Nelson Montessori
Education & Care
87 Atawhai Drive, Atawhai · Nelson City
Nelson Montessori was reviewed by ERO in December 2022. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received a B grade for Curriculum & learning, reflecting Montessori approach and Te Whāriki integration with some areas for development in assessment practices. Children's wellbeing and Health & safety were also graded B, while Whānau partnership was graded A, with family perspectives actively informing understanding of children's cultures.
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 · 2022-12-08
"The curriculum is reflective of the Montessori appraoch and Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Montessori approach and Te Whāriki reflected; assessment used responsibly with some areas for development.
"Tamariki engages in sustained conversations with kaiako about things of importance to them."
Strong relational engagement between children and educators; intentional design supports exploration.
"Collaboration with parents and whānau is highly valued. Their perspectives about what matters for their tamaiti contributes to kaiako understanding the cultures and identities of tamariki."
Family partnerships highly valued; parent perspectives actively inform understanding of children's cultures.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance completed; systems for emotional/physical safety and staffing requirements in place.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Nelson Montessori dated 2022-12-08, 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 Nelson Montessori 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
87 Atawhai Drive, Atawhai. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Nelson Montessori a free kindergarten?
- Nelson Montessori is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Nelson Montessori?
- 50 children attend Nelson Montessori (roll year 2025).
- Where is Nelson Montessori?
- 87 Atawhai Drive Atawhai Nelson City
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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 #65409) ↗ · 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.