Arakura Kindergarten
Kindergarten
192 A Wellington Road, Wainuiomata · Lower Hutt City
ERO assessed Arakura Kindergarten as Not well placed in December 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report found strong leadership and governance (A grade), with B grades across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and health and safety.
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
Hutt City Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-03-20 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-03-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2018-12-18· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers effectively notice individual children's interests, recognise opportunities for learning and respond through purposeful experiences."
Effective pedagogy with intentional teaching; assessment practices developing but not yet exemplary.
"Children with additional learning needs are well supported in their learning and wellbeing."
Strong support systems evident; positive peer and teacher engagement noted.
"Well-considered partnerships with parents and whānau enable them to co-construct meaningful goals for each child."
Effective parent collaboration in goal-setting; consultation processes underway.
"Kaupapa Māori practices are highly valued and well promoted. Community expertise is used to enrich the programme through weekly waiata Māori sessions. Te reo Māori and children's home language are used, shared and celebrated in centre displays."
Strong Te reo Māori integration and cultural celebration; place-based curriculum development is a next step.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance attested; specific systems reviewed and found adequate.
"A well-considered internal evaluation framework is in place to support decision making. Leaders and teachers are very reflective and improvement focused."
Exemplary evaluation practice; robust systems and reflective leadership culture embedded.
Source: Education Review Office review of Arakura Kindergarten dated 2018-12-18, 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 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
192 A Wellington Road, Wainuiomata. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Arakura Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Arakura Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Arakura Kindergarten?
- 33 children attend Arakura Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Arakura Kindergarten?
- 192 A Wellington Road Wainuiomata Lower Hutt City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5325) ↗ · 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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