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Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach

Education & Care

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245 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach · Auckland - Howick

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46033

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

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↓C
"The teaching team is developing a shared understanding of designing and implementing a responsive curriculum for all children."

Curriculum understanding developing; teachers still building shared approach.

Children's wellbeing
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"Service leaders and teachers have begun to show commitment to enacting the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to promote a culturally responsive environment. They have yet to implement te reo me ngā tikanga Māori in the daily curriculum, on a regular basis, as part of this commitment."

Early commitment to Te Tiriti; te reo/tikanga not yet embedded in daily practice.

Health & safety
→B
"Those responsible for governance and management monitor service operations to ensure regulatory requirements are met."

Regulatory compliance monitored; legal requirements being met systematically.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach 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.

64 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2375)
50

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

245 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach a free kindergarten?
Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach?
30 children attend Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach (roll year 2025).
Where is Mighty Minds Bucklands Beach?
245 Bucklands Beach Road Bucklands Beach Auckland - Howick

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Sources & verification

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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)
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.