Te Kōhanga Reo o Tumanako
Te Kōhanga Reo
119 River Road, Kawerau Central · Kawerau District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tumanako is a kōhanga reo in Kawerau Central with 30 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths in bicultural practice and curriculum planning, but indicates significant concerns: the centre received a D grade for health and safety due to non-compliance with safe sleeping regulations, and a C grade for children's wellbeing. ERO noted that urgent remedial action is required.
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 · 2024-06-13
"Sound planning and assessment processes are in place. Planning is detailed and provides clear guidelines for the implementation of the learning programme. It is aligned to Te Whāriki a te kōhanga reo and includes kaupapa whānui and kaupapa whāiti."
Detailed planning aligned to Te Whāriki; assessment portfolios in place; needs stronger programme evaluation.
"During their visit ERO observed mokopuna sleeping in highchairs. This practice must immediately cease, and the correct sleeping facilities utilised."
Unsafe sleeping practices observed; non-compliant facilities; requires immediate remediation.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Kaiako create a positive language environment where te reo o Tūhoe is spoken throughout the day. A kuia, who has a long history with the kōhanga reo, models quality te reo Māori through strategies such as phrasing, conversations, and questions. Kaimahi are all very competent speakers of the Māori language."
Te reo Māori-medium environment; all staff fluent; experienced kaumatua model quality language.
"During their visit ERO observed mokopuna sleeping in highchairs. This practice must immediately cease, and the correct sleeping facilities utilised."
Non-compliance with safe sleeping regulations; urgent remedial action required.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tumanako dated 2024-06-13, 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 Tumanako 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
119 River Road, Kawerau Central. 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 Tumanako a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Tumanako 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 Tumanako?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Tumanako (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Tumanako?
- 119 River Road Kawerau Central Kawerau 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 #40213) ↗ · 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
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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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