Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc.
Education & Care
Cnr Carey & Harris Streets, Waitara East · New Plymouth District
Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc. is an education and care service in Waitara East with 40 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report from September 2023 shows the service received B grades across children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance, indicating consistent performance across these areas.
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
Akanuku · 2023-09-11
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers engage in positive interactions to enhance the learning of tamariki and to nurture reciprocal relationships. The curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to tamariki, who have opportunities to engage in a wide range of experiences and opportunities that enhance and extend their learning."
Positive teacher interactions and inclusive, responsive curriculum supporting learning.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The philosophy emphasises Māori values such as manaakitanga and whanaungatanga and acknowledges Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Philosophy emphasises Māori values and acknowledges Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards.
"Ongoing processes of self-review and internal evaluation help the service maintain and improve the quality of education and care provided for tamariki."
Ongoing self-review and internal evaluation processes maintain quality.
Source: Education Review Office review of Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc. dated 2023-09-11, 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 Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc. 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
Cnr Carey & Harris Streets, Waitara East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc. a free kindergarten?
- Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc. is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc.?
- 40 children attend Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc. (roll year 2025).
- Where is Waitara & District Community Childcare Centre Inc.?
- Cnr Carey & Harris Streets Waitara East New Plymouth 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 #50516) ↗ · 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.