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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.

Total roll
36
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
65140

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

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ERO Review · 2018-09-20· superseded by operator-wide review above

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"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.

Children's wellbeing
B
"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.

Whānau partnership
B
"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.

Bicultural practice
B
"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.

Health & safety
B
"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.

Leadership & governance
B
"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 computed
70 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

460 State Highway 6, Marybank. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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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

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.