Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere
Kindergarten
106 Hackthorne Rd, Cashmere · Christchurch City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed. Our analysis of the ERO report found sound performance across curriculum and learning (B grade), whānau partnership (B grade), and leadership and governance (B grade), though ERO identified that assessment depth and evaluation practices require strengthening.
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
KidsFirst Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2026-02-18 · 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 2026-02-18, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2020-06-15· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The broad curriculum engages children through imaginative, nature-based, practical and creative learning and play. Teachers are respectful of children's choices and respond to their interests with resourcing for 'real' work."
Effective pedagogy and responsive teaching evident; assessment depth needs strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents are welcome to stay and settle their children, talk with one another, and discuss their children's learning with teachers. An agreed focus of the kindergarten is to ensure the local curriculum and priorities for children's learning reflect parents' aspirations."
Good communication and family engagement; further strengthening of whānau partnerships identified.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The improvement-focused leader works effectively with the association's professional leader to embed systems and processes that support positive outcomes for all children. An emphasis on team collaboration has improved the consistency of approaches to intentional teaching, assessment, planning and evaluation practices, evaluative thinking and reporting throughout the kindergarten."
Effective leadership and strategic systems; assessment and evaluation practices to be deepened.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere dated 2020-06-15, 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 Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere 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
106 Hackthorne Rd, Cashmere. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere a free kindergarten?
- Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere 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 Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere?
- 40 children attend Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Cashmere?
- 106 Hackthorne Rd Cashmere Christchurch City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5415) ↗ · 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
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