The Orchard Child Care & Preschool
Education & Care
7 Oturoa Road, Ngongotaha · Rotorua District
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 · 2025-03-20
"Children experience a curriculum that is highly reflective of the service philosophy. They are engaged in authentic, meaningful learning opportunities."
Effective curriculum delivery with authentic learning; assessment and intentionality developing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance demonstrated; one non-compliance identified and addressed.
"Leaders foster a positive working environment and relational trust amongst the team. They support and advocate for children with additional needs to ensure full participation in the curriculum."
Positive culture and relational trust; evaluation systems developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of The Orchard Child Care & Preschool dated 2025-03-20, 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 The Orchard Child Care & Preschool 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
7 Oturoa Road, Ngongotaha. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is The Orchard Child Care & Preschool a free kindergarten?
- The Orchard Child Care & Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at The Orchard Child Care & Preschool?
- 50 children attend The Orchard Child Care & Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is The Orchard Child Care & Preschool?
- 7 Oturoa Road Ngongotaha Rotorua 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 #46270) ↗ · 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.