Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai
Te Kōhanga Reo
94 Pakowhai Road, Wairoa · Wairoa District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai had an Education Review in April 2024. Our analysis of the ERO report found sound curriculum planning aligned with Te Whāriki, though some programme evaluation documentation was inconsistent. Health and safety practices require strengthening, including more consistent sleep supervision checks.
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 · 2024-04-04
"Collaborative planning and assessment practices guide mokopuna learning experiences well. Whānau aspirations and ongoing reflections are included in planning based on Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo. Planning identifies desired learning outcomes for mokopuna, activities to stimulate their engagement and promote their learning, and appropriate resources required to teach specific kaupapa."
Sound planning and assessment based on Te Whāriki; some inconsistencies in programme evaluation documentation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"To improve practice kaimahi need to strengthen recording checks for sleeping mokopuna. Records show kaimahi regularly check on sleeping mokopuna and kaimahi expressed they were aware of the expectation to carry out physical checks. However, during the onsite review this was not observed by ERO."
Sleep supervision checks not consistently observed; health/safety practices need strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai dated 2024-04-04, 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 Pākōwhai 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
94 Pakowhai Road, Wairoa. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai 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 Pākōwhai?
- 20 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Pākōwhai?
- 94 Pakowhai Road Wairoa Wairoa 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 #55305) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2008-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.