Te Atatu South Childcare Centre
Education & Care
1 Vera Road, Te Atatu South · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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 · 2025-07-07
"Learning environments are inclusive and affirming. Children are encouraged to wonder, explore and become fully involved in a variety of learning experiences."
Inclusive learning environments with child-led exploration; working towards culturally responsive curriculum.
"Children experience a strong sense of belonging. They are confident and settled in their environment, demonstrating good social, emotional and communication skills."
Strong sense of belonging; confident, settled children with good social-emotional skills.
"Transition processes into the service, support and respond to each child, their parents and whānau."
Responsive transition processes; family and belonging central to philosophy.
"Teachers are working towards integrating the languages and cultures of Māori and Pacific children in the teaching and learning programme."
Working towards integration; identified need to build staff cultural competence.
"Leaders ensure that structural considerations such as qualifications, space, group size and premises support the quality provision of care and education for children."
Structural systems in place; legal compliance confirmed through assurance processes.
"A positive working environment has contributed to a dedicated and committed team who help the service achieving its vision and goals. Relational trust encourages teachers to inquire, discuss and work collaboratively in their daily practice."
Collaborative leadership creating positive working environment and relational trust.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Atatu South Childcare Centre dated 2025-07-07, 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 computedThe 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
1 Vera Road, Te Atatu South. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Atatu South Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
- Te Atatu South Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Atatu South Childcare Centre?
- 50 children attend Te Atatu South Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Atatu South Childcare Centre?
- 1 Vera Road Te Atatu South Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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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 #20449) ↗ · 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.