Cambridge Montessori
Education & Care
22a Taylor Street, Cambridge West · Waipa District
Cambridge Montessori is an education and care service in Cambridge West with a roll of 45 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (November 2022) found children's wellbeing supported by a calm environment that encourages exploration and peer relationships, with individualised support for diverse needs (grade B). However, bicultural practice and leadership and governance were both identified as areas for development, with limited authentic opportunities for Māori whānau involvement in curriculum and developing leadership collaboration post-merger (both grade C).
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 · 2022-11-11
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The calm, slow pace allows younger children time to explore alongside their peers, fostering tuakana-teina relationships. Children with diverse needs have equitable opportunities to learn through an individualised approach to planning."
Calm environment supports exploration and peer relationships; individualised support for diverse needs.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Māori children and their whānau are yet to have authentic opportunities to contribute to the development of a curriculum that reflects te ao Māori."
Limited authentic opportunities for Māori whānau input into curriculum development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Following the merging of the two services, leadership and relational trust are in the early stages of development. A professional leader is mentoring teachers, guiding the de-privatisation of professional learning and implementing collaborative pedagogical discussions. Teachers are not yet working as a collaborative professional learning community, limiting improvement."
Leadership developing post-merger; professional learning mentoring underway but collaboration limited.
Source: Education Review Office review of Cambridge Montessori dated 2022-11-11, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Cambridge Montessori 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
22a Taylor Street, Cambridge West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Cambridge Montessori a free kindergarten?
- Cambridge Montessori is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Cambridge Montessori?
- 45 children attend Cambridge Montessori (roll year 2025).
- Where is Cambridge Montessori?
- 22a Taylor Street Cambridge West Waipa 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 #30278) ↗ · 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.