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Te Puna Kelston ELC

Education & Care

📞 09-818 2000

20 Sabulite Road, Kelston · Auckland - Whau

Te Puna Kelston ELC is an education and care service in Kelston with a current roll of 76 children. ERO's Akanuku review (December 2023) found bicultural practice graded as B in our analysis of the report, with children developing confidence in their own cultures and respect for others; approximately one-third of the roll identifies as Māori or Pacific heritage.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
76
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47588

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 · 2023-12-06

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"Children have opportunities to be confident in their own cultures and to develop a respect for other cultures."

Children develop confidence in own cultures and respect for others; one-third Māori/Pacific heritage.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Te Puna Kelston ELC dated 2023-12-06, 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).

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Te Puna Kelston ELC 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%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
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

20 Sabulite Road, Kelston. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Puna Kelston ELC a free kindergarten?
Te Puna Kelston ELC is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Te Puna Kelston ELC?
76 children attend Te Puna Kelston ELC (roll year 2025).
Where is Te Puna Kelston ELC?
20 Sabulite Road Kelston Auckland - Whau

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Nearby & related

Dazzling Stars Early Learning Centre, Glen Eden 0.3 km
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Kelston Community Early Childhood Centre 0.6 km
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Glendene Playcentre 0.8 km
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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.