Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC
Education & Care
352 Te Moana Road, Otaihanga · Kapiti Coast District
Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC is an education and care service in Otaihanga with a current roll of 35 children. Our analysis of the February 2024 ERO report identifies bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance as areas requiring strengthened focus and more consistent implementation.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2024-02-01
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"increasing opportunities for children to hear and use te reo Māori"
Te reo Māori opportunities identified as a next step requiring increased focus.
"Practices relating to aspects of health and safety and governance are not robust. A stronger focus on implementing and monitoring aspects of governance, management and health and safety systems is required by those responsible for governance, to consistently maintain the regulatory standards."
Health and safety practices not robust; stronger focus and monitoring required for consistency.
"Practices relating to aspects of health and safety and governance are not robust. A stronger focus on implementing and monitoring aspects of governance, management and health and safety systems is required by those responsible for governance, to consistently maintain the regulatory standards."
Governance practices not robust; stronger implementation and monitoring focus required.
Source: Education Review Office review of Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC dated 2024-02-01, 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 Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC 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
352 Te Moana Road, Otaihanga. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC a free kindergarten?
- Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC?
- 35 children attend Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC (roll year 2025).
- Where is Grow and Learn, Castle Kids ELC?
- 352 Te Moana Road Otaihanga Kapiti Coast District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #60079) ↗ · 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.