Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street)
Education & Care
1 MacDonald Street, Mt Maunganui · Tauranga 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
Akarangi · 2026-03-30
"The combined philosophies of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum and Montessori successfully promote positive learning outcomes for children."
Te Whāriki and Montessori philosophies effectively promote positive learning outcomes.
"Children show a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging."
Children demonstrate strong sense of wellbeing and belonging.
"Parents and families actively contribute to an inclusive and responsive programme that values and recognises their culture."
Parents actively contribute to inclusive, responsive programme valuing culture.
"Māori children are affirmed in their language and culture through intentional teaching and learning."
Māori children affirmed in language and culture through intentional teaching.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Service meets legal health and safety requirements with established systems.
"Leaders effectively manage and govern the centre. Aligned strategic and annual plans guide day-to-day operation. The centre manager and teachers continue to strengthen their understanding and processes for effective internal evaluation."
Effective governance and strategic planning; internal evaluation processes developing.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street) dated 2026-03-30, 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 computedThe 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
1 MacDonald Street, Mt Maunganui. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street) a free kindergarten?
- Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street) is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street)?
- 75 children attend Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street) (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Einsteins Montessori (MacDonald Street)?
- 1 MacDonald Street Mt Maunganui Tauranga 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 #46671) ↗ · 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.