Katoa Kindergarten
Kindergarten
52 Takapuwahia Drive, Elsdon · Porirua City
ERO assessed Katoa Kindergarten as Not well placed in its May 2020 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum and learning (A), children's wellbeing (A), and bicultural practice (A), with whānau partnership graded B.
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
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2024-12-20 · 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 2024-12-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2020-05-07· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children participate in a play-based programme that supports their emerging interests. Teachers work alongside children using a range of intentional teaching strategies to extend their learning."
Play-based, intentional teaching with responsive strategy implementation.
"Leaders establish a culture in which children are first and foremost valued, celebrated and affirmed for who they are and what they bring to their learning."
Children valued, celebrated, affirmed; positive warm respectful interactions evident.
"They work collaboratively with parents and whānau to establish aspirations for their child. Teachers continue to develop specific learning outcomes in group planning, as well as drawing on the parent aspirations to develop purposeful learning goals."
Collaborative partnerships established; next step to draw more on whānau aspirations.
"Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori practices are effectively celebrated. Teachers use te reo Māori in meaningful group learning activities. Children are encouraged to speak and respond in te reo Māori when participating."
Te reo and tikanga well embedded; strong mana whenua relationships established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Katoa Kindergarten dated 2020-05-07, 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 Katoa 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
52 Takapuwahia Drive, Elsdon. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Katoa Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Katoa 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 Katoa Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Katoa Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Katoa Kindergarten?
- 52 Takapuwahia Drive Elsdon Porirua City
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 #5355) ↗ · 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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.