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Early Childhood on Stafford

Education & Care

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89 Stafford Street, Dunedin Central · Dunedin City

Total roll
60
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
65160

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 · 2026-02-24

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"The service curriculum is inclusive. Infants, toddlers, and older children experience positive respectful interactions with adults. Children experience a language rich environment and teachers are responsive to their verbal and non-verbal cues. They have opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand."

Inclusive, responsive teaching with cultural learning opportunities evident.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↑B
"They have opportunities to develop an understanding of the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand."

Dual cultural heritage learning opportunities provided for children.

Health & safety
↓C
"Health and safety procedures are suitably implemented and monitored. Personnel processes and practices need strengthening to meet the Regulatory Standard."

Health/safety procedures adequate but personnel processes require strengthening.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Early Childhood on Stafford dated 2026-02-24, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Early Childhood on Stafford 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.

66 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
50
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

89 Stafford Street, Dunedin Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Early Childhood on Stafford a free kindergarten?
Early Childhood on Stafford is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Early Childhood on Stafford?
60 children attend Early Childhood on Stafford (roll year 2025).
Where is Early Childhood on Stafford?
89 Stafford Street Dunedin Central Dunedin City

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Sources & verification

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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)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.