Fiordland Kindergarten
Kindergarten
9 Gunn Street, Te Ānau · Southland District
ERO assessed Fiordland Kindergarten as Not well placed in January 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found the curriculum well-designed and responsive to children's interests, with strong parent participation. Te reo and tikanga were identified as developing areas requiring further work and improved integration.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
ERO Review · 2019-01-31
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"The curriculum design is well linked to the kindergarten's priorities for children's learning. Children's opinions on what they want to learn are regularly sought."
Curriculum well-designed and responsive to children's interests, though internal evaluation needs development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents spend considerable time at the kindergarten, joining in activities, socialising and using their skills to extend children's learning and ideas."
Strong parent participation and involvement in kindergarten activities and learning.
"Children's knowledge, use and understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori is increasing. Teachers have taken some appropriate steps to improve this aspect of the programme. They know this is an area where more work is required."
Te reo and tikanga developing but acknowledged as requiring further work and improved integration.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Fiordland Kindergarten dated 2019-01-31, 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 Fiordland 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
9 Gunn Street, Te Ānau. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Fiordland Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Fiordland 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 Fiordland Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Fiordland Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Fiordland Kindergarten?
- 9 Gunn Street Te Ānau Southland District
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5517) ↗ · 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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