Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kaahu
Te Kōhanga Reo
9 Edward Street, Ngāruawāhia North · Waikato District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kaahu was reviewed by ERO in March 2025. Our analysis of the ERO report found several areas needing development: the learning programme requires review with children appearing unsettled, conflict resolution processes are not yet in place, te reo Māori is not being strengthened despite karakia practice, and safety procedures need better understanding among staff and whānau. Whānau partnership was rated more positively, with whānau committed to the kōhanga reo kaupapa.
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 · 2025-03-19
"The learning programme needs to be reviewed. Mokopuna were really unsettled. Kaimahi did not implement processes for the management of conflict resolution amongst mokopuna."
Learning programme review needed; children unsettled; conflict resolution processes lacking.
"Mokopuna were really unsettled. Kaimahi did not implement processes for the management of conflict resolution amongst mokopuna."
Children unsettled; conflict resolution processes not implemented by staff.
"The whaanau are committed to the kaupapa of the koohanga reo."
Whānau committed to koohanga reo kaupapa.
"English is the most dominant language amongst mokopuna at koohanga reo."
English dominates; te reo Māori not strengthened despite karakia practice.
"While all health and safety policies have been updated to align to regulations, whaanau and kaimahi have limited understanding of the procedures required to ensure mokopuna are kept safe."
Policies updated but limited understanding of safety procedures by whānau and kaimahi.
"The implementation of an internal evaluation or self-review process is required to ensure there is ongoing monitoring and improvement of key aspects of operations."
Internal evaluation and self-review processes required; strategic direction needs development.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kaahu dated 2025-03-19, 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
9 Edward Street, Ngāruawāhia North. 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 Kaahu a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kaahu 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 Kaahu?
- 29 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kaahu (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kaahu?
- 9 Edward Street Ngāruawāhia North Waikato 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 #30032) ↗ · 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.