Starfish Early Childhood Centre
Education & Care
1 Waiora Road, Stanmore Bay West · Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
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 · 2024-11-14
"The service implements a curriculum that is consistent with the principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Te Whāriki implementation evident; responsive curriculum development identified as improvement action.
"Younger and older children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging in the centre and enjoy the company of their peers."
Strong belonging, positive relationships, social-emotional development supported consistently.
"Transitions into, within and from the service respond to the needs of each child and their whānau."
Responsive transitions; family involvement noted; improvement action includes parent collaboration.
"Leaders and kaiako integrate tikanga Māori and te reo Māori into policies and daily teaching practice."
Tikanga and te reo Māori integrated into policies and daily practice; embedded approach evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Starfish Early Childhood Centre dated 2024-11-14, 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 Starfish Early Childhood 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
1 Waiora Road, Stanmore Bay West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Starfish Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
- Starfish Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Starfish Early Childhood Centre?
- 48 children attend Starfish Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Starfish Early Childhood Centre?
- 1 Waiora Road Stanmore Bay West Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays
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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 #20502) ↗ · 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.