Totara North Early Childhood Centre
Education & Care
32 Totara School Road, Whakapaku · Far North 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 · 2025-02-20
"Teachers provide programmes for individuals that are supportive and learning focused, based on their good knowledge of each child's background and development."
Effective individualized programming with sound knowledge of children's development and learning.
"Children learn in an environment where relationships are respectful and positive, where they are affirmed as capable, competent learners."
Positive relationships and respectful environment established; children feel affirmed and confident.
"Parents express confidence in the centre's provision for their children and feel included in decision making."
Strong parent confidence and inclusion in decision-making; opportunity to increase visibility of parent aspirations.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements"
Staffing ratios exceed minimum requirements; health and safety systems in place and compliant.
"Centre leaders have supported teachers to build collaborative and collegial teams for both Ngākau Aroha and Hinekā."
Effective collaborative team building; internal evaluation and strategic planning developing with opportunities to stren
Source: Education Review Office review of Totara North Early Childhood Centre dated 2025-02-20, 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 Totara North Early Childhood 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
32 Totara School Road, Whakapaku. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Totara North Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
- Totara North Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Totara North Early Childhood Centre?
- 27 children attend Totara North Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Totara North Early Childhood Centre?
- 32 Totara School Road Whakapaku Far North 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 #11529) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2024-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.