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First Footsteps Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

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704 St Aubyn Street East, Parkvale-Napier/Hastings · Hastings District

First Footsteps Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Parkvale, Hastings, with a current roll of 40 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (July 2024) identified areas for development: curriculum planning does not yet consistently apply Te Whāriki learning outcomes, and te reo and tikanga are present but implemented inconsistently across the curriculum.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
40
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
55474

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 · 2024-07-11

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓C
"Deeper exploration of the use of learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, remains to be a priority for the service."

Te Whāriki learning outcomes not yet consistently applied in planning.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
→C
"Te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, and waiata are variably reflected through the daily curriculum."

Te reo and tikanga present but inconsistent implementation across curriculum.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of First Footsteps Early Learning Centre dated 2024-07-11, 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 First Footsteps Early 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.

63 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
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 C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

704 St Aubyn Street East, Parkvale-Napier/Hastings. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is First Footsteps Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
First Footsteps Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at First Footsteps Early Learning Centre?
40 children attend First Footsteps Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is First Footsteps Early Learning Centre?
704 St Aubyn Street East Parkvale-Napier/Hastings Hastings District

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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.