Taupaki Kindergarten
Kindergarten
20 Cottles Road, Taupaki · Auckland - Rodney
ERO assessed Taupaki Kindergarten as Not well placed in October 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety (all grade B), with curriculum planning and evaluation as developing areas. Bicultural practice was graded C, with ERO noting this as an identified area for strengthening te ao Māori integration.
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
Auckland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-06-10 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-06-10, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2017-10-27· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers are developing their planning and evaluation processes to more clearly respond to children's interests. They reflect on their practices, and identify strategies to support children's learning."
Planning and evaluation developing; responsive to interests; could strengthen challenge and problem-solving.
"Children are confident and competent. They make choices as their play. Children settle quickly and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging in the kindergarten."
Strong sense of belonging, positive relationships, confidence evident; settling well.
"Strong partnerships with parents and whānau contribute to positive learning outcomes for children. Teachers actively foster family involvement through surveys, regular informal discussions and centre events."
Active family involvement, regular communication, digital portal engagement, displays informative.
"Good progress has been made in relation to ERO's recommendations to further develop programme planning, assessment and evaluation, extend children's learning, strengthen internal evaluation, and build bicultural practices."
Bicultural practices developing; identified next step to ensure promotion and integration of te ao Māori.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed through assurance statement; ratios meet minimum requirements.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Taupaki Kindergarten dated 2017-10-27, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Taupaki Kindergarten 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
20 Cottles Road, Taupaki. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Taupaki Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Taupaki Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Taupaki Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Taupaki Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Taupaki Kindergarten?
- 20 Cottles Road Taupaki Auckland - Rodney
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5559) ↗ · 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.