Central Kids Kindergartens - Rewi Street
Kindergarten
60 Rewi Street, Goodfellow Park · Waipa District
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in October 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum delivery, children's wellbeing, and whānau partnership (all graded B), with bicultural practice identified as an area needing strengthening (graded C). Leadership and governance were assessed as sound, though self-review systems required development.
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ERO review · 2016-10-17· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children benefit from exploring and experimenting in extensive and well-designed indoor and outdoor environments. They follow their interests, make choices about working in groups or independently, and are able to sustain their play for extended periods of time."
Sound pedagogy with intentional use of environments; assessment and planning need strengthening.
"These opportunities are resulting in a calm and settled atmosphere for children's learning and care."
Children demonstrate belonging and positive transitions; social-emotional outcomes evident.
"Parents make a significant contribution to the life of the kindergarten through the whānau group, Friends of Rewi Street. They expressed appreciation for the digital learning stories, the ways they are able to communicate with teachers who share their children's learning through a portal and regular informal conversations."
Active family engagement; effective communication channels and parent involvement.
"The language, culture and identity of all children needs to be more clearly evident in the environment, learning experiences and individual profile books."
Some bicultural elements present; culturally responsive practices and inclusion need strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The professional leader provides effective professional leadership. Compliance and regulatory requirements are monitored by professional leaders. Policies and procedures support the kindergarten to meet regulation requirements and management expectations."
Effective professional leadership present; self-review systems and appraisal processes need strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Central Kids Kindergartens - Rewi Street dated 2016-10-17, 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 - Rewi Street 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
60 Rewi Street, Goodfellow Park. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Central Kids Kindergartens - Rewi Street a free kindergarten?
- Central Kids Kindergartens - Rewi Street 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 - Rewi Street?
- 40 children attend Central Kids Kindergartens - Rewi Street (roll year 2025).
- Where is Central Kids Kindergartens - Rewi Street?
- 60 Rewi Street Goodfellow Park Waipa 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 #5197) ↗ · 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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