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Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

📞 03-3661339

40 Shakespeare Road, Waltham · Christchurch City

Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Waltham with 29 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report indicates the centre builds strong relationships and establishes positive belonging for children, with responsive practice particularly for younger children (B grade for children's wellbeing). The service works collaboratively with whānau and seeks external expertise to support learners (B grade for whānau partnership).

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

Total roll
29
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
70338

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 · 2024-07-23

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
B
"Kaiako are establishing relationships with children, parents and whānau. They are highly responsive to the needs of younger children. This successfully promotes a positive sense of wellbeing and belonging."

Strong relationships, responsiveness, positive belonging established; responsive to younger children.

Whānau partnership
B
"Kaiako work closely with whānau and seek external expertise to ensure success for learners."

Collaborative approach with whānau; seek external expertise for learner support.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre dated 2024-07-23, 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 Pīwakawaka 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.

68 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
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%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
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

40 Shakespeare Road, Waltham. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Pīwakawaka 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 Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre?
29 children attend Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre?
40 Shakespeare Road Waltham Christchurch City

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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.