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The Learning Barn

Education & Care

93b Poplar Street, Gleniti · Timaru District

The Learning Barn is an education and care service in Gleniti with a current roll of 70 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from September 2022 found health and safety meets regulatory standards with ongoing monitoring and adjustment, and leadership and governance demonstrates an effective internal evaluation process supporting continuous improvement of education and care quality.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
70
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47769

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

Akanuku · 2022-09-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"Health and safety procedures are monitored, and adjustments made, to support the service operation."

Health and safety meets regulatory standards with ongoing monitoring and adjustment.

Leadership & governance
B
"An ongoing process of internal evaluation helps the service maintain and improve the quality of education and care."

Effective internal evaluation process supporting continuous improvement of education and care quality.

Source: Education Review Office review of The Learning Barn dated 2022-09-14, 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).

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where The Learning Barn 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

93b Poplar Street, Gleniti. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is The Learning Barn a free kindergarten?
The Learning Barn is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at The Learning Barn?
70 children attend The Learning Barn (roll year 2025).
Where is The Learning Barn?
93b Poplar Street Gleniti Timaru District

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Glenview Free Kindergarten 0.4 km
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Gleniti Playcentre 1.4 km
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Highfield Haven ELC 1.7 km
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Garden Grove Montessori Preschool 1.8 km
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Sources & verification

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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)
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: 545 centres covered· 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.