Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
50 Strong Street, St Johns · Auckland - Ōrākei
Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in St Johns with 26 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report identified significant non-compliance in whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with areas of unacceptable risk to children noted. Bicultural practice received a B grade, with Te Tiriti principles and Māori cultural heritage embedded in the curriculum.
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 · 2023-06-20
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"having evidence of parental permission and approval of the adult:child ratio for regular excursions"
Non-compliance: lacking parental permission documentation for excursion ratios.
"The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Te Tiriti principles embedded; Māori cultural heritage acknowledged in curriculum.
"Health and safety Not meeting"
Non-compliance identified; areas of unacceptable risk to children found.
"Service leaders must ensure systems and practices are monitored and implemented to maintain regulatory standards."
Governance and management non-compliance; systems oversight inadequate.
Source: Education Review Office review of Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre dated 2023-06-20, 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 Steps to Strides Early Learning 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
50 Strong Street, St Johns. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Steps to Strides 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 Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre?
- 26 children attend Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Steps to Strides Early Learning Centre?
- 50 Strong Street St Johns Auckland - Ōrākei
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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 #20545) ↗ · 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.