Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser
Education & Care
71 Spenser Street, Milton · Clutha District
ERO's June 2023 review found the centre demonstrates intentional teaching aligned with Te Whāriki principles, with strong practices in children's wellbeing and responsive transitions. Our analysis of the ERO report graded curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance all at B level, indicating solid performance across these areas.
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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 · 2023-06-28
"Children play and learn in a play-based, inclusive curriculum based on the principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Teachers use intentional teaching strategies to enable children to express their emotions and cooperatively learn with, and alongside others."
Intentional teaching and Te Whāriki principles evident; assessment quality variable.
"Infants and toddlers are well-nurtured by attentive, responsive teachers who provide calm routines and learning experiences. Children with additional needs are very well supported to participate in the curriculum and to transition within and beyond the service."
Strong nurturing and support; responsive transitions; wellbeing needs met effectively.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Before the review, the staff and management of Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser completed an ERO Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to: curriculum premises and facilities health and safety practices governance, management and administration."
Legal requirements met; previous non-compliance addressed; systems sound.
"Governance, leaders and teachers are improvement focused. An appropriate strategic plan guides centre operation. The committee allocates resources aligned to the centre's needs."
Strategic direction established; improvement focused; further evaluation capacity needed.
Source: Education Review Office review of Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser dated 2023-06-28, 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
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Where Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser 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
71 Spenser Street, Milton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser a free kindergarten?
- Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser?
- 40 children attend Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tokomairiro Early Learning Centre on Spenser?
- 71 Spenser Street Milton Clutha District
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #45648) ↗ · 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
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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
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