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Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha, Western Heights (Rotorua)

Education & Care Services · Western Heights, Rotorua

Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha is a community-based early childhood service in Western Heights, Rotorua, registered under the "Education & Care Services" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypeEducation & Care Services
LocationRotorua
RegionBay of Plenty Region
Service number30127
42
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI 1
Equity Index

Service type

Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.

20 Hours ECE

Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 1" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 42 children on the roll.

Under 2 6 (14.3%)
2 years 7 (16.7%)
3 years 9 (21.4%)
4 years 17 (40.5%)
5 years 3 (7.1%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 18 (42.9%)
Māori 32 (76.2%)
Pacific 3 (7.1%)
Asian 2 (4.8%)
Other 3 (7.1%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Waiapu Kids - St Francis Whanau Aroha — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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