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Pasifika Learning Centre

Education & Care

📞 06-3447471

27 Totara Street, Tawhero · Whanganui District

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47248

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 · 2025-05-28

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
C
"Children are encouraged to understand and respect other cultures. Adults engage in positive interactions to nurture reciprocal relationships."

Positive interactions evident but limited detail on broader wellbeing outcomes.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"Children are encouraged to understand and respect other cultures."

Cultural respect encouraged but no explicit Te Whāriki, te reo Māori, or tikanga evidence.

Health & safety
↓D
"The service is not meeting regulatory standards in a significant number of areas. Consistent implementation of the licensing criteria is required."

Multiple non-compliances identified; not meeting regulatory standards in significant areas.

Leadership & governance
↓D
"The service is yet to establish governance and management systems, and ongoing self-review to support improvement."

Governance and management systems not established; self-review not yet in place.

Source: Education Review Office review of Pasifika Learning Centre dated 2025-05-28, 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 Pasifika 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.

48 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
50
Health & Safety
20%
Grade D · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
25
Leadership
15%
Grade D · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
25
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

27 Totara Street, Tawhero. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Pasifika Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Pasifika Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Pasifika Learning Centre?
30 children attend Pasifika Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Pasifika Learning Centre?
27 Totara Street Tawhero Whanganui District

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

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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.