Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi
Te Kōhanga Reo
Rapid # 3 Waima Road, Oceanic Gisborne Region · Gisborne District
Our analysis of the ERO report from March 2024 identifies strong performance across all dimensions, with grade A ratings for curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, health and safety, and leadership and governance. The service demonstrates comprehensive Te Whāriki implementation, culturally-grounded support for children's wellbeing, strong family engagement, Te reo Māori integration throughout daily practice, compliant health and safety systems, and strategic planning with embedded reflective practice.
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
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2024-03-25
"Mokopuna experience a well-considered learning programme that promotes mātauranga Māori."
Strong Te Whāriki implementation, detailed planning, intentional teaching of cultural knowledge.
"Mokopuna benefit from learning that nurtures their mana, wairua and mauri."
Children's emotional, spiritual and social wellbeing consistently supported through culturally-grounded practice.
"Whānau hui are well attended and information is shared."
Strong family engagement, regular communication, clear guidance documents aligned to aspirations.
"Mokopuna are immersed in an environment underpinned by values of tikanga Maori."
Te reo Māori integrated throughout, tikanga embedded in daily practice, whakapapa and cultural narratives central.
"Health, safety and personnel policies and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet legislation."
Policies reviewed regularly, emergency drills conducted, ratios and supervision documented and compliant.
"Effective internal evaluation informs and influences decision making processes."
Strategic planning comprehensive, weekly reflective practice embedded, professional development prioritised for kaimahi.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi dated 2024-03-25, 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 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
Rapid # 3 Waima Road, Oceanic Gisborne Region. 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 Tawarirangi a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi 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 Tawarirangi?
- 18 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ao Tawarirangi?
- Rapid # 3 Waima Road Oceanic Gisborne Region 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 #55208) ↗ · 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.