Cust Preschool
Education & Care
452 Early's Road, West Eyreton · Waimakariri District
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 · 2026-01-19
"Learning experiences are linked to the outcomes of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and are evident in group planning."
Te Whāriki linked, evident in planning; progression tracking needs clarity.
"Their emotional and social wellbeing is a primary consideration in this service. Through a play-based child focused philosophy, tamariki potential is celebrated and taking responsibility for learning encouraged."
Emotional wellbeing prioritized; play-based approach embedded throughout practice.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Te reo Māori is used and aspects of tikanga Māori practiced in the learning environments. Kaiako continue to build confidence and competence to integrate te ao Māori into the daily curriculum."
Te reo and tikanga present but building; impact on outcomes unclear.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance completed; legal obligations met; systems reviewed.
"Leaders have high expectations of kaiako. Strong relational trust supports a culture of continuous improvement. Self-review and teacher inquiry is used well to reflect on practice and inform improvements."
Strong relational trust; inquiry embedded; internal evaluation needs embedding.
Source: Education Review Office review of Cust Preschool dated 2026-01-19, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Cust Preschool 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
452 Early's Road, West Eyreton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Cust Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Cust Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Cust Preschool?
- 40 children attend Cust Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Cust Preschool?
- 452 Early's Road West Eyreton Waimakariri District
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Nearby & related
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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 #46745) ↗ · 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.