Avon Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Avon Street, Stratford South · Stratford District
ERO assessed Avon Kindergarten as Not well placed in November 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum delivery, children's wellbeing, and whānau partnership (all graded B), with bicultural practice identified as an area requiring development (graded C), particularly in strengthening te reo Māori use.
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
Kindergartens Taranaki Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-03-17 · 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 2025-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2018-11-15· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children are engaged in a curriculum that is responsive to their interests. Exploration and creativity are promoted through well-resourced spaces. The natural environment is used to create meaningful learning opportunities. Children lead their own learning, are independent and curious."
Responsive, engaging curriculum with strong use of natural environment; assessment and planning developing.
"Opportunities to participate in projects within the centre promote their sense of belonging and ownership."
Children demonstrate belonging and ownership; emotional and physical safety systems in place.
"A range of initiatives have been recently introduced to gather parent aspirations for their children. These have the potential to create learning-centred partnerships between teachers and families, where parents are actively involved in setting learning goals and contribute to curriculum decision-making."
Parent aspirations initiatives introduced; learning-centred partnerships emerging with active involvement.
"Teachers are beginning to unpack Māori concepts in the philosophy to strengthen the bicultural curriculum. Continuing to build teachers use of meaningful te reo Māori is a key next step."
Beginning to strengthen bicultural practice; meaningful te reo Māori use identified as development need.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Avon Kindergarten dated 2018-11-15, 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 Avon Kindergarten 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
Avon Street, Stratford South. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Avon Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Avon 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 Avon Kindergarten?
- 39 children attend Avon Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Avon Kindergarten?
- Avon Street Stratford South Stratford 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 #5230) ↗ · 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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.