Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School
Education & Care
50 Flesher Ave, Richmond · Christchurch City
Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School is an education and care service in Richmond with 27 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in curriculum and learning (B grade), health and safety (B grade), and leadership and governance (B grade), with bicultural practice (C grade) identified as a priority area for development. The service uses a Te Whāriki-based curriculum with Montessori pedagogy.
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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 · 2024-01-31
"The curriculum is based on Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. The Montessori philosophy guides a learning environment where children freely choose based on their interests and developing capabilities."
Te Whāriki-based curriculum with intentional Montessori pedagogy; assessment uses learning dispositions but needs strong
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children have some opportunities to hear and use te reo Māori. Further development and implementation is now needed to enrich the bicultural curriculum."
Limited te reo Māori and bicultural integration; identified as priority for improvement in curriculum.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Management assurance confirmed compliance with legal health and safety requirements; no concerns identified.
"Leaders and teachers engage in systematic, meaningful internal evaluation that focuses on improving practices and positive outcomes for children. Those involved in governance and management have clear roles and responsibilities. They place children at the centre of decision making and provide a positive working environment that facilitates low staff turnover."
Strong internal evaluation, clear governance roles, child-centred decision-making, effective staff retention.
Source: Education Review Office review of Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School dated 2024-01-31, 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 Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School 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
50 Flesher Ave, Richmond. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School a free kindergarten?
- Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School?
- 27 children attend Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School (roll year 2025).
- Where is Casa Dei Bambini Foundation School?
- 50 Flesher Ave Richmond Christchurch City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #70333) ↗ · 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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