Big Steps Educare Inc
Education & Care
5 Mcgregor Street, Waikouaiti · Dunedin City
ERO's 2023 review found Big Steps Educare Inc has established whānau partnership and collaborative leadership, though internal evaluation systems need strengthening. Our analysis of the ERO report identified bicultural practice as an area requiring development, with limited evidence of inclusive cultural responsiveness beyond some te reo and tikanga presence.
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
Akarangi · 2023-10-26
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers and leaders have well established partnerships with parents and whānau. There are regular opportunities for parents and whānau to contribute to, and review, the valued learning priorities."
Regular partnership with whānau; learning priorities contribution established.
"Children have some opportunities to hear te reo Māori spoken. Aspects of tikanga and te ao Māori are reflected in the documentation and within the curriculum. Currently there is limited evidence of how the curriculum acknowledges and responds to the identity, languages and cultures of all children."
Some te reo and tikanga present but limited evidence of inclusive cultural responsiveness.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers are collaborative, and improvement focused. There are useful systems for review and evaluation that result in improved conditions and experiences for children and whānau."
Collaborative leadership with improving evaluation systems; internal evaluation needs strengthening.
Source: Education Review Office review of Big Steps Educare Inc dated 2023-10-26, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Big Steps Educare Inc 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
5 Mcgregor Street, Waikouaiti. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Big Steps Educare Inc a free kindergarten?
- Big Steps Educare Inc is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Big Steps Educare Inc?
- 35 children attend Big Steps Educare Inc (roll year 2025).
- Where is Big Steps Educare Inc?
- 5 Mcgregor Street Waikouaiti Dunedin City
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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 #83016) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2024-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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
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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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