Grasslands Kindergarten
Kindergarten
17 Karen Crescent, Hamilton Central · Hamilton City
ERO assessed Grasslands Kindergarten as Not well placed in November 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance (all grade A), with health and safety at grade B.
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 · 2017-11-16
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.
"Literacy, mathematics, science, music and creative expression are well integrated into the programme. There is an appropriate balance between child-led play and intentional teaching to broaden learning and challenge thinking."
Strong integration of learning areas with balance between child-led and intentional teaching.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Strong and educational parternship's with parents and whānau promote positive learning outcomes for the many Māori and other children that attend the centre."
Strong partnerships with regular communication, shared assessment, and multiple opportunities for parent contribution.
"Te reo Māori kupu, karakia, waiata and stories are regularly integrated within the programme. Children can use and respond to simple te reo Māori words and phrases."
Regular te reo integration, wall displays reflecting Māori language and culture evident.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed through assurance statement; next review in 4 years indicates sound practice.
"The head teacher is an effective professional leader and a strong role model for professional practice and leadership. She has established a collaborative and reflective teaching team, where teachers engage readily in professional, high-quality internal evaluation processes and individual learning and development."
Strong leadership, collaborative culture, systematic internal evaluation, and professional development emphasis.
Source: Education Review Office review of Grasslands Kindergarten dated 2017-11-16, 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 Grasslands 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
17 Karen Crescent, Hamilton Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Grasslands Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Grasslands 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 Grasslands Kindergarten?
- 44 children attend Grasslands Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Grasslands Kindergarten?
- 17 Karen Crescent Hamilton Central 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 #5551) ↗ · 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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