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Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited

Education & Care

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584 Birchs Road, Lincoln · Selwyn District

Our analysis of the ERO report identified bicultural practice as an area for development (grade C), with minimal te reo Māori in daily interactions and limited bicultural visibility. No overall ERO placement was assigned at the time of review.

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

Total roll
75
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46769

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 · 2023-12-07

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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"Minimal te reo Māori is used in daily interactions with children. Waiata, single words and short phrases are incorporated into the programme during regular routines."

Minimal te reo Māori in daily interactions; limited bicultural visibility.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited dated 2023-12-07, 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 Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
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

584 Birchs Road, Lincoln. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited a free kindergarten?
Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited?
75 children attend Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited (roll year 2025).
Where is Giggles and Scribbles Early Learning Centre Limited?
584 Birchs Road Lincoln Selwyn 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.