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Waikiwi Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Durham Street, Waikiwi · Invercargill City

ERO assessed Waikiwi Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2017. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received C grades across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and bicultural practice, with each area identified as needing further development.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
45
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
5528

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 · 2017-06-26

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.

Review is 9 years old. ERO reassesses most services on a 3-year cycle, so a current review is likely in progress or recently due. Per-dimension grades below reflect this review's prose — they're useful as historical context but the centre's current quality may differ.
Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
C
"Teachers have redeveloped systems for planning, assessment and evaluation for groups and individual children to better align with the kindergarten vision. These systems need to be further developed to be effective."

Planning and assessment systems redeveloped but need further development to be effective.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
C
"The kindergarten philosophy, vision, and long and short-term planning have not been developed in consultation with whānau. Currently these reflect what teachers believe are the desired outcomes and key priorities for children's learning. The next step to improve outcomes for children is for teachers to find meaningful ways to collaborate with whānau."

Philosophy and vision not developed with whānau; meaningful collaboration needed.

Bicultural practice
C
"Teachers have a useful plan in place to further develop the bicultural curriculum and strengthen bicultural practices. These practices are helping create an environment where Māori children and their whānau know that their culture is valued. Teachers need to continue to develop and implement the plan. In particular, they need to find ways to improve assessment practices to consistently show how Māori children are actively engaged in their learning, progressing well and succeeding as Māori."

Plan in place but needs implementation; assessment practices need development for Māori children.

Health & safety

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Waikiwi Kindergarten dated 2017-06-26, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Waikiwi 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.

60 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=1880)
50
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

Durham Street, Waikiwi. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Waikiwi Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Waikiwi 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 Waikiwi Kindergarten?
45 children attend Waikiwi Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Waikiwi Kindergarten?
Durham Street Waikiwi Invercargill City

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.