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Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten

Kindergarten

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90 Chatham Road, Flaxmere · Hastings District

Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten is a 40-child kindergarten in Flaxmere, Hastings District. Our analysis of the ERO report (2023) found the service demonstrates sound bicultural practice with meaningful use of te reo and Pacific languages, and maintains good health and safety standards with legal compliance affirmed.

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

Total roll
40
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
5291

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 · 2023-09-14

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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓B
"Tamariki Māori and children of Pacific heritages hear, see and use te reo Māori and Pacific languages in meaningful contexts. Children experience a curriculum that increasingly responds to their cultures, languages and identity."

Te reo and Pacific languages used meaningfully; curriculum increasingly responsive to cultures.

Health & safety
→B
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."

Legal compliance affirmed through assurance processes; no concerns identified.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten dated 2023-09-14, 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 Ellen Stevenson 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.

70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
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

90 Chatham Road, Flaxmere. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Ellen Stevenson 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 Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten?
40 children attend Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Ellen Stevenson Kindergarten?
90 Chatham Road Flaxmere Hastings 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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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
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

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

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.