Linton Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Puttick Road, Linton Camp · Palmerston North City
ERO assessed Linton Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2020. Our analysis of the ERO report identified sound curriculum and learning practices, strong whānau partnerships, and bicultural practice with Te Tiriti principles embedded across the service.
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
Ruahine Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2026-03-17 · 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 2026-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2020-01-21· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Clear progression of learning outcomes for children is evident through assessment, planning and evaluation. Portfolios show how teachers respond to and extend children's interests. Children's culture, languages and identities are valued. Assessment practices pay attention to learner's strengths, interests and dispositions."
Sound assessment and planning evident; responding to interests and identities.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers value the knowledge that parents and whānau bring to their children's learning. They work in partnership to identify learning goals and share strategies that support consistency between home and the kindergarten."
Strong partnerships evident; consistent communication and shared goal-setting.
"Teacher practice incorporates the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi - partnership, participation and protection. The curriculum includes Māori concepts that are integral to the service. Parents and whānau collaborate with teachers to strengthen practices and protocols. Māori children have a growing sense of who they are as Māori."
Te Tiriti principles embedded; Māori concepts integral; growing cultural identity.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Linton Kindergarten dated 2020-01-21, 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 Linton Kindergarten 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
Puttick Road, Linton Camp. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Linton Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Linton Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Linton Kindergarten?
- 30 children attend Linton Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Linton Kindergarten?
- Puttick Road Linton Camp Palmerston North 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 #5259) ↗ · 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.