Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Puāwai
Te Kōhanga Reo
8 Partridge St, Pomare-Wellington · Lower Hutt City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Puāwai is a kōhanga reo located in Pomare-Wellington, Lower Hutt, with a current roll of 26 children. Our analysis of the ERO report found health and safety practices graded B, with sound systems in place though emergency drills require better scheduling and documentation. An ERO Education Review is scheduled for March 2026.
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 · 2026-03-18
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"Core health and safety policies and procedures have been developed and are yet to be ratified by whānau. Internal monitoring systems are consistently implemented, including checks and records for nappy changes, sleep routines, accident and incident reporting, hazard management, and Risk Analysis and Management System documentation. Personnel files are well managed, and all required safety checks of kaimahi are completed, ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements."
Sound health and safety systems established; emergency drills need scheduling and documentation.
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Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Puāwai dated 2026-03-18, 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 4 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 Puāwai 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
8 Partridge St, Pomare-Wellington. 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 Puāwai a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Puāwai 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 Puāwai?
- 26 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Puāwai (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Puāwai?
- 8 Partridge St Pomare-Wellington Lower Hutt 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 #64026) ↗ · 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.