Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga
Kindergarten
189 William Jones Drive, Otangarei · Whangarei District
ERO assessed this Whangarei kindergarten as Not well placed in June 2018. Our analysis of the ERO report found strong performance in children's wellbeing, whānau partnership, and bicultural practice (all grade A), with solid curriculum and learning, health and safety, and leadership (all grade B).
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
Northland Kindergarten Association Cultural & rohe
ERO operator-wide review
Governing Organisation · 2024-07-25 · covers the wider operator group
ERO's most recent review for this centre is an operator-wide review — ERO has chosen to review the parent group rather than this centre individually. The findings apply across all centres in the group.
Source: Education Review Office operator-wide review dated 2024-07-25, licensed CC-BY 4.0.
Earlier individual centre review
ERO review · 2018-06-08· superseded by operator-wide review above
"Teachers skilfully link stories to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum."
Effective Te Whāriki implementation evident; planning and assessment visibility identified as development area.
"Tamariki have a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing. They play cooperatively and are able to make choices about how and where they play."
Strong sense of belonging, positive social-emotional outcomes, inclusive approaches consistently demonstrated.
"Mahita and parents have a strong bond that supports the comfort and care of tamariki in the kindergarten."
Strong parent-teacher relationships, whānau contribution encouraged, valued partnerships embedded.
"Teachers' integration of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori is highly evident in the child-focused programme."
Te reo and tikanga deeply integrated; strong bicultural commitment; Pou Whakarewa Tikanga Māori Advisor support.
"All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements."
Legal compliance systems reviewed; no concerns noted; meets minimum ratio requirements.
"The kaiwhakahaere models enthusiasm, leadership and openness. Mahita are highly motivated and reflective practitioners."
Strong leadership modelled; regular internal evaluation; professional development supported; strategic planning identifi
Source: Education Review Office review of Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga dated 2018-06-08, 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
189 William Jones Drive, Otangarei. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga a free kindergarten?
- Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga 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 Timatatanga o te Matauranga?
- 30 children attend Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga (roll year 2025).
- Where is Te Timatatanga o te Matauranga?
- 189 William Jones Drive Otangarei Whangarei 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 #10402) ↗ · 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.