Clarendon Kindergarten
Kindergarten
30 Waiau Place, Kingswell · Invercargill City
ERO assessed Clarendon Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum and learning (B), whānau partnership (B), bicultural practice (B), and health and safety (B), while leadership and governance was graded C and identified as requiring development in evaluation, reporting, and role clarity.
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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
ERO Review · 2019-02-19
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Teachers are increasingly planning and enacting a curriculum that is motivating, enjoyable and accessible for all children. The new and personalised planning and assessment of children's learning clearly demonstrates assessment for learning and values parent aspirations."
Curriculum planning is increasingly effective and well-linked to philosophy and strategic goals.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau opinions and participation are valued and actively sought as partners in children's learning. Teachers have high expectations of children and whānau. They successfully engage with whānau to understand their priorities for the curriculum and children's learning."
Family partnerships are valued and actively cultivated; whānau voice is sought and integrated.
"Children are proud of their cultural heritages and are growing in the appreciation and use of te reo and tikanga Māori. Teachers actively seek knowledge from parents about their culture and include this information in meaningful ways in the programme."
Te reo and tikanga Māori are actively incorporated; cultural identity is affirmed and supported.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Staff attested to meeting legal obligations; systems in place for health and safety compliance.
"ERO found that the board needs better information to know how well kindergartens are improving outcomes for children. The board also needs to review its own performance and review the roles and responsibilities within the association leadership and management team."
Leadership at association level requires development in evaluation, reporting, and role clarity.
Source: Education Review Office review of Clarendon Kindergarten dated 2019-02-19, 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 Clarendon Kindergarten 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
30 Waiau Place, Kingswell. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Clarendon Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Clarendon Kindergarten 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 Clarendon Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Clarendon Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Clarendon Kindergarten?
- 30 Waiau Place Kingswell Invercargill City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5514) ↗ · 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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