Ormond Kindergarten
Kindergarten
45 Whitmore Road, Ormond · Gisborne District
ERO assessed Ormond Kindergarten as Not well placed in May 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership support, but found that whānau partnerships and bicultural practice need further development. Assessment, planning, and internal evaluation processes also require strengthening.
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
ERO Review · 2018-05-07
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Teachers effectively engage children in authentic learning experiences for sustained periods of time."
Effective engagement with authentic learning; assessment and planning need strengthening.
"Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and an increasing understanding of how the world works."
Strong sense of belonging evident; positive social-emotional outcomes demonstrated.
"Teachers have identified that strengthening relationships towards learning-centred partnerships is an area for development."
Strong relationships exist; learning-centred partnerships need development.
"Strategies that promote educational success for Māori are yet to be fully explored."
Te reo and te ao Māori learning ongoing; Māori educational strategies not yet embedded.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance requirements met; assurance statement completed without concerns noted.
"Teachers are well supported to develop their practice. There is a strong commitment to developing staff knowledge and skills through ongoing professional learning and the sharing of good practice."
Strong professional support and learning culture; internal evaluation understanding in early stages.
Source: Education Review Office review of Ormond Kindergarten dated 2018-05-07, 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 computedThe 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
45 Whitmore Road, Ormond. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Ormond Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Ormond 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 Ormond Kindergarten?
- 34 children attend Ormond Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Ormond Kindergarten?
- 45 Whitmore Road Ormond Gisborne District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #55216) ↗ · 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.