James Gray Kindergarten
Kindergarten
18 Kingsley Street, Leamington · Waipa District
ERO assessed James Gray Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning (A grade) and leadership and governance (A grade), though the overall placement indicates significant concerns in other areas of the service's operations.
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
ERO review · 2018-12-21
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Children experience and enjoy a rich and broad curriculum. An expansive well-resourced learning environment provides many opportunities for physical challenge, risk taking and social and imaginative play. Creativity is promoted through a wide range of resources, opportunities and processes."
Rich curriculum with exemplary resources and intentional teaching integrated across literacy, mathematics and science.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Experienced leaders know children, families and the community well. They have established a culture of ongoing professional learning and development. Leaders and teachers reflect critically on their practices and are encouraged to embrace leadership opportunities. Strategic decision making is focused on positive outcomes for children."
Exemplary leadership with strong professional learning culture and strategic focus on outcomes.
Source: Education Review Office review of James Gray Kindergarten dated 2018-12-21, 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 James Gray Kindergarten 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
18 Kingsley Street, Leamington. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is James Gray Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- James Gray 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 James Gray Kindergarten?
- 45 children attend James Gray Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is James Gray Kindergarten?
- 18 Kingsley Street Leamington Waipa District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5148) ↗ · 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
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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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