Little Oaks by the Sea
Education & Care
1 South Bay Parade, Kaikōura · Kaikoura District
Little Oaks by the Sea is an education and care service in Kaikōura with a current roll of 21 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from February 2022 found the service graded B across all five dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance.
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
Akanuku · 2022-02-28
"The curriculum is responsive to their learning, strengths, and life contexts."
Responsive curriculum evident; evaluation identified as next step.
"Children are respected and involved in decisions about their learning experiences."
Children respected and involved in learning decisions.
"Parents have opportunities to involved in the service and contribute to review of operational documents."
Parents have involvement opportunities in service and document review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meets health and safety regulatory standards.
"There are suitable systems for managing the daily operations of the service."
Suitable systems in place for managing service operations.
Source: Education Review Office review of Little Oaks by the Sea dated 2022-02-28, 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 Little Oaks by the Sea 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
1 South Bay Parade, Kaikōura. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Little Oaks by the Sea a free kindergarten?
- Little Oaks by the Sea is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Little Oaks by the Sea?
- 21 children attend Little Oaks by the Sea (roll year 2025).
- Where is Little Oaks by the Sea?
- 1 South Bay Parade Kaikōura Kaikoura District
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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 #65176) ↗ · 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.