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Maheno Kindergarten

Kindergarten

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13 Gifford Street, Maheno · Waitaki District

Maheno Kindergarten serves 25 children. ERO's most recent review (June 2023) did not assign an overall placement. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety (all grade B), with bicultural practice assessed at grade C, noting that te reo and te ao Māori are emerging but inconsistent across curriculum areas.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47021

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 · 2023-06-15

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"Children up to the age of three benefit from nurturing interactions with their teachers and peers."

Positive interactions evident; limited explicit evaluation of broader wellbeing outcomes.

Whānau partnership
→B
"The board and leaders are future focused and provide a range of initiatives that enable families and communities to participate in the kindergarten."

Family participation initiatives in place; parent voice not explicitly evaluated.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"Te reo Māori and te ao Māori are well integrated within the nature-based focus but are not yet strongly reflected throughout all areas of the curriculum."

Te reo and te ao Māori emerging but inconsistent across curriculum areas.

Health & safety
→B
"Effective processes are in place to monitor that the licensing requirements are being met."

Compliance systems established; all safety standards met with no current non-compliance.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Maheno Kindergarten dated 2023-06-15, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Maheno 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

13 Gifford Street, Maheno. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Maheno Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Maheno 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 Maheno Kindergarten?
25 children attend Maheno Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Maheno Kindergarten?
13 Gifford Street Maheno Waitaki District

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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.