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Wharerangi Kindergarten

Kindergarten

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13 Essex Street, Tamatea · Napier City

Wharerangi Kindergarten is a kindergarten in Tamatea, Napier City serving 41 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identified bicultural practice and leadership & governance as areas for development, with some te reo Māori and tikanga present and emerging evaluation systems at association level.

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

Total roll
41
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
5287

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Operator

Napier Kindergartens logo Napier Kindergartens

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Akarangi · 2023-12-20

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
→C
"Some te reo Māori is heard, and elements of tikanga Māori are experienced by children through enacting the values of manaakitanga and whanaungatanga."

Some te reo Māori and tikanga present; identified for increased focus.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
↓C
"Robust monitoring, review and evaluation at association level are not yet evident. Information on improvements in individual kindergartens is not used by those in governance and management roles to identify how association actions impact on equitable outcomes for children."

Association-level evaluation systems emerging; governance use of data inconsistent.

Source: Education Review Office review of Wharerangi Kindergarten dated 2023-12-20, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Wharerangi 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.

65 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
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%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
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

13 Essex Street, Tamatea. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Wharerangi Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
Wharerangi 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 Wharerangi Kindergarten?
41 children attend Wharerangi Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
Where is Wharerangi Kindergarten?
13 Essex Street Tamatea Napier City

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

Nearby & related

Nurture and Grow Early Learning Centre 0.4 km
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Tamatea Kindergarten 0.5 km
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Tamatea Playcentre 0.8 km
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The DEN: Discover Education in Nature 1.3 km
education and care
All centres in Tamatea
Including the 6 others nearby
Cost of daycare in Tamatea
By age + FamilyBoost net
All Napier Kindergartens
Other Napier Kindergartens centres nationally

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

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
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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
Suburb context

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.