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Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna

Education & Care

📞 07-8525300 ✉ Email centre

Rototuna Retail Centre Shop 13, 44 Horsham Downs Road, Rototuna · Hamilton City

Total roll
56
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
30297

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 · 2026-03-06

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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
B
"Information and guidance are sought, when necessary, from agencies to enable adults providing education and care to work effectively with children and their parents."

Service engages with families and seeks guidance when needed for effective partnership.

Bicultural practice
↑B
"The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Te Tiriti principles embedded; tangata whenua recognition evident in curriculum.

Health & safety
B
"During the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Compliance met; previously identified safety issue (toppling items) has been addressed.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna dated 2026-03-06, 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 Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna 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%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
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%
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%
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

Rototuna Retail Centre Shop 13, 44 Horsham Downs Road, Rototuna. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna a free kindergarten?
Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna?
56 children attend Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna (roll year 2025).
Where is Playful Pathways Preschool Rototuna?
Rototuna Retail Centre Shop 13, 44 Horsham Downs Road Rototuna 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

Kindercare Learning Centres - Rototuna 0.2 km
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Littlelees Preschool 0.3 km
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Rototuna Early Education Centre 0.4 km
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Kowhai Tui Childcare 0.4 km
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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.