Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata
Te Kōhanga Reo
Otewa Road, RD 5, Ōtorohanga · Ōtorohanga District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata is a kōhanga reo serving 29 mokopuna in Ōtorohanga. Our analysis of the ERO report (March 2024) shows strong performance in bicultural practice with extensive te reo Māori integration and embedded tikanga, while other areas including curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance all received B grades. The service has clear strategic planning aligned with whānau vision, though programme evaluation has been identified as an area requiring formalisation.
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
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2024-03-05
"Kaimahi work collaboratively to plan the learning the programme. This includes annual, term and weekly plans to guide kaimahi to ensure the programme is focussed and purposeful."
Collaborative planning with structured annual, term, and weekly guidance evident; informal evaluation noted as area for
"Mokopuna demonstrate a good understanding of whanaungatanga through their interactions with others."
Mokopuna demonstrate good understanding of relationships; safe environment maintained with clear policies and procedures
"Whānau hui are held regularly and well attended. Minutes provide valuable information. Whānau attend to emerging opportunities, issues and concerns promptly."
Regular, well-attended whānau hui; responsive to emerging issues; aspirations incorporated into planning.
"Mokopuna are supported to participate in karakia paimārire, himene, waiata, mihimihi and kori tinana. Kaimahi actively support mokopuna in learning about their tūrangawaewae by guiding them to recite their pepehā."
Extensive te reo Māori integration; tikanga and kawa embedded; strong mana whenua connection through marae.
"Health, safety and personnel policies and procedures are reviewed to reflect legislative requirements. Whānau maintain a safe and secure environment for mokopuna."
Policies reviewed and compliant; safe environment maintained; however, Children's Act 2014 understanding identified as r
"The whānau strategic plan includes the vision and aspirations whānau hold for mokopuna. Whānau know their priorities and goals for the future direction of the kōhanga reo."
Clear strategic planning with whānau vision; however, programme evaluation is informal and requires formalisation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata dated 2024-03-05, 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 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
Otewa Road, RD 5, Ōtorohanga. 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 Iti A Rata a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata 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 Iti A Rata?
- 29 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Iti A Rata?
- Otewa Road, RD 5 Ōtorohanga Ōtorohanga 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 #35012) ↗ · 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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