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Kindy Kidz

Education & Care

📞 07-8555788

35 Herbert Road, Hamilton Central · Hamilton City

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
34121

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 · 2025-12-02

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"Children benefit from a curriculum where oral language, literacy and numeracy are cultivated. The centre philosophy promotes a semi-structured programme. It is embedded in practice and well understood by teachers and parents."

Semi-structured approach well-embedded; oral language and literacy strong. Flexibility in play-based learning is develop

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
B
"Leaders and teachers are committed to engaging with Māori as tangata whenua. Opportunities are given for children and families to share and experience te reo Māori, languages of the Pacific and other languages. Assessments increasingly reflect some culturally valued knowledge and skills."

Commitment to Māori engagement and te reo Māori present. Culturally valued assessment is emerging/developing.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Kindy Kidz dated 2025-12-02, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Kindy Kidz 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

35 Herbert Road, Hamilton Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Kindy Kidz a free kindergarten?
Kindy Kidz is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Kindy Kidz?
25 children attend Kindy Kidz (roll year 2025).
Where is Kindy Kidz?
35 Herbert Road Hamilton Central Hamilton City

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

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Sources & verification

Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:

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)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.