Kids Barn Childcare Centre
Education & Care
129 Fairfield Road, Ramanui · South Taranaki District
Kids Barn Childcare Centre is an education and care service in Ramanui with a current roll of 62 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identified leadership and governance as a B-grade dimension, noting the service demonstrates improvement-focused approaches and professional learning, though sustained evaluation systems for monitoring could be strengthened.
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
Akarangi · 2024-06-04
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"Leaders and kaiako are improvement focused. Within the context of review, whānau are consulted and actions for change are instigated. Review, alongside professional growth cycles and relevant professional learning, is leading to positive shifts in kaiako practice."
Improvement-focused with professional learning; lacks sustained evaluation systems for monitoring.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kids Barn Childcare Centre dated 2024-06-04, 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 Barn Childcare Centre 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
129 Fairfield Road, Ramanui. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kids Barn Childcare Centre a free kindergarten?
- Kids Barn Childcare Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kids Barn Childcare Centre?
- 62 children attend Kids Barn Childcare Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kids Barn Childcare Centre?
- 129 Fairfield Road Ramanui South Taranaki 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
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 #46200) ↗ · 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.