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Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury

Education & Care

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159 Great South Road, Papakura Central · Auckland - Papakura

Total roll
100
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
10042

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 · 2025-12-17

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
"Te reo and tikanga Māori are integral parts of daily practices. Children experience these through waiata, ngā kupu, and karakia. Cultural events are acknowledged and celebrated."

Te reo and tikanga Māori integrated daily; cultural events acknowledged and celebrated.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
B
"Those in governance and management are actively involved in the daily operation of the centre. Leaders mentor kaiako to support their professional growth. The teaching team is working collaboratively to strengthen internal evaluation processes. Strategic and annual plans reflect the philosophy, goals and visions of the service."

Active leadership involvement, mentoring, collaborative evaluation; strategic planning aligned to philosophy.

Source: Education Review Office review of Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury dated 2025-12-17, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury 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%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
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

159 Great South Road, Papakura Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury a free kindergarten?
Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury?
100 children attend Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury (roll year 2025).
Where is Wee Wisdom Montessori Drury?
159 Great South Road Papakura Central Auckland - Papakura

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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.