Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
36 Blockhouse Road, Avondale · Auckland - Whau
Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Avondale with a roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from August 2022 found the service graded B across all four dimensions: whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The service has addressed previously identified health and safety non-compliances and maintains regular communication with families about child learning.
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 · 2022-08-09
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Regular opportunities are provided for parents to communicate with adults about their child and share specific evidence of their child's learning."
Regular communication channels established for sharing child learning evidence.
"Children are given opportunities to develop knowledge of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."
Te Tiriti principles embedded; Māori cultural place acknowledged in curriculum.
"Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Previously identified non-compliances addressed; regulatory standards now met.
"The registered owner of Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre provides governance and management support to a team of eight registered teachers, four staff, and a cook."
Clear governance structure with owner oversight of qualified teaching team.
Source: Education Review Office review of Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre dated 2022-08-09, 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 Rocket Kids 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
36 Blockhouse Road, Avondale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Rocket Kids 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 Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre?
- 50 children attend Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre?
- 36 Blockhouse Road Avondale 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 #20167) ↗ · 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.