Phoenix Preschool
Education & Care
35 Middle Road, Allenton East · Ashburton District
Phoenix Preschool is an education and care service in Allenton East with a current roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (May 2024) found the service graded B across all dimensions: Curriculum & learning shows strong Te Whāriki implementation with intentional teaching, though documentation gaps were noted; Children's wellbeing is supported through deliberate transitions; Whānau partnership is active with family input into learning plans; and Health & safety meets licensing standards with prior compliance issues addressed.
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 · 2024-05-28
"Tamariki experience a broad curriculum that is based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. They play and learn in purposefully designed and well-resourced environments that support their interests, skills, and abilities."
Strong Te Whāriki-based curriculum with intentional teaching and assessment evident, but documentation gaps identified.
"Tamariki and whānau wellbeing is fostered by a deliberate approach to transitions into through, and from the service."
Deliberate transitions approach supports children's belonging and wellbeing outcomes.
"Parents of tamaiti actively contribute their ideas and wishes for their learning."
Parents actively contribute to learning plans; evidence of family responsiveness.
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."
Compliance with licensing standards demonstrated; prior non-compliance item addressed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Phoenix Preschool dated 2024-05-28, 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 Phoenix Preschool 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
35 Middle Road, Allenton East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Phoenix Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Phoenix Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Phoenix Preschool?
- 50 children attend Phoenix Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Phoenix Preschool?
- 35 Middle Road Allenton East Ashburton 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 #70311) ↗ · 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.