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Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6)

Education & Care

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4 Campbell Street, Sumner · Christchurch City

Total roll
31
2025
Under 2s
—
20 Hours ECE
—
MOE #
46378

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 · 2025-06-24

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
↑A
"Teachers effectively use the Montessori curriculum and teaching approach to help achieve the centre's vision and learning priorities."

Strong Montessori implementation with intentional teaching and clear learning goals.

Children's wellbeing
↑A
"Children have a strong sense of belonging to their centre, where learning is the focus of play and activities."

Children demonstrate strong belonging and sense of community within centre.

Whānau partnership
↓C
"Planning documentation shows that few parents take up the opportunities offered to them to contribute in meaningful ways to their children's learning pathways' planning."

Limited parent engagement in children's learning pathway planning despite opportunities offered.

Bicultural practice
↑B
"Teachers use te reo and tikanga Māori throughout the day. Each child has developed their own mihi. Children are establishing an awareness of New Zealand's bicultural heritage."

Effective te reo and tikanga use; bicultural practices developing but in early stages.

Health & safety
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
—

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Source: Education Review Office review of Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6) dated 2025-06-24, 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 Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6) 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.

74 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2425)
90
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=1880)
50
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade B · near band median (n=2375)
70

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

4 Campbell Street, Sumner. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6) a free kindergarten?
Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6) is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6)?
31 children attend Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6) (roll year 2025).
Where is Pebbles Montessori Sumner (2-6)?
4 Campbell Street Sumner Christchurch City

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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.