Bright Star Education and Care Centre
Education & Care
1 Batchelor Street, Newlands · Wellington City
Bright Star Education and Care Centre is an education and care service in Newlands with a current roll of 43 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identified B grades across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and health and safety. The service has established a responsive curriculum and learning-focused partnerships, though there are opportunities to strengthen Te Whāriki alignment and engagement with whānau Māori.
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 · 2023-11-13
"Children experience an inclusive, responsive curriculum that reflects their interests, strengths, and abilities."
Responsive curriculum established; assessment documentation needs stronger Te Whāriki alignment.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Teachers have established learning-focused partnerships with whānau and children."
Learning-focused partnerships established; opportunity to better partner with whānau Māori.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Compliance requirements met; non-compliances addressed after review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Bright Star Education and Care Centre dated 2023-11-13, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Bright Star Education and Care Centre 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
1 Batchelor Street, Newlands. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Bright Star Education and Care Centre a free kindergarten?
- Bright Star Education and Care Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Bright Star Education and Care Centre?
- 43 children attend Bright Star Education and Care Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Bright Star Education and Care Centre?
- 1 Batchelor Street Newlands 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 #45837) ↗ · 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.