Small Wonders Childcare Centre
Education & Care
17 Alexander Road, Raumati South · Kapiti Coast District
Small Wonders Childcare Centre is an education and care service in Raumati South with a current roll of 30 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from March 2024 shows the service received a B grade for children's wellbeing, with positive interactions supporting learning and relationships, and a B grade for health and safety after addressing previous compliance issues. Leadership and governance received a C grade, with a need to strengthen understanding of licensing criteria and system coherence.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
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
Akanuku · 2024-03-28
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful, positive interactions to enhance children's learning and nurture reciprocal relationships."
Meaningful, positive interactions supporting children's learning and relationships.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Since 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."
Met regulatory standards after addressing previous non-compliance issues.
"Those responsible for governance and management need to develop an in-depth understanding of the licensing criteria and ensure coherent systems and processes are implemented to maintain the regulatory standards."
Need to strengthen governance understanding of licensing criteria and system coherence.
Source: Education Review Office review of Small Wonders Childcare Centre dated 2024-03-28, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Small Wonders 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.
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
17 Alexander Road, Raumati South. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Small Wonders Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
- Small Wonders Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Small Wonders Childcare Centre?
- 30 children attend Small Wonders Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Small Wonders Childcare Centre?
- 17 Alexander Road Raumati South Kapiti Coast District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47529) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Suburb safety & demographics: SafeSuburbs ↗ · crimestats.co.nz ↗ · NZ Police RCVD + Stats NZ 2023 Census, CC-BY 4.0
- Funding policy (20 Hours / Childcare Subsidy / FamilyBoost): parents.education.govt.nz · WINZ · IRD · Crown copyright (policy only — we cite parameters, don't republish)
- Map tiles: © OpenStreetMap · © CARTO · ODbL + CC-BY 3.0
- Machine-readable formats: facts.json · markdown.md
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
Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)
Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)
Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.