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He Kaakano Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

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55 Raumanga Valley Road, Raumanga · Whangarei District

Total roll
50
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
10404

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 · 2025-08-25

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓C
"They are working towards implementing a responsive curriculum that is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Curriculum development in progress, not yet fully implemented.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
B
"Kaiako warmly welcome tamariki and their whānau. They prioritise wellbeing and provide an environment where whānau can actively be part of the centre."

Warm welcome and active whānau engagement evident.

Bicultural practice
→B
"Te reo and tikanga Māori are valued and visible throughout the centre environment. Kaiako are working with whānau and Ngāpuhi experts to learn te ao Māori perspectives."

Te reo and tikanga visible; kaiako building capability with expert support.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of He Kaakano Early Learning Centre dated 2025-08-25, 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 He Kaakano 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.

65 / 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%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

55 Raumanga Valley Road, Raumanga. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is He Kaakano Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
He Kaakano 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 He Kaakano Early Learning Centre?
50 children attend He Kaakano Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is He Kaakano Early Learning Centre?
55 Raumanga Valley Road Raumanga Whangarei District

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Nearby & related

Te Kōhanga Reo o Raumanga Kōhungahunga 0.1 km
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Raumanga Kindergarten 0.4 km
kindergarten
Whangarei Hospital Play & Recreation 0.6 km
hospital based
Manaia View Kindergarten 0.6 km
kindergarten
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Sources & verification

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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)
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.