Children First Early Childhood Centre
Education & Care
Corner 414 Fergusson Drive and 1A Sutherland Avenue, Heretaunga · Upper Hutt City
Children First Early Childhood Centre is an education and care service for 49 children in Heretaunga, Upper Hutt City. Our analysis of the ERO report indicates the service provides a responsive curriculum with good learning experiences, though resource quantity could be improved, and teachers work effectively with families through agency collaboration and guidance.
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
Akanuku · 2026-04-14
"The curriculum is responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to support learning and development, however the quantity of resources made available is insufficient for the number of children attending."
Responsive curriculum with good experiences, but insufficient resource quantity.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Information and guidance are sought from agencies to enable teachers to work effectively with children and their parents."
Teachers work effectively with families through agency collaboration and guidance.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Children First Early Childhood Centre dated 2026-04-14, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Children First Early Childhood Centre 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
Corner 414 Fergusson Drive and 1A Sutherland Avenue, Heretaunga. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Children First Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
- Children First Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Children First Early Childhood Centre?
- 49 children attend Children First Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Children First Early Childhood Centre?
- Corner 414 Fergusson Drive and 1A Sutherland Avenue Heretaunga Upper Hutt City
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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 #60292) ↗ · 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.