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Blessings for Life Riverside

Education & Care

21 Melba Street, Kaitāia West · Far North District

Blessings for Life Riverside is an education and care service in Kaitāia West with a current roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the December 2023 ERO report shows B grades across all assessed dimensions: curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The service has addressed previously identified health and safety non-compliances and has qualified leadership with strong teacher qualifications.

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

Total roll
50
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
48039

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

Akanuku · 2023-12-11

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"The curriculum is inclusive, and responsive to children as confident and competent learners. Their preferences are respected, and they are involved in decisions about their learning within a language-rich environment."

Curriculum responsive and inclusive; assessment improvement identified as next step.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
B
"Positive steps are taken to respect and acknowledge the aspirations of parents and whānau. Information and guidance are sought, when necessary, to enable teachers to work effectively with children and their parents."

Positive steps taken to acknowledge whānau aspirations and work collaboratively.

Bicultural practice
B
"The curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children have opportunities to develop an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Curriculum acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti partnership.

Health & safety
B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Previously identified non-compliances addressed; now meeting regulatory standards.

Leadership & governance
B
"The centre owner and the centre manager are qualified teachers. They lead a team of 13, including eight qualified teachers."

Qualified leadership with strong teacher qualifications across team.

Source: Education Review Office review of Blessings for Life Riverside dated 2023-12-11, 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).

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Blessings for Life Riverside 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.

71 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

21 Melba Street, Kaitāia West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Blessings for Life Riverside a free kindergarten?
Blessings for Life Riverside is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Blessings for Life Riverside?
50 children attend Blessings for Life Riverside (roll year 2025).
Where is Blessings for Life Riverside?
21 Melba Street Kaitāia West Far North District

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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

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.