Educare Adventure
Education & Care
34 Resolution Drive, Whitby · Porirua 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
Education Review · 2025-12-09
"Children's problem solving, curiosity and experimentation are supported by teachers. They follow children's leads and skilfully support their developing confidence and independence as learners. Literacy, mathematics and science are promoted naturally within the range of learning opportunities available to children."
Sound pedagogy with intentional teaching, though assessment practices still developing.
"Transitions into, through and out of the centre are sensitively managed. A range of information is available for parents as children transition into local schools."
Well-managed transitions; warm, respectful interactions evident throughout.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Leaders and teachers are continuing to strengthen their bicultural approach. Te reo me ngā tikanga Māori are evident in routines and resources."
Bicultural practice developing; assessment tool needed to strengthen te ao Māori outcomes.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"A well-defined strategic plan, developed by the centre manager, records and links all aspects of Educare Adventure documentation. Leaders and managers are clear about priorities for children and the direction for the service. The service is focused on growing leadership."
Clear strategic direction and professional learning structures; internal evaluation developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Educare Adventure dated 2025-12-09, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Educare Adventure 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
34 Resolution Drive, Whitby. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Educare Adventure a free kindergarten?
- Educare Adventure is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Educare Adventure?
- 99 children attend Educare Adventure (roll year 2025).
- Where is Educare Adventure?
- 34 Resolution Drive Whitby Porirua 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 #47170) ↗ · 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.