Rakakao Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Pickering Street, Kaiti · Gisborne District
ERO assessed Rakakao Kindergarten as Not well placed in its 2018 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found strengths in curriculum design with play-based and bicultural approaches (A grades), alongside solid whānau partnership and leadership (B grades).
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
ERO Review · 2018-05-07
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.
"Children confidently engage in a play-based, bicultural curriculum. The environment is intentionally designed to invite exploration. Te ao Māori and kaupapa Māori concepts are highly valued and well established in practice. Te reo Māori is meaningfully spoken in extended conversations. Children make choices, take risks and are involved in sustained periods of play."
Play-based, bicultural curriculum with intentional design and strong Te ao Māori integration.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Learning partnerships with whānau are strengthening. Teachers and whānau work together to design learning goals for individuals, and families have opportunities to be actively involved in their children's learning."
Strengthening partnerships; whānau involved in co-designing learning goals and activities.
"Te ao Māori and kaupapa Māori concepts are highly valued and well established in practice. Te reo Māori is meaningfully spoken in extended conversations."
Te ao Māori and kaupapa Māori well established; te reo Māori meaningfully integrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Association leaders have a well-considered approach to progressing strategic objectives. Connections to the community are strong and maintaining these continues to be a focus. Leaders are committed to Treaty-based partnerships and acknowledging Māori as tangata whenua."
Well-considered strategic approach with strong community connections and Treaty commitment.
Source: Education Review Office review of Rakakao Kindergarten dated 2018-05-07, 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 Rakakao 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
Pickering Street, Kaiti. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Rakakao Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Rakakao 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 Rakakao Kindergarten?
- 38 children attend Rakakao Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Rakakao Kindergarten?
- Pickering Street Kaiti Gisborne 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 #5273) ↗ · 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
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