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Royal Oak Learning Centre

Education & Care

📞 09-624 4462

684 Mt Albert Road, Royal Oak · Auckland - Puketāpapa

Total roll

32

2025

Under 2s

—

20 Hours ECE

—

MOE #

20533

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 · 2026-05-05

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).

Curriculum & learning

B

"Teachers have a strong commitment to the philosophy of children learning through play. They observe children's play without redirecting or intervening too closely. Teachers could strengthen their response to spontaneous situations where intentional adult input could add complexity to children's learning."

Play-based learning established; intentional teaching needs development

Children's wellbeing

—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership

—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice

—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety

—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance

—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Royal Oak Learning Centre dated 2026-05-05, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Royal Oak 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown

Curriculum

20%

Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)

70

Wellbeing

20%

Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)

74

est

Health & Safety

20%

Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)

66

est

Leadership

15%

Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)

66

est

Whānau Partnership

12.5%

Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)

70

est

Bicultural Practice

12.5%

Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)

64

est

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

684 Mt Albert Road, Royal Oak. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Royal Oak Learning Centre a free kindergarten?: Royal Oak Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Royal Oak Learning Centre?: 32 children attend Royal Oak Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Royal Oak Learning Centre?: 684 Mt Albert Road Royal Oak Auckland - Puketāpapa

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

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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 #20533) ↗ · 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)

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

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: 12 July 2026. See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.