Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu
Education & Care
15 Evolution Drive, Horotiu · Waikato District
Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu is an education and care service for 100 children in Horotiu. Our analysis of the May 2024 ERO report shows strengths in children's wellbeing and health & safety, with responsive infant care and solid management assurance. Planning and assessment in curriculum and learning, and bicultural practice are areas the service is developing.
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
Go Bananas Childcare Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2026-01-22 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2026-01-22, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Akarangi · 2024-05-15· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Leaders agree that planning and assessment could be further strengthened by deepening teachers understanding of how children learn in a child-led play-based context. A greater understanding of the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum is also needed."
Planning and assessment developing; deeper understanding of Te Whāriki needed.
"Infant care practices are based on shared care and are responsive to their individual needs and routines. Transitions into, through and out of the centre are well supported and tailored to the specific needs of the individual learner and family."
Responsive infant care and well-supported transitions evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The cultures, languages and identities of all children are increasingly reflected in the curriculum and assessment documentation. Regular cultural celebrations are integrated throughout the year and reflect the cultures of the children attending. Teachers provide children some opportunities to hear their home languages within the curriculum."
Cultural celebrations and home languages present but increasingly developing.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance on legal requirements attested; no concerns noted.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu dated 2024-05-15, 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 Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu 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
15 Evolution Drive, Horotiu. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu a free kindergarten?
- Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu?
- 100 children attend Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu (roll year 2025).
- Where is Go Bananas Childcare Horotiu?
- 15 Evolution Drive Horotiu Waikato District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47862) ↗ · 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.