Aramoho Kindergarten
Kindergarten
15 Field Street, Aramoho · Whanganui District
ERO assessed Aramoho Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health & safety (all graded B), but gaps in curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and leadership & governance (all graded C). Assessment and planning processes, and internal evaluation capability, were flagged for 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
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2024-12-20 · 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 2024-12-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2019-04-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Assessment and planning for children's learning requires strengthening. This was an area for development in the previous ERO report."
Assessment and planning need strengthening; previous report identified same gap.
"Children are engaged, curious, confident and independent."
Children demonstrate positive engagement and confidence in their learning.
"Children and whānau are warmly welcomed into the kindergarten. Parents know they have a place here. They stay and socialise with one another and join in the children's play."
Strong welcoming environment; families actively participate in kindergarten life.
"Aspects of a bicultural curriculum are evident. Children learn about te ao Māori through some activities, experiences and routines. Leaders recognise that teachers' bicultural practice requires strengthening."
Bicultural elements present but inconsistent; teachers need stronger capability.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal requirements met with some areas for record-keeping improvement noted.
"Self review is undertaken and has led to some positive changes in the kindergarten. A next step is for teachers to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of internal evaluation."
Self-review evident but internal evaluation capability requires strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Aramoho Kindergarten dated 2019-04-29, 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
15 Field Street, Aramoho. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Aramoho Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Aramoho 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 Aramoho Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Aramoho Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Aramoho Kindergarten?
- 15 Field Street Aramoho Whanganui 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 #5237) ↗ · 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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