Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
8 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka · Kaipara District
Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Kaiwaka with 53 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report (June 2023) found the centre performing well across most areas: curriculum and learning aligns with Te Whāriki, children's wellbeing is supported through positive interactions, bicultural practice is developing, and health and safety meets regulatory standards. Whānau partnership was identified as a next step for development, with the centre working to more fully integrate parent and whānau aspirations into its practice.
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 · 2023-06-15
"The curriculum is informed by systems for assessment and planning that align with the principles of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Assessment and planning systems align with Te Whāriki principles; inclusive curriculum evident.
"Infants, toddlers, and older children experience positive respectful interactions with adults."
Positive respectful interactions demonstrated across age groups.
"increasing opportunities for the aspirations that parents and whānau have for their children to be shared and responded to through planning and assessment."
Identified as next step; parent and whānau aspirations not yet fully integrated.
"They have opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand."
Dual cultural heritage opportunities present; described as developing.
"Health and safety Meeting"
Meets regulatory standard for health and safety.
"The owner governs the centre with the support of a qualified centre manager."
Qualified governance and management structure in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre dated 2023-06-15, 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 computedThe 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
8 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Small Pukeko's 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 Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre?
- 53 children attend Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Small Pukeko's Early Learning Centre?
- 8 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road Kaiwaka Kaipara District
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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 #45832) ↗ · 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.