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Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool

Education & Care

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414 William Street, Sovereign Palms · Waimakariri District

Total roll
75
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46610

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 · 2025-10-10

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
→B
"Teachers provide a responsive curriculum that is consistent with Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Responsive, Te Whāriki-aligned curriculum with intentional teaching emerging

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
→B
"They work collaboratively with parents, whānau and external agencies for the benefit of positive learner outcomes."

Collaborative partnerships with families and external agencies established

Bicultural practice
→C
"Bicultural practice is developing. Teachers integrate some te reo and tikanga Māori into their daily teaching practice. Building teachers confidence and competence in the use of te reo Māori is an area that requires ongoing attention."

Bicultural practice emerging; te reo and tikanga integration inconsistent

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
↓C
"Refining and evaluating the strategic annual priorities is needed for leaders to fully implement new initiatives in ways that are manageable and make the most difference to practice and learner outcomes."

Leadership developing; strategic priorities refinement needed for full effectiveness

Source: Education Review Office review of Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool dated 2025-10-10, 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 Sovereign Star Nursery and 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.

65 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
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%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
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

414 William Street, Sovereign Palms. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool a free kindergarten?
Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool?
75 children attend Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool (roll year 2025).
Where is Sovereign Star Nursery and Preschool?
414 William Street Sovereign Palms Waimakariri District

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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.