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Rotorua Childcare Centre

Education & Care

63 Tarewa Road, Rotorua Central · Rotorua District

Total roll
60
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
40092

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 · 2026-05-01

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
"Adults providing education and care engage in positive, meaningful interactions and nurture reciprocal relationships with children."

Positive relationships and interactions evident; holistic learning support needs development.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"The unique place of Māori as tangata whenua is acknowledged, and children are developing knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritages for both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Te Tiriti commitments acknowledged; assessment of cultural reflection needs improvement.

Health & safety

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed a non-compliance and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Effective response to compliance; professional learning on play-based theories identified.

Source: Education Review Office review of Rotorua Childcare Centre dated 2026-05-01, 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 Rotorua Childcare 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.

69 / 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%
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%
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

63 Tarewa Road, Rotorua Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2025-03-31
Total revenue$1,307,286
Surplus / deficit$36,634
Paid employees15

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Rotorua Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
Rotorua Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Rotorua Childcare Centre?
60 children attend Rotorua Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Rotorua Childcare Centre?
63 Tarewa Road Rotorua Central Rotorua District

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Sources & verification

Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:

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: 2025-03-31· 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.