Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro
Te Kōhanga Reo
55 Apirana Road, Horohoro · Rotorua District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro's ERO review identified significant concerns. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received D grades for children's wellbeing and health & safety due to facility condition and non-compliance with building standards, with urgent repairs needed. C grades were given for curriculum & learning and leadership & governance, both requiring strengthening. Whānau partnership was assessed as B, with regular hui and good communication.
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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 review
Education Review · 2023-06-29
"Mokopuna appear happy as learners however, more could be done to provide a stimulating programme that meets their learning needs."
Programme meets basic needs but lacks deliberate stimulation; planning and evaluation require strengthening.
"Mokopuna health and safety cannot be assured. The current facilities require repairing."
Health, safety and wellbeing compromised by facility condition; urgent repairs needed.
"Whānau hui are regular and online facilities such as zoom and Facebook enables good participation."
Regular whānau hui and good participation through multiple communication channels.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Mokopuna health and safety cannot be assured. The current facilities require repairing. Whānau alongside Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust have prepared a building plan to remedy and improve the current buildings. This issue is urgent and requires prompt attention."
Non-compliance on facility standards; urgent building repairs required; health/safety cannot be assured.
"Planning, assessment and programme evaluation requires strengthening. Currently, these processes are guided by the kaiwhakahaere. As the ones working directly with mokopuna, it is time that kaimahi are supported to build their understanding of planning, assessment, and evaluation."
Strategic processes in place but require strengthening; staff need support in planning and evaluation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro dated 2023-06-29, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro 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
55 Apirana Road, Horohoro. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro 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 Horohoro?
- 25 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro?
- 55 Apirana Road Horohoro Rotorua District
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #41016) ↗ · 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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