Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku
Te Kōhanga Reo
16-20 Kotuku Street, Te Atatu Peninsula · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku is a kōhanga reo serving 30 children in Te Atatu Peninsula. Our analysis of the ERO report (January 2023) found strong bicultural practice with te reo Māori embedded throughout the programme, and good outcomes in children's wellbeing, curriculum planning, and whānau partnership. Leadership and governance was graded as requiring development, with a need for more systematic curriculum evaluation and strategic improvement focus.
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 · 2023-01-26
"Mokopuna experience a learning programme that is well planned and managed."
Well-planned curriculum with intentional teaching, but evaluation processes need development.
"Mokopuna appear confident, happy and settled learners."
Strong emotional wellbeing evident; smooth transitions; children show happiness and confidence.
"Whānau meet regularly to discuss areas of operations. Finances and kaiako reports are tabled at whānau hui."
Regular communication and involvement in centre operations; clear governance participation.
"Kaimahi draw on a range of ways to support mokopuna to build their understanding and use of te reo Māori. These include strategies such as modelling, prompting, questioning and praise. Karakia, mihimihi and the kōhanga reo pēpeha provides formal language opportunities for mokopuna to practice te reo Māori."
Te reo Māori embedded throughout programme; consistent use of karakia, mihimihi; tuākana confidently deliver pānui.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Programme evaluation requires attention. While kaimahi hold hui and document their reflections, it is time for kaimahi to focus discussions of the effectiveness of the learning programme."
Reflective practice present but lacks systematic curriculum evaluation; strategic improvement focus needed.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku dated 2023-01-26, 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 Te Kōtuku 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
16-20 Kotuku Street, Te Atatu Peninsula. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku 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 Kōtuku?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōtuku?
- 16-20 Kotuku Street Te Atatu Peninsula Auckland - Henderson-Massey
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Sources & verification
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- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #20349) ↗ · 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
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