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Kerikeri Preschool

Education & Care

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35 Hobson Avenue, Kerikeri Central · Far North District

Kerikeri Preschool is an education and care service for 29 children in Kerikeri Central. Our analysis of the ERO report shows the service has strengths in curriculum and learning aligned with Te Whāriki, but has significant concerns: health and safety was graded D with multiple non-compliances identified as creating unacceptable risk to children, and leadership and governance was graded C and requires improvement to meet regulatory standards.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
29
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
10183

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

Akanuku · 2023-10-11

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"The service curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."

Curriculum aligns with Te Whāriki; children involved in learning decisions.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
↓D
"At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children."

Multiple non-compliances identified; unacceptable risk to children's safety.

Leadership & governance
C
"Improved implementation and monitoring of systems is required to maintain regulatory standards."

Leadership systems require improvement to meet regulatory standards.

Source: Education Review Office review of Kerikeri Preschool dated 2023-10-11, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Kerikeri 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.

58 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade D · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
25
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

35 Hobson Avenue, Kerikeri Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Kerikeri Preschool a free kindergarten?
Kerikeri Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Kerikeri Preschool?
29 children attend Kerikeri Preschool (roll year 2025).
Where is Kerikeri Preschool?
35 Hobson Avenue Kerikeri Central Far North District

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Nearby & related

Montessori Children's House Kerikeri 0.1 km
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New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri 0.3 km
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The Ridge Childcare 0.5 km
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Kerikeri Community Childcare Trust 0.5 km
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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.