Winton Kindergarten
Kindergarten
183 Park Street, Winton · Southland District
ERO assessed Winton Kindergarten as Not well placed in 2019. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum and learning (Reggio Emilia approach well embedded), children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and bicultural practice (all grade A). Health and safety, and leadership and governance were graded B.
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 · 2019-03-06
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.
"The learning environment reflects and expands on the Reggio Emilia approach which is well embedded within the curriculum learning areas."
Reggio Emilia approach well embedded; strong assessment and planning practices sustained.
"Children are active, deeply engaged learners and are respectful, caring and inclusive of others."
Children active, engaged, respectful; transitions well managed; relationships highly evident.
"Parents are involved at all levels in the life of the kindergarten. Kaiako keep parents informed of children's learning and progress and happenings in the kindergarten."
Parents involved at all levels; regular communication; contributions valued and sought.
"Bicultural perspectives are integrated in meaningful ways within the learning programme. Kaiako actively work with whānau Māori to strengthen and consolidate their own learning and understandings of te ao Māori."
Bicultural perspectives meaningfully integrated; Māori children well supported; whanaungatanga emphasis.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance completed; legal compliance systems in place; meets licensing requirements.
"Leaders promote collaboration amongst kaiako and a culture of distributed leadership. Kaiako benefit from relevant professional development, which supports their teaching practice and enhances their professional capabilities."
Distributed leadership promoted; professional development supported; internal evaluation in place with development oppor
Source: Education Review Office review of Winton Kindergarten dated 2019-03-06, 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 computedThe 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
183 Park Street, Winton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Winton Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Winton 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 Winton Kindergarten?
- 45 children attend Winton Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Winton Kindergarten?
- 183 Park Street Winton Southland 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 #5531) ↗ · 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
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