The Meadows Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
165c Matangi Road, Tamahere · Waikato District
The Meadows Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Tamahere with a current roll of 95 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (April 2023) found the centre achieved B grades for curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, and whānau partnership. Bicultural practice was graded C, with Māori practices emerging and Pacific cultures not yet integrated.
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 · 2023-04-04
"Tamariki experience a curriculum that positively promotes their autonomy and supports their social competence and sense of belonging at the service."
Curriculum promotes autonomy, social competence, and belonging; assessment beginning to align with Te Whāriki.
"Tamariki experience a curriculum that positively promotes their autonomy and supports their social competence and sense of belonging at the service."
Strong sense of belonging and social competence demonstrated through curriculum experiences.
"Positive relationships with parents and whānau support the gathering and response to aspirations for learning."
Positive relationships with families; responsive to learning aspirations.
"The service is at an early stage of integrating cultures of all tamariki into daily experiences. There are some intentional teaching practices in place to promote positive outcomes for tamariki, including Māori. Pacific cultures are yet to be integrated into the curriculum."
Early stage of cultural integration; Māori practices emerging; Pacific cultures not yet integrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of The Meadows Early Learning Centre dated 2023-04-04, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where The Meadows Early Learning 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.
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
165c Matangi Road, Tamahere. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is The Meadows Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- The Meadows Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at The Meadows Early Learning Centre?
- 95 children attend The Meadows Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is The Meadows Early Learning Centre?
- 165c Matangi Road Tamahere Waikato 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 #47788) ↗ · 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.