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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.

Total roll
30
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
55223

Roll breakdown

By age

By ethnicity

Note: a child may be counted under multiple ethnicities (total may exceed roll).

Cultural & rohe

ERO review

Education Review · 2026-02-25

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
A
"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.

Children's wellbeing
A
"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 partnership
A
"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.

Bicultural practice
A
"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.

Health & safety
A
"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.

Leadership & governance

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 computed

One 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.

86 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2425)
90
Wellbeing
20%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1871)
90
Health & Safety
20%
Grade A · top 10% of band (n=2319)
90
Leadership
15%
Estimated from national average · below band median (n=2400)
66
est
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=1880)
90
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Grade A · top quartile of band (n=2375)
90

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.

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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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Data sources & freshness (4 sources · last refresh 12 July 2026)

Service type, address, roll, ethnicity, Equity Index, 20 Hours, Takiwā, lat/lng

As of: Roll year 2025· Refresh: Nightly source · re-pulled on every deploy

Annual financial returns (community-based + umbrella orgs)

As of: 545 centres covered· Refresh: Annual filings · re-ingested with each refresh

Per-centre review reports + 6-dimension letter grades (curriculum / wellbeing / whānau / bicultural / health & safety / leadership)

As of: 10,663 reports / 4,194 centres · latest review 2026-05-18· Refresh: On review publication · CC-BY 4.0 attribution

Safety score, crime/1k, 2023 Census demographics

As of: 2023 Census· Refresh: Quarterly police data · 5-yearly census

Last build refresh: . See full methodology + data sources pages for licences, refresh cadences, and known gaps.