Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education
Education & Care
2502 State Highway 45, RD 37, Kaitake · New Plymouth District
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Stepping StonesCultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2025-11-20
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Infants and toddlers are active participants in learning. Children experience a calm and slow pace during their time at the centre, supported by teachers who respond to the learning and development needs of this age group. Positive steps are taken to ensure consistency of care between home life and the centre."
Active participation; responsive to developmental needs; consistent home-centre transitions.
"Relationships between children, parents and teachers are respectful and reciprocal. This supports effective transitions into, through and out of the centre."
Respectful, reciprocal relationships; effective transitions; opportunity to strengthen whānau voice.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education dated 2025-11-20, 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 Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education 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
2502 State Highway 45, RD 37, Kaitake. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education a free kindergarten?
- Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education?
- 49 children attend Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education (roll year 2025).
- Where is Stepping Stones Early Childhood Education?
- 2502 State Highway 45, RD 37 Kaitake New Plymouth 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 #45953) ↗ · 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.