Ilam Montessori Preschool
Education & Care
169 Ilam Road, Ilam · Christchurch City
Ilam Montessori Preschool is an education and care service in Ilam with 29 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report shows strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety compliance. Areas identified for improvement include embedding te reo Māori more fully and developing the framework for internal evaluation and leadership.
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
Akarangi · 2024-08-13
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Those with responsibility for governance and management place the learning and wellbeing of children at the centre of decision-making."
Wellbeing prioritised in decision-making; limited detail on transitions or belonging.
"Parents actively participate, providing cultural connectivity between home and the service, and expertise to significant celebrations and experiences."
Active parent participation and cultural involvement evident.
"Leaders acknowledge te reo Māori is yet to be fully integrated in ways that provide a strong foundation for the implementation of a localised bicultural curriculum."
Te reo Māori emerging but not yet fully embedded; identified as improvement priority.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance confirms legal compliance with health and safety obligations.
"Leaders recognise the service is in the early stages of understanding and using internal evaluation processes. While there is a system for self-review and emergent evaluation, a clear framework that promotes evaluation and ongoing improvement has not yet been established."
Early stages of internal evaluation; framework for improvement needs development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Ilam Montessori Preschool dated 2024-08-13, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Ilam Montessori Preschool 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
169 Ilam Road, Ilam. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Ilam Montessori Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Ilam Montessori Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Ilam Montessori Preschool?
- 29 children attend Ilam Montessori Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Ilam Montessori Preschool?
- 169 Ilam Road Ilam Christchurch City
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47787) ↗ · 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.