Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana
Te Kōhanga Reo
22 A Smythe Road, Henderson · Auckland - Henderson-Massey
Our analysis of the 2024 ERO report shows strengths in curriculum and language development (A grade) and sound health and safety practices (B grade). Leadership and governance (C grade) has room for improvement, particularly in staff appraisal systems and professional learning processes.
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 · 2024-06-18
"Kaimahi utilise effective strategies to nurture language development in mokopuna including te reo āwhina, te reo tohutohu, te reo kākā, waiata and pūrākau."
Effective, intentional teaching strategies for language development consistently demonstrated.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Clear position descriptions provide clarity of kaimahi expectations and verified kaimahi safety checks are complete. Emergency drills are regularly practiced ensuring safety and preparedness."
Sound compliance with safety requirements; drills practiced regularly and staff vetted.
"Kaimahi appraisals are currently incomplete highlighting the need for whānau to implement processes to support kaimahi growth and development."
Staff appraisal systems incomplete; opportunity to improve professional learning processes.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana dated 2024-06-18, 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 computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana 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
22 A Smythe Road, Henderson. 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 Ngākau Mahana a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana 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 Ngākau Mahana?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana?
- 22 A Smythe Road Henderson 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 #20481) ↗ · 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.