Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōpārure
Te Kōhanga Reo
Ōpārure Road, Te Kūiti West · Waitomo District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōpārure is a kōhanga reo serving 40 children in Te Kūiti West. Our analysis of the May 2023 ERO report identifies strengths in children's wellbeing, health and safety, and leadership, with kaimahi providing nurturing care and strategic planning informed by Te Ara Tuapae. Areas for development include strengthening programme evaluation in curriculum and learning, and increasing whānau participation in regular hui.
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 · 2023-05-09
"While there are examples of good practise in planning and assessment, there is more work to be done with programme evaluation."
Good planning and assessment but programme evaluation needs strengthening and development.
"Mokopuna appear happy and settled in their relationships."
Children are happy and settled with nurturing, caring interactions from kaimahi.
"Whilst there are opportunities for whānau to contribute to management matters, whānau acknowledge they are yet to meet their responsibilities to attend regular whānau hui."
Whānau participation and attendance at regular hui requires attention and improvement.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Core health and safety policies and procedures are present. Whānau monitor practices to ensure mokopuna wellbeing is prioritised."
Core policies present and whānau actively monitor practices for child wellbeing.
"The whānau strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tuapae and defines whānau aspirations and long-term goals. An annual plan ensures administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner."
Strategic planning informed by Te Ara Tuapae with clear aspirations and administrative systems in place.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōpārure dated 2023-05-09, 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 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 Ōpārure 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
Ōpārure Road, Te Kūiti 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 Ōpārure a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōpārure 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 Ōpārure?
- 40 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōpārure (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Ōpārure?
- Ōpārure Road Te Kūiti West Waitomo District
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #35016) ↗ · 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.