Hira Rural Kindergarten
Kindergarten
460 State Highway 6, Marybank · Nelson City
ERO assessed Hira Rural Kindergarten as Not well placed in September 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified B grades across all dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, 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
Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2025-12-05 · 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 2025-12-05, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2018-09-20· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children benefit from a child-centred curriculum that is responsive to their interests, strengths and capabilities."
Responsive, child-centred curriculum evident; Te Whāriki implementation identified as next step.
"Teachers develop strong partnerships with parents, whānau and the community to support children's sense of wellbeing and belonging."
Strong partnerships support wellbeing; personalised transitions; inclusive environment evident.
"The contributions and involvement of parents, whānau and community enrich the curriculum provided for children."
Strong partnerships with families; parent involvement enriches curriculum; personalised transitions.
"Children have many opportunities to learn about bicultural practices and te ao Māori in ways that are meaningful to them and respectful of Māori culture."
Te ao Māori and bicultural curriculum developing; opportunities for meaningful learning about bicultural practices.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal requirements met; systems in place; regulatory compliance assured through self-audit.
"The head teacher is building teaching and leadership capacity. Teachers make good use of appraisal processes, reflective practice, internal evaluation and professional development to continually grow their practice, and provide positive outcomes for children."
Effective appraisal, coaching, mentoring; professional learning evident; strategic alignment present.
Source: Education Review Office review of Hira Rural Kindergarten dated 2018-09-20, 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 computedThe 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
460 State Highway 6, Marybank. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Hira Rural Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Hira Rural 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 Hira Rural Kindergarten?
- 36 children attend Hira Rural Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Hira Rural Kindergarten?
- 460 State Highway 6 Marybank Nelson 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 #65140) ↗ · 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.