Home Grown Kids Wellington 2
Home-based
23 Postgate Drive, Whitby · Porirua City
ERO assessed this home-based service as Not well placed. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum, children's wellbeing, and health and safety (grade B across these areas), but identified areas for development in whānau partnership and bicultural practice (both grade C), with recommendations to strengthen parent feedback mechanisms and culturally responsive practices.
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 · 2021-01-17
"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 on activities needs shift to learning outcomes.
"Educators build close, positive relationships with children and their families and know them well."
Strong relationships and family knowledge; positive interactions modeled by visiting teachers.
"Leaders have self-identified that implementing more regular parent surveys should be a part of this work."
Parent feedback mechanisms not yet consistently implemented; surveys identified as next step.
"Service leaders have identified that culturally responsive practices should continue to be developed."
Bicultural commitment stated; culturally responsive practices need 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 systems in place for health and safety.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Home Grown Kids Wellington 2 dated 2021-01-17, 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 Home Grown Kids Wellington 2 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
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 2 a free kindergarten?
- Home Grown Kids Wellington 2 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 2?
- 50 children attend Home Grown Kids Wellington 2 (roll year 2025).
- Where is Home Grown Kids Wellington 2?
- 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 #60086) ↗ · 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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