Thomas Street Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Thomas Street, Allenton East · Ashburton District
Thomas Street Kindergarten was reviewed by ERO in October 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing and health & safety, with areas for development in whānau partnership and leadership & governance systems.
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
Akarangi · 2023-10-18
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Caring and responsive relationships underpin meaningful interactions between teachers and children. Teachers intentionally focus on children's strengths, interests and abilities to support their developing social and emotional skills."
Strong relationships and intentional support for children's social-emotional development.
"Parents and children have some opportunities to be involved in planning for learning."
Limited partnership opportunities; described as 'some' rather than consistent.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance addressed during review; one non-compliance resolved.
"Those responsible for governance and management do not yet have relevant up-to-date systems, processes and practices to be fully assured of the effective day-to-day operation of the organisation. Some policies and procedures are not fit for purpose. Systems for monitoring compliance have not been robustly implemented across the organisation. Human resource practices are not sufficiently robust."
Governance and management systems lack robustness; improvement required.
Source: Education Review Office review of Thomas Street Kindergarten dated 2023-10-18, 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 Thomas Street 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
Thomas Street, Allenton East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Thomas Street Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Thomas Street 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 Thomas Street Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Thomas Street Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Thomas Street Kindergarten?
- Thomas Street Allenton East Ashburton 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 #5470) ↗ · 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.