Active Explorers Farnborough
Education & Care
35 Farnborough Drive, Hamilton Central · Hamilton City
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in their June 2017 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received B grades across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and leadership and governance.
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
Active Explorers Cultural & rohe
ERO review
ERO review · 2017-06-13
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Intentional teaching promotes a balance between child and teacher-led learning. Children are confident, capable learners who demonstrate sustained engagement in learning and play activities of their choice."
Effective balance of intentional and child-led learning with sustained engagement demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents are well informed about learning and centre activities through a digital programme, which provides opportunities for immediate comments and consultation to inform centre review."
Strong communication via digital platform with consultation opportunities for parents.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Centre leadership continues to be effective in promoting positive outcomes for children. The centre manager fosters collaborative leadership and enthusiasm for promoting creative arts and imaginative play."
Effective leadership promoting positive outcomes; collaborative approach with professional learning.
Source: Education Review Office review of Active Explorers Farnborough dated 2017-06-13, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Active Explorers Farnborough 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
35 Farnborough Drive, Hamilton Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Active Explorers Farnborough a free kindergarten?
- Active Explorers Farnborough is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Active Explorers Farnborough?
- 64 children attend Active Explorers Farnborough (roll year 2025).
- Where is Active Explorers Farnborough?
- 35 Farnborough Drive Hamilton Central Hamilton 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 #30091) ↗ · 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.