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Country Kidz

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1452 Forest Road, Marotiri · Taupo District

Country Kidz had an Akarangi review in September 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, with a calm and responsive environment. Whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance all showed solid practice, though areas for continued development were noted in evaluating impact on specific learner groups.

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

Total roll
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2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
45431

Operator

Standalone

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Akarangi · 2024-09-02

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
A
"Children experience an environment where their growing social competence and emotional resilience is well supported."

Strong social-emotional support; calm responsive environment benefits all children.

Whānau partnership
B
"Work in review and inquiry as a team has strengthened how parent and whānau voice impacts planning of learning experiences."

Growing parent voice impact; relational trust well established with whānau.

Bicultural practice
B
"An established place-based curriculum effectively supports enactment of the te ao Māori values that underpin the centre vision."

Embedded te ao Māori values; growing confidence in te reo and tikanga practices.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
→B
"Continuous improvement and professional growth are clearly prioritised by leadership and governance."

Strong improvement focus; yet to fully evaluate impact on specific learner groups.

Source: Education Review Office review of Country Kidz dated 2024-09-02, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Country Kidz 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.

73 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

1452 Forest Road, Marotiri. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Country Kidz a free kindergarten?
Country Kidz is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Country Kidz?
Roll data not yet available.
Where is Country Kidz?
1452 Forest Road Marotiri Taupo District

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

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

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
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Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

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

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