peer relationships, and secure attachments evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"continue to strengthen kaiako cultural competencies through extending how the curriculum reflects kaupapa Māori and Pacific approaches."
Cultural competency and kaupapa Māori integration identified as improvement priority.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders are highly involved in the daily running of the service. Relational trust at every level supports collaboration and openness to change and improvement. Kaiako participate in regular professional learning opportunities. They are encouraged by leaders to develop professional inquiries that can lead to centre innovation."
Strong leadership, professional learning culture, and collaborative improvement focus demonstrated.
Source: Education Review Office review of Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten dated 2025-08-01, 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 Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten 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
53 Seabrook Ave, New Lynn. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten?
- 25 children attend Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Rainbow Cottage Kindergarten?
- 53 Seabrook Ave New Lynn Auckland - Whau
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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 #20140) ↗ · 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.