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Whiz Kids

Education & Care

📞 09-4052255

52 Guy Road, Kaikohe · Far North District

Whiz Kids is an education and care service in Kaikohe with a current roll of 35 children. Our analysis of the 2023 ERO report indicates bicultural practice is developing well, with curriculum acknowledging Māori as tangata whenua. However, the report identified multiple health and safety non-compliance areas posing unacceptable risk to children that require urgent attention.

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

Total roll
35
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
45570

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 · 2023-08-28

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Curriculum acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and reflects Te Tiriti cultural heritages.

Health & safety
D
"At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children."

Multiple non-compliance areas identified posing unacceptable risk to children.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Whiz Kids dated 2023-08-28, 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 Whiz Kids 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.

61 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade D · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
25
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

52 Guy Road, Kaikohe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Whiz Kids a free kindergarten?
Whiz Kids is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Whiz Kids?
35 children attend Whiz Kids (roll year 2025).
Where is Whiz Kids?
52 Guy Road Kaikohe Far North 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.