Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay
Education & Care
18 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay · Auckland - Upper Harbour
Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay operates with a current roll of 83 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies exemplary performance in curriculum and learning, with intentional teaching and strong assessment of learner interests. Whānau partnership and health and safety practices are both assessed as effective, with sound policies and procedures in place.
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
Bear Park Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akarangi · 2023-03-08
"The philosophy and curriculum are based on Te Whariki, the early childhood curriculum, and inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, which values children as capable learners working collaboratively with teachers in a stimulating environment."
Exemplary curriculum implementation with intentional teaching, Te Whāriki based, strong assessment of learner interests
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers collaborate closely with parents to provide consistent care between the service and home. Leaders and teachers are continuing to strengthen their partnerships with parents and whānau and connections with the wider community to enhance learning outcomes for children."
Effective collaboration with families; ongoing strengthening of partnerships indicates developing rather than exemplary
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers implement effective policies, procedures and practices that contribute to equitable outcomes for children at this service."
Effective policies and procedures in place; management assurance on legal requirements met with no concerns noted.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay dated 2023-03-08, 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 Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay 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
18 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay a free kindergarten?
- Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay?
- 83 children attend Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay (roll year 2025).
- Where is Bear Park Childcare Mairangi Bay?
- 18 Apollo Drive Mairangi Bay Auckland - Upper Harbour
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #20334) ↗ · 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.