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Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool

Education & Care

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60 Curletts Road, Upper Riccarton · Christchurch City

Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool in Upper Riccarton provides education and care for 38 children. Our analysis of the ERO report indicates children demonstrate strong belonging and agency with positive wellbeing outcomes. However, health and safety concerns were identified, including non-compliance with furniture safety securing requirements.

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

Total roll
38
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46127

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 · 2023-08-17

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
→B
"Children display a strong sense of belonging, independence and agency in their learning."

Children demonstrate strong belonging and agency; positive wellbeing outcomes evident.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
D
"ERO identified the following area of non-compliance: ensuring that furniture that can topple and cause serious injury or damage is secured."

Non-compliance identified: furniture safety securing requirements not met.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool dated 2023-08-17, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Sancta Maria Montessori 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.

60 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade D · bottom 10% of band (n=2319)
25
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%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

60 Curletts Road, Upper Riccarton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool a free kindergarten?
Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool?
38 children attend Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool (roll year 2025).
Where is Sancta Maria Montessori Preschool?
60 Curletts Road Upper Riccarton Christchurch City

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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.