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Stewart Island EC Education Centre

Education & Care

6 Ayr Street, Half Moon Bay · Southland District

Stewart Island EC Education Centre is an education and care service for 20 children in Half Moon Bay. Our analysis of the 2023 ERO report identified strong bicultural practice with te reo and tikanga Māori naturally integrated throughout the curriculum, and solid performance across curriculum delivery, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership—all graded B except bicultural practice which was graded A.

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

Total roll
20
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
65152

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 · 2023-02-14

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Kaiako plan and implement a curriculum where tamariki are well supported to: learn to care for others and the environment develop social and oral language skills lead their own learning and share their ideas."

Effective curriculum delivery with responsive planning; deepening Te Whāriki understanding needed.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Kaiako have respectful relationships and learning partnerships with tamariki, parents, whānau and the community, including the local school."

Strong relationships and partnerships support children's wellbeing and belonging.

Whānau partnership
B
"Kaiako have respectful relationships and learning partnerships with tamariki, parents, whānau and the community, including the local school."

Respectful partnerships and engagement with families evident and valued.

Bicultural practice
A
"Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are naturally woven into the curriculum in ways that are meaningful to tamariki and respectful of te ao Māori."

Te reo and tikanga Māori naturally integrated throughout curriculum meaningfully.

Health & safety

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
B
"A systematic approach to strategic planning and internal evaluation focuses on what matters most and contributes to ongoing improvements."

Strategic planning and evaluation evident; governance strengthening processes underway.

Source: Education Review Office review of Stewart Island EC Education Centre dated 2023-02-14, 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). · 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 Stewart Island EC Education 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.

72 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2375)
90

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

6 Ayr Street, Half Moon Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Stewart Island EC Education Centre a free kindergarten?
Stewart Island EC Education Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Stewart Island EC Education Centre?
20 children attend Stewart Island EC Education Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Stewart Island EC Education Centre?
6 Ayr Street Half Moon Bay Southland District

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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)

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

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

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

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.