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Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre

Education & Care

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29 The Crescent, Lincoln West · Selwyn District

Total roll
35
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
70557

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 · 2025-12-15

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓B
"Children have many opportunities to learn through a responsive curriculum that is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Responsive curriculum aligned to Te Whāriki; assessment consistency needs strengthening.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"Teachers integrate aspects of tikanga Māori and some te reo Māori into daily teaching practice. These need to be more intentionally implemented."

Tikanga and te reo present but inconsistent; requires more intentional implementation.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
↓B
"Leaders and teachers are collaborative. They seek opportunities to share their knowledge and practice. Teachers take responsibility for their own learning. They engage in relevant professional learning and development that is aligned to their growth cycle."

Collaborative leadership; professional learning evident; evaluation impact needs strengthening.

Source: Education Review Office review of Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre dated 2025-12-15, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Lincoln University Early Childhood 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.

68 / 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%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
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

29 The Crescent, Lincoln West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre?
35 children attend Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Lincoln University Early Childhood Centre?
29 The Crescent Lincoln West Selwyn District

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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.