Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon
Kindergarten
357 Tukapa Street, RD 1, Hurdon · New Plymouth District
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in its 2017 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in children's wellbeing and whānau partnership (both graded A), with sound curriculum delivery and bicultural practice (both B). Leadership and governance were graded B, though assessment planning was identified as an area for development.
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
Kindergartens Taranaki Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-03-17 · 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 2025-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2017-04-21· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers draw on sound professional knowledge to provide a well-considered, varied curriculum for the mixed age group."
Sound curriculum delivery with varied programming; assessment planning needs strengthening.
"Social and emotional learning is an area of strength. Highly effective teaching in this area results in a culture of engagement and sustained play."
Highly effective social-emotional learning with strong engagement and sustained play culture.
"Parents regularly contribute to the programme. Their input is highly valued by teachers, who actively promote learning partnerships with whānau."
Strong parent contributions and valued partnerships; active promotion of family engagement.
"Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori is meaningfully integrated throughout the curriculum. All children are immersed in valuable bicultural learning."
Meaningful integration of te reo and tikanga; bicultural learning embedded throughout.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Self review is currently used for research and development projects. These are collaborative, childfocused and result in improvements."
Collaborative self-review driving improvements; internal evaluation process development underway.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon dated 2017-04-21, 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 Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon 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
357 Tukapa Street, RD 1, Hurdon. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon a free kindergarten?
- Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon 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 Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon?
- 44 children attend Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kahikatea Kindergarten Hurdon?
- 357 Tukapa Street, RD 1 Hurdon New Plymouth District
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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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5220) ↗ · 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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