Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki
Te Kōhanga Reo
Matahi Valley Road, Waingarara-Waimana · Whakatane District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki is a kōhanga reo in Waingarara-Waimana serving 38 children. Our analysis of the 2016 ERO report identified areas for development: the learning programme was found to be insufficient for individual needs with limited activity variety and resources, and te reo Māori use was inconsistent with staff frequently reverting to English. Whānau partnership and health and safety practices were assessed more positively.
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 operator-wide review
Education Review · 2018-08-03 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2018-08-03, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2016-07-13· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Children are curious and inquisitive however, the learning programme does not effectively meet their individual needs and interests. There is insufficient variety and high interest activities and resources to engage children in learning."
Learning programme insufficient for individual needs; limited activity variety and resources.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau manage and operate the kōhanga reo well. Whānau attend hui regularly where they make collective decisions about the day to day operations of the kōhanga reo."
Regular whānau involvement in operations and collective decision-making.
"While there is a strong base for te reo Māori at the kōhanga reo, children do not benefit from a consistent te reo Māori environment. Kaimahi do not use te reo Māori with and around children at all times."
Strong te reo foundation but inconsistent use; staff revert to English frequently.
"During the review, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing: emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection) physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures) suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios) evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake."
Systems examined for health and safety compliance areas during review.
"The strategic and annual plan are overdue for review. Whānau have identified operational areas that have not been included in long and short term plans for kōhanga reo development."
Strategic planning overdue; operational areas not included in development plans.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki dated 2016-07-13, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki 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
Matahi Valley 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 Papaohaki a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki 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 Papaohaki?
- 38 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Papaohaki?
- Matahi Valley 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 #41011) ↗ · 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.