Punavai o le Atamai Preschool
Education & Care
41 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin · Dunedin City
Punavai o le Atamai Preschool is an education and care service in South Dunedin with a current roll of 55 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (September 2023) identified significant concerns: Health & Safety received a grade D, with non-compliance and unacceptable risks to children requiring urgent remediation. Leadership & Governance also received a grade D due to non-compliance and inadequate monitoring of regulatory requirements. Bicultural practice was graded B, with Māori perspectives acknowledged and cultural respect embedded in the curriculum.
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
Akanuku · 2023-09-28
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua and respects and supports the right of each child to be confident in their own culture and encourages children to understand and respect other cultures."
Māori position acknowledged; cultural respect embedded in curriculum.
"At the time of the review, ERO identified areas of non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children."
Non-compliance identified; unacceptable risk to children; urgent remediation required.
"Leaders need to better monitor and implement regulatory requirements relating to health and safety and governance and management practices."
Governance and management non-compliance; inadequate monitoring of regulatory requirements.
Source: Education Review Office review of Punavai o le Atamai Preschool dated 2023-09-28, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Punavai o le Atamai 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
41 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Punavai o le Atamai Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Punavai o le Atamai Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Punavai o le Atamai Preschool?
- 55 children attend Punavai o le Atamai Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Punavai o le Atamai Preschool?
- 41 Macandrew Road South Dunedin Dunedin City
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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 #83069) ↗ · 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.