The Ark Preschool
Education & Care
123 Salisbury Street, Templemore · Tasman 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 · 2025-05-28
"Kaiako are increasingly intentional about using the learning outcomes of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum to inform programme planning for learning."
Intentional teaching with Te Whāriki is evident but still developing.
"Kaiako provide a calm, caring, and responsive environment that supports tamariki to develop social competence and emotional wellbeing."
Strong emotional support and belonging are evident; relationships are positive.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Ngā kaihautū and kaiako acknowledge that bicultural practice is an area for ongoing improvement. Building competence in the daily use of te reo and tikanga Māori remains a challenge for kaiako."
Bicultural commitment evident but implementation is developing; limited daily te reo/tikanga.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Trusting relationships are evident at all levels of management. The governing board provides resourcing and assurance that kaiako and ngā kaihautū access professional learning and guidance support."
Leadership promotes trust and professional learning; governance provides support.
Source: Education Review Office review of The Ark Preschool dated 2025-05-28, 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 The Ark Preschool 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
123 Salisbury Street, Templemore. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is The Ark Preschool a free kindergarten?
- The Ark Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at The Ark Preschool?
- 42 children attend The Ark Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is The Ark Preschool?
- 123 Salisbury Street Templemore Tasman District
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #65421) ↗ · 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.