Wonder Bees Early Learning Centre
Education & Care
3 Whetu Place, Mairangi Bay · Auckland - Upper Harbour
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 · 2024-12-23
"Managers agree teachers now need to strengthen planning to include intentional teaching strategies and add complexity and challenge in children's learning."
Planning exists but lacks intentional teaching strategies and complexity.
"Children experience respectful relationships that promote a sense of belonging in a home-like environment."
Children experience belonging and respectful relationships in welcoming environment.
"Regular centre newsletters and community pages, in English and Mandarin, keep whānau informed of centre activities and upcoming events."
Regular communication and information sharing with families evident.
"Children are encouraged to sing waiata and participate in karakia and Māori storytelling. Teachers have enrolled in professional development to help them deepen bicultural teaching practices."
Bicultural activities present but teachers still building depth in practice.
"Parents who spoke to ERO value positive relationships with staff and the good adult-to-child ratios."
Ratios better than minimum requirements; assurance on legal health and safety met.
"The acting centre manager is improvement focused. She is working to build a positive centre-wide team culture and create a philosophy to guide and reflect teaching practices. Targeted management and external professional support will support this development and the sustainability of new practices."
New manager building team and culture; external support needed for sustainability.
Source: Education Review Office review of Wonder Bees Early Learning Centre dated 2024-12-23, 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
3 Whetu Place, Mairangi Bay. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Wonder Bees Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
- Wonder Bees 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 Wonder Bees Early Learning Centre?
- 40 children attend Wonder Bees Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
- Where is Wonder Bees Early Learning Centre?
- 3 Whetu Place Mairangi Bay Auckland - Upper Harbour
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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 #10276) ↗ · 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.