Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre
Education & Care
8 School Rd, Inlets Maketū · Western Bay of Plenty District
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 · 2026-03-11
"The service curriculum provides children with experiences and opportunities to enhance and extend their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups."
Curriculum effectively provides varied learning experiences and acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua.
"Children are responded to as confident and competent learners."
Children supported as confident learners; positive interactions with adults evident.
"strengthening partnerships with parents to support a shared understanding of how the curriculum and teaching strategies enable children to grow their social competence skills."
Partnerships identified as area for development; noted as next step to strengthen.
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua."
Te Tiriti commitments evident; curriculum reflects Māori as tangata whenua.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meets health and safety regulatory standards; reasonable steps taken.
"The service is well governed in accordance with good management practices."
Well-governed with good management practices; meets governance standards.
Source: Education Review Office review of Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre dated 2026-03-11, 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 3 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
8 School Rd, Inlets Maketū. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre a free kindergarten?
- Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre?
- 22 children attend Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Maketu Kidettes Early Education Centre?
- 8 School Rd Inlets Maketū Western Bay of Plenty 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 #46134) ↗ · 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.