Te Puke Free Kindergarten
Kindergarten
5 Glen Terrace, Te Puke East · Western Bay of Plenty District
ERO assessed Te Puke Free Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2016 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing and leadership & governance, with strong relationships and responsive interactions noted, alongside strong visionary leadership and effective professional learning culture.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
ERO review · 2016-01-13
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers know children and families well. They establish respectful and trusting relationships. This provides a strong foundation for highly attuned and responsive interactions and decision making."
Strong relationships, responsive interactions, and sense of belonging consistently evident throughout service.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The long-standing head teacher continues to provide highly effective professional leadership for the kindergarten. She is well informed, open to new learning, highly organised and has a clear vision and strategic direction for the kindergarten. Through high expectations, strong mentoring and collaboration with team members, positive learning outcomes for children are consistently promoted."
Strong visionary leadership; effective professional learning culture; sustained strategic direction and self-review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Puke Free Kindergarten dated 2016-01-13, 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 Te Puke Free 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
5 Glen Terrace, Te Puke East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Puke Free Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Te Puke Free 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 Te Puke Free Kindergarten?
- 42 children attend Te Puke Free Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Puke Free Kindergarten?
- 5 Glen Terrace Te Puke East Western Bay of Plenty District
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 #5214) ↗ · 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.