Whānau Tree House
Education & Care
78 Lees Grove, Wainuiomata · Lower Hutt City
Whānau Tree House is an education and care service in Wainuiomata with 25 children. Our analysis of the ERO report found strong bicultural practice with te reo and tikanga embedded throughout, and good children's wellbeing and whānau partnership. Development is needed in curriculum and learning, with assessment and planning framework improvement identified as a next step.
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 · 2023-12-07
"Embedding the assessment, planning and evaluation framework inclusive of Te Whāriki , the early childhood curriculum, learning outcomes, and reflective of tamariki cultures is a key next step."
Assessment and planning framework development is identified as next step
"Kaimaihi are well attuned and responsive to the wellbeing of tamariki and the developmental stages of pepī me ngā tuakana. Well-considered routines enable tamariki to learn at their own pace and to develop a strong sense of learner identity and belonging."
Staff responsive to wellbeing; routines support belonging and learner identity
"tamariki me ngā whānau, ngā kaimahi, and the wider community is at the heart of decision making."
Whānau included in decision-making at service core
"Ngā tamariki wairua flourishes within an environment immersed in te ao Māori. Te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are clearly visible, and extended into the local community."
Te reo and tikanga embedded and visible; te ao Māori immersion evident
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whānau Tree House dated 2023-12-07, 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 Whānau Tree House 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
78 Lees Grove, Wainuiomata. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Whānau Tree House a free kindergarten?
- Whānau Tree House is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Whānau Tree House?
- 25 children attend Whānau Tree House (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whānau Tree House?
- 78 Lees Grove Wainuiomata Lower Hutt City
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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 #47640) ↗ · 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.