New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri
Education & Care
2 Aranga Road, Kerikeri Central · Far North District
New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri is an education and care service in Kerikeri Central. Our analysis of the ERO report from September 2023 found sound curriculum with inclusive, responsive approach (Curriculum & learning), regular communication and respect for whānau aspirations (Whānau partnership), and qualified leadership with appropriate staffing structure (Leadership & governance). The assessment system was identified as needing development.
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
New Shoots Children's Centres Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2023-09-21
"Children are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors, individually and in groups. The service curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."
Sound curriculum with inclusive, responsive approach; assessment system needs development.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations held by parents and whānau for their children. There are regular opportunities for parents to communicate with adults providing education and care about their child."
Regular communication and respect for whānau aspirations demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre director is a qualified teacher who leads a team of six qualified teachers and 4 unqualified staff, including a centre cook and administrator."
Qualified leadership with appropriate staffing structure in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri dated 2023-09-21, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri 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
2 Aranga Road, Kerikeri Central. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri a free kindergarten?
- New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri?
- 100 children attend New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri (roll year 2025).
- Where is New Shoots Childrens Centre - Kerikeri?
- 2 Aranga Road Kerikeri Central Far North 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 #47907) ↗ · 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.