Nelson South Kindergarten
Kindergarten
150 A Waimea Road, Nelson · Nelson City
ERO assessed Nelson South Kindergarten as not well placed in April 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received B grades for curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance.
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
Nelson Tasman Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2025-12-05 · 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 2025-12-05, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2019-04-29· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children participate in a rich, child-centred curriculum. Thoughtfully planned learning experiences, visitors into the kindergarten and excursions out to the local community add depth to the curriculum. Literacy and numeracy learning experiences are well integrated into the programme."
Rich, child-centred curriculum with integrated literacy and numeracy learning experiences evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Bicultural practice is valued and highly promoted and whānau expertise is drawn on to enrich tikanga practices. The use of te reo Māori is evident."
Bicultural practice valued and promoted; te reo Māori use evident with identified next steps.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Collaborative leadership is fostered in the teaching team. Leaders and teachers have a strong commitment to teaching and learning that contributes to positive outcomes for children."
Collaborative leadership fostered with strong commitment to teaching and learning outcomes.
Source: Education Review Office review of Nelson South Kindergarten dated 2019-04-29, 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 Nelson South 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
150 A Waimea Road, Nelson. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Nelson South Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Nelson South 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 Nelson South Kindergarten?
- 45 children attend Nelson South Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Nelson South Kindergarten?
- 150 A Waimea Road Nelson Nelson 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 #5403) ↗ · 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
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