Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway
Kindergarten
43A Garaway Street, Trident · Whakatane District
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning and children's wellbeing (both grade A), with health and safety practices graded B. Parents should note this review is now several years old and contact the service directly for current information.
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
Central Kids Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-02-28 · 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 2024-02-28, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2016-10-10· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum reflects the principles of Te Whāriki (early childhood curriculum). Leadership has been effective in ensuring ongoing improvements and developments to the programme."
Strong Te Whāriki implementation with effective leadership driving continuous improvement.
"Positive relationships support children's emotional wellbeing and helps them to quickly develop a sense of belonging."
Children experience strong sense of belonging with responsive, trusting relationships.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Compliance and regulatory requirements are well monitored by professional leaders. Policies and procedures support the kindergarten to meet regulation requirements and management expectations."
Compliance well monitored with sound policies; meets minimum ratio requirements.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway dated 2016-10-10, 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 Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway 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
43A Garaway Street, Trident. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway a free kindergarten?
- Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway 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 Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway?
- 80 children attend Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway (roll year 2025).
- Where is Central Kids Kindergartens - Garaway?
- 43A Garaway Street Trident Whakatane District
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5173) ↗ · 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.