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Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha

Education & Care

📞 07-3473080

13 Thomas Crescent, Western Heights · Rotorua District

ERO's 2022 Akarangi review found strengths in children's wellbeing and leadership. Our analysis of the ERO report identified solid performance in wellbeing and governance, though curriculum and learning processes require further development.

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

Total roll
42
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
30127

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 · 2022-08-15

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
C
"Further strengthening the individual assessment process is required to better identify progress of learning overtime."

Assessment processes developing; progress tracking needs strengthening.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Tamariki experience an inclusive curriculum where their mana and sense of belonging are fostered."

Strong sense of belonging and mana; inclusive environment established.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
B
"Tamariki learning is enhanced through leaders and kaiako working as a professional learning community. They engage in professional development opportunities aligned to building kaiako capability and service priorities."

Professional learning community established; targeted PD aligns to priorities.

Source: Education Review Office review of Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha dated 2022-08-15, 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 Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha 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.

64 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

13 Thomas Crescent, Western Heights. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha a free kindergarten?
Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha?
42 children attend Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha (roll year 2025).
Where is Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha?
13 Thomas Crescent Western Heights Rotorua 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.