Te Pākārito
Education & Care
28 Railway Road, Koutu · Rotorua District
Te Pākārito is an education and care service for 32 children in Koutu, Rotorua District. Our analysis of the ERO report identified strong performance in curriculum and learning, with robust te reo Māori implementation, and in leadership and governance, with strategic vision and staff development.
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
Standalone
Cultural & rohe
ERO review
Education Review · 2023-06-30
"Tamariki learn in an environment where te reo Māori is a priority. Te Pākārito has a no compromise approach to the implementation of te reo. Pouako are strong te reo Māori language models."
Strong te reo implementation with no-compromise approach and excellent language modeling.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Te Ohākī a Houmaitawhiti underpins all aspects of leadership. Leaders have high expectations and believe that people are their greatest resource, so they invest in staff accordingly. They continually seek opportunities to strengthen pouako capability. A needs analysis approach ensures that professional learning is bespoke for individual pouako."
Strong vision-driven leadership with strategic staff investment and personalized professional learning.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Pākārito dated 2023-06-30, 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 2 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Pākārito 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 Railway Road, Koutu. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Pākārito a free kindergarten?
- Te Pākārito is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Pākārito?
- 32 children attend Te Pākārito (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Pākārito?
- 28 Railway Road Koutu Rotorua District
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Nearby & related
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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 #47111) ↗ · 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.