Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre
Education & Care
26 A Symonds Street, Auckland CBD · Auckland - Waitematā
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 · 2026-01-12
"Teachers use Te Whāriki to guide programme planning and assessments. Individual and group learning stories form a part of children's portfolios. Teachers use a 'notice, recognise and respond' format to document the assessment of children's learning."
Te Whāriki implementation evident; assessment practices developing with some portfolio gaps.
"Children are supported to settle, and they demonstrate a sense of belonging at the centre. Interactions among children and teachers are warm, caring, nurturing and responsive. Children are confident and strong communicators, sharing their ideas and making choices about their play."
Strong sense of belonging, warm interactions, confident learners; transitions well supported.
"Parents who spoke to ERO reported their appreciation of the support their children have received to settle, grow, develop and learn. Transitions into the centre and to school are well supported. Teachers aim to educate parents about the values of play-based learning, and how they implement Te Whāriki. Wall displays and programme books provide opportunities for children and parents to revisit centre events and celebrations."
Positive parent feedback; clear communication; good transition support established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre dated 2026-01-12, 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 Symonds Street 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
26 A Symonds Street, Auckland CBD. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
- Symonds Street 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 Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre?
- 34 children attend Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Symonds Street Early Childhood Centre?
- 26 A Symonds Street Auckland CBD 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 #20009) ↗ · 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.