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Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre

Education & Care

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216 Manukau Road, Epsom · Auckland - Albert-Eden

Total roll
32
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
25408

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 · 2025-08-27

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
→A
"Children are confident and settled within their environment. They demonstrate good social and emotional skills, initiate conversations and build friendships with peers. Infants and toddlers experience a calm, peaceful environment with caring and nurturing kaiako."

Children demonstrating confidence, security, and strong social-emotional development

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
A
"Governance and management operate within a high trust model. They enact the philosophy of the service which reflects a strong commitment to the bicultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand."

Strong commitment to bicultural heritage embedded in governance and philosophy

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre dated 2025-08-27, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre 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.

75 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
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 A · top quartile of band (n=2375)
90

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

216 Manukau Road, Epsom. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre?
32 children attend Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Uptown Kids Epsom Childcare Centre?
216 Manukau Road Epsom Auckland - Albert-Eden

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Peacocks Early Learning Centre Epsom 0.1 km
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Vintage Kids 0.2 km
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BestStart Gillies Avenue 0.5 km
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Epsom North Kindergarten 0.6 km
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Sources & verification

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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)
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.