Samuel Marsden Preschool
Education & Care
Marsden Avenue, Karori · Wellington City
Samuel Marsden Preschool is an education and care service in Karori. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum design and whānau partnership, though leadership and governance showed areas for development. The service was reviewed by ERO on 1 May 2024.
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
Akanuku · 2024-05-01
"The service curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children."
Curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children's needs.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Regular opportunities are provided for parents to communicate with adults providing education and care and be involved in decision making about their child."
Regular communication and parent involvement in decision-making.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Better understanding and implementation of the licensing criteria and monitoring of practices is required, to ensure the service maintains regulatory standards."
Need for better understanding and monitoring of licensing criteria.
Source: Education Review Office review of Samuel Marsden Preschool dated 2024-05-01, 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 Samuel Marsden 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.
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
Marsden Avenue, Karori. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Samuel Marsden Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Samuel Marsden Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Samuel Marsden Preschool?
- 30 children attend Samuel Marsden Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Samuel Marsden Preschool?
- Marsden Avenue Karori Wellington 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 #60326) ↗ · 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.