Otatara Kindergarten
Kindergarten
140 Dunns Road, Otatara · Invercargill City
ERO assessed Otatara Kindergarten as Not well placed in June 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service graded B across all dimensions: Curriculum & learning (assessment practices identified as needing development), Children's wellbeing, Bicultural practice (Māori children's engagement assessment noted as a next step), and Health & safety.
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 · 2017-06-26
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 provide a rich and responsive curriculum that supports children's learning and well-being and promotes positive outcomes for children."
Effective curriculum with intentional teaching; assessment practices identified as needing development.
"Children play and learn in carefully designed indoor and outdoor environments that reflect the natural environment and te ao Māori."
Strong learning environments and social-emotional support evident; transitions to school well supported.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers provide children with a good variety of opportunities to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties of Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
Te Tiriti understanding evident; assessment of Māori children's engagement identified as next step.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Service attested compliance with legal requirements; all safety systems reviewed and confirmed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Otatara Kindergarten dated 2017-06-26, 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 Otatara 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
140 Dunns Road, Otatara. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Otatara Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Otatara 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 Otatara Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Otatara Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Otatara Kindergarten?
- 140 Dunns Road Otatara Invercargill City
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5523) ↗ · 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.