Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre
Education & Care
77 Cobden Street, Midway · Gisborne District
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 · 2025-06-04
"Assessment, planning and evaluation requires further strengthening."
Assessment and intentional teaching need development; planning and evaluation require strengthening.
"Children confidently engage in a child-led curriculum. Teachers foster children's social and self-help skills and support them in their play."
Children engage confidently; social-emotional skills are fostered through responsive teaching.
"Teachers strongly advocate and work collaboratively with whānau and external agencies to provide an inclusive environment for children requiring additional learning support."
Teachers work collaboratively with whānau; inclusive processes developed for families.
"Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are highly evident in the environment and teachers' practice. This acknowledges and promotes Māori children's sense of identity. Kaupapa Māori concepts of manaakitanga, wairuatanga and whanaungatanga are actively promoted."
Te reo and tikanga highly evident; kaupapa Māori concepts actively promoted throughout practice.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Service meets legal requirements for health, safety, ratios, and supervision standards.
"Teachers work collaboratively. A reflective culture is evident. The skills and strengths of individuals are acknowledged and valued. Emergent leadership is promoted. The implemented appraisal process is aligned to updated legislative requirements and provides opportunities for teachers to inquire into their practice."
Reflective culture; collaborative teamwork; appraisal aligned to requirements; inquiry supported.
Source: Education Review Office review of Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre dated 2025-06-04, 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 computedThe 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
77 Cobden Street, Midway. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre a free kindergarten?
- Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre?
- 45 children attend Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Manaaki Tamariki Childcare and Education Centre?
- 77 Cobden Street Midway Gisborne 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 #55324) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2025-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.