Waiapu Kids St Mary's Family Centre
Education & Care
1 Marlin Street, Mt Maunganui · Tauranga City
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
"Early literacy, mathematical and science concepts are integrated through the programme, supporting children's skills and knowledge."
Well-integrated curriculum with intentional teaching evident; assessment practice developing.
"Inclusive practices are supporting children's growing sense of belonging and wellbeing."
Strong inclusive culture and responsive transitions; positive guidance strategies established.
"Individual learning portfolios provide a valuable record of children's engagement in the life of the centre and their developing learning characteristics. They are accessible both in hard copy and online, encouraging whānau voice."
Good parent communication systems; opportunity to strengthen learning-focused partnerships.
"Leaders agree that continuing to develop the localised curriculum would further affirm Māori children's language, culture and identity."
Te reo and tikanga present but developing; further consultation with whānau Māori needed.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:3 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:8 Better than minimum requirements"
Ratios exceed requirements; fire safety and emergency drills now compliant post-review.
"A deliberate and well-managed approach by leadership is building teacher capability. A strengthened appraisal process and responsive professional development promote consistency of practice and strengthened teacher knowledge."
Sound leadership with professional development focus; strategic planning development identified.
Source: Education Review Office review of Waiapu Kids St Mary's Family Centre 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 computedThe 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
1 Marlin Street, Mt Maunganui. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Waiapu Kids St Mary's Family Centre a free kindergarten?
- Waiapu Kids St Mary's Family Centre 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 Mary's Family Centre?
- 50 children attend Waiapu Kids St Mary's Family Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Waiapu Kids St Mary's Family Centre?
- 1 Marlin Street Mt Maunganui Tauranga City
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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 #40048) ↗ · 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.