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.
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.
"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.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"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.
"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.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
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 computedOne 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.
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.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
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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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5528) ↗ · 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
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