Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa
Kindergarten
3932 State Highway 26, Tatuanui · Matamata-Piako District
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 · 2023-06-07
"Children experience a rich curriculum which is highly responsive to their emerging interests. They can challenge themselves during sustained play and are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and others, promoting independence and kindness. Early literacy and mathematics skills are naturally integrated within play. Oral language development is promoted through social interactions, conversations, singing, music, rhymes and storytelling."
Rich, responsive curriculum with strong intentional teaching and assessment practices.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Highly knowledgeable and experienced leaders have developed a shared philosophy and vision for the centre. Each team member brings strengths and leaderships skills to the cohesive team. A senior teacher and head teacher mentor and coach team members. A new online appraisal system has recently been introduced and now teachers need further support to fully implement and time to embed it. Internal evaluation systems and practice are established, focused on positive outcomes for children and shows ongoing improvement."
Strong leadership with shared vision, but appraisal system needs embedding; centre-specific procedures needed.
Source: Education Review Office review of Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa dated 2023-06-07, 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 Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa 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
3932 State Highway 26, Tatuanui. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa a free kindergarten?
- Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa 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 Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa?
- 20 children attend Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa (roll year 2025).
- Where is Tendershoots Kindergarten Waitoa?
- 3932 State Highway 26 Tatuanui Matamata-Piako 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 #47186) ↗ · 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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