Gems Rata
Education & Care
6 Thirteenth Avenue, Shotover Country · Queenstown-Lakes District
Gems Rata is an education and care service in Shotover Country with a current roll of 67 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (November 2022) found strengths in curriculum and learning, where a nature play programme aligns with Te Whāriki and children have choice, and in children's wellbeing, with meaningful interactions and positive relationships. However, our analysis identified significant concerns in health and safety (grade D), with non-compliance in emergency procedures, excursion documentation, and medicine recording; ERO recommended reassessment. Leadership and governance was graded C, reflecting a new management team and developing systems related to non-compliance issues.
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
Akanuku · 2022-11-21
"Children have choice of their involvement within a nature play programme that is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Nature play programme consistent with Te Whāriki; children have choice.
"Teachers engage in meaningful, positive interactions to nurture reciprocal relationships. Infant and toddlers are provided with an environment that is comfortable and are protected from more mobile children."
Meaningful interactions, positive relationships, safe infant/toddler separation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Consistent implementation of health and safety practices is required to meet all aspects of the regulatory standards."
Non-compliance in emergency procedures, excursion documentation, medicine recording; reassessment recommended.
"The newly formed management team consists of a centre manager who is supported by a general manager and the centre owner."
New management team; non-compliance issues indicate developing systems.
Source: Education Review Office review of Gems Rata dated 2022-11-21, 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 Gems Rata 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
6 Thirteenth Avenue, Shotover Country. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Gems Rata a free kindergarten?
- Gems Rata is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Gems Rata?
- 67 children attend Gems Rata (roll year 2025).
- Where is Gems Rata?
- 6 Thirteenth Avenue Shotover Country Queenstown-Lakes District
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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 #47765) ↗ · 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.