Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau
Te Kōhanga Reo
Lockhead Road, Te Puna · Western Bay of Plenty District
Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau received an Education Review in August 2023. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong performance in curriculum and learning and children's wellbeing, with whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance assessed as solid. ERO noted the service uses intentional teaching strategies to support te reo Māori development, and children are secure and confident in their learning environment.
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Roll breakdown
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Operator
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2023-08-22
"Kaimahi use intentional strategies to actively support and facilitate language development for mokopuna. These include the use of a variety of waiata, rotarota and instructional strategies that encourage mokopuna participation and engagement. Mokopuna learn about the structure and purpose of language through karakia, pepehā and mōteatea."
Intentional teaching strategies embedded; te reo Māori development through structured, varied approaches.
"Mokopuna are secure and are developing confidence as speakers of te reo Māori. Kaimahi model values of aroha and manaaki. Mokopuna are encouraged to acknowledge one another and adults during their time on the whāriki. The morning routine is well established and familiar for mokopuna."
Children secure, confident, supported through modelled values and familiar routines.
"ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau agree that the whānau continue to enhance their collective strength to further increase the quality learning and outcomes for mokopuna."
Partnership evident; recommendation to enhance collective strength indicates solid but improvable engagement.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas: emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic."
Systems reviewed and in place; no concerns flagged; compliance with legal requirements.
"Matters raised in the previous ERO report relating to personnel management were verified during this onsite visit. All current employment documentation is now in place."
Previous concerns addressed; personnel management systems now compliant; systems established.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau dated 2023-08-22, 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 Pirirakau 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
Lockhead Road, Te Puna. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau 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 Pirirakau?
- 35 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo O Pirirakau?
- Lockhead Road Te Puna Western Bay of Plenty District
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #40147) ↗ · 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
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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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