Matairangi Kindergarten
Kindergarten
112 Waipapa Road, Hataitai · Wellington City
ERO assessed Matairangi Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum and learning (intentional teaching with strong Te Whāriki alignment), children's wellbeing (supportive environment enabling child agency), and bicultural practice (consistent te reo and tikanga integration). However, the overall Not well placed rating indicates significant concerns elsewhere in the service's operations or governance.
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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
ERO review · 2019-08-30
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Teachers recognise what is important for learning. They use Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum to identify and link valued outcomes to meaningful learning experiences."
Intentional teaching with strong Te Whāriki alignment and responsive planning.
"Children play freely in a thoughtfully designed, well-resourced environment. Opportunities to initiate, choose and extend activities enable them to learn. Teachers work alongside children, allowing them the space and time to engage in exploration, investigation and problem solving."
Strong supportive environment enabling child agency, exploration, and positive belonging.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Te ao Māori perspectives effectively underpin and enrich all aspects of the curriculum. Local stories and places of significance to Māori are celebrated through waiata, visual imagery and korero. Teachers use te reo Māori in rich, meaningful conversations with children. Tikanga Māori is highly valued and well understood by teachers and children."
Consistent, embedded te reo and tikanga throughout curriculum and practice.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Matairangi Kindergarten dated 2019-08-30, 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 Matairangi 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
112 Waipapa Road, Hataitai. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Matairangi Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Matairangi 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 Matairangi Kindergarten?
- 24 children attend Matairangi Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Matairangi Kindergarten?
- 112 Waipapa Road Hataitai Wellington City
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #60197) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2024-03-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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
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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
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