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Zaadje Early Learning

Education & Care

📞 07-3046161

1 Matai Street, Edgecumbe · Whakatane District

Total roll
32
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47793

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 · 2025-04-01

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
C
"It acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua but lacks opportunities for children to understand or respect other cultures."

Curriculum lacks opportunities for children to understand and respect other cultures.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"Children are responded to as confident and competent learners. Their preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning. Adults providing education and care engage in meaningful and positive interactions to nurture reciprocal relationships."

Children treated as confident learners with meaningful interactions and involvement in decisions.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"It acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua but lacks opportunities for children to understand or respect other cultures."

Acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua but lacks broader cultural respect opportunities.

Health & safety
↑B
"Health and safety Meeting"

Health and safety regulatory standards being met.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Zaadje Early Learning dated 2025-04-01, 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 Zaadje Early Learning 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.

63 / 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%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
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 C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

1 Matai Street, Edgecumbe. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Zaadje Early Learning a free kindergarten?
Zaadje Early Learning is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Zaadje Early Learning?
32 children attend Zaadje Early Learning (roll year 2025).
Where is Zaadje Early Learning?
1 Matai Street Edgecumbe Whakatane District

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Sources & verification

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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)
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.