Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
53 Edward Street, Lincoln · Selwyn District
Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Lincoln with a current roll of 80 children. Our analysis of the ERO report found the centre demonstrates intentional Te Whāriki use with consistency building in curriculum and learning (grade B), and has established whānau partnerships with parental input to curriculum and shared aspirations (grade 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 · 2023-12-07
"The service is increasingly intentional in using the learning outcomes from Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Leaders and teachers are building consistency to use the learning outcomes in assessment, planning, and evaluation."
Intentional Te Whāriki use established; consistency building with some assessment gaps.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Learner-focused partnerships provide parents and whānau opportunities to contribute to the curriculum and share aspirations of learning successes for their children."
Partnerships established with parental input to curriculum and shared aspirations.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre dated 2023-12-07, 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 Whippersnappers Early Learning 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
53 Edward Street, Lincoln. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre?
- 80 children attend Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whippersnappers Early Learning Centre?
- 53 Edward Street Lincoln Selwyn 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 #45864) ↗ · 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.