Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy
Casual
Cardrona Alpine Resort Ltd Cardrona Valley Road, Cardrona · Queenstown-Lakes District
Operator
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2021-10-29
"Centre programmes strongly integrate the mountain environment to develop children's life-long love of snow, skiing and the mountain. Teachers seek and quickly respond to children's interests. Children's creativity is encouraged through a range of art, drama and other activities of interest."
Strong integration of environment and interests, but planning for extending learning identified as next step.
"Children's feelings are sensitively managed, at drop off time, in transitions within and between the centre's indoor and outdoor experiences and with the resort's ski programme. Teachers show genuine care for children and effectively collaborate to positively manage children's behaviour and ensure their wellbeing."
Exemplary sensitivity to transitions, genuine care, and effective behaviour management demonstrated.
"Parents are kept well informed about their children."
Good communication with parents, though limited detail provided in report.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements confirmed; ratios better than minimum.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy dated 2021-10-29, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy 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
Cardrona Alpine Resort Ltd Cardrona Valley Road, Cardrona. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy a free kindergarten?
- Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy is a Casual service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy?
- Roll data not yet available.
- Where is Cardrona Nursery & Ski Kindy?
- Cardrona Alpine Resort Ltd Cardrona Valley Road Cardrona Queenstown-Lakes 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 #80069) ↗ · 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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