Blue Duck Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
127 Dejoux Road, Winton · Southland District
Blue Duck Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Winton with a roll of 65 children. An ERO review in February 2023 identified areas for development across bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. Our analysis of the ERO report graded bicultural practice as C, with te reo and te ao Māori approaches emerging; health and safety as C, with non-compliances identified that were subsequently addressed; and leadership and governance as C, with a framework in place and team development in progress.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-02-22
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have some opportunities to hear te reo Māori, including the use of their own and a centre pepeha. A newly developed approach to assessment and planning inclusive of a focus on a te ao Māori approach is being introduced."
Te reo opportunities limited; te ao Māori approach emerging and newly introduced.
"Implementation and monitoring of health and safety is required to meet regulatory standards."
Non-compliances identified; compliance actions subsequently addressed post-visit.
"A useful internal evaluation framework guides the evaluative process, and a shared approach is taken. The team is developing relational trust and collaborative ways of working."
Framework in place; team development in progress; relational trust developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Blue Duck Early Learning Centre dated 2023-02-22, 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 Blue Duck Early Learning Centre 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
127 Dejoux Road, Winton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Blue Duck Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Blue Duck Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Blue Duck Early Learning Centre?
- 65 children attend Blue Duck Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Blue Duck Early Learning Centre?
- 127 Dejoux Road Winton Southland District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47539) ↗ · 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
Full source list, licence text, refresh cadence: /sources. How we match, clean, and rank: /methodology.
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.