Comrie Park Kindergarten
Kindergarten
109 Matarau Road, Matarau · Whangarei District
ERO assessed Comrie Park Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified sound curriculum and learning practices with emerging assessment approaches, positive children's wellbeing outcomes, and strong whānau partnerships. Bicultural practice was assessed as developing, with teachers building confidence in te reo and tikanga.
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
Northland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-07-25 · 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 2024-07-25, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2017-02-08· superseded by operator-wide review above
"New assessment processes are helping teachers to record their support for children's interests and any new or extended learning. These processes are guiding teachers' reflections about the quality of their practices."
Sound assessment practices emerging; teachers use questioning and sustained play engagement.
"Children continue to settle quickly into making independent choices about their play. They engage confidently with teachers who work with children in respectful ways."
Children settle well, engage confidently, and manage physical challenges with ease.
"Teachers' professional relationships with parents remain strong and encouraging. Parents play an active role in the kindergarten, and contribute to the programme particularly through daily baking sessions with children."
Strong parent relationships and active family involvement in daily programme.
"Teachers' commitment to increasing the focus on te reo and tikanga Māori in the programme is positive. Teachers are becoming more confident and intend continuing to build their knowledge and competence."
Developing bicultural practice; teachers building confidence with te reo and tikanga.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Comrie Park Kindergarten dated 2017-02-08, 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 Comrie Park 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
109 Matarau Road, Matarau. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Comrie Park Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Comrie Park 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 Comrie Park Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Comrie Park Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Comrie Park Kindergarten?
- 109 Matarau Road Matarau Whangarei 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 #45706) ↗ · 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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