Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau
Te Kōhanga Reo
217 Bethlehem Road, RD4, Bethlehem · Tauranga City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau had an Education Review in June 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report identified mixed performance across dimensions: children's wellbeing and whānau partnership received B grades, while curriculum and learning, bicultural practice, and health and safety received C grades. The service showed strengths in children's engagement and family communication, but faces challenges in planning and assessment practices, inconsistent te reo Māori usage, and health and safety compliance.
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 · 2024-06-26
"Planning, assessment, and programme evaluation needs improvement. Kaimahi acknowledge they have limited understanding of the critical elements required for effective planning, assessment and programme evaluation."
Limited understanding of planning, assessment, and programme evaluation practices.
"Mokopuna participate in various, enjoyable learning experiences. Interactions between adults and mokopuna are characterised by the values of aroha, tiaki and manaaki. Mokopuna nurture and care for each other."
Children engaged, cared for, showing happiness and security in learning experiences.
"Bi-monthly whānau hui are well attended. Hui minutes provide good information. The strategic plan is in place and informed by Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo and Te Ara Tūāpae."
Regular family engagement, good communication, strategic planning in place.
"Te reo Māori requires strengthening. Although kaimahi use te reo Māori most of the time, mokopuna often prefer to speak in English. Fostering te reo Māori capability across all aspects is imperative."
Te reo Māori usage inconsistent; children preferring English despite staff efforts.
"Whānau must develop efficient processes to review and establish sound health and safety policies and procedures that align with current legislation. It is crucial for whānau and kaimahi to understand how these impact on the operations of the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna health and wellbeing cannot be guaranteed."
Health and safety policies inadequate; compliance with legislation not yet established.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau dated 2024-06-26, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau 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
217 Bethlehem Road, RD4, Bethlehem. 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 Ngāti Hangarau a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau 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 Ngāti Hangarau?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau?
- 217 Bethlehem Road, RD4 Bethlehem Tauranga City
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #40144) ↗ · 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
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