Omaka Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
25 Spitfire Drive, Burleigh · Marlborough District
Omaka Early Learning Centre is an education and care service for 80 children in Burleigh. Our analysis of the ERO report found bicultural practice and leadership & governance both assessed at grade C, indicating te reo and tikanga are present but not deeply embedded, and strategic planning is underway with professional growth systems in early implementation.
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
Akarangi · 2024-07-26
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Aspects of te ao Māori, including te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are reflected in the daily programme."
Te reo and tikanga present but not deeply embedded; inconsistent reflection of children's cultures.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Governance and management have recently prioritised development of well-informed systems for improvement. A newly devised strategic plan sets the direction to address self-identified concerns that have impacted on ongoing improvement and sustainability. This includes providing relevant professional support for leaders, building relational trust within the team and a professional growth cycle which is yet to be fully implemented."
Strategic planning underway but professional growth cycle and systems still in early implementation stages.
Source: Education Review Office review of Omaka Early Learning Centre dated 2024-07-26, 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 Omaka 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.
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
25 Spitfire Drive, Burleigh. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Omaka Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Omaka 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 Omaka Early Learning Centre?
- 80 children attend Omaka Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Omaka Early Learning Centre?
- 25 Spitfire Drive Burleigh Marlborough 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 #47701) ↗ · 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.