Daycare & ECE in Otahuhu

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Busy Bees Otahuhu

Education & Care · Otahuhu

Busy Bees

Busy Bees Otahuhu is an education and care service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 100 children. Our analysis of the 2020 ERO report found the service achieved B grades across children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health & safety, with positive interactions between teachers and children and active parent involvement noted.

Akoteu Kenani is an education and care service in Otahuhu with 38 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report from December 2021 found B grades across children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and health and safety. The service demonstrates positive adult-child interactions, acknowledges Māori tangata whenua status with Te Tiriti commitments evident in curriculum, and has resolved previously identified health and safety non-compliances.

St Andrews Christian Pre-School is an education and care service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 40 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong performance in children's wellbeing, with evidence of a strong sense of belonging, cultural identity, and social-emotional development.

St Mary's Family Pre-School is an education and care service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 35 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies bicultural practice and health and safety as areas of strength (B grades), with curriculum explicitly acknowledging Māori as tangata whenua. Leadership and governance requires further development (C grade), with compliance monitoring and policy review needing strengthening.

Seugagogo Aoga Amata Preschool is an education and care service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 60 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from November 2023 found B grades for curriculum and learning (language-rich, inclusive and responsive), health and safety (regulatory standards met), and leadership and governance (capable leadership with scope for consistent policy maintenance).

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Blossoms Educare Otahuhu

Education & Care · Otahuhu

Blossoms Educare

Blossoms Educare Otahuhu is an education and care service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 70 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (October 2023) found the service received a B grade for Health & safety, with systems in place but a need for closer monitoring of licensing compliance across services.

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Blossoms Educare Riverside

Education & Care · Otahuhu

Blossoms Educare

Blossoms Educare Riverside is an education and care service in Otahuhu with 64 children on roll. Our analysis of the October 2023 ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership. The service received a C grade for curriculum and learning, with ERO noting assessment lacks evidence of individual progress over time aligned to Te Whāriki.

Kids Connect is an education and care service in Otahuhu with 88 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report from August 2021 shows sound management and internal evaluation in leadership and governance, with opportunities to strengthen professional development alignment.

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BestStart Portage Road Kindy

Education & Care · Otahuhu

BestStart Educare

ERO assessed this service as Not well placed. Our analysis of the ERO report identified curriculum and learning as requiring development, with programme planning needing to be more responsive and intentional. Other areas including children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance were assessed more positively.

Creative Garden Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 60 children. An ERO review was conducted in July 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report graded whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance as B across all three dimensions.

Kaliloa Home-Based ECE is a home-based service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 40 children. ERO reviewed the service in January 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report found bicultural practice graded as B, reflecting a culturally responsive approach that respects children's own culture and broader understanding.

Kaliloa Home-Based ECE 2 is a home-based service in Otahuhu. Our analysis of the ERO report rated bicultural practice as B, indicating the service respects and supports children's cultural identity and cross-cultural understanding.

Kaliloa Home-based ECE 3 is a home-based service in Otahuhu with a roll of 40 children. Our analysis of the ERO report grades bicultural practice and leadership & governance both at B level, with the service supporting children's Tongan cultural confidence and receiving ongoing support from a qualified visiting teacher.

Wonder Home-based ECE 2 is a home-based service in Otahuhu with a current roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the 2023 ERO report indicates a B grade for bicultural practice, with cultural respect and understanding demonstrated, though limited specific te reo and tikanga detail.

Kidz First Surgicalcare is a hospital-based ECE service reviewed by ERO in June 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in whānau partnership and leadership and governance (both grade A), with significant progress in bicultural practice (grade B). The service has skilled staff building positive relationships with children and whānau, and demonstrates effective, improvement-focused leadership.

Kidz First Medicalcare is a hospital-based early childhood service in Otahuhu with 46 children enrolled. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies bicultural practice as a developing area, with the service making significant progress on Te Tiriti integration and cultural respect.

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Otahuhu Kindergarten

Kindergarten · Otahuhu

Auckland Kindergarten Association

ERO assessed Otahuhu Kindergarten as Not well placed in their October 2017 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received A grades for curriculum and learning (with a highly responsive, Te Whāriki-based curriculum and strong cultural integration) and for children's wellbeing (with strong cultural belonging and identity evident in respectful peer relationships).