Waiau Pa Kindergarten
Kindergarten
563 Waiau Pa Road, Karaka Creek · Auckland - Franklin
ERO assessed Waiau Pa Kindergarten as Not well placed in February 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report found the centre demonstrated strong bicultural practice (A grade) and B grades across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety.
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
Education Review · 2026-03-17 · 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 2026-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2018-02-08· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers provide effective provocations to attract and interest children."
Effective teaching with good provocations; planning includes targeted work toward goals.
"Children have periods of uninterrupted play and enjoy friendships and opportunities to collaborate with others."
Positive relationships, good transitions to school, children engaged in collaborative play.
"A 'key teacher' approach is used in the kindergarten where a teacher is assigned to meet each new whānau and support them to settle into the centre."
Systematic key teacher approach supports family connection and settles new whānau.
"Bicultural practice is well established. Teachers have a strong commitment to incorporating te reo, tikanga and te ao Māori concepts in the programme in as many contexts as possible."
Well-established bicultural practice with strong te reo, tikanga and te ao Māori integration.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed through centre assurance; supervision and safety systems reviewed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Waiau Pa Kindergarten dated 2018-02-08, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Waiau Pa Kindergarten 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.
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
563 Waiau Pa Road, Karaka Creek. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Waiau Pa Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Waiau Pa Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Waiau Pa Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Waiau Pa Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Waiau Pa Kindergarten?
- 563 Waiau Pa Road Karaka Creek Auckland - Franklin
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5640) ↗ · 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.