Westlake Forrest Hill Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Tiber Road, Milford · Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna
ERO assessed this kindergarten as Not well placed in their 2016 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found Sound grades (B) across curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with notes on intentional pedagogy, professional learning in te reo and tikanga, compliance with safety requirements, and collaborative leadership.
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Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Auckland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-06-10 · 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 2025-06-10, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2016-12-14· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers encourage children to develop their own ideas for play. They provide a very well resourced environment and use questions and suggestions to foster children's ideas and exploration."
Sound pedagogy with intentional questioning; developing assessment focus on learning dispositions.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers are also participating in an extended professional development course to enhance their bicultural practices and use of te reo Māori. These commitments are reflected in the kindergarten philosophy statement and align well with teachers' intent to build on children's individual needs, strengths and interests."
Intentional professional learning in bicultural practice; embedding te reo and tikanga in philosophy.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements met; minor recommendation for tree climbing risk management.
"The kindergarten is well managed. The head teacher is an experienced leader who values teachers' different strengths and interests and shares responsibilities with them. Together they use their strategic action plan well to operate the centre and achieve goals that align with Association expectations."
Experienced leader with collaborative approach; established internal evaluation processes and strategic planning.
Source: Education Review Office review of Westlake Forrest Hill Kindergarten dated 2016-12-14, 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 Westlake Forrest Hill 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
Tiber Road, Milford. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Westlake Forrest Hill Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Westlake Forrest Hill 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 Westlake Forrest Hill Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Westlake Forrest Hill Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Westlake Forrest Hill Kindergarten?
- Tiber Road Milford Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5111) ↗ · 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
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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
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