Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool
Education & Care
13 West Street, Frankton · Hamilton City
ERO assessed Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool as Not well placed in its 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified B grades across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety, indicating sound practice in these areas despite the overall placement.
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 operator-wide review
Akanuku · 2023-08-16 · 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 2023-08-16, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2019-04-11· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The centre's philosophy is enacted in a culturally rich curriculum. Tongan language and culture, and Christian beliefs are embedded in the programme and strengthened during lotu (mat time). Music and movement is also a strong focus. Children have opportunity to develop cultural confidence and identity while leading their own learning. Teachers are aware of children's interests, and respond positively and respectfully to their questions and ideas."
Culturally rich curriculum with embedded language, responsive teaching, and strong play-based learning.
"Children's wellbeing and social and emotional competence are nurtured through positive, respectful relationships and strong connections with teachers and peers. Children have a strong sense of belonging and enjoy learning through play. Children are confident and independent learners who know centre routines well."
Strong sense of belonging, positive relationships, social-emotional support, and secure learning environment.
"Teachers work collaboratively and know children and their fanau well. Links between the centre and home are well established, and fanau are encouraged to participate in the programme. Well-presented portfolios of learning capture children's participation in the programme, and record individual and group interests."
Strong home-centre links, family participation encouraged, collaborative relationships with families.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Good systems to monitor health and safety are in place."
Sound health and safety systems in place; legal requirements met.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool dated 2019-04-11, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Four Winds Ngahau E Fa 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
13 West Street, Frankton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool?
- 34 children attend Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Four Winds Ngahau E Fa Preschool?
- 13 West Street Frankton Hamilton City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #30077) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2024-03-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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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