KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd
Education & Care
3 Parakau Road, Bell Block · New Plymouth District
KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd is an education and care service in Bell Block with a current roll of 105 children. Our analysis of the July 2024 ERO report identifies strengths in children's wellbeing, with positive relationships and inclusive environments, but indicates that curriculum and learning assessment and planning need strengthening and Te Whāriki outcomes are not sufficiently visible. Leadership and governance also require development, particularly in internal evaluation and improvement culture.
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 · 2024-07-16
"Assessment and planning practices require strengthening, including the visibility of the intended learning outcomes of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Assessment and planning need strengthening; Te Whāriki outcomes not sufficiently visible.
"Children experience positive, respectful relationships and interactions with teachers and peers. Their emotional wellbeing and social competency are supported in inclusive, well-resourced environments."
Positive relationships, emotional support, and inclusive environments established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders are yet to support others to effectively use evaluation for improvement to clearly identify what changes to practice worked well, or not, for individuals and groups of children."
Internal evaluation and improvement culture needs strengthening; limited progress on previous actions.
Source: Education Review Office review of KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd dated 2024-07-16, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd 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
3 Parakau Road, Bell Block. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd a free kindergarten?
- KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd?
- 105 children attend KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd (roll year 2025).
- Where is KidsZone Preschool (2013) Ltd?
- 3 Parakau Road Bell Block New Plymouth 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 #46379) ↗ · 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.