Richard Hudson Kindergarten
Kindergarten
42 Rutherford Street, Caversham · Dunedin City
ERO assessed Richard Hudson Kindergarten as Not well placed in their 2015 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service graded B across all four dimensions: children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance.
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
ERO Review · 2015-11-12
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have friendships at the kindergarten and play together in a settled way. The teachers actively encourage children to help others and to take on leadership roles."
Children settled, supported friendships and encouraged to help others.
"The teachers genuinely welcome parents and whānau and encourage them to contribute their knowledge and skills."
Strong parent and whānau engagement with welcoming culture established.
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."
Legal compliance requirements met and documented in assurance statements.
"Under the leadership of the head teacher, the team works cooperatively. The teachers each contribute their own strengths and they have a shared vision of what is important for children at the kindergarten."
Cooperative leadership with shared vision and effective self-review structures.
Source: Education Review Office review of Richard Hudson Kindergarten dated 2015-11-12, 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 Richard Hudson 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
42 Rutherford Street, Caversham. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Richard Hudson Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Richard Hudson 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 Richard Hudson Kindergarten?
- 45 children attend Richard Hudson Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Richard Hudson Kindergarten?
- 42 Rutherford Street Caversham Dunedin City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5504) ↗ · 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
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