Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Marama
Te Kōhanga Reo
2 A Bledisloe Road, Maraenui · Napier City
An ERO Education Review was completed on 18 August 2025. Our analysis of the ERO report found strong bicultural practice with exemplary te reo Māori and tikanga integration. Sound curriculum planning and children's wellbeing were evident, though whānau partnership strategies and leadership action planning require further development.
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 · 2025-08-18
"Kaimahi have established planning and assessment practices grounded in whanaungatanga and aligned with Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo."
Sound planning and assessment aligned with Te Whāriki, though programme evaluation needs strengthening.
"Mokopuna express that they are happy in their learning through joyful engagement and positive interactions with their peers and kaimahi."
Children are happy and engaged with strong relationships; wellbeing systems are established.
"It is important that a strategy be developed to ensure full participation of whānau in the operations and management of the kōhanga reo."
Whānau participation exists but needs strengthening through developed strategy.
"Mokopuna actively engage in cultural practices such as pōwhiri, karakia, hīmene, and mihimihi, showing growing confidence and understanding of tikanga."
Exemplary te reo Māori and tikanga integration throughout learning environment and practices.
"Core health, safety, and personnel policies are aligned with current legislation, ensuring compliance and care."
Compliant systems in place; some areas require deeper understanding of Children's Act procedures.
"It is now time to develop an action plan to monitor progress toward achieving the strategic objectives."
Strategic planning exists but requires development of action plans for monitoring progress.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Marama dated 2025-08-18, 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 4 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
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
2 A Bledisloe Road, Maraenui. 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 Te Ao Marama a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Marama 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 Te Ao Marama?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Marama (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Marama?
- 2 A Bledisloe Road Maraenui Napier 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 #55167) ↗ · 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.