Smoochie McGill Early Learning
Education & Care
2 Santa Rosa Terrace, Forrest Hill · Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna
Smoochie McGill Early Learning is an education and care service in Forrest Hill with 33 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report (February 2024) found B grades for children's wellbeing and health & safety, with a C grade for bicultural practice. The service shows responsive teaching and positive relationships, with health and safety systems in place, while bicultural practice is developing.
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
Akarangi · 2024-02-09
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Infants and toddlers appear confident to express themselves both verbally and through gestures. Teachers are responsive to their needs and foster their sense of belonging and trust."
Children confident and supported; responsive teaching evident; positive relationships established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers promote Māori values and beliefs. They use some te reo Māori, waiata and tikanga practices in the daily programme. This continues to be an ongoing journey."
Māori values promoted; te reo and tikanga present but developing; ongoing journey acknowledged.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed; systems for safety management documented and reviewed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Smoochie McGill Early Learning dated 2024-02-09, 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 Smoochie McGill Early Learning 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
2 Santa Rosa Terrace, Forrest Hill. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Smoochie McGill Early Learning a free kindergarten?
- Smoochie McGill Early Learning is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Smoochie McGill Early Learning?
- 33 children attend Smoochie McGill Early Learning (roll year 2025).
- Where is Smoochie McGill Early Learning?
- 2 Santa Rosa Terrace Forrest Hill Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna
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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 #10039) ↗ · 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.