Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Aroha
Te Kōhanga Reo
29 Poutini Street, Whanganui East-Williams Domain · Whanganui District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Aroha is a kōhanga reo in Whanganui East serving 32 children. Our analysis of the ERO report shows curriculum and learning practices are Te Whāriki-aligned with B-grade assessment, though programme evaluation consistency needs strengthening. Children's wellbeing has been graded C, with emotional safety developing and urgent improvements needed in supervision and sleep monitoring despite positive leadership.
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 · 2025-12-18
"Planning and assessment practices support mokopuna understanding of mana whenua. Seasonal themes, kaupapa driven whāinga, and culturally significant events draws from Te Whāriki and guides annual, term, and weekly planning. Mokopuna learning progress is captured through kōnae, digital platforms, and age-specific mātai mokopuna, allowing for differentiated assessment."
Te Whāriki-aligned planning evident; assessment practices support learning but programme evaluation consistency needs de
"Whānau and kaimahi must embed consistent supervision procedures immediately. Regular internal checks will help maintain safe and reliable practice, with improvements reflected in daily routines and documented observations. Whānau and kaimahi must improve sleep environments and monitoring practices immediately to uphold safe sleep provisions."
Emotional safety developing; consistent supervision and sleep monitoring require urgent improvement despite positive lea
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Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Aroha dated 2025-12-18, 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 3 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 Puāwai o Te Aroha 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
29 Poutini Street, Whanganui East-Williams Domain. 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 Puāwai o Te Aroha a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Aroha 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 Puāwai o Te Aroha?
- 32 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Aroha (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Puāwai o Te Aroha?
- 29 Poutini Street Whanganui East-Williams Domain Whanganui 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 #52727) ↗ · 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.