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Palms Educare (Browns Bay)

Education & Care

📞 09-8805181 ✉ Email centre

26-28 Anzac Road, Browns Bay · Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays

The service has addressed previous health and safety compliance issues and is now meeting regulatory standards. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies bicultural practice as a developing area where improvements are needed, particularly in te reo Māori integration.

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

Total roll
97
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46604

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 · 2023-09-26

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
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice
↓C
"A next step is to increase the opportunities children have to hear and speak te reo Māori in meaningful learning contexts."

Te reo Māori integration identified as developing area requiring improvement.

Health & safety
→B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence that shows it has addressed non-compliances and is now taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."

Previously non-compliant areas now addressed; regulatory standards being met.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Palms Educare (Browns Bay) dated 2023-09-26, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Palms Educare (Browns Bay) 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.

68 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
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

26-28 Anzac Road, Browns Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Palms Educare (Browns Bay) a free kindergarten?
Palms Educare (Browns Bay) is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Palms Educare (Browns Bay)?
97 children attend Palms Educare (Browns Bay) (roll year 2025).
Where is Palms Educare (Browns Bay)?
26-28 Anzac Road Browns Bay Auckland - Hibiscus and Bays

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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

· 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.