A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown
Education & Care
180 Owen Street, Newtown · Wellington City
A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown is an education and care service in Newtown with a current roll of 32 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies sound performance across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and health and safety (all graded B), with intentional teaching and culturally responsive assessment as areas for development. Leadership and governance was graded C, with internal evaluation systems and documentation requiring strengthening.
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 · 2023-06-01
"Tamaiti continue to experience a curriculum that values who they are as learners, in an environment where their cultural heritage is affirmed."
Sound curriculum with cultural affirmation, though intentional teaching could be strengthened.
"Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and confidently explore the environment and activities provided."
Children show strong belonging and confidence; positive relationships evident through tuakana teina structures.
"Equity of access for all children and aiga participation are key features in this community."
Strong family participation, though culturally responsive assessment documentation needs development.
"The promotion of te reo Māori is visible in the curriculum. Teaching practices have been enhanced through faiaoga reflecting on and actioning improvements to increase their use of te reo Māori."
Te reo Māori embedded with intentional improvement; ongoing development of inclusive practice.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance achieved; non-compliance regarding emergency drills previously addressed.
"An internal evaluation process has been identified as a priority area for improvement."
Leadership developing; internal evaluation systems and documentation need strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown dated 2023-06-01, 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 computedThe 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
180 Owen Street, Newtown. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown a free kindergarten?
- A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown?
- 32 children attend A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown (roll year 2025).
- Where is A'oga Amata EFKS Newtown?
- 180 Owen Street Newtown Wellington City
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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 #60228) ↗ · 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.