Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu
Education & Care
1 Hudson Place, Paraparaumu Central · Kapiti Coast District
Our analysis of the ERO report from May 2021 grades the service B for curriculum and learning, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with B-level curriculum featuring planned and spontaneous learning experiences. Bicultural practice was graded C, with te Whāriki engagement identified as a next step for improvement.
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
Akanuku · 2021-05-19· superseded by operator-wide review above
"The curriculum is designed for tamariki involvement in a range of planned and spontaneous learning experiences."
Curriculum is well-established with planned and spontaneous learning experiences.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"developing kaiako depth of understanding and engagement with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Te Whāriki engagement is developing; identified as next step for improvement.
"Health and safety practices across the service are consistently managed."
Health and safety practices are consistently managed across the service.
"Ongoing self-review processes and suitable governance and management systems support operational improvement."
Self-review and governance systems support operational improvement.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu dated 2021-05-19, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu 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
1 Hudson Place, Paraparaumu Central. 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 - Paraparaumu a free kindergarten?
- Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu 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 - Paraparaumu?
- 110 children attend Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kindercare Learning Centres - Paraparaumu?
- 1 Hudson Place Paraparaumu Central Kapiti Coast 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 #47730) ↗ · 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.