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Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service

Hospital-based

📞 06-8690500 Ext 8810

Gisborne Hospital 421 Ormond Road, Mangapapa · Gisborne District

Total roll
11
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
45558

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 · 2024-12-23

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→C
"The HPS has identified the need to continue to work on making the early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, more visible in planning and seek appropriate professional learning and development to support understanding and implementation of the revised curriculum."

Te Whāriki implementation developing; needs stronger visibility and PLD support.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"Priority is given to developing responsive relationships with parents and whānau to support the wellbeing of their children in the hospital situation. This includes their transitions into the hospital and also on to other services."

Strong focus on responsive relationships and transitions supporting children's wellbeing.

Whānau partnership
→B
"Parent and whānau views are regularly sought and responded to."

Regular communication and responsiveness to whānau views demonstrated.

Bicultural practice
B
"Families' cultures, languages and identities and te ao Māori are valued and acknowledged. This commitment is reflected in the play service's strategic intent that has been established since the previous ERO review, to guide development."

Commitment to te ao Māori and cultural diversity embedded in strategic direction.

Health & safety
C
"ERO identified non-compliance in relation to aspects of management, premises and facilities."

Non-compliance identified; specific requirements not yet met.

Leadership & governance
→C
"Management and the HPS should continue to develop: guidelines and role expectations for practice and operation, particularly in relation to health and safety, HPS appraisal, long-term planning, quality assurance and curriculum."

Strategic intent established but governance, appraisal, and quality assurance need development.

Source: Education Review Office review of Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service dated 2024-12-23, 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
59 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
50
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
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

Gisborne Hospital 421 Ormond Road, Mangapapa. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service a free kindergarten?
Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service is a Hospital-based service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service?
11 children attend Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service (roll year 2025).
Where is Planet Sunshine Early Childhood Service?
Gisborne Hospital 421 Ormond Road Mangapapa Gisborne District

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Nearby & related

Gisborne Hospital Childcare & Education Centre Inc 0.1 km
education and care
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tōmairangi 0.5 km
kohanga reo
Te Whare Whai Hua 0.6 km
education and care
Riverdale Kindergarten (Gisborne) 0.7 km
kindergarten
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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

· 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.