Barnardos Early Learning Centre Mangere
About Barnardos Early Learning Centre Mangere
About Education & Care Service
Education & Care Services are mainstream early learning centres that offer full-day or part-day care with a structured curriculum, qualified teachers, and a focus on learning through play. They cater to families needing flexible childcare options and wanting a balanced approach that supports social, physical, and early academic development in a diverse environment.
What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?
20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Barnardos Early Learning Centre Mangere, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Barnardos Early Learning Centre Mangere currently has a roll of 59 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
Pacific tamariki are the largest group (40% of the roll), alongside european, māori, asian, other children.
Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.
Parent Reviews
““My son loves going to Barnardos Early Learning Centre and is always happy to attend! The teachers are wonderful — special thanks to Deloshni, Payal, Jay, and Kamal for their care and support. The new teachers are also very warm, friendly, and accommodating. The centre provides 30 hours free and includes food, which is really helpful for families. Highly recommend Barnardos to anyone looking for a caring and supportive early learning centre!””
“As a parent we are very happy to join my kids ... tq barnardo early learning centre staf keep going on..”
“My sister goes to Barnardos Early Learning Centre in Māngere, and our whole family is really happy with the care she gets. The teachers are very kind, patient, and always smiling. They help the kids learn new things every day and make sure they feel safe and loved. The center is clean, colorful and full of fun activities. My sister enjoys playing, learning, and making new friends. She always comes home talking about what she did. We can see how much confidence and happiness this place gives her. Thank you to all the amazing staff for doing such a great job. We really appreciate everything you do for the children and their families.”
“All the staff at Bernardo’s Mangere was like a family to us, all the teachers (Deloshnee, Liu, Amanda, Julie etc etc) they created a second home for my son and I am always grateful for knowing them. I have seen their compassion and how much they cared for the kids, the basic needs and the wellbeing. They were like second moms to my baby half of his day he spent it with them and half with me, they made daycare like a home, and I can attest that they give love and total care for the kids, my baby is very excited to go to daycare everyday and he never fails to surprise me with new things he learned from the teachers. They were my support system (as we didn’t have family in NZ, only me and my son and my husband was away) I will always be grateful for all the support they have given me. I also like the fact that their facility ran during the Red traffic light (covid19 restrictions) it was very helpful for me as a full time essential worker. If not for the circumstances, we wouldn’t have left Barnardo’s. I will always recommend this facility to all my mommy friends in NZ. THE TEAM IS AMAZING!”
“Both of my children attend B.E.L.C in Mangere. The staff are incredible and the facilities are great. My children are looked after by the staff like they are their own children and my children’s learning has developed immensely since they’ve been enrolled. Would highly recommend this centre to any family. And they also work around working families with more than reasonable fees. Thank you team at Barnardos we appreciate everything you do.”
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