Service type
Educare Bream Bay is an education and care service — the most common ECE type in New Zealand, typically operating all day, year-round.
20 Hours ECE
Educare Bream Bay participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.
Authority
Educare Bream Bay is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.
Equity Index
Educare Bream Bay has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.
Children by age
As at July 2025, based on 37 children on the roll.
Children by ethnicity
Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.
Location
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- AddressShop 32 386 Marsden Point Road, Ruakaka-Whangarei
- Phone+64 9 432 8540
- Emailbreambay@educare.co.nz
- ContactKelsi Dean
Nearby ECE services
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Bream Bay Kindergarten Kindergartens · 167 m
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Busy Bees Ruakaka Education & Care Services · 3.3 km
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Manaia Kindergarten Kindergartens · 11.9 km
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Parua Bay Childcare Education & Care Services · 12 km
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Waipu Playcentre Playcentre · 12.5 km
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What comes next
Primary schools closest to Educare Bream Bay — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.
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Snells Beach Primary School 66.1 km
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The Forest School 79.3 km
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Gulf Harbour School 87.4 km
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Wentworth Primary 87.6 km
Data source
- SourceNZ Early Childhood Services Directory — Ministry of Education / Education Counts
- Ministry data last checked6 September 2026