Te Karaka Preschool
Education & Care
Kanakanakia Road, · Gisborne District
Te Karaka Preschool received an Akarangi review in October 2021. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service achieved B grades for children's wellbeing, bicultural practice, and health & safety, with positive relationships and cultural practice evident. Leadership & governance was graded C, with opportunities identified for improved internal evaluation and strategic direction.
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
Akarangi · 2021-10-06
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Children relate positively to peers and adults promoting their social and emotional competencies. The mixed age setting fosters tuakana teina relationships. Infants and toddlers experience a calm and unhurried learning environment."
Positive relationships and emotional safety evident; tuakana teina relationships support wellbeing.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The curriculum celebrates the culture, language and identity of children, Te Karaka community, and mana whenua."
Bicultural curriculum evident with cultural celebration and mana whenua acknowledgement.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance verified through assurance statement; no concerns noted in review.
"Leaders and teachers are at the early stages of developing an understanding of internal evaluation for improvement. They are beginning to build collective knowledge and understanding of internal evaluation and engage in deliberate systematic processes, with a focus on improved outcomes for all learners."
Internal evaluation and strategic direction emerging; opportunities for improved governance and evaluation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Karaka Preschool dated 2021-10-06, 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 Te Karaka Preschool 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
Kanakanakia Road, . Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Karaka Preschool a free kindergarten?
- Te Karaka Preschool is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Karaka Preschool?
- 26 children attend Te Karaka Preschool (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Karaka Preschool?
- Kanakanakia Road 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 #55341) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- 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.