Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea
Kindergarten
6 St. Ninnians Way, Upper Clutha Valley · Queenstown-Lakes District
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health & safety (all graded B), while curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and leadership & governance required further development (all graded C).
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ERO review · 2017-05-09· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The ESM and teachers have identified that assessment, planning and evaluation are areas to further develop."
Assessment and planning need development; intentional teaching emerging
"Children's learning and wellbeing are supported by interesting programmes based on the principles and strands of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Well-supported through Te Whāriki; transitions to school deliberately strengthened
"Teachers seek and respond well to parents' wishes for their children's learning."
Strong responsiveness to parent wishes for children's learning
"Building bicultural practices continues to be a work in progress."
Emerging practice; kotahitanga focus but still developing Māori integration
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements met; management assurance provided
"ERO found teachers still need to improve their understanding and practice of effective internal evaluation."
Internal evaluation needs strengthening; professional support well-structured
Source: Education Review Office review of Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea dated 2017-05-09, 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 computedThe 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
6 St. Ninnians Way, Upper Clutha Valley. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea a free kindergarten?
- Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea 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 Hawea?
- 40 children attend Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hawea?
- 6 St. Ninnians Way Upper Clutha Valley Queenstown-Lakes 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
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #80060) ↗ · 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.