Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai
Te Kōhanga Reo
Cnr Vogel & Tay Streets, Woodville · Tararua District
Our analysis of the 2015 ERO report found Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai had sound curriculum and adequate health and safety systems, but identified areas needing strengthening: whānau partnership communication was inconsistent, te reo Māori capability was limited to one staff member, and leadership systems lacked detail and regularity. The service has not had a subsequent ERO review since that assessment.
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
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Education Review · 2017-11-28 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2017-11-28, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2015-09-24· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children have access to various learning experiences that consider their different ages and abilities. Children attend community activities and interact with new people and experiences. Children engage in a range of interesting learning activities."
Learning experiences are sound and varied, but programme planning lacks detail and structure.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau hui are not held on a regular basis. This makes it difficult for whānau to make sound decisions and monitor the kōhanga reo operations."
Family communication and involvement inconsistent; irregular meetings limit collaborative decision-making.
"Whānau and kaimahi strengthen the use of te reo Māori. The kaiako is the only person who uses te reo Māori."
Te reo Māori use is limited to one staff member; insufficient capability across whānau and kaimahi.
"Health and safety practices are adequate. Financial systems show that all transactions are transparent and accountable. Kaimahi have signed job descriptions and employment contracts."
Health, safety and compliance systems are adequate with transparent financial management.
"Programme planning and evaluation is inadequate. Although kaimahi use weekly plans, these lack detail. There are no long term, medium term and daily plans to guide programme delivery. Kaimahi do not meet regularly to evaluate what worked and did not and why."
Planning and evaluation systems lack detail and regularity; one staff member carries most operational responsibilities.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai dated 2015-09-24, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai 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
Cnr Vogel & Tay Streets, Woodville. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai is a Te Kōhanga Reo service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai?
- 25 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Atawhai?
- Cnr Vogel & Tay Streets Woodville Tararua 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 #55152) ↗ · 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
Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.