Kindercare Learning Centres - Bishopdale
Education & Care
345 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale · Christchurch City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in June 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership (all graded B), but noted bicultural practice as an area requiring development (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
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ERO review · 2017-06-12· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers and staff build familiar relationships with children and use practices to engage children in a wide range of activities that allow them to explore, discover and follow their interests."
Sound play-based learning practices with intentional teacher engagement in child interests
"Kindercare values of "love, safe, learning" are evident in centre practices and documentation. Leaders and staff foster warm, reciprocal relationships with children and families to help promote a good sense of belonging."
Strong belonging evident; warm relationships; good transition support across age groups
"Parents have a range of ways to communicate with teachers and leaders about their child's learning. They receive good information and support with children who are transitioning into, within and beyond the centre."
Multiple communication channels; good transition information; regular parent input sought
"Children have some opportunity to experience te reo and tikanga Māori."
Limited bicultural integration; identified as key area for development in next steps
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Systems in place for supervision, ratios better than minimum, health/safety assurance confirmed
"Service and centre leaders provide clear expectations and regular support and mentoring to help staff implement Kindercare management, curriculum, and health and safety systems."
Clear systems; professional development supporting capability; early-stage self-review development
Source: Education Review Office review of Kindercare Learning Centres - Bishopdale dated 2017-06-12, 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
345 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale. 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 Centres - Bishopdale a free kindergarten?
- Kindercare Learning Centres - Bishopdale is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kindercare Learning Centres - Bishopdale?
- 80 children attend Kindercare Learning Centres - Bishopdale (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kindercare Learning Centres - Bishopdale?
- 345 Sawyers Arms Road Bishopdale 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 #45054) ↗ · 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
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