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Te Pākārito

Puna Reo, Rotorua

Te Pākārito is a privately owned early childhood service in Rotorua, registered under the "Puna Reo" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 6 September 2026

At a glance

TypePuna Reo
LocationRotorua
RegionBay of Plenty Region
Service number47111
31
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Privately owned
Authority
EQI 4
Equity Index

Language medium

Te Pākārito is a Puna Reo, a community-based service delivering early childhood education in te reo Māori. It is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated.

Service type

Te Pākārito is a puna reo — a Māori-medium, community-based early learning service.

20 Hours ECE

Te Pākārito participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

Te Pākārito is privately owned, operated by an individual, company, or other private entity.

Te Pākārito is affiliated with Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa Incorporated, the national body supporting this network of services.

Equity Index

Te Pākārito has an Equity Index rating of "EQI 4" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

Learn how the ECE Equity Index works →

Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 31 children on the roll.

Under 2 3 (9.7%)
2 years 5 (16.1%)
3 years 9 (29%)
4 years 12 (38.7%)
5 years 2 (6.5%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 4 (12.9%)
Māori 31 (100%)
Pacific 6 (19.4%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Te Pākārito — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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