Titirangi Private Kindergarten
Education & Care
16 Hilling Street, Titirangi · Auckland - Whau
ERO assessed Titirangi Private Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified concerns across curriculum planning, bicultural practice, health and safety compliance, and leadership. Children's wellbeing and whānau partnership were assessed more positively.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Akarangi · 2024-08-13 · 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 2024-08-13, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2019-08-02· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers should now focus planning and assessment on children's individual interests and dispositions for learning, and reflect Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, more visibly in their documentation."
Planning and assessment need strengthening; Te Whāriki visibility inconsistent.
"Children are greeted warmly by staff, settle well, and demonstrate a sense of belonging. They readily engage in play in the thoughtfully prepared, attractive learning environment."
Children settle well, demonstrate belonging, engage warmly with staff and peers.
"Teachers know children and families very well and provide a language-rich curriculum."
Teachers know families well; good communication evident. Survey analysis could improve.
"Teachers promote the use of te reo Māori at mat times and sing waiata with the children."
Te reo and waiata present but limited; bicultural practice needs development.
"Policies, practices and record keeping in a variety of areas have not been meeting current requirements. While some steps have been taken to address these areas, the implementation and impact of recent changes are not yet evident."
Non-compliance identified in policies, practices, emergency drill records, medication documentation.
"Most policies and processes guiding the kindergarten's practices have not been reviewed since 2016."
Governance and management need strengthening; appraisal processes underdeveloped; external support needed.
Source: Education Review Office review of Titirangi Private Kindergarten dated 2019-08-02, 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 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
16 Hilling Street, Titirangi. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Titirangi Private Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Titirangi Private Kindergarten is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Titirangi Private Kindergarten?
- 39 children attend Titirangi Private Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Titirangi Private Kindergarten?
- 16 Hilling Street Titirangi Auckland - Whau
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #20176) ↗ · 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.