Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth)
Education & Care
160 Mangorei Road, Merrilands · New Plymouth 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 · 2025-11-18
"The service curriculum is inclusive and responds to children as confident and competent learners."
Inclusive curriculum with responsive, positive teaching interactions evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The service takes all steps to ensure the health and safety of children."
Health and safety standards being met with appropriate systems in place.
"Teacher appraisal and internal evaluation processes are established."
Leadership structures established with appraisal and evaluation processes in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth) dated 2025-11-18, 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 Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth) 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
160 Mangorei Road, Merrilands. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth) a free kindergarten?
- Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth) is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth)?
- 44 children attend Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth) (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tiny Smiles Early Learning (New Plymouth)?
- 160 Mangorei Road Merrilands New Plymouth 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 #50116) ↗ · 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.