Te Rawhiti Kindergarten
Education & Care
89 Poplar Avenue, Raumati South · Kapiti Coast District
Te Rawhiti Kindergarten was reviewed by ERO in July 2022. Our analysis of the ERO report shows strong performance in curriculum and learning, children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and leadership and governance (all graded B). Areas for development include bicultural practice and health and safety (both graded C), with particular concerns around inconsistent te reo Māori use and non-compliance with excursion approval procedures.
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
Akarangi · 2022-07-18
"The responsive, inclusive curriculum reflects the principles of Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, and the Steiner philosophy."
Curriculum effectively reflects Te Whāriki with responsive, inclusive approach; assessment practices effectively identif
"Kaiako support tamariki social and emotional competence. Tamariki with additional learning needs are well supported to participate in all aspects of the curriculum."
Strong social-emotional support; effective inclusion of children with additional needs in all curriculum areas.
"Learning focused partnerships with tamariki, parents, whānau, and the wider community are evident."
Learning-focused partnerships evident with parents, whānau, and wider community.
"However, kaiako do not consistently use te reo Māori in everyday practice."
Te ao Māori valued and integrated; however, inconsistent use of te reo Māori in daily practice.
"Greater monitoring of aspects of health and safety, and governance and management are required."
Non-compliance identified with excursion approval procedures; greater monitoring of health and safety required.
"Relational trust enables kaiako to work collaboratively to build professional knowledge and skills that support them to respond meaningfully to tamariki interests and needs."
Collaborative professional learning; improvement-focused governance; internal evaluation practice not yet embedded.
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Rawhiti Kindergarten dated 2022-07-18, 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 computedThe 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
89 Poplar Avenue, Raumati South. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
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Frequently asked
- Is Te Rawhiti Kindergarten a free kindergarten?
- Te Rawhiti Kindergarten is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Te Rawhiti Kindergarten?
- 50 children attend Te Rawhiti Kindergarten (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Rawhiti Kindergarten?
- 89 Poplar Avenue Raumati South Kapiti Coast 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 #50028) ↗ · 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.