Educare Bream Bay
Education & Care
Shop 32 386 Marsden Point Road, Ruakākā · Whangarei District
ERO assessed Educare Bream Bay as Not well placed in its 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in curriculum and learning (A grade) and bicultural practice (A grade), with strong intentional teaching, Te Whāriki implementation, and commitment to tikanga 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
ERO Review · 2018-05-07
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Teachers respond well to children's interests. They deliberately include children's ideas to help enrich the programme. Strong links with the local community further enhance the curriculum. Teachers skilfully provide provocations to extend and challenge children's learning and thinking."
Strong intentional teaching, assessment, and Te Whāriki implementation demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Bicultural practices have continued to be prioritised by staff. Very good practices reflect tikanga Māori and enable all children to gain an understanding of New Zealand's bicultural heritage. Appropriate strategic planning and PLD demonstrate the centre's commitment to enable success for Māori children."
Prioritized tikanga Māori, strategic planning for Māori success, strong bicultural commitment.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Educare Bream Bay dated 2018-05-07, 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 Bream Bay 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
Shop 32 386 Marsden Point Road, Ruakākā. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Educare Bream Bay a free kindergarten?
- Educare Bream Bay is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Educare Bream Bay?
- 83 children attend Educare Bream Bay (roll year 2025).
- Where is Educare Bream Bay?
- Shop 32 386 Marsden Point Road Ruakākā Whangarei District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #10171) ↗ · 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
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