Rutherford Street Kindergarten
Education & Care
233 Rutherford Street, Nelson · Nelson City
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 · 2024-12-06
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"There is a culture of care and respect to foster wellbeing and a sense of belonging."
Culture of care and belonging evident; positive relationships established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Te ao Māori is valued and integrated into the learning programme in meaningful ways."
Te ao Māori meaningfully integrated into learning programme.
"ERO identified the following area of non-compliance: evidence of review of the emergency management plan, on at least an annual basis [Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Services, HS7]."
Non-compliance identified with emergency management plan review requirement.
"Systems for leadership appraisal, and to support internal evaluation and long-term planning, have been adopted but are not well implemented. Stronger leadership and governance are required."
Leadership systems adopted but implementation weak; governance requires strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Rutherford Street Kindergarten dated 2024-12-06, 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 Rutherford Street 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
233 Rutherford Street, Nelson. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Rutherford Street Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Rutherford Street Kindergarten is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Rutherford Street Kindergarten?
- 32 children attend Rutherford Street Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Rutherford Street Kindergarten?
- 233 Rutherford Street Nelson Nelson 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 #47503) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2025-01-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.