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Midcity Childcare

Education & Care

📞 07-9573698

55 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton Central · Hamilton City

Midcity Childcare is an education and care service in Hamilton Central with a current roll of 60 children. Our analysis of the ERO report indicates sound curriculum implementation aligned with Te Whāriki and intentional bicultural practice with deepening te reo and tikanga support.

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

Total roll
60
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
30205

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 · 2024-08-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓B
"The valued learning outcomes from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum are used intentionally alongside the centre priorities for learning."

Te Whāriki intentionally implemented with centre priorities; sound practice evident.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓B
"The use of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori have continued to deepen in recent years, promoted by effective improvement practices. The recent efforts to incorporate te ao Māori learning dispositions alongside learning priorities have enhanced teachers' practice in delivering a more culturally responsive curriculum. The continued collaboration with whānau Māori has resulted in clear positive outcomes for tamariki Māori, demonstrating the positive impact of this initiative."

Deepening te reo and tikanga; culturally responsive practice; positive outcomes for tamariki Māori.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Midcity Childcare dated 2024-08-14, 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 Midcity Childcare 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.

69 / 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%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

55 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Midcity Childcare a free kindergarten?
Midcity Childcare is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Midcity Childcare?
60 children attend Midcity Childcare (roll year 2025).
Where is Midcity Childcare?
55 Rostrevor Street Hamilton Central Hamilton City

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

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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.