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Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo

Education & Care

21 Pukeatua Place, Wainuiomata · Lower Hutt City

ERO assessed Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo as Not well placed in its 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in children's wellbeing (warm interactions, children happy and settled) and leadership and governance (strong relational leadership and collaborative culture), though the overall placement indicates areas requiring development.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
80
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
45553

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

Education Review · 2019-09-25

This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.

Review is 6 years old. ERO reassesses most services on a 3-year cycle, so a current review is likely in progress or recently due. Per-dimension grades below reflect this review's prose — they're useful as historical context but the centre's current quality may differ.
Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Children's wellbeing
A
"Children interact in an environment that is based on whanaungatanga. Kaimahi and whānau model respect, care and concern for others. They use praise and positive strategies to promote confidence, trust and a sense of nurture. Children are greeted warmly, spoken with and to, and hugged and kissed when comfort is sought."

Strong whanaungatanga, consistent positive strategies, warm interactions, children happy and settled.

Whānau partnership

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Bicultural practice

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Leadership & governance
A
"Leaders base relationships on manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. Collaborative ways of working are fostered with whānau and all involved in the kōhanga reo. Leaders have a strong commitment to the philosophy, vision and goals of the kōhanga reo. Emergent leadership amongst staff and whānau is encouraged. Building the capability of whānau is an ongoing. Succession planning is a focus to ensure sustainability of the kōhanga reo for children."

Strong relational leadership, collaborative culture, emergent leadership development, strategic succession planning.

Source: Education Review Office review of Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo dated 2019-09-25, 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 computed

One or more dimensions missing from ERO data

Where Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo 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.

76 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=2425)
71
est
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
Health & Safety
20%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
66
est
Leadership
15%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2400)
90
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Estimated from national average · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
est
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

21 Pukeatua Place, Wainuiomata. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Operator financials

Year ended2024-12-31
Total revenue$1,454,381
Surplus / deficit$-46,800
Paid employees18

Source: Charities Services Annual Return

Frequently asked

Is Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo a free kindergarten?
Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo?
80 children attend Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo (roll year 2025).
Where is Pukeatua Kōhanga Reo?
21 Pukeatua Place Wainuiomata Lower Hutt City

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Sources & verification

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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

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 2024-12-31· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.