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Picton Preschool

Education & Care

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44 Kent Street, Waitohi (Marlborough District) · Marlborough District

Picton Preschool is an education and care service for 30 children in Waitohi. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strong whānau partnership practices, though bicultural practice and te reo Māori integration remain in early developmental stages.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
65170

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 · 2023-11-03

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
↑B
"Those involved with governance and management place strong emphasis on the wellbeing of children when making decisions. They recognise the importance of fostering positive relationships with whānau and staff, and they intentionally seek advice and support from local agencies and the wider education community."

Strong emphasis on fostering positive relationships with whānau; intentional engagement with community.

Bicultural practice
C
"There are some opportunities for children to hear and use te reo Māori. The service is at the early stages of developing and implementing the bicultural curriculum."

Limited te reo Māori opportunities; bicultural curriculum in early developmental stages.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Picton Preschool dated 2023-11-03, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Picton 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.

67 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

44 Kent Street, Waitohi (Marlborough District). Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Picton Preschool a free kindergarten?
Picton Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Picton Preschool?
30 children attend Picton Preschool (roll year 2025).
Where is Picton Preschool?
44 Kent Street Waitohi (Marlborough District) Marlborough District

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh
ERO reports

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution
Suburb context

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.