Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua
Education & Care
Turua Domain Raupoiti St, Hauraki Plains East · Hauraki District
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in September 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum design, whānau partnership, and bicultural practice (all graded B), while leadership and governance required further development (graded C).
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
Barnardos New Zealand Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-02-13 · 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 2024-02-13, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2017-09-27· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum is well designed to reflect a play-based approach to learning. There is a strong emphasis on child-directed learning experiences that promote social competence and independence. Literacy and numeracy learning is well-embedded into children's play."
Well-designed play-based curriculum with embedded literacy and numeracy; some intentionality gaps noted.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers have a strong commitment to establishing and maintaining reciprocal and positive relationships with children and their families. Effective communication with parents encourages them to take an active role in centre life and provides them with opportunities to have input into the programme."
Strong reciprocal relationships; effective communication enables active parent participation.
"Teachers are committed to providing children with experiences and opportunities to learn about te ao Māori. Tikanga and te reo practices such as waiata, karakia and pōwhiri are integrated into the programme."
Te reo and tikanga integrated; children building bicultural knowledge and understanding.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A priority for ongoing development is for teachers and leaders to continue the implementation and alignment of appraisal and teachers' reflective practice."
Leadership culture positive but appraisal and reflective practice need further development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua dated 2017-09-27, 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 Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua 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
Turua Domain Raupoiti St, Hauraki Plains East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua a free kindergarten?
- Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua?
- 55 children attend Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua (roll year 2025).
- Where is Barnardos Early Learning Centre Turua?
- Turua Domain Raupoiti St Hauraki Plains East Hauraki District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #30350) ↗ · 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.