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.
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
"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 experience responsive, reciprocal relationships with each other and their teachers."
Responsive relationships evident; children's belonging and emotional safety demonstrated.
"Whānau aspirations for their children are gathered and acknowledged in assessment records."
Family aspirations gathered and documented in assessments.
"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.
"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.
"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 computedThe 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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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #47348) ↗ · 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
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