Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao
Te Kōhanga Reo
68 King Street, Taradale · Napier City
Our analysis of the ERO report shows this kōhanga reo received A grades for curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, and bicultural practice, reflecting strong te reo Māori immersion and intentional teaching. B grades were assigned to whānau partnership, health and safety, and leadership and governance, with areas noted for development including formalizing complaint procedures.
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 · 2024-06-26
"Kaimahi have clear systems to plan learning experiences and focus on new kupu, pūrākau, waiata and activities that engage mokopuna."
Clear planning systems, intentional teaching with focus on te reo Māori, assessment through konae mahi, consistent weekl
"Mokopuna are happy and settled in their learning."
Children show happiness, confidence, security, caring relationships, and positive emotional outcomes throughout programm
"Regular whānau hui allows them to discuss important kaupapa and make decisions to support the kōhanga reo direction and operations."
Regular communication, family involvement in decision-making, trust established; complaint procedures identified as area
"Mokopuna are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaimahi role model correct language structures and use hand gestures to reinforce learning."
Te reo Māori immersion, te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori embedded, tikanga and pepeha integrated throughout programme.
"Health and safety registers are well maintained and provide relevant information about mokopuna wellbeing."
Registers well-maintained; legal requirements met; emergency procedures in place; identified need to formalize complaint
"Kaimahi regularly reflect on their mahi and mokopuna responses to the planning and assessment."
Regular reflection, internal evaluation occurring; appraisal process and action plan recently implemented to support str
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao dated 2024-06-26, 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 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
68 King Street, Taradale. 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 Maara a Tāwhao a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao 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 Maara a Tāwhao?
- 15 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao?
- 68 King Street Taradale 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 #55155) ↗ · 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.