Makoura Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
29 Makora Road, Lansdowne-Masterton · Masterton District
Makoura Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Masterton with a current roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (September 2024) shows the centre received an A grade for curriculum and learning, with an intentional, responsive approach aligned to family priorities. B grades were awarded for children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance, with noted areas for development in documentation and internal evaluation.
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 · 2024-09-23
"Children experience an intentional curriculum aligned to the valued priorities of the centre and families. This promotes positive and respectful relationships between teachers, children, their peers and the Puwānanga Wairarapa Young Parents unit. A calm, slow-paced environment enables children to lead their own learning."
Intentional, responsive curriculum aligned to family priorities and values
"Infants and toddlers are well supported by teachers to participate in the curriculum and to have access to their mothers. Children have regular opportunities to revisit their experiences, ideas and interests, enabling them to make links across time and place."
Good support for infants, toddlers, and emotional connections; some development needed
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The bicultural curriculum is evident in practice. Te reo Māori kupu, phrases, waiata, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori values of rangatira, manaakitanga and tuakana-teina are being incorporated into daily practices, however these could be more visible within documentation."
Te reo, tikanga, and values embedded in practice; documentation could be stronger
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"An improvement-focused governance and management is in place. They provide opportunities to build teacher capability through relevant professional learning aligned to strategic planning. Ongoing review is undertaken."
Improvement-focused; strategic professional learning; internal evaluation needs strengthening
Source: Education Review Office review of Makoura Early Learning Centre dated 2024-09-23, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Makoura Early Learning Centre 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
29 Makora Road, Lansdowne-Masterton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Makoura Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Makoura Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Makoura Early Learning Centre?
- 50 children attend Makoura Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Makoura Early Learning Centre?
- 29 Makora Road Lansdowne-Masterton Masterton 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 #60196) ↗ · 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.