Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao
Te Kōhanga Reo
164 Lytton Road, Elgin-Gisborne · Gisborne District
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao is a kōhanga reo in Elgin-Gisborne with a current roll of 30 children. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies strengths across all assessed dimensions: curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and health and safety all received A grades. The centre demonstrates strong intentional teaching aligned to Te Whāriki, supports children's confidence and cultural identity, maintains active family engagement, embeds te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori throughout practice, and maintains compliance with safety requirements.
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
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2026-02-25
"The learning programme is well-structured and thoughtfully designed, providing clear coverage of kaupapa ako across the year and terms."
Strong intentional teaching with comprehensive planning aligned to Te Whāriki.
"Mokopuna thrive in a nurturing, inclusive, and culturally rich environment that reflects the essence of te ao Māori."
Children demonstrate confidence, belonging, and cultural identity in supportive environment.
"Whānau governance and management at Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao is strong. Hui are well attended, and operational matters are reported transparently, ensuring collective accountability."
Strong family engagement, transparent communication, and shared governance evident throughout.
"Planning demonstrates strong alignment with Te Whāriki and Te Korowai, and incorporates seasonal changes, atua Māori, and Turaki Aotanga, ensuring cultural relevance and depth."
Te reo Māori, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori deeply embedded across all practice.
"Core health and safety policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and align with current legislative requirements, providing guidance for effective administration."
Compliance with legal requirements demonstrated; systems in place for child safety.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao dated 2026-02-25, 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 Tūraki Ao 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
164 Lytton Road, Elgin-Gisborne. 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 Tūraki Ao a free kindergarten?
- Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao 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 Tūraki Ao?
- 30 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūraki Ao?
- 164 Lytton Road Elgin-Gisborne Gisborne 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 #55223) ↗ · 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.