Whare Amai Puna Reo
Education & Care
630 Childers Road, Te Hapara · Gisborne District
Whare Amai Puna Reo is an education and care service in Te Hapara with a roll of 50 children. Our analysis of the ERO report shows strengths in bicultural practice (A grade) and sound curriculum planning and whānau partnership (both B grades), with an area requiring attention in health and safety procedures (C grade), particularly around emergency preparedness and staff understanding of earthquake and tsunami protocols.
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 · 2024-06-05
"Planning aligns to the kaupapa of the wānanga and the principles, strands, and goals of Te Whāriki, The New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum. Evaluation is in place and is well focused on improvements for tamariki learning."
Sound planning aligned to Te Whāriki; emerging area needs strengthening in assessment practices.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
"Whānau aspirations are valued, and they have opportunities to be involved."
Whānau involvement valued with clear opportunities for participation.
"Tamariki are curious and independent learners who actively engage in a rich, te ao Māori learning environment. Kaimahi naturally enhance tamariki te reo Māori development by using successful language learning strategies such as karakia, himene, waiata, karanga kai, instructions, prompts and conversations."
Exemplary te ao Māori learning environment; consistent use of te reo Māori strategies embedded in practice.
"Emergency drills require strengthening. Kaiako do not all have the same understanding of what is required during evacuation drills, especially earthquake and tsunami."
Inconsistent implementation of emergency procedures; staff understanding varies, especially for earthquake and tsunami.
Not explicitly evaluated in this review.
Source: Education Review Office review of Whare Amai Puna Reo dated 2024-06-05, 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 3 individual reviews on file — showing most recent.
Composite score
How this is computedOne or more dimensions missing from ERO data
Where Whare Amai Puna Reo 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
630 Childers Road, Te Hapara. Nearby centres marked in grey — click to navigate.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO · Brand-teal pin = this centre, 800m radius shown
Frequently asked
- Is Whare Amai Puna Reo a free kindergarten?
- Whare Amai Puna Reo is a Education & Care service. 20 Hours ECE applies for 3-5 year olds at participating centres.
- What's the roll at Whare Amai Puna Reo?
- 50 children attend Whare Amai Puna Reo (roll year 2025).
- Where is Whare Amai Puna Reo?
- 630 Childers Road Te Hapara Gisborne District
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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 #45863) ↗ · 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.