Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti
Education & Care
15 Te Tupe Road, Paraparaumu East · Kapiti Coast District
Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti is a Montessori education and care service for 46 children in Paraparaumu East. Our analysis of the 2022 ERO report found the service performed well across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance (all grade B). Bicultural practice was graded C, with cultural identity reflection in documentation identified as an area for development.
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
Little Earth Montessori Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2022-09-08
"Infants, toddlers, and young children experience a language-rich curriculum which is responsive to their interests and preferences."
Language-rich, responsive curriculum evident; assessment for learning identified as next step.
"Teachers engage in meaningful positive interactions. They have established reciprocal relationships with children and families."
Positive interactions and relationships with children and families established.
"Parents and families are consulted on policy review and other operational documents."
Families consulted on policies; documentation partnership enhancement identified as next step.
"enhance assessment for learning documentation to reflect partnerships with whānau and the cultural identities of children."
Cultural identity reflection in documentation identified as area for enhancement.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meeting regulatory standards for health and safety.
"Centre operations are the responsibility of the centre manager who is guided by a policy framework, strategic plan, and annual plan."
Strategic systems in place; assessment understanding development identified as next step.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti dated 2022-09-08, 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
15 Te Tupe Road, Paraparaumu East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti a free kindergarten?
- Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti?
- 46 children attend Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Earth Montessori Kāpiti?
- 15 Te Tupe Road Paraparaumu East 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 #45121) ↗ · 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.