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Thames Early Childhood Education Centre

Education & Care

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100 Haven Street, Thames North · Thames-Coromandel District

Total roll
49
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
34039

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 · 2025-09-01

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
C
"the curriculum encouraging children to be confident in their own culture and to develop an understanding and respect for, other cultures."

Non-compliance identified in curriculum area requiring attention.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"The service curriculum is responsive to children as confident and competent learners and acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."

Curriculum supports children's learning and wellbeing outcomes.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
→B
"The service curriculum is responsive to children as confident and competent learners and acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."

Te Tiriti commitments acknowledged and reflected in curriculum.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
↓C
"The service is not meeting regulatory requirements across several areas."

Governance and management non-compliance identified in report.

Source: Education Review Office review of Thames Early Childhood Education Centre dated 2025-09-01, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Thames Early Childhood Education 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.

62 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

100 Haven Street, Thames North. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2024-01-31
Total revenue$531,297
Surplus / deficit$5,120
Paid employees9

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Thames Early Childhood Education Centre a free kindergarten?
Thames Early Childhood Education Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Thames Early Childhood Education Centre?
49 children attend Thames Early Childhood Education Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Thames Early Childhood Education Centre?
100 Haven Street Thames North Thames-Coromandel District

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Nearby & related

Pioneer Kids Early Learning Centre 1.1 km
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Mini Miners 1.3 km
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Central Kids Kindergartens - Thames 2.1 km
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Thames/Parawai Playcentre 3.2 km
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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 2024-01-31· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.