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Purerehua Early Learning Centre

Education & Care

22 Waipapa Road, Tūrangi · Taupo District

Purerehua Early Learning Centre received an Akanuku review in October 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong bicultural practice (grade A), with grades of B across curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The centre has addressed previous health and safety non-compliances.

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

Total roll
35
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
47348

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 · 2023-10-11

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
B
"Children engage in learning experiences that reflect the cultural heritage of both parties to Te Tiriti o Waitangi."

Learning experiences reflect Te Tiriti; curriculum planning identified as next step.

Children's wellbeing
B
"Children experience responsive, reciprocal relationships with each other and their teachers."

Responsive relationships evident; children's belonging and emotional safety demonstrated.

Whānau partnership
B
"Whānau aspirations for their children are gathered and acknowledged in assessment records."

Family aspirations gathered and documented in assessments.

Bicultural practice
A
"Tamariki are nurtured in an inclusive environment that reflects their culture, language, and identity. The service recognises Māori as tangata whenua."

Strong bicultural practice; te reo, tikanga, and tangata whenua recognition embedded.

Health & safety
B
"Since the onsite visit, the service has provided ERO with evidence to show the following non-compliances have been addressed: Ensuring nappy changing facilities are kept hygienically clean (PF25). Having a procedure stating that sleeping children are checked for warmth, breathing and general wellbeing every 5 to 10 minutes, and ensuring teachers undertake physical checks of sleeping children (HS9). Maintaining a record of all food served (HS19). Ensuring that food is stored hygienically (HS20). Ensuring that a record of medication given to children is maintained that includes parental acknowledgement they have been advised medication was given to their child (HS28)."

Previous non-compliances addressed post-visit; regulatory standards now met.

Leadership & governance
B
"A process of internal evaluation is being implemented to help the service maintain and improve the quality of education and care."

Internal evaluation process established; professional learning development identified as next step.

Source: Education Review Office review of Purerehua Early Learning Centre dated 2023-10-11, 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
73 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2425)
70
Wellbeing
20%
Grade B · bottom 10% of band (n=1871)
70
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade B · below band median (n=2400)
70
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=1880)
70
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2375)
90

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

22 Waipapa Road, Tūrangi. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Purerehua Early Learning Centre a free kindergarten?
Purerehua Early Learning Centre is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
What's the roll at Purerehua Early Learning Centre?
35 children attend Purerehua Early Learning Centre (roll year 2025).
Where is Purerehua Early Learning Centre?
22 Waipapa Road Tūrangi Taupo District

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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: 545 centres covered· 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.