Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc.
Education & Care
66 Albemarle Road, Wilton · Wellington City
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 · 2026-02-04
"Kaiako know children well and use intentional teaching strategies aligned with centre learning priorities. They provide a child-centred, well-resourced learning environment responsive to different age groups and interests."
Intentional teaching and responsive learning environment evident; assessment shared with families.
"Infants and toddlers access the whole learning environment alongside their older peers supported by kaiako who are responsive to their needs."
Responsive kaiako support across age groups; transitions and peer integration evident.
"Partnership with parents and whānau is valued and learning focused relationships are visible in some learning documentation. There are regular opportunities for parents and whānau to share their cultures, languages, and identities, however this is not yet consistently visible in learning records."
Partnership valued but inconsistently visible; improvement action to strengthen documentation needed.
"Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are highly evident in the environment and individual learning documents. The tamariki hear and use te reo Māori throughout the day, including group times where karakia and the centre pepeha are practised. Kaiako know who the iwi of tamariki Māori are, and these are displayed in the environment for kaiako and tamariki to refer to."
Te reo and tikanga embedded throughout; iwi knowledge integrated; highly evident practice.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders are well supported by governance to promote success. Distributed leadership and relational trust enable kaiako to develop leadership skills. Kaiako strengths are shared, collaboration is promoted, and a sustained focus on improvement is evident. Internal evaluation is well understood and leads to shifts in practice."
Distributed leadership, internal evaluation embedded; yet to show equity impact from improvements.
Source: Education Review Office review of Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc. dated 2026-02-04, 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 Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre 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
66 Albemarle Road, Wilton. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc. a free kindergarten?
- Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc. is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc.?
- 30 children attend Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc. (roll year 2025).
- Where is Bowen Early Childhood Education Centre Inc.?
- 66 Albemarle Road Wilton Wellington 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 #60222) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2025-03-31): 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
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.