Dargaville Free Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Portland Street, Dargaville · Kaipara District
ERO assessed this kindergarten as Not well placed in their October 2016 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found sound Te Whāriki implementation with responsive, interest-led curriculum (B grade) and positive, accessible partnerships with parents (B grade).
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ERO Review · 2016-10-13· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers work in-depth with the principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. They provide a curriculum that is responsive to children's deep interests, knowledge, skills and dispositions."
Sound Te Whāriki implementation with responsive, interest-led curriculum evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children eagerly share play areas or items of particular interest with their whānau. Parents take time to sit and read stories or go through portfolios with their children. Relationships established between teachers and whānau support children's sense of belonging in the kindergarten environment."
Positive, accessible partnerships with parents; collaborative engagement evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Dargaville Free Kindergarten dated 2016-10-13, 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 Dargaville Free 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
Portland Street, Dargaville. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Dargaville Free Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Dargaville Free 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 Dargaville Free Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Dargaville Free Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Dargaville Free Kindergarten?
- Portland Street Dargaville Kaipara District
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5007) ↗ · 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
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