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Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua

Kindergarten

52 Hornsea Road, Tairua · Thames-Coromandel District

ERO assessed Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning (B), children's wellbeing (B), whānau partnership (B), and health and safety (B), alongside areas for development in bicultural practice (C) and leadership and governance (C).

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
30126

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

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ERO review · 2019-04-24· superseded by operator-wide review above

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children experience a rich and meaningful local curriculum. Teachers effectively promote positive outcomes for children and their families. Oral language, literacy, mathematics and other curriculum areas are naturally interwoven through play and children's interests. Teachers use effective and intentional strategies in their interactions with children."

Effective pedagogy with intentional teaching and assessment through play-based learning

Children's wellbeing
B
"Children learn in an environment where they can lead their own learning and confidently engage in sustained play. They enjoy trusting and close relationships with teachers who have a genuine interest in them and their families. Children's social competencies and communication skills are well supported. Teachers encourage children to develop friendships and respect for self, others and the environment. Children and their families have a strong sense of belonging to the kindergarten promoting a positive culture for learning."

Strong sense of belonging, positive relationships, and well-supported social-emotional development

Whānau partnership
B
"Children's learning is well documented in personalised assessment portfolios, that are available in hard copy and accessible to families online. These portfolios reflect children's learning through their interests and show progress and successful learning over time."

Effective communication through accessible learning portfolios and online access for families

Bicultural practice
C
"Te reo and tikanga Māori are developing in the kindergarten. Teachers incorporate aspects of te ao Māori in the daily programme. Teachers are growing their capabilities in speaking te reo Māori and ways to be more responsive to Māori children's language, culture and identity."

Developing practice; growing capability in te reo Māori and responsiveness to Māori children

Health & safety
B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Assurance statement confirms compliance with legal health and safety obligations

Leadership & governance
C
"There is a need for Central Kids Kindergartens management to provide more consistent leadership for the kindergarten. This is necessary to ensure the expectations of the Central Kids Kindergartens Trust organisation are fully enacted, including teacher appraisal for internal evaluation practices."

Inconsistent leadership; no permanently appointed head teacher; need for stronger direction

Source: Education Review Office review of Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua dated 2019-04-24, 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 computed
65 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

52 Hornsea Road, Tairua. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua a free kindergarten?
Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua 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 - Tairua?
30 children attend Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua (roll year 2025).
Where is Central Kids Kindergartens - Tairua?
52 Hornsea Road Tairua Thames-Coromandel District

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.