Kids at Play Temuka
Education & Care
11 Dyson Street, Temuka West · Timaru District
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 · 2025-04-07
"The curriculum is designed to be inclusive and is informed through assessment, planning and evaluation systems aligned to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Curriculum aligned to Te Whāriki with assessment and planning systems in place.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"increasing opportunities for children and teachers to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts and strengthening the bicultural curriculum."
Te reo Māori and bicultural practice identified as next steps to develop.
"Health and safety procedures are monitored, and changes made when required."
Health and safety procedures established and monitored; prior non-compliances addressed.
"A policy framework and annual planning guide centre operation."
Policy framework and annual planning guide established for service operation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kids at Play Temuka dated 2025-04-07, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Kids at Play Temuka 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
11 Dyson Street, Temuka West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kids at Play Temuka a free kindergarten?
- Kids at Play Temuka is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kids at Play Temuka?
- 26 children attend Kids at Play Temuka (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kids at Play Temuka?
- 11 Dyson Street Temuka West Timaru District
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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 #70041) ↗ · 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.