The Cats Pyjamas Preschool
Education & Care
10 Beaumont Drive, Rolleston Tauwharekākaho · Selwyn District
ERO assessed the service as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance (all grade A), with bicultural practice graded as B and noted as an area for further development.
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
BestStart Educare Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-09-11 · 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 2025-09-11, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2019-03-22· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Assessment, planning and evaluation have a strong focus on positive outcomes for children."
Strong assessment, planning, and intentional teaching practices evident throughout.
"They quickly establish a sense of belonging for children with the centre. Building trust with them and their families, alongside developing social and emotional skills, is part of the planned learning."
Belonging, trust-building, and social-emotional skills are systematically embedded in practice.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The centre has formed positive relationships with the parents and whānau of Māori children, including local iwi. Staff have embraced and strengthened their commitment to using te reo and tikanga Māori as part of the life of the centre."
Bicultural practice well-established but identified as area to strengthen and embed further.
"Reported ratios of staff to children Under 2 1:4 Better than minimum requirements Over 2 1:8 Better than minimum requirements"
Staffing ratios exceed minimum requirements; all legal compliance requirements met.
"The centre is very well governed. The strategic plan provides a strong framework for the centre's future direction. Strategic priorities are well enacted in plans and practices in the centre."
Exemplary governance, strategic direction, and professional learning embedded throughout.
Source: Education Review Office review of The Cats Pyjamas Preschool dated 2019-03-22, 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 The Cats Pyjamas 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
10 Beaumont Drive, Rolleston Tauwharekākaho. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is The Cats Pyjamas Preschool a free kindergarten?
- The Cats Pyjamas Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at The Cats Pyjamas Preschool?
- 70 children attend The Cats Pyjamas Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is The Cats Pyjamas Preschool?
- 10 Beaumont Drive Rolleston Tauwharekākaho Selwyn District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #70158) ↗ · 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
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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.