Pinegrove Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Charlotte Lane, Brighwater · Tasman District
ERO assessed Pinegrove Kindergarten as Not well placed in November 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning (A grade), whānau partnership (A grade), and leadership and governance (A grade), with health and safety systems meeting regulatory requirements (B grade).
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
Nelson Tasman Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2025-12-05 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-12-05, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2018-11-12· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers plan and implement interesting and well-resourced environments and programmes to meet the needs and interests of individual and groups of children."
Rich, well-resourced curriculum with intentional teaching and assessment embedded.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A strength in the kindergarten is the way teachers develop close, collaborative partnerships for learning with families and whānau. They regularly seek parents' wishes for their children's learning and work together with them to enable children to be successful."
Close partnerships, regular engagement with parent wishes, collaborative approach evident.
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."
Systems and processes ensure regulatory requirements met; compliance confirmed.
"Leadership fosters a culture of collaboration and reflective practice. The team makes good use of professional development to grow its capability and develop shared understandings of effective practice."
Strong collaborative culture, professional learning focus, effective strategic alignment.
Source: Education Review Office review of Pinegrove Kindergarten dated 2018-11-12, 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 Pinegrove 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
Charlotte Lane, Brighwater. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Pinegrove Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Pinegrove 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 Pinegrove Kindergarten?
- 44 children attend Pinegrove Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Pinegrove Kindergarten?
- Charlotte Lane Brighwater Tasman 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 #65025) ↗ · 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
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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.