Orapa Kindergarten
Kindergarten
10 Wood Street, Waitara West · New Plymouth District
ERO assessed Orapa Kindergarten as Not well placed in their June 2020 review. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in bicultural practice, with te ao Māori embedded in the environment and curriculum. However, whānau partnership communication was inconsistent, and health and safety systems required strengthening, with monitoring gaps and policy review needed.
AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.
Roll breakdown
By age
By ethnicity
Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).
Operator
Kindergartens Taranaki Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation Evaluation · 2025-03-17 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2025-03-17, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
Education Review · 2020-06-15· superseded by operator-wide review above
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The association has identified that a priority is to strengthen educationally powerful partnerships with whānau. A range of information and reporting is shared with whānau and surveys are undertaken to gather their views. Evaluating the effectiveness of current communication and consultation strategies should support the association to progress this priority."
Communication occurring but inconsistent; strengthening partnerships identified as priority.
"Teachers collaboratively build knowledge and understanding of te ao Māori perspectives. Te ao Māori is well reflected in their environment, rituals, and in some learning profiles. Teachers promote te ao Māori through local, place-based contexts. Kaupapa Māori concepts of manaakitanga, rangimarie and maia are viewed as an essential aspect of the curriculum."
Te ao Māori embedded in environment and curriculum; sound knowledge-building in progress.
"Systems for recording and monitoring health and safety requirements were implemented in 2018. Further rigour and monitoring are required to ensure oversight of ongoing compliance accountability is maintained. Priority should also be given to the consistent implementation of a policy review schedule."
Systems established but require strengthening; monitoring gaps; policy review needed.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Orapa Kindergarten dated 2020-06-15, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Orapa Kindergarten hasn't been graded on a dimension, the composite uses the national average for that dimension as a placeholder. Each affected axis below is flagged est. When a new ERO review lands, the placeholder is replaced and the score may shift.
The 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
10 Wood Street, Waitara West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Orapa Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Orapa Kindergarten is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Orapa Kindergarten?
- 40 children attend Orapa Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Orapa Kindergarten?
- 10 Wood Street Waitara West New Plymouth District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #5228) ↗ · 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
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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.