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KIDS CAVE

Education & Care

📞 07-8491985

19 Kahu Crescent, Te Rapa · Hamilton City

KIDS CAVE provides education and care for 75 children in Te Rapa. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service demonstrates responsive curriculum with deliberate teaching, though integration of learning outcomes needs development. Whānau partnership approaches are beginning to develop, with individual planning responses still in progress.

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 #
46717

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 · 2024-07-24

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children experience a responsive curriculum which acknowledges their strengths and interests. A well-resourced learning environment and deliberate teaching practices support children's learning."

Responsive curriculum with deliberate teaching; learning outcomes integration needs development.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
C
"Leaders and teachers are beginning to design and implement a curriculum in partnership with parents and whānau. Recently implemented individual planning for children is at the early stages of being responded to."

Partnership approach beginning; individual planning response still developing.

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 KIDS CAVE dated 2024-07-24, 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 KIDS CAVE 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.

66 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
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 C · bottom 10% of band (n=1880)
50
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

19 Kahu Crescent, Te Rapa. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is KIDS CAVE a free kindergarten?
KIDS CAVE is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at KIDS CAVE?
75 children attend KIDS CAVE (roll year 2025).
Where is KIDS CAVE?
19 Kahu Crescent Te Rapa Hamilton City

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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.