Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown
Kindergarten
533 St Asaph Street, Phillipstown · Christchurch City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found high grades (A) across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance, indicating strong practice in these areas despite the overall placement.
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
Education Review · 2019-08-06· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The team, guided by the head teacher, has established a broad, rich, child-led, bicultural curriculum that benefits children's learning."
Broad, rich, child-led bicultural curriculum with enhanced environments and child-centred learning experiences.
"Children show a strong sense of belonging. This is evident in the caring relationships they have with their teachers."
Strong sense of belonging with caring relationships; effective friendship and self-management skill development.
"Teachers have found ways to genuinely seek parents' wishes for their children's learning and to be involved in the kindergarten."
Genuine parent engagement, regular celebration of cultural events, integration of diverse cultures into programme.
"all children learning about New Zealand's bicultural heritage and hearing and using te reo Māori."
Strong bicultural curriculum with te reo Māori use; diversity of families valued and represented throughout.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Strong leadership of the kindergarten has directed and enabled significant changes to programmes and practices that have improved outcomes for children and their families."
Strong leadership driving positive change; systematic internal evaluation; association's high expectations and professio
Source: Education Review Office review of Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown dated 2019-08-06, 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 Phillipstown 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
533 St Asaph Street, Phillipstown. 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 Phillipstown a free kindergarten?
- Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown 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 Phillipstown?
- 40 children attend Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Phillipstown?
- 533 St Asaph Street Phillipstown 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 #5445) ↗ · 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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