Active Explorers Masterton
Education & Care
29 Albert Street, Lansdowne-Masterton · Masterton District
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in January 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified sound curriculum and teaching practices (B grade) and responsive approaches to children's wellbeing (B grade), alongside bicultural practice that required strengthening (C grade). Leadership showed improvement focus with room to develop evaluation capability.
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 · 2019-01-11
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.
"Intentionally weaving these throughout the curriculum engages children and gives an authentic context to learning."
Sound intentional teaching and engagement evident; assessment documentation captures learning with clear links to prior
"Infants and toddlers experience a quiet and calm environment that supports their wellbeing. Teachers are responsive, nurturing and respectful of their preferences."
Responsive teaching, calm environments, positive relationships, and thoughtful transitions support children's wellbeing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Continuing to build partnerships with whānau to promote the learning success of Māori and Pacific children should continue be a priority."
Te ao Māori experiences offered; partnership with iwi supported; identified need to strengthen Māori and Pacific learner
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers are improvement focused and regularly reflect on aspects of practice."
Improvement focused; appraisal process in place; external support from Evolve Group Managers; next step to build evaluat
Source: Education Review Office review of Active Explorers Masterton dated 2019-01-11, 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 Masterton 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
29 Albert Street, Lansdowne-Masterton. 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 Masterton a free kindergarten?
- Active Explorers Masterton is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Active Explorers Masterton?
- 76 children attend Active Explorers Masterton (roll year 2025).
- Where is Active Explorers Masterton?
- 29 Albert Street Lansdowne-Masterton Masterton District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #60105) ↗ · 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
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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
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