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PAUA ECE 1

Home-based

185 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui Central · Whanganui District

PAUA ECE 1 is a home-based service in Whanganui Central. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies B grades across curriculum and learning, health and safety, and leadership and governance, indicating established practice with scope for continued development in these areas.

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

Total roll
80
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
50066

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 · 2024-02-22

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Teachers effectively use Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum to guide assessment and planning for children, whose interests, preferences and progress are recorded over time."

Te Whāriki effectively guides assessment and planning; some areas need strengthening.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"Operational practices are in place to monitor the quality of education and care provided."

Systems in place for monitoring quality; prior compliance issue addressed.

Leadership & governance
B
"Internal evaluation and self-review processes generate positive change. Leaders and teachers continue to grow their knowledge and understanding of how to undertake effective internal evaluation."

Self-review drives improvement; internal evaluation knowledge continuing to develop.

Source: Education Review Office review of PAUA ECE 1 dated 2024-02-22, 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 PAUA ECE 1 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.

70 / 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%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
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

185 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is PAUA ECE 1 a free kindergarten?
PAUA ECE 1 is a Home-based service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at PAUA ECE 1?
80 children attend PAUA ECE 1 (roll year 2025).
Where is PAUA ECE 1?
185 Victoria Avenue Whanganui Central Whanganui District

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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)

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

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

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

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.