Little House Montessori
Education & Care
4 Little Gem Road, Hornby · Christchurch City
Little House Montessori is an education and care service in Hornby with a current roll of 50. Our analysis of the ERO report grades curriculum and learning as B, with responsive Montessori and Te Whāriki approaches. Bicultural practice and leadership & governance are both graded C, with the service identifying extending understanding of te ao Māori and developing internal evaluation processes as priorities.
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 review
Akarangi · 2022-03-21
"Children have many opportunities to learn through a responsive curriculum that is consistent with Montessori approaches and Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Responsive, consistent Montessori and Te Whāriki approach; assessment informs curriculum design
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Te ao Māori is acknowledged with thoughtful resourcing and through the use of te reo Māori during group times. Leaders have identified that extending te ao Māori understandings and practices is a key priority for 2022."
Basic acknowledgment of te ao Māori; identified extending understandings as priority for improvement
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Use of internal evaluation to promote sustained improvement and innovation is at an early stage. Collective capacity to use evaluation for improvement is being built. Formal monitoring and evaluation of strategic priorities is yet to be undertaken."
Strategic direction evident; internal evaluation and formal monitoring of priorities still developing
Source: Education Review Office review of Little House Montessori dated 2022-03-21, 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 Little House Montessori 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
4 Little Gem Road, Hornby. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little House Montessori a free kindergarten?
- Little House Montessori is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little House Montessori?
- 50 children attend Little House Montessori (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little House Montessori?
- 4 Little Gem Road Hornby Christchurch City
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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 #47194) ↗ · 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.