Somerset Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
2 Somerset St, Waihī East · Hauraki District
Somerset Early Learning Centre was reviewed by the Education Review Office in July 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing (B grade) and whānau partnership (B grade), particularly in supporting transitions and collaborating with parents on children's additional needs. Areas for development include aligning assessment and planning with Te Whāriki outcomes (C grade in curriculum and learning) and strengthening bicultural practice to better support Māori and Pacific learners (C grade in bicultural practice).
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
Akarangi · 2024-07-03
"Leaders and teachers are yet to fully explore the learning outcomes from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and use these to inform curriculum assessment, planning and evaluation processes."
Assessment and planning processes not yet fully aligned with Te Whāriki outcomes.
"Transitions into, through and out of the service onto school are well supported."
Transitions well-supported; social-emotional development identified as area for further development.
"Children with additional learning needs are supported through parents working closely alongside teachers."
Parent collaboration evident for children with additional needs.
"Teaching strategies and the cultural competences needed to engage Māori children are in the beginning stages of being included in the curriculum."
Bicultural practice in early stages; need to strengthen cultural competence for Māori and Pacific learners.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Somerset Early Learning Centre dated 2024-07-03, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Somerset 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.
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
2 Somerset St, Waihī East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Somerset Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Somerset 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 Somerset Early Learning Centre?
- 23 children attend Somerset Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Somerset Early Learning Centre?
- 2 Somerset St Waihī East Hauraki 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 #45217) ↗ · 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.