Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao
Te Kōhanga Reo
16 Tainui Street, Castlecliff West · Whanganui District
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 · 2024-12-24
"Planning and assessment is in place. This includes programme content, timelines, and clearly links to Te Whāriki-a-te-Kōhanga Reo. Assessment information is gathered and captured in mokopuna konae books. Mokopuna benefit from a focused approach to assessment."
Assessment linked to Te Whāriki; planning evident but evaluation needs strengthening
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"The whānau manage their kōhanga reo in the best interest of the mokopuna. Whānau hui are regular and are well attended. The whānau are currently reviewing and updating their policies and procedures."
Regular whānau engagement; policies reviewed; clear family-centred management
"Mokopuna are exposed to language specific to their iwi. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to support mokopuna language development. These include prompts, repetition, waiata and mōteatea about the local area."
Iwi-specific language embedded; multiple te reo strategies; cultural knowledge integrated
"During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas: emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic."
Systems reviewed across all compliance areas; no non-compliance issues identified
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao dated 2024-12-24, 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 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 Kura Mahiao 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
16 Tainui Street, Castlecliff West. 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 Kura Mahiao a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao 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 Kura Mahiao?
- 27 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Kura Mahiao?
- 16 Tainui Street Castlecliff West Whanganui District
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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 #52724) ↗ · 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.