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Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton

Education & Care

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9 Park Ave, Grafton · Auckland - Waitematā

Total roll
90
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47443

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

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"Leaders and teachers provide a curriculum which is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki; meaningful interactions and relationships evident.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↑B
"The curriculum respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures."

Curriculum supports cultural confidence and respect; small Māori cohort noted.

Health & safety
↑B
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Service meets health and safety regulatory standards.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton 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.

70 / 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%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
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

9 Park Ave, Grafton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton a free kindergarten?
Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton?
90 children attend Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton (roll year 2025).
Where is Te Ako o te Tui Early Childhood Centre - Grafton?
9 Park Ave Grafton Auckland - Waitematā

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Sources & verification

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

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
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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
Suburb context

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.