S I T Early Childhood Centre
Education & Care
165 Eye Street, Appleby North (Invercargill City) · Invercargill 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 · 2025-02-21
"Children experience a rich, broad curriculum that reflects the valued learning within the centre. Children are settled and engaged as they play and learn. Teachers know each child's strengths and interests and provide a wide range of learning experiences and opportunities that build on these."
Rich curriculum with good engagement; assessment practices have some variability to address.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers have established respectful relationships and regularly seek parents' views and wishes for their childrens' learning. Parents and whānau are actively involved in the centre."
Respectful relationships established; parents actively involved and consulted regularly.
"Te ao Māori is valued and celebrated. Children hear and use te reo Māori in their daily programme and in planned activities. Teachers are continuing to develop their confidence through significant professional learning development. This is building their culturally responsive practice."
Te reo and Te ao Māori evident but developing; identified as key area for strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of S I T Early Childhood Centre dated 2025-02-21, 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 S I T Early Childhood Centre 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
165 Eye Street, Appleby North (Invercargill City). Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is S I T Early Childhood Centre a free kindergarten?
- S I T Early Childhood Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at S I T Early Childhood Centre?
- 74 children attend S I T Early Childhood Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is S I T Early Childhood Centre?
- 165 Eye Street Appleby North (Invercargill City) Invercargill 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 #90104) ↗ · 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
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.