YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie
Education & Care
46 Michaels Avenue, Ellerslie · Auckland - Ōrākei
YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie received an Akarangi review in November 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report found the centre demonstrating sound practice in curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and health and safety (all grade B), while leadership and governance is an area for development (grade C). The centre is establishing evaluation processes and developing shared understanding of internal evaluation systems.
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 review
Akarangi · 2023-11-02
"Teachers provide a play-based curriculum which encourages children to be independent and to lead their own learning."
Play-based curriculum evident; Te Whāriki outcomes not yet fully visible in assessment.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents have opportunities to share their aspirations and ideas with teachers."
Parent input sought; communication established but could be more developed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"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; non-compliance regarding safety checking procedures addressed.
"The recently established teaching team is beginning to implement processes for internal evaluation. Developing shared understandings of how to use evaluation systems to inform improvement is a priority for the team."
New team establishing evaluation processes; shared understanding of internal evaluation systems developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie dated 2023-11-02, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie 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
46 Michaels Avenue, Ellerslie. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie a free kindergarten?
- YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie?
- 30 children attend YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie (roll year 2025).
- Where is YMCA Early Learning Centre Ellerslie?
- 46 Michaels Avenue Ellerslie Auckland - Ōrākei
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10184) ↗ · 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.