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Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten

Kindergarten

175 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin · Dunedin City

ERO assessed Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2020. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning (intentional teaching and flexible interactions) and children's wellbeing (secure relationships and social-emotional development), with sound health and safety systems in place.

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

Total roll
45
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
5503

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

Standalone

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ERO review

Education Review · 2020-05-22

ERO's overall judgement
Not well placed
Review is 6 years old. ERO reassesses most services on a 3-year cycle, so a current review is likely in progress or recently due. Per-dimension grades below reflect this review's prose — they're useful as historical context but the centre's current quality may differ.
Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
A
"Children's learning is enhanced through many effective teaching practices. These include respectful, flexible, intentional interactions with children. Planned practices draw children in and help them to feel included. Teachers consistently promote and support the identified curriculum priorities."

Intentional teaching, flexible interactions, and consistent curriculum priority support demonstrated.

Children's wellbeing
A
"The rights and autonomy of children are recognised and effectively supported. Children are purposefully engaged and cooperative as they play and learn. They communicate successfully and persevere with challenging tasks, negotiating and contributing meaningfully to routines. Older children show care for younger children, who confidently explore in the environment, secure in their relationships with their teachers. Children and their families develop a strong sense of belonging to the kindergarten."

Children show secure relationships, autonomy, belonging, and strong social-emotional development.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"It has a sound policy and procedure framework that provides guidance for kindergartens and sound systems to monitor health and safety."

Sound policy framework and monitoring systems in place for health and safety compliance.

Leadership & governance

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten dated 2020-05-22, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Rachel Reynolds 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.

77 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2425)
90
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

175 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Rachel Reynolds 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 Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten?
45 children attend Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Rachel Reynolds Kindergarten?
175 Macandrew Road South Dunedin Dunedin City

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Sources & verification

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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

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

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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

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.