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Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool

Education & Care

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1 A Henry Street, Blenheim · Marlborough District

Total roll
60
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
65502

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

Standalone

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Akarangi · 2024-10-31

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
↓C
"make visible parent aspirations through planning and assessment documentation."

Parent aspirations not yet visible in documentation; identified as next step.

Bicultural practice
→B
"Opportunities to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi are provided."

Te Tiriti cultural opportunities provided; could be more intentional.

Health & safety
→B
"Since the onsite visit the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Previously non-compliant areas now addressed; ongoing monitoring still required.

Leadership & governance
B
"A general manager oversees their operation. Each centre is managed by a head teacher."

Clear management structure with oversight; restructure underway.

Source: Education Review Office review of Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool dated 2024-10-31, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=1880)
50
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

1 A Henry Street, Blenheim. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool a free kindergarten?
Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool?
60 children attend Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool (roll year 2025).
Where is Blenheim Early Childhood Centres and Kindergartens Inc. John Street Preschool?
1 A Henry Street Blenheim Marlborough District

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.