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Riverlea Kindergarten

Education & Care

📞 07-8560127 ✉ Email centre

Hillcrest Normal School, Hillcrest · Hamilton City

Riverlea Kindergarten is an education and care service in Hillcrest, Hamilton with a current roll of 20 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from April 2023 found the service graded C in bicultural practice, with te reo and tikanga embedded but Pacific cultures underrepresented and scope for broader cultural inclusivity.

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

Total roll
20
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
34003

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 · 2023-04-05

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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"Teachers include te reo and tikanga Māori in daily experiences. Cultural celebrations and events are acknowledged for some children. Pacific culture is yet to be reflected in the curriculum."

Te reo and tikanga embedded; Pacific culture lacking; need for broader cultural inclusivity.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Riverlea Kindergarten dated 2023-04-05, 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 Riverlea 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.

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%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
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

Hillcrest Normal School, Hillcrest. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2026-01-31
Total revenue$334,589
Surplus / deficit$22,186
Paid employees3

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Riverlea Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Riverlea Kindergarten is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Riverlea Kindergarten?
20 children attend Riverlea Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Riverlea Kindergarten?
Hillcrest Normal School Hillcrest Hamilton City

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

Nearby & related

Big Hugz Early Learning Centre Limited 0.2 km
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Happy Little Learners 0.3 km
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Little Discoverers 0.6 km
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Hillcrest Kindergarten 0.6 km
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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: 2026-01-31· 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.