Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata
Te Kōhanga Reo
Whakato Marae 33 Whakato Road, Te Arai · Gisborne District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata is a kōhanga reo serving 28 children in Te Arai. Our analysis of the June 2022 ERO report identified strengths in children's wellbeing and bicultural practice, with strong te reo and tikanga integration. Areas for development include curriculum assessment practices, staff appraisal systems, and professional learning.
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 · 2022-06-30
"Programme evaluation and mokopuna assessment require attention. It is not clear how programme evaluation and mokopuna assessment is linked to programme planning."
Assessment and programme evaluation unclear; not linked to planning
"Mokopuna are immersed in whanaungatanga. Kaimahi ensure all interactions between adults and mokopuna are nurturing and caring. Mokopuna experience awhina, tautoko and aroha from kaimahi."
Children experience strong belonging, care, and emotional security consistently
"Whanaungatanga provides the foundation for the way in which the kōhanga reo is managed. Whānau hui are held regularly and are well recorded."
Regular family engagement and communication established; whānau-centred decision-making
"Kaimahi ensure that mokopuna attend events on their marae. Through this mokopuna observe and participate in tikanga and kawa. They are exposed to authentic language models as they listen to kāranga and whaikōrero."
Strong te reo, tikanga, and whakapapa integration; marae-based authentic learning
"Health, safety and personnel management policies and procedures are in place."
Policies and procedures established; systems in place for compliance
"Support is required for kaimahi to build their capability and capacity to deliver an effective programme responsive to individual mokopuna strengths, interests, and needs. Kaimahi appraisals require reviewing."
Staff capability and appraisal systems need development; professional learning needs addressing
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata dated 2022-06-30, 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 computedThe 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
Whakato Marae 33 Whakato Road, Te Arai. 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 Rongowhakaata a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata 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 Rongowhakaata?
- 28 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongowhakaata?
- Whakato Marae 33 Whakato Road Te Arai Gisborne 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 #55118) ↗ · 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.