Nature Kids
Education & Care
1015 Duke Street, Mahora · Hastings 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 · 2026-03-05
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Calm and respectful teaching practices enhance a focus on growing social and emotional competence. Children benefit from an environment where they are encouraged, problem solve, work collaboratively and drive their own learning."
Children develop social-emotional competence in supportive, collaborative environment.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed the following non-compliances: checks to equipment, premises and facilities on every day of operation for hazards to children that include all elements listed in the licensing criteria."
Non-compliance addressed; systems in place for health and safety management.
"Well developed evaluation practices identify what is successful for individual children and teachers in relation to teaching and learning, and why. A consistent approach to using evaluation for improvement is promoting continuous growth and positive outcomes for children."
Evaluation practices support continuous improvement; professional learning evident through inquiry.
Source: Education Review Office review of Nature Kids dated 2026-03-05, 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 Nature Kids 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
1015 Duke Street, Mahora. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Nature Kids a free kindergarten?
- Nature Kids is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Nature Kids?
- 50 children attend Nature Kids (roll year 2025).
- Where is Nature Kids?
- 1015 Duke Street Mahora Hastings 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 #45593) ↗ · 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.