Hillcrest Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Masters Avenue, Hillcrest · Hamilton City
ERO assessed Hillcrest Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified effective practices in curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and leadership and governance.
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 · 2018-12-20
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.
"A wide range of meaningful learning opportunities enrich the kindergarten's curriculum. The well-resourced learning environment promotes curiosity, challenge and independence through open-ended resources."
Effective curriculum with meaningful learning opportunities and well-resourced environment.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Assessment portfolios records each child's interests and engagement in the life of the kindergarten. They are regularly accessed by children and families enabling children to share and revisit their learning. Online assessment also allows families to contribute to and share children's learning experiences."
Effective family engagement through portfolios and online assessment platforms.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leadership of the kindergarten is effective. Leaders have developed a supportive and respectful culture which is underpinned by shared values, beliefs and mutual trust. A collaborative approach maximises the strengths of the teaching team and is focused on growing teacher capability."
Effective leadership with supportive culture and focus on teacher capability development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Hillcrest Kindergarten dated 2018-12-20, 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 Hillcrest 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
Masters Avenue, Hillcrest. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hillcrest Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Kindergarten?
- 44 children attend Hillcrest Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Hillcrest Kindergarten?
- Masters Avenue Hillcrest 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 #5145) ↗ · 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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