Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukerau
Te Kōhanga Reo
C/- Russell School Fantame Street, Waitangirua · Porirua City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukerau is a kōhanga reo serving 26 children in Waitangirua. Our analysis of the January 2020 ERO report identified strengths in bicultural practice and te reo Māori immersion, with good whānau partnership engagement. Areas for development include child-led learning in the curriculum, health and safety compliance alignment with Te Whāriki, and consistency in leadership and professional evaluation.
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 · 2020-01-21
"Children experience a learning programme that is guided by what is important to adults. There are limited opportunities for children to pursue their interests."
Limited child-led learning; adult-directed programme; emerging child agency.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau have some practices in place to ensure day to day operations are fulfilled and children are safe. They are working with other kōhanga reo in the local Purapura to develop policies and procedures and strategic plans to support the whanau to meet management roles."
Some engagement structures; collaborative governance development; opportunity to strengthen communication.
"Children are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaimahi use a variety of strategies to support language development. Younger children and babies show comprehension through body language and facial expressions. Older children use kupu and simple sentence structures to communicate with others. Children are developing as early speakers of te reo Māori."
Strong te reo Māori immersion; authentic tikanga integration; consistent cultural development.
"ERO identified areas of non-compliance."
Non-compliance noted; requires curriculum alignment with Te Whāriki regulations.
"Kaimahi have identified planning, assessment and programme evaluation as areas to strengthen. Whilst the fundamentals of these are evident, kaimahi require more targeted professional learning and development to increase effectiveness."
Emerging professional practice; identified PLD needs; improving but inconsistent evaluation.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukerau dated 2020-01-21, 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 Pukerau 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
C/- Russell School Fantame Street, Waitangirua. 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 Pukerau a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukerau 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 Pukerau?
- 26 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukerau (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukerau?
- C/- Russell School Fantame Street Waitangirua Porirua 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 #64054) ↗ · 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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