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Rising Stars Preschool

Education & Care

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Katere Road, Waiwhakaiho, Fitzroy (New Plymouth District) · New Plymouth District

Total roll
60
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
45895

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 · 2025-08-11

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
"Leaders and kaiako purposefully seek the views and aspirations of whānau to develop and maintain respectful and reciprocal relationships."

Purposeful engagement with families; respectful and reciprocal relationships established.

Bicultural practice
C
"Assessment for learning does not yet indicate that Kaiako have fully developed their knowledge and understanding of the local and cultural context in which Pacific and Māori children live."

Developing practice; kaiako understanding of Māori and Pacific children's cultural context needs strengthening.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Rising Stars Preschool dated 2025-08-11, 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 Rising Stars 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

Katere Road, Waiwhakaiho, Fitzroy (New Plymouth District). Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Rising Stars Preschool a free kindergarten?
Rising Stars Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Rising Stars Preschool?
60 children attend Rising Stars Preschool (roll year 2025).
Where is Rising Stars Preschool?
Katere Road, Waiwhakaiho Fitzroy (New Plymouth District) New Plymouth District

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

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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.