Little House Montessori Preschool Central
Education & Care
404 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central · Christchurch City
Little House Montessori Preschool Central was reviewed by ERO in June 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report shows the service received B grades in Curriculum & learning, Children's wellbeing, Health & safety, and Leadership & governance. Bicultural practice was graded C, with Te reo Māori integration 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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2023-06-21
"The service's curriculum is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and Montessori philosophy."
Curriculum aligns with Te Whāriki and Montessori; positive adult interactions evident.
"Adults providing education and care engage in positive interactions with children."
Positive interactions with children observed; respect for cultural confidence demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"increasing the opportunities for children to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts."
Te reo Māori integration identified as next step; opportunities are still emerging.
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Non-compliances addressed post-visit; service now meets regulatory health and safety standards.
"Operation of the service is guided by a philosophy and annual plan."
Strategic direction evident through philosophy and planning; governance framework in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little House Montessori Preschool Central dated 2023-06-21, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Little House Montessori Preschool Central 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
404 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Little House Montessori Preschool Central a free kindergarten?
- Little House Montessori Preschool Central 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 Preschool Central?
- 80 children attend Little House Montessori Preschool Central (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little House Montessori Preschool Central?
- 404 Barbadoes Street Christchurch Central Christchurch 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 #47997) ↗ · 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.