Waitangi Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Te Kemara Avenue, Paihia · Far North District
ERO assessed Waitangi Kindergarten as Not well placed in October 2016. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and leadership, with sound health and safety systems though some policy documentation needed updating.
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
Northland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-07-25 · 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 2024-07-25, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO Review · 2016-10-13· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, is highly evident in documentation and in the programme. Children's portfolios show continuity of learning."
Te Whāriki highly evident; strong assessment and continuity of learning demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Parents are respected as partners and are encouraged to take an active role in their children's learning. Those who spoke to ERO expressed appreciation for the skills of the teaching team."
Parents valued as partners; active involvement encouraged; strong appreciation expressed.
"The kindergarten's Pūmanawatanga Plan reflects its morale and tone and provides a foundation for the team's bicultural practice. Teachers respectfully validate te ao Māori and create opportunities for whānau Māori to voice their views. Learning about Māori theories and philosophies has assisted teachers to develop a culturally appropriate curriculum."
Bicultural practice embedded; te ao Māori validated; culturally appropriate curriculum developed.
"To improve current practices, the Association should ensure that all kindergarten policy folders include updated policies and procedures that reflect all legal requirements."
Systems sound but policy documentation requires updates to fully reflect legal requirements.
"The quality of teachers' self review has improved significantly in the last year. Some reviews are ongoing and some are now resulting in positive outcomes for children. Association self-review processes are well used. The kindergarten's strategic plan aligns well with that of the Association and is continually reviewed and evaluated."
Self-review significantly improved; strategic alignment evident; distributed leadership practices.
Source: Education Review Office review of Waitangi Kindergarten dated 2016-10-13, 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 Waitangi 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
Te Kemara Avenue, Paihia. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Waitangi Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Waitangi 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 Waitangi Kindergarten?
- 30 children attend Waitangi Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Waitangi Kindergarten?
- Te Kemara Avenue Paihia Far North 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 #5006) ↗ · 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.