Matariki Kindergarten
Kindergarten
8 William Durrant Drive, Wallaceville · Upper Hutt City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in their June 2017 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, but found emerging bicultural practice and compliance gaps in health and safety, including police vetting of non-registered staff.
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
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2024-12-20 · 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 2024-12-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2017-06-06· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers are clear about the purpose and use of assessment and planning for learning. They successfully use Te Manawa to guide curriculum implementation. Recent developments are making teacher planning more visible."
Sound assessment and planning practices; effective curriculum implementation with some areas for strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have opportunities to hear te reo Māori and experience tikanga Māori. Teachers are well placed to consider and respond to what success as Māori means at Matariki Kindergarten. Growing practice and involving Pacific aiga in the programme are identified next steps."
Emerging te reo and tikanga practices; identified need to further develop Māori and Pacific children's success.
"To improve current practice, management should make sure that all non-registered personnel, are police vetted every three years."
Compliance gap identified; police vetting of non-registered staff requires improvement.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Matariki Kindergarten dated 2017-06-06, 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 Matariki 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
8 William Durrant Drive, Wallaceville. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Matariki Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Matariki 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 Matariki Kindergarten?
- 50 children attend Matariki Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Matariki Kindergarten?
- 8 William Durrant Drive Wallaceville Upper Hutt City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #60278) ↗ · 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
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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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.