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Garden of Life

Education & Care

📞 07-2819616

34 Geddes Road, Koutu-Rotorua · Rotorua District

Garden of Life is an education and care service in Koutu-Rotorua with 37 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (August 2023) found Children's wellbeing at B grade, with responsive transitions and sustained engagement evident, though dispositions tracking could be deeper. Whānau partnership was also graded B, with whānau involvement encouraged and priorities reflecting whānau aspirations, though integration could be strengthened.

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

Total roll
37
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47622

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 · 2023-08-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"Transitions in and out of centre are unhurried and responsive to individual needs."

Responsive transitions, communal care promoted, sustained engagement evident; dispositions tracking needs deepening.

Whānau partnership
B
"Whānau are encouraged to be part of the centre alongside tamariki."

Whānau involvement encouraged; priorities reflect whānau aspirations; integration could be strengthened.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Garden of Life dated 2023-08-14, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Garden of Life 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.

68 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
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%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

34 Geddes Road, Koutu-Rotorua. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Garden of Life a free kindergarten?
Garden of Life is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Garden of Life?
37 children attend Garden of Life (roll year 2025).
Where is Garden of Life?
34 Geddes Road Koutu-Rotorua Rotorua District

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Sources & verification

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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.