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Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd

Education & Care

📞 09-405 0850 ✉ Email centre

73 Omaunu Road, Kāeo · Far North District

Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd is an education and care service in Kāeo with a current roll of 25 children. Our analysis of the ERO report (November 2022) indicates B grades across bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. Previously identified health and safety non-compliances have been addressed.

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

Total roll
25
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
10200

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 · 2022-11-09

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
→B
"The service curriculum acknowledges and reflects the unique place of Māori as tangata whenua. Children are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and an understanding of the cultural heritages of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Te Tiriti integration evident; bicultural opportunities provided to children.

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 have been addressed; now meeting standards.

Leadership & governance
→B
"A qualified centre manager oversees daily operations and is supported by a qualified teacher and two support staff."

Qualified management in place with appropriate staffing support structure.

Source: Education Review Office review of Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd dated 2022-11-09, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd 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%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
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%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
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

73 Omaunu Road, Kāeo. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd a free kindergarten?
Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd?
25 children attend Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd (roll year 2025).
Where is Creative Minds (Kaeo) Ltd?
73 Omaunu Road Kāeo Far North District

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Sources & verification

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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)
MoE ECE Directory

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
Charities Services

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

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

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
Suburb context

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.