Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre
Education & Care
542-550 East Coast Road, Mairangi Bay · Auckland - Upper Harbour
Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre is an education and care service in Mairangi Bay with a roll of 90 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identified B grades across all four dimensions: the centre has an inclusive curriculum with child voice, maintains a positive learning environment, has remedied health and safety non-compliances, and has qualified leadership in place. Areas for development include strengthening assessment practices and ensuring consistent monitoring of governance systems.
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 · 2024-06-24
"Children access an inclusive and responsive curriculum. Their preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning."
Inclusive and responsive curriculum with child voice; assessment practices need strengthening.
"The premises supports the provision of different types of indoor and outdoor experiences."
Positive learning environment; specific wellbeing outcomes not extensively detailed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"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."
Non-compliances remedied post-visit; health and safety systems now meeting standards.
"A qualified service provider/centre manager, and general manager together provide governance, management and curriculum support to a large teaching team and support staff."
Qualified leadership in place with governance structure; systems require consistent monitoring.
Source: Education Review Office review of Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre dated 2024-06-24, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Small Fries Christian Childcare 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
542-550 East Coast Road, Mairangi Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
- Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre?
- 90 children attend Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Small Fries Christian Childcare Centre?
- 542-550 East Coast Road Mairangi Bay Auckland - Upper Harbour
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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 #45873) ↗ · 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.