Lollipops Waiwhetu
Education & Care
30 Waikare Avenue, Waiwhetu · Lower Hutt City
Lollipops Waiwhetu is an education and care service in Waiwhetu with a current roll of 75 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from March 2021 found B grades across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with the service addressing previous compliance issues.
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
Lollipops Educare Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2021-03-09
"Teachers provide a programme that enables children to make decisions about their learning. Assessment and planning align with the principles of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Sound curriculum delivery aligned with Te Whāriki principles and child agency
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Opportunities for collaboration with parents and whānau are provided."
Family engagement opportunities established and available
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliance: documentation for excursions meets requirements."
Health and safety standards met; prior non-compliance addressed
"Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Management addressed non-compliances; governance standards being met
Source: Education Review Office review of Lollipops Waiwhetu dated 2021-03-09, 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 Lollipops Waiwhetu 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
30 Waikare Avenue, Waiwhetu. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Lollipops Waiwhetu a free kindergarten?
- Lollipops Waiwhetu is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Lollipops Waiwhetu?
- 75 children attend Lollipops Waiwhetu (roll year 2025).
- Where is Lollipops Waiwhetu?
- 30 Waikare Avenue Waiwhetu Lower Hutt City
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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 #46029) ↗ · 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.