Home Grown Kids Wellington 1
Home-based
23 Postgate Drive, Whitby · Porirua City
ERO assessed Home Grown Kids Wellington 1 as Not well placed in January 2021. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, and health and safety (all grade B), but identified areas for development in whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance (all grade C).
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
Home Grown Kids Cultural & rohe
ERO review
ERO review · 2021-01-18
"Strong emphasis is placed on the early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, as a basis for recognising valued learning through everyday experiences."
Te Whāriki emphasis evident; assessment focus needs refinement toward learning outcomes.
"Educators build close, positive relationships with children and their families and know them well."
Close relationships established; positive emotional safety and guidance systems evident.
"Leaders have self-identified that implementing more regular parent surveys should be part of this work."
Parent feedback mechanisms identified as developing priority; surveys not yet consistently implemented.
"Service leaders have identified that culturally responsive practices should continue to be developed."
Te Tiriti commitment stated; bicultural and culturally responsive practices require further development.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance completed; legal compliance reviewed and systems in place.
"When this is developed, leaders should find ways to track and monitor educator and child progress against key curriculum priorities."
Strategic plan in development; monitoring systems require implementation to strengthen evaluation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Home Grown Kids Wellington 1 dated 2021-01-18, 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
23 Postgate Drive, Whitby. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Home Grown Kids Wellington 1 a free kindergarten?
- Home Grown Kids Wellington 1 is a Home-based service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Home Grown Kids Wellington 1?
- 80 children attend Home Grown Kids Wellington 1 (roll year 2025).
- Where is Home Grown Kids Wellington 1?
- 23 Postgate Drive Whitby Porirua 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 #55442) ↗ · 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
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