Beachlands Brilliant Minds Early Childhood Centre

About Beachlands Brilliant Minds Early Childhood Centre
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 Beachlands Brilliant Minds Early Childhood Centre, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.
Community Profile
Roll & age distribution
Beachlands Brilliant Minds Early Childhood Centre currently has a roll of 16 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 0–5 years age band.
Ethnicity profile
European tamariki are the largest group (39% of the roll), alongside māori, pacific, 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 preschool at Brilliant Minds because they have an amazing dedicated and caring support system ranging from management to teachers and cooks. They offer a great nurturing and positive environment allowing my son to build his own independence and self confidence. Whilst he is comfortable to reaching out for help and support from staff. We are new to Beachlands but Max transitioned fairly quickly at the centre. I would highly recommend Brilliant Minds to other families.”
“We are so thrilled to have found this Montessori for our little girl. We are new to the Beachlands community but our girl fitted right in with her new environment at daycare especially with her teachers and new friends. She comes home always happy and excited to go in every morning. She even calls it 'Good day School'. We highly recommend this to any parents who are looking for the best, trusted place for their littles ones. Our daughter is only 2 and 8 months but has learned so much from the Montessori. A heartfelt thank you to Chandra and the team of amazing teachers.”
“Honestly I know nothing of the Montessori way. I just visited all the local daycares and this is the one my then 3 year old walked in, hugged the teacher on her own accord and sat down for a story time as if we didn't exist. I put my second child in when she was just over 1 and I've watched them both grow and thrive in this environment. Lots of one on one time with friends and teachers. They love it so much to the point where my kids cry because they don't want to leave at the end of the day. They dress up, they play inside and out just like at every other daycare. But they also get to bake and cook and be hands on if they so choose. The daycare is clean and uncluttered. The confidence my kids have with day to day things for their age is amazing and I credit, in part, the structure of Montessori. Definitely worth a visit”
“I am delighted with the care my two young daughters (now aged nearly 4 and 20m) receive at Beachlands Montessori, where we feel a part of a family. The setting is beautiful indoors and outside, and the teachers in both the toddler room and baby room are wonderful and care deeply about the children as individuals. The kids have such fun, surrounded by loving friends and teachers. The progress they have both made in a year there is astounding. I would highly recommend this day care setting and consider our family so lucky to attend. Thank you to the team”
“More than a typical daycare! We’ve noticed that this more structured education is best for our children and they both love it. The teachers are all well trained offering children with the right combination of learning and fun. All children receive meals making getting them out the door easy and I’ve been impressed by the high level of communication from the staff and management.”
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