Taradale Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Puketapu Road, Taradale · Napier City
ERO reviewed Taradale Kindergarten in December 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report found strong performance in curriculum and learning (B) and bicultural practice (B), with daily te ao Māori curriculum and culturally responsive practice. Leadership and governance was graded C, with inconsistent association-level monitoring and evaluation noted.
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Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Napier Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-12-20
"All children experience a daily curriculum that intentionally reflects te ao Māori as part of the strong bicultural programme. A culturally responsive curriculum is enacted by teachers and continues to deepen."
Strong bicultural curriculum evident, but variability in Te Whāriki outcomes use noted.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All children experience a daily curriculum that intentionally reflects te ao Māori as part of the strong bicultural programme. A culturally responsive curriculum is enacted by teachers and continues to deepen."
Strong te ao Māori curriculum daily; culturally responsive practice deepening consistently.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Robust monitoring, review and evaluation at association level are not yet evident. Information on improvements in individual kindergartens is not used by those in governance and management roles to identify how association actions impact on equitable outcomes for children."
Ongoing professional discussion evident, but association-level monitoring and evaluation inconsistent.
Source: Education Review Office review of Taradale Kindergarten dated 2023-12-20, 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 Taradale 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
Puketapu Road, Taradale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Taradale Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Taradale 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 Taradale Kindergarten?
- 43 children attend Taradale Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Taradale Kindergarten?
- Puketapu Road Taradale Napier City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5286) ↗ · 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
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