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Grow ECE

Education & Care

📞 07-9297718

58 Ashley Place, Papamoa Beach · Tauranga City

Grow ECE is an education and care service in Papamoa Beach for 100 children. The ERO review in July 2024 did not assign an overall placement. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service achieved grade B in curriculum and learning (with intentional teaching and play-based environments evident, though assessment records are still developing) and grade B in whānau partnership (with parents' aspirations gathered and used, and positive relationships and involvement evident).

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

Total roll
100
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47169

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 · 2024-07-24

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Older children are provided with opportunities to develop their thinking about the world around them, through intentional teaching practices within well-resourced and play-based environments."

Intentional teaching and play-based environments evident; assessment records developing.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
→B
"Positive relationships with parents support opportunities for their involvement. Their aspirations are collected and utilised to guide decision making."

Parents' aspirations gathered and used; positive relationships and involvement evident.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Grow ECE dated 2024-07-24, 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 Grow ECE 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.

69 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

58 Ashley Place, Papamoa Beach. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Grow ECE a free kindergarten?
Grow ECE is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Grow ECE?
100 children attend Grow ECE (roll year 2025).
Where is Grow ECE?
58 Ashley Place Papamoa Beach Tauranga City

How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.

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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.