Country Kids ECE Limited
Education & Care
16 Viking Street, Norsewood · Tararua District
Country Kids ECE Limited is an education and care service in Norsewood with a current roll of 35. Our analysis of the ERO report (March 2023) found the service graded B across all dimensions: whānau partnership is growing with increasing family engagement; bicultural practice includes sound implementation of te reo, tikanga, and Te Tiriti curriculum; health and safety compliance has been affirmed with previous hazard-check issues resolved; and leadership and governance has systematic inquiry and professional learning in place, with capability-building underway for newer staff.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-03-29
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"They benefit from growing partnerships between kaiako and whānau that is increasing parent contribution."
Growing partnerships with families; increasing but still developing engagement.
"Te reo phrases and aspects of tikanga Māori are suitably implemented. Teaching practices include pūrākau (local stories), waiata, kupu, kaitiakitanga and Māori values. Children experience an evolving Te Tiriti o Waitangi based curriculum."
Sound implementation of te reo, tikanga, and Te Tiriti curriculum; described as evolving.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance affirmed; previous non-compliance on hazard checks has been addressed.
"Internal evaluation to support ongoing improvement is established. Leaders promote a systematic inquiry approach across the newly established staff team. Regular professional discussions, reflective practice and peer feedback are actively encouraged."
Systematic inquiry and professional learning established; building newer staff capability.
Source: Education Review Office review of Country Kids ECE Limited dated 2023-03-29, 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 Country Kids ECE Limited 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
16 Viking Street, Norsewood. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Country Kids ECE Limited a free kindergarten?
- Country Kids ECE Limited is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Country Kids ECE Limited?
- 35 children attend Country Kids ECE Limited (roll year 2025).
- Where is Country Kids ECE Limited?
- 16 Viking Street Norsewood Tararua District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #45861) ↗ · 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.