Sun Valley Kindergarten
Kindergarten
69 Meremere Street, Wainuiomata · Lower Hutt City
ERO assessed Sun Valley Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received B grades across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with play-based learning established and governance systems in place.
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ERO Review · 2018-09-13· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children participate in a purposeful play-based programme. Learning spaces encourage them to explore, interact, experiment and have fun."
Play-based learning well established; planning framework developing with next steps identified.
"Children sense of belonging is well supported by teachers as they transition into the kindergarten and moving on to school."
Belonging and transitions well supported; sense of community established.
"The kindergarten appropriately supports children with additional learning needs. Teachers work in partnership with the families, whānau and outside agencies, when appropriate, to plan and monitor their progress."
Partnership evident in planning; opportunity to increase whānau contribution to strategic direction.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance assured; management systems for health and safety reviewed.
"The governance board includes a wide range of community representation and useful skills. The board and senior leadership team work well together, with a shared commitment to meeting its goals and objectives for the benefit of children, whānau and community."
Strong governance and leadership; robust systems developed; continued improvement focus.
Source: Education Review Office review of Sun Valley Kindergarten dated 2018-09-13, 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 Sun 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
69 Meremere Street, Wainuiomata. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Sun Valley Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Sun 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 Sun Valley Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Sun Valley Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Sun Valley Kindergarten?
- 69 Meremere Street Wainuiomata 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 #5336) ↗ · 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.