Whanganui East Kindergarten
Kindergarten
58 Nile Street, Whanganui East · Whanganui District
ERO assessed Whanganui East Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and health and safety (all grade B), with bicultural practice assessed as developing (grade C).
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
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2024-12-20 · 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 2024-12-20, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2019-05-27· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children engage enthusiastically in a wide range of exciting learning experiences. The kindergarten is well organised and set up for children to explore, move freely and lead their own learning. Teachers work positively alongside them to encourage and provoke their thinking and reasoning."
Effective learning experiences and teacher support; assessment practices developing.
"Children are respectful and demonstrate a growing sense of social competency. They play well with and alongside others. Teachers support children to develop confidence, perseverance and resilience. Their wellbeing and sense of belonging is promoted."
Strong social-emotional development and sense of belonging demonstrated.
"Parents and whānau are valued partners in their children's education and care. Teachers make links between home and kindergarten to support meaningful learning."
Positive partnerships with families; home-kindergarten connections evident.
"Teachers are working positively to strengthen their assessment and planning practices with a focus on individual children's culture, language and identity. A review of priorities parents and teachers want for children's learning is planned."
Bicultural practice developing; teachers strengthening but not yet embedded.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance with legal requirements attested; systems in place for safety management.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whanganui East Kindergarten dated 2019-05-27, 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 Whanganui East 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
58 Nile Street, Whanganui East. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Whanganui East Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Whanganui East 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 Whanganui East Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Whanganui East Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whanganui East Kindergarten?
- 58 Nile Street Whanganui East Whanganui District
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5248) ↗ · 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.