Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood
Kindergarten
345a Main North Road, Redwood · Christchurch City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in May 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong performance in leadership and governance (A grade), with sound teaching relationships, wellbeing practices, whānau partnerships, and bicultural curriculum all graded B. The service was noted to have a genuine commitment to family collaboration and inclusive learning.
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Education Review · 2019-05-15· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers foster respectful, reciprocal relationships with families and children. They actively promote a secure sense of belonging for those involved in the kindergarten community."
Sound teaching relationships and belonging; assessment refinement noted as prior area for development.
"They actively promote a secure sense of belonging for those involved in the kindergarten community."
Strong sense of belonging and inclusive learning environment evident; positive relationships embedded.
"Teachers encourage genuine partnerships in children's learning with parents and whānau. They work collaboratively to respond to the individual interests, strengths and capabilities of each child."
Genuine partnerships with families; collaborative, responsive approach to individual children's needs.
"They provide a bicultural curriculum that is meaningful for children and respectful of the Māori culture. Māori tamariki have authentic opportunities to succeed as Māori."
Bicultural curriculum meaningful and respectful; authentic opportunities for Māori children to succeed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The Canterbury Westland Kindergarten Association has a well-developed and clearly understood vision. It is underpinned by targeted strategic and annual planning systems. There are close links between the kindergarten plans, internal evaluation, appraisal and professional development."
Exemplary strategic planning, professional development focus, strong commitment to education excellence and continuous i
Source: Education Review Office review of Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood dated 2019-05-15, 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 Redwood 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
345a Main North Road, Redwood. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood a free kindergarten?
- Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood 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 Redwood?
- 40 children attend Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kidsfirst Kindergartens Redwood?
- 345a Main North Road Redwood 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 #5449) ↗ · 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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.