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TnT Kidscare

Education & Care

📞 07-8248871

3 Galileo Street, Ngāruawāhia Central · Waikato District

TnT Kidscare is an education and care service for 30 children in Ngāruawāhia Central. Our analysis of the ERO report (July 2024) found B grades across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and health and safety. The service uses play-based learning with positive interactions, integrates te reo Māori and tikanga into routines, and maintains legal health and safety compliance.

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

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
30218

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 · 2024-07-19

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"Children are actively engaged in a play-based curriculum that promotes positive social interactions and respect for others."

Play-based curriculum evident with positive interactions; Te Whāriki use needs deepening.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
→B
"There are ongoing opportunities for families to share the life contexts and cultural identities of their children."

Ongoing opportunities for families to share children's cultural identities and contexts.

Bicultural practice
↑B
"Children hear te reo Māori being spoken by teachers and elements of tikanga Māori are integrated into routines."

Te reo Māori and tikanga integrated into routines; cultural responsiveness is ongoing focus.

Health & safety
→B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Management assurance confirms legal compliance with health and safety requirements.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of TnT Kidscare dated 2024-07-19, 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 TnT Kidscare 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%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
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%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
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

3 Galileo Street, Ngāruawāhia Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is TnT Kidscare a free kindergarten?
TnT Kidscare is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at TnT Kidscare?
30 children attend TnT Kidscare (roll year 2025).
Where is TnT Kidscare?
3 Galileo Street Ngāruawāhia Central Waikato District

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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: 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.