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Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd

Education & Care

70 Wairiki Road, Mount Eden · Auckland - Albert-Eden

Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd received an ERO review in July 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service achieved B grades for curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and health and safety, with a C grade in leadership and governance indicating room for improvement in policy implementation and monitoring.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
35
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
20466

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Akanuku · 2024-07-26

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children experience meaningful, positive interactions that enhance their learning. They have opportunities to develop knowledge about and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The curriculum provides a language-rich environment and offers children a range of experiences and opportunities that are inclusive and responsive."

Effective curriculum with meaningful interactions and inclusive experiences.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"They have opportunities to develop knowledge about and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Children engage with Te Tiriti principles and cultural understanding.

Health & safety
B
"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."

Previously identified non-compliances have been addressed; standards now met.

Leadership & governance
C
"Leaders must ensure that all policies and associated procedures are well understood, implemented, and followed by staff. An increased level of monitoring of health and safety practices and governance, management and administration is required to maintain regulatory standards."

Need for improved policy implementation and monitoring systems identified.

Source: Education Review Office review of Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd dated 2024-07-26, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd 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.

68 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

70 Wairiki Road, Mount Eden. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd a free kindergarten?
Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd?
35 children attend Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd (roll year 2025).
Where is Stepping Stones Daycare Ltd?
70 Wairiki Road Mount Eden Auckland - Albert-Eden

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.