Early Childhood Learning Centre
Education & Care
116 Ilam Road, Ilam · Christchurch City
Our analysis of the ERO report identifies areas requiring attention: curriculum and learning implementation is limited, whānau partnerships need strengthening towards learning-focused engagement, and health and safety has multiple non-compliance areas including emergency planning and daily safety checks. Bicultural practice shows some positive implementation of Te reo Māori and cultural celebration, though deeper embedding would strengthen this area.
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 · 2023-02-02
"There is limited use of Te Whāriki to guide and inform planning and assessment of learning."
Limited Te Whāriki implementation; assessment doesn't consistently show progress over time.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Positive relationships are evident with parents but there is still more work to do to establish learning focused partnerships."
Positive relationships exist but learning-focused partnerships need strengthening.
"They learn in a curriculum that supports diversity and there are opportunities for them to hear and speak multiple languages, inclusive of te reo Māori. Cultural knowledge is shared and celebrated."
Te reo Māori opportunities and cultural celebration evident; could be more deeply embedded.
"ERO identified the following areas of non-compliance: a written emergency management plan that meets all aspects of the regulatory requirements accurate recording of time each child attending the service sleeps, and checks made by adults during that time equipment, premises, and facilities are checked on every day of operation for hazards to children."
Multiple non-compliance areas identified in emergency planning, sleep records, and daily safety checks.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Early Childhood Learning Centre dated 2023-02-02, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Early Childhood Learning 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
116 Ilam Road, Ilam. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Early Childhood Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Early Childhood Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Early Childhood Learning Centre?
- 64 children attend Early Childhood Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Early Childhood Learning Centre?
- 116 Ilam Road Ilam Christchurch 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 #70491) ↗ · 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.