Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool
Education & Care
58 Kupe Drive, Whitianga South · Thames-Coromandel District
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 · 2024-07-18
"Tamariki learning is supported within a language-rich curriculum."
Language-rich curriculum supports tamariki learning effectively.
"Kaiako support tamariki learning through positive interactions and nurture reciprocal relationships."
Positive interactions and reciprocal relationships support tamariki wellbeing.
"Positive steps are taken to respect parent aspirations."
Service takes positive steps to respect parent aspirations.
"Māori are acknowledged as tangata whenua."
Māori are acknowledged as tangata whenua.
"Practices and policies are in place to maintain health and safety requirements."
Health and safety practices and policies in place and maintained.
"Aspects of governance, management and administration are yet to be consistently implemented."
Governance and management not consistently implemented; areas of non-compliance.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool dated 2024-07-18, 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 computedThe 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
58 Kupe Drive, Whitianga South. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool?
- 39 children attend Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whitianga Explorers Ltd t/a Mercury Bay Preschool?
- 58 Kupe Drive Whitianga South Thames-Coromandel 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 #30303) ↗ · 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.