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Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha

Te Kōhanga Reo

147 Manoeka Road, RD 3, Te Puke West · Western Bay of Plenty District

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha is a kōhanga reo with 23 children on roll. Our analysis of the ERO report identifies areas for development across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, and leadership and governance (all graded C), while health and safety practices are graded B with sound procedures in place.

AI-generated summary of this centre's ERO review data — verify against the ERO report below. How summaries are generated.

Total roll
23
2025
Under 2s
20 Hours ECE
MOE #
40169

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 · 2024-06-24

Daycare Near Me's analysis of the ERO report — six dimensions with verbatim quotes (methodology).
Curriculum & learning
C
"Kaimahi have limited knowledge on how to plan, assess and evaluate the learning programme. While there is a mahere ako and matai mokopuna in place, kaimahi acknowledge their limited understanding of the critical elements required of planning and assessment. Programme evaluation needs to be developed and implemented."

Limited staff understanding of planning, assessment, evaluation processes despite frameworks in place.

Children's wellbeing

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Whānau partnership
C
"Whānau are unclear about their roles and responsibilities. There is limited understanding of internal evaluation and how this impacts on the quality and future direction of operations."

Whānau communication inconsistent; unclear role clarity and limited understanding of evaluation impact.

Bicultural practice

Not explicitly evaluated in this review.

Health & safety
B
"Personnel matters are competently managed. Employment documentation comprises of individual employment agreements, position descriptions and verified kaimahi safety checks. Kaimahi self-appraisals have been completed and are integral to fostering the growth and development of kaimahi."

Sound staffing, documentation, and safety procedures; Children's Act awareness identified as development area.

Leadership & governance
C
"While the whānau have a strategic plan, it is time to develop an action plan to monitor the progress of strategic objectives. Mokopuna would benefit from future sustainability."

Strategic plan exists but lacks action plan monitoring; internal evaluation processes require development.

Source: Education Review Office review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha dated 2024-06-24, 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 Waitaha 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.

61 / 100 Compared against EQI unknown
Curriculum
20%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2425)
50
Wellbeing
20%
Estimated from national average · top quartile of band (n=1871)
74
est
Health & Safety
20%
Grade B · bottom quartile of band (n=2319)
70
Leadership
15%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=2400)
50
Whānau Partnership
12.5%
Grade C · bottom 10% of band (n=1880)
50
Bicultural Practice
12.5%
Estimated from national average · near band median (n=2375)
64
est

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

147 Manoeka Road, RD 3, Te Puke West. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.

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Frequently asked

Is Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha a free kindergarten?
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha 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 Waitaha?
23 children attend Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha (roll year 2025).
Where is Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitaha?
147 Manoeka Road, RD 3 Te Puke West Western Bay of Plenty 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.