Kindy Bubz
Education & Care
1 Colman St, Chartwell · Hamilton City
Kindy Bubz is an education and care service in Chartwell with 25 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report from February 2022 found B grades across all dimensions: play-based Te Whāriki implementation is evident, whānau partnerships are learning-focused, health and safety systems are compliant, and leadership shows strong collaboration though strategic direction is still developing.
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 operator-wide review
Akarangi · 2025-12-02 · 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 2025-12-02, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Akarangi · 2022-02-24· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Infants and toddlers experience a rich play-based programme consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Play-based Te Whāriki implementation evident; outcomes integration still developing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Regular opportunities for parents and whānau to contribute to the curriculum supports learning-focused partnerships."
Regular parent-whānau involvement in curriculum; learning-focused partnerships established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance confirmed; systems in place for physical and emotional safety management.
"High relational trust and professional collaboration between governance, leaders and teachers underpins a responsive curriculum for all children. Regular mentoring and coaching builds teaching capability."
Strong collaboration and professional learning; governance still establishing strategic direction.
Source: Education Review Office review of Kindy Bubz dated 2022-02-24, 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 Kindy Bubz 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 Colman St, Chartwell. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Kindy Bubz a free kindergarten?
- Kindy Bubz is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Kindy Bubz?
- 25 children attend Kindy Bubz (roll year 2025).
- Where is Kindy Bubz?
- 1 Colman St Chartwell Hamilton City
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Nearby & related
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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 #30282) ↗ · 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.