Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kāwai
Te Kōhanga Reo
164 Warspite Avenue, Waitangirua · Porirua City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kāwai is a kōhanga reo serving 12 children in Waitangirua. Our analysis of the ERO report identified concerns across key areas: curriculum planning lacks clarity and systematic evaluation; children's wellbeing is compromised due to operational and management failures; and whānau partnership has broken down, severely impacting governance and operations.
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 · 2025-06-27
"Programme planning, assessment and evaluation remain areas that require focused attention. While some planning exists, clearer expectations and a shared approach to all aspects of curriculum development are needed."
Planning exists but lacks clarity, shared expectations, and systematic evaluation processes.
"Mokopuna health, safety and wellbeing is compromised."
Wellbeing is explicitly stated as compromised due to operational and management failures.
"Breakdown in whānau relationships is impacting on the management of kōhanga reo operations."
Breakdown in family relationships severely impacting governance and operational management.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kāwai dated 2025-06-27, 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 Ngā Kāwai 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
164 Warspite Avenue, Waitangirua. 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 Ngā Kāwai a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kāwai 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 Ngā Kāwai?
- 12 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kāwai (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kāwai?
- 164 Warspite Avenue Waitangirua Porirua City
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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 #64040) ↗ · 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.