Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street
Education & Care
239 Lyttelton Street, Spreydon · Christchurch City
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 · 2025-10-22
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers know the infants and toddlers well and support them to develop a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing. This encourages them to confidently explore and learn."
Children develop strong sense of belonging and confidence to explore, though assessment of outcomes is developing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Elements of te ao Māori and meaningful use of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are integrated into the programme. Kaiako continue to develop their own knowledge and confidence to increasingly provide authentic opportunities for children to learn about the dual heritages of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The service is yet to establish intentional opportunities to engage with parents, whānau Māori and fanau Pacific to determine what educational success means for them."
Te reo and tikanga integrated but developing; intentional engagement with whānau Māori to define success is emerging.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance provided for legal compliance across health, safety, and staffing requirements.
"Internal evaluation processes are not yet used effectively to make decisions about change and improvement, particularly in relation to outcomes for children. Leaders continue to develop robust systems to build capability and drive improvement."
Leaders foster improvement and build capability, but internal evaluation for outcomes is emerging.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street dated 2025-10-22, 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 Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street 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
239 Lyttelton Street, Spreydon. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street a free kindergarten?
- Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street?
- 41 children attend Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Whare Rama | Light House Early Learning Centre Lyttelton Street?
- 239 Lyttelton Street Spreydon Christchurch City
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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 #70451) ↗ · 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.