Stokes Valley Kindergarten
Kindergarten
74 Stokes Valley Road, Stokes Valley · Lower Hutt City
ERO assessed this service as Not well placed in October 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and leadership and governance, though the overall placement indicates significant concerns were identified in the full review.
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
Hutt City Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-03-20 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-03-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2018-10-12· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children effectively lead their own learning. A wide range of creative, natural resources enable them to experiment, use their imagination and foster their learning."
Strong child-led learning with rich resources and intentional teaching.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Te ao Māori is highly valued and well promoted in the kindergarten. Teachers skilfully weave kapa haka, pakiwaitara and te reo Māori into the learning programme."
Exemplary te reo and tikanga integration; culturally responsive practice evident.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A comprehensive, well-considered appraisal process is in place. Teachers challenge themselves to continually improve their practice through strategic goal-setting and professional learning."
Strong professional learning culture; robust appraisal systems and strategic direction evident.
Source: Education Review Office review of Stokes Valley Kindergarten dated 2018-10-12, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Stokes Valley 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
74 Stokes Valley Road, Stokes Valley. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Stokes Valley Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Stokes Valley Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Stokes Valley Kindergarten?
- 45 children attend Stokes Valley Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Stokes Valley Kindergarten?
- 74 Stokes Valley Road Stokes Valley Lower Hutt City
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5335) ↗ · 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.