Makino Kindergarten
Kindergarten
58 Lethbridge Street, Makino · Manawatu District
ERO assessed Makino Kindergarten as Not well placed in its October 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report rated Curriculum & learning and Bicultural practice both as B grade, with sound pedagogy and responsive teaching, though some areas for development were identified in bicultural practice.
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
Ruahine Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2026-03-17 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2026-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2019-10-31· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers are responsive to children's interests and needs. They work collaboratively to provide support that fosters sustained play. Children invite teachers into their play. Teachers use opportunities to meaningfully extend children's thinking and integrate mathematical and literacy concepts."
Sound pedagogy with responsive teaching and meaningful extension of thinking.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers collaboratively build knowledge and understanding of te ao Māori perspectives across the curriculum. Te ao Māori is strongly reflected in their environment, rituals, and children's learning journals. Kaupapa Māori concepts of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and kaitiakitanga are integral to the curriculum."
Te ao Māori embedded in curriculum, environment, and practice with identified growth areas.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Makino Kindergarten dated 2019-10-31, 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 Makino 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.
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
58 Lethbridge Street, Makino. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Makino Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Makino 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 Makino Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Makino Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Makino Kindergarten?
- 58 Lethbridge Street Makino Manawatu District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5619) ↗ · 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.