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Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

📞 09-2162935

126 Birkdale Road, Birkdale · Auckland - Kaipātiki

Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre is an education and care service in Birkdale with 54 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report from September 2023 found the service graded B across children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with positive interactions and inclusive curriculum supporting children's belonging.

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

Total roll
54
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
47900

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 · 2023-09-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
B
"The service curriculum is inclusive, and children experience positive respectful interactions with adults."

Positive respectful interactions noted; inclusive curriculum supports belonging and wellbeing.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"Health and safety Meeting"

Meets regulatory health and safety standards.

Leadership & governance
B
"It is one of two services owned and managed by a qualified teacher. The team of 13 staff includes seven qualified teachers and two cooks."

Qualified teacher leadership; strong staff qualification levels (80-99% qualified teachers).

Source: Education Review Office review of Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre dated 2023-09-14, 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).

Composite score

How this is computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre 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%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
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

126 Birkdale Road, Birkdale. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre?
54 children attend Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Newbies Birkdale Early Learning Centre?
126 Birkdale Road Birkdale Auckland - Kaipātiki

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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.