Kindercare Learning Centre Karori
Education & Care
31 Curtis Street, Karori · Wellington City
ERO assessed Kindercare Learning Centre Karori as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership, but significant concerns in curriculum planning and bicultural practice, which ERO noted had no evidence of implementation.
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
Kindercare Learning Centres Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-08-26 · 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 2024-08-26, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2018-05-07· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Curriculum planning and assessment are areas for development. Group planning guides the provision of a range of engaging activities and is becoming responsive to individual interests."
Planning responsive to interests emerging; assessment and Te Whāriki alignment need development.
"Children are spoken to with warmth and respect by their teachers, who encourage their social and emotional competencies. Children engage in play in a calm atmosphere. They understand turn taking."
Positive relationships, calm environment, secure routines, but transition outcomes need evaluation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The bicultural aspect of the centre's curriculum continues to require development. This was identified in the previous ERO report. Review of the service's curriculum aligned to Te Whāriki (2017) is needed to clearly acknowledge outcomes for Māori children and reflect the centre's statement of bicultural partnership."
Bicultural practice repeatedly identified as requiring development; no evidence of implementation.
"Governance and management systems are well established and provide a clear framework for centre operation."
Systems established; ratios meet or exceed minimums; no compliance concerns noted.
"Centre leaders model a collaborative, reflective approach to practice. New roles and responsibilities have been created and practices put in place to support all teachers to improve their practice. Leaders provide regular, formal feedback that encourages teachers to question and improve their practice."
Collaborative leadership and professional support evident; internal evaluation requires further development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kindercare Learning Centre Karori dated 2018-05-07, 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 Kindercare Learning Centre Karori 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
31 Curtis Street, Karori. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kindercare Learning Centre Karori a free kindergarten?
- Kindercare Learning Centre Karori is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kindercare Learning Centre Karori?
- 100 children attend Kindercare Learning Centre Karori (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kindercare Learning Centre Karori?
- 31 Curtis Street Karori Wellington City
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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 #46282) ↗ · 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.