Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti
Te Kōhanga Reo
28 Ottrey Street, Clifton-Kew · Invercargill City
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti is a kōhanga reo serving 16 children in Invercargill. Our analysis of the August 2024 ERO report identifies strong bicultural practice with te reo Māori embedded as the instruction language, alongside sound curriculum planning and positive relationships. Health and safety documentation requires attention, with compliance gaps noted in registers and record-keeping.
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 · 2024-08-02
"Planning is collaborative, comprehensive and shows links to Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo and Te Korowai."
Sound planning and assessment practices with clear Te Whāriki links established.
"Mokopuna show they are cared for, loved and safe in their learning."
Children demonstrate security, care and safety; strong positive relationships evident.
"Whānau contributions to decision making are valued and facilitated by open, honest communications and reporting at hui whānau."
Open communication and family involvement in decisions; regular reporting and hui engagement.
"Mokopuna connect to te reo Māori, te ao Māori and tikanga Māori through the daily programme. Te reo Māori is the language of instruction and interaction."
Te reo Māori embedded as instruction language; identity and tikanga consistently reinforced.
"Some health and safety documentation need attention. This includes completing medical, accident, incident and hazard registers regularly and recording whānau acknowledgement when necessary."
Documentation gaps identified; registers not consistently completed; compliance needs strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti dated 2024-08-02, 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 Tūmanako Rāwhiti 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
28 Ottrey Street, Clifton-Kew. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Operator financials
Source: Charities Services Annual Return
Frequently asked
- Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti 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 Tūmanako Rāwhiti?
- 16 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūmanako Rāwhiti?
- 28 Ottrey Street Clifton-Kew Invercargill City
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Sources & verification
Every fact on this page links back to its government source. Verify directly:
- Centre identity, contact, roll, ethnicity, 20 Hours ECE flag: MoE ECE Directory record (Service #90307) ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via data.govt.nz
- ERO reviews: ERO institution page ↗ · Crown copyright (reuse permitted with attribution)
- Financials (2012-12-31): Charities Services Annual Return ↗ · CC-BY 4.0 via charities.govt.nz
- 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.