Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera
Te Kōhanga Reo
Ngahina Road, Waingarara-Waimana · Whakatane District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera is a kōhanga reo (te reo Māori early childhood service) in Waingarara-Waimana with a current roll of 22 children. In our analysis of the ERO report from July 2024, the Health & safety dimension received a grade C, reflecting that compliance frameworks are present but legal knowledge gaps have been identified requiring urgent attention and training.
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 · 2024-07-09
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"Whānau and kaimahi have limited awareness of the Childrens Act 2014. While there is a Child Protection Policy in place, they acknowledge the need to be intentional in their ongoing efforts to enhance awareness and understanding of the Childrens Act 2014."
Compliance frameworks present but legal knowledge gaps identified requiring urgent attention and training.
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Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera dated 2024-07-09, 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 Whetu o Tawera 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
Ngahina Road, Waingarara-Waimana. 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 Whetu o Tawera a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera 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 Whetu o Tawera?
- 22 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whetu o Tawera?
- Ngahina Road Waingarara-Waimana Whakatane 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 #40160) ↗ · 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.