Durie Hill Kindergarten
Kindergarten
25 Maxwell Avenue, Durie Hill · Whanganui District
ERO assessed Durie Hill Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service offered effective curriculum based on children's interests with strong social-emotional support, but identified areas needing development including assessment and planning processes, whānau partnership responsiveness, and bicultural practice—particularly te reo Māori use and cultural responsiveness.
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Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2024-12-20 · 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 2024-12-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2019-03-28· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children make choices about their learning and engage in a curriculum based on their interests. The kindergarten's philosophy and priorities for children's learning are highly evident in the programme."
Effective curriculum based on interests with clear philosophy, but assessment and planning processes require development
"Teachers effectively use a range of strategies to promote social and emotional competence. They take a positive approach to build children's independence, resilience and ability to manage themselves."
Strong social-emotional support and positive relationships evident; consistent focus on resilience and independence.
"Teachers have multiple ways to seek parent aspirations for their children's learning. They are seeking ways to more clearly respond to these, and give opportunities for parents to contribute further to the programme."
Multiple communication channels and parent voice sought; opportunity to strengthen responsiveness.
"The bicultural curriculum is developing. Children have opportunities to experience te ao Māori through activities, resources and routines. Teachers acknowledge that building the meaningful use of te reo Māori remains an area for strengthening."
Te ao Māori experienced but te reo Māori use and cultural responsiveness require strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Durie Hill Kindergarten dated 2019-03-28, 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 Durie Hill 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
25 Maxwell Avenue, Durie Hill. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Durie Hill Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Durie Hill 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 Durie Hill Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Durie Hill Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Durie Hill Kindergarten?
- 25 Maxwell Avenue Durie Hill Whanganui District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5245) ↗ · 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
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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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