Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC)
Education & Care
122 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch · Christchurch City
TELC provides an inclusive, responsive environment with balanced learning and nurturing routines for infants and toddlers. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in children's wellbeing, though leadership and governance systems require further development.
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 · 2024-06-05
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have many opportunities to learn in an inclusive and responsive environment. Older children are leaders of their learning through a balanced programme of child-led and teacher-led activities. Infants and toddlers experience predictable routines in a nurturing, unhurried environment with attentive adults."
Inclusive, responsive environment; balanced learning approach; nurturing routines for infants/toddlers.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders, teachers, and the governing board are in the very early stages of understanding internal evaluation to promote positive outcomes for learners and their learning. It is timely for them to develop clear systems and processes that focus on improvement for children."
Early-stage internal evaluation understanding; systems development needed; professional learning impact unclear.
Source: Education Review Office review of Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC) dated 2024-06-05, 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 Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC) 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
122 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC) a free kindergarten?
- Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC) is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC)?
- 30 children attend Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC) (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tafesilafa'i Early Learning Centre (TELC)?
- 122 Barbadoes Street Christchurch Christchurch City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #70550) ↗ · 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
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