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Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

📞 07-3437544

30 Pererika Street, Rotorua Central · Rotorua District

Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Rotorua Central with a current roll of 39 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (July 2023) found whānau partnership at grade C, with partnerships emerging but needing stronger engagement, particularly with Pacific families. Health and safety was graded B, with legal compliance confirmed.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
39
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
40076

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 · 2023-07-03

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
↓C
"Partnerships with parents and whānau that are focused on learning are beginning to be established. Positive relationships support gathering of some whānau goals to inform planning."

Partnerships emerging; need to strengthen engagement, especially with Pacific families.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
→B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Legal compliance confirmed through assurance statement and self-audit.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre dated 2023-07-03, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Manaaki Tamariki 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
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

30 Pererika Street, Rotorua Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Manaaki Tamariki 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 Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre?
39 children attend Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Manaaki Tamariki Early Learning Centre?
30 Pererika Street Rotorua Central Rotorua District

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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.