Otamarakau Kindergarten
Kindergarten
2244 Old Coach Road, RD 6, Pukehina Beach · Western Bay of Plenty District
Otamarakau Kindergarten operates in Pukehina Beach with a current roll of 21 children. Our analysis of the ERO report from June 2021 found the service received B grades across all five dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Akanuku · 2021-06-10
"Otamarakau Kindergarten provides children with a range of opportunities to enhance and extend their learning. The curriculum is inclusive and responsive to children as confident and competent learners."
Curriculum is inclusive, responsive, and provides good learning opportunities.
"Adults providing education and care engage in positive and meaningful interactions that enhance learning and relationships."
Positive interactions and meaningful relationships support children's wellbeing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The kindergarten acknowledges and reflects tangata whenua and children are confident in their own culture."
Tangata whenua acknowledged and reflected; children confident in own culture.
"At the time of the review, ERO found the service was taking reasonable steps to meet regulatory standards."
Service meets health and safety regulatory standards.
"A policy framework and annual plan guide daily operation. An ongoing process of internal evaluation improves the quality of education and care."
Policy framework and internal evaluation processes support effective leadership.
Source: Education Review Office review of Otamarakau Kindergarten dated 2021-06-10, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Otamarakau 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
2244 Old Coach Road, RD 6, Pukehina Beach. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Otamarakau Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Otamarakau 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 Otamarakau Kindergarten?
- 21 children attend Otamarakau Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Otamarakau Kindergarten?
- 2244 Old Coach Road, RD 6 Pukehina Beach Western Bay of Plenty District
How much will this cost you? Use our FamilyBoost + Childcare Subsidy calculator to estimate your weekly out-of-pocket after government support.
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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 #47560) ↗ · 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.