Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B
Hospital-based
Auckland Hospital Park Road, Grafton · Auckland - Waitematā
Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B is a hospital-based early childhood service on the Waitematā DHB campus. Our analysis of the ERO report (July 2024) found the service achieved A grades in whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership & governance, with a B grade in health & safety.
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
Starship Play Service Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2024-07-30
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"They empower children and families to become increasingly informed, engaged, and active participants in their healthcare and learning experiences."
Families empowered as active, informed participants in children's healthcare and learning.
"Effective bicultural practices reflect the ongoing commitment of Starship, leaders and HPS to uphold the principles inherent in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The team leader works in close partnership with Māori health leaders, engaging them in decision-making that supports the wellbeing and agency of Māori children and their whānau."
Strong Te Tiriti commitment with Māori health leader partnerships in decision-making.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance of legal compliance attested; no concerns noted in review.
"Service leaders and HPS are highly intentional in engaging in professional learning and development opportunities. Coherent internal evaluation processes guide their practice with a deliberate focus on ongoing improvement. Highly effective leadership continues to support the collective understanding of HPS to engage in internal evaluation that impacts positively for children and families."
Highly intentional professional learning and coherent internal evaluation processes with positive impact.
Source: Education Review Office review of Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B dated 2024-07-30, 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 Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B 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
Auckland Hospital Park Road, Grafton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B a free kindergarten?
- Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B is a Hospital-based service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B?
- 50 children attend Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B (roll year 2025).
- Where is Starship Play Service Ward 26A & 26B?
- Auckland Hospital Park Road Grafton Auckland - Waitematā
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10199) ↗ · 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.