Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku
Kindergarten
34 Patapu Street, Whanganui East-Williams Domain · Whanganui District
ERO assessed Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku as Not well placed in its 2019 review. Our analysis of the ERO report found the service received B grades across curriculum and learning, whānau partnership, bicultural practice, and health and safety, though assessment links and equipment security were noted as areas for improvement.
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 · 2019-05-23
This review predates ERO's current 4-point placement scale (introduced 2020). The overall judgement is omitted; the per-dimension grades below are extracted from the review prose and remain comparable.
"Teachers effectively use a range of intentional teaching to extend children's thinking. Strategies to promote oral language, and expand children's knowledge of the way the world works, are evident."
Effective intentional teaching and oral language strategies evident, though assessment links need strengthening.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Newly developed individual planning sets learning goals in partnership with parents."
Individual planning and goal-setting done with parents; collaboration on additional learning needs supported.
"Teachers are committed to developing the bicultural curriculum and their supporting practice. Children experience te ao Māori through activities and te reo me ngā tikanga Māori. An action plan is underway to further teachers' knowledge and implementation of strategies that promote educational success for Māori children."
Committed to bicultural development; te reo and tikanga evident; action plan for Māori learner success underway.
"In order to improve practice teachers should ensure all heavy equipment that could fall and cause injury is secured."
Legal requirements met; one identified improvement needed for equipment security.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku dated 2019-05-23, 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).
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku 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
34 Patapu Street, Whanganui East-Williams Domain. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku a free kindergarten?
- Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku is a Free Kindergarten. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds — you may also be eligible for FamilyBoost and Childcare Subsidy.
- What's the roll at Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku?
- 45 children attend Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Puna Ako ki Tōtara Puku?
- 34 Patapu Street Whanganui East-Williams Domain Whanganui 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 #47454) ↗ · 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.