Donald Street Preschool
Education & Care
37 Donald Street, Karori · Wellington City
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 · 2026-03-17
"Learning and progress in relation to the learning outcomes of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum is not yet consistently used to inform planning and assessment information."
Te Whāriki outcomes not yet consistently integrated into planning and assessment.
"Children experience an inclusive environment that responds to their cultural identity and wellbeing, where preferences are valued and respected through responsive and reciprocal relationships."
Inclusive environment with responsive relationships supporting cultural identity and wellbeing.
"Teachers facilitate respectful partnerships with parents and whānau. Opportunities to contribute to the curriculum and operational requirements of the service are promoted and encouraged."
Respectful partnerships with active family engagement in curriculum and operations.
"The service is yet to develop a local curriculum that reflects the pūrākau of local iwi and hapū."
Te reo Māori and tikanga valued, but localized iwi/hapū curriculum still in development.
"There are strong, well-established systems and processes to support compliance of the regulatory requirements."
Strong, well-established compliance systems and processes in place.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Donald Street Preschool dated 2026-03-17, 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 Donald Street 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
37 Donald Street, Karori. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Donald Street Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Donald Street Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Donald Street Preschool?
- 22 children attend Donald Street Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Donald Street Preschool?
- 37 Donald Street Karori Wellington City
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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 #60067) ↗ · 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.