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Athenree Montessori

Education & Care

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101 Athenree Road, Athenree · Western Bay of Plenty District

ERO's 2024 review found the service has strengths in children's wellbeing, with calm environments and good support for emotional development. Our analysis of the ERO report identified curriculum planning and bicultural practice as areas needing further development, with limited Te Whāriki documentation and early-stage te reo Māori integration.

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

Total roll
35
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47496

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

Akarangi · 2024-08-13

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓C
"Limited documented evidence was found relating to the learning outcomes in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."

Limited Te Whāriki documentation; assessment and planning developing but inconsistent integration of learning outcomes.

Children's wellbeing
→B
"Children experience an environment that positively enhances their independence, physical and emotional wellbeing, and understandings of the world around them."

Strong independence and emotional wellbeing support; calm, well-resourced environments; children with additional needs s

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
C
"The service is in the early stages of developing a culturally responsive curriculum. Some families are sharing valued home cultural information. Teachers are building their understandings and there is some use of te reo Māori."

Early stages of cultural responsiveness; limited te reo Māori use; ongoing growth area identified by leaders.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Athenree Montessori dated 2024-08-13, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Athenree Montessori 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.

62 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
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

101 Athenree Road, Athenree. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Athenree Montessori a free kindergarten?
Athenree Montessori is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Athenree Montessori?
35 children attend Athenree Montessori (roll year 2025).
Where is Athenree Montessori?
101 Athenree Road Athenree Western Bay of Plenty District

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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.