Tots Love Country
Education & Care
Tots Love Country 16 O'Brien Road, RD9, Rotokauri · Waikato District
Tots Love Country is an education and care service in Rotokauri with a current roll of 30 children. An ERO review in November 2023 found the service fosters a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing, offers good opportunities for whānau Māori participation, and has established health and safety compliance after addressing equipment check issues. Our analysis of the ERO report grades children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety all as B.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
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 · 2023-11-29
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Those in governance roles foster a positive working environment, supporting a sense of belonging and wellbeing at all levels."
Strong sense of belonging and wellbeing fostered across the service.
"Whānau Māori have various opportunities to contribute to the development of the curriculum, and their goals for their tamariki are gathered."
Good opportunities for whānau Māori participation and goal-gathering, though broader family engagement not detailed.
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."
Compliance established after addressing identified non-compliance on equipment checks.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Tots Love Country dated 2023-11-29, 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 Tots Love Country 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
Tots Love Country 16 O'Brien Road, RD9, Rotokauri. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Tots Love Country a free kindergarten?
- Tots Love Country is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Tots Love Country?
- 30 children attend Tots Love Country (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tots Love Country?
- Tots Love Country 16 O'Brien Road, RD9 Rotokauri Waikato 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 #34122) ↗ · 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.