Kids Collective
Education & Care
32 Waharoa Road West, Matamata North · Matamata-Piako District
Kids Collective is an education and care service in Matamata North with a current roll of 72 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies B grades for curriculum and learning (Te Whāriki-based programme with accessible variety, though assessment practices are developing) and health and safety (compliance with legal requirements affirmed). Leadership and governance received a C grade, with an internal evaluation system developed but not yet embedded and outcomes integration still emerging.
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 · 2022-07-13
"They play and learn within a programme which is based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. A variety of learning opportunities are accessible to all children and caters for a range of interests and skill development."
Te Whāriki-based programme with accessible variety, but assessment practices developing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Before the review, the staff and management of Kids Collective completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to: curriculum premises and facilities health and safety practices governance, management, and administration."
Compliance with legal requirements affirmed; systems reviewed during site visit.
"Leaders have developed a useful system of internal evaluation to support centre improvement. Kaiako are beginning to implement this new system. They are yet to embed outcomes for children as part of the evaluation system."
Internal evaluation system developed but not yet embedded; outcomes integration still emerging.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kids Collective dated 2022-07-13, 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 Kids Collective 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
32 Waharoa Road West, Matamata North. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kids Collective a free kindergarten?
- Kids Collective is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kids Collective?
- 72 children attend Kids Collective (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kids Collective?
- 32 Waharoa Road West Matamata North Matamata-Piako 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 #30317) ↗ · 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.