Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti
Te Kōhanga Reo
265 A East Tamaki Road, Otara · Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti is a kōhanga reo with a current roll of 20 children in Otara. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strengths in bicultural practice and curriculum planning linked to Te Whāriki, but significant concerns in health and safety (grade D) with policies not ratified and understanding gaps, and in leadership and governance (grade C) which lacks internal evaluation systems and strategic monitoring. Whānau partnership also graded C due to limited participation in governance and decision-making.
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 review
Education Review · 2024-06-24
"Kaimahi work together as they plan the learning programme. Planning is detailed and makes links to Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo. The mahere ako identifies desired learning outcomes, programme content, strategies and resourcing to support implementation."
Planning is detailed and linked to Te Whāriki; assessment practices need strengthening.
"Mokopuna appear settled and enjoy learning in the company of others."
Children settled and engaged; however health and safety policies not ratified.
"Whānau participation and management of operations is minimal. While there are opportunities for whānau to contribute to management matters, they are yet to meet their responsibilities to regularly attend whānau hui."
Limited whānau participation in governance and decision-making; irregular attendance.
"Kaimahi actively promote the use of te reo Māori through strategies such as waiata, rotarota, pao, prompts and repetition."
Strong promotion of te reo Māori through varied strategies and daily practice.
"Health and safety policies and procedures have not been ratified. Whānau and kaimahi do not fully understand how this influences the health and safety of mokopuna. Mokopuna health and wellbeing is potentially compromised."
Policies not ratified; understanding gaps; potential risk to children's safety.
"The lack of internal evaluation or self-review processes has resulted in several key areas of kōhanga reo operations requiring immediate action."
No internal evaluation system; lacks strategic operational management and monitoring.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti dated 2024-06-24, 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). · Centre has 2 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
265 A East Tamaki Road, Otara. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti 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 ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti?
- 20 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o ki Tāmaki Rāwhiti?
- 265 A East Tamaki Road Otara Auckland - Ōtara-Papatoetoe
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #25299) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2016-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.