17 Essex Crescent, Whakatu
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
Ko Mata te maunga
Ko Ngaruroro te awa
Ko Whakatū Te Kōhanga reo
Nō Ngāi Whakatū te hapū
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū ki te hapori o Whakatū, ki Heretaunga. Ka whai wāhi katoa mai ki te whānau o te kōhanga reo, ko ngā kaumātua, ngā kuia, ngā mātua, ngā kaimahi, me ngā whakatupuranga e rima o te whānau kotahi. Kei raro te whānau i te kapua pōuri, i te ngarotanga atu o tō rātou koroua, nāna i whai wāhi nui mai hei pou ārahi i tō rātou kōhanga reo, i te hapori whānui tonu. E noho ngākau nui ana rātou ki te whakapūmau i tōna whakareretanga, arā, kia whai hua, kia kounga hoki ngā putanga ki ngā mokopuna.
E whiwhi ana ngā mokopuna i ngā akoranga e poipoi ana i ngā taonga tuku iho, mā te tangongitanga o ngā horopaki tuku iho me ngā horopaki moroki.
E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao tūturu kua pou herea ki ngā uara o ngā tikanga Māori. Ka hāpai ngā kuia me ngā kaimahi i te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna ki ngā mihi whakatau. Mā tēnā, ka mātakitaki ngā mokopuna i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa e pā ana ki te whakatau manuhiri. Ka whakapuakihia ngā waiata me ngā oriori, hei whakapakari ake i te māramatanga o ngā mokopuna ki ngā kōrero o te kāinga, ki ngā hītori, ā, ki ō rātou tīpuna. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e whakawhānui ai i te whakamahinga a ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori, pērā i ngā rotarota, ngā pao, te tāruarua, me te whakatauira. Ka taki ngā mokopuna tuākana i ō rātou pepeha me ā rātou mihimihi, mā te iti noa o te hiahia āwhina. Kua tino kapohia ngā mokopuna ki ngā mātauranga o te ao Māori. Ka whakamihi rātou i ngā atua Māori i roto i ā rātou mahi katoa ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakawhiti kōrero māmā ngā mokopuna ki ō rātou kuia me ō rātou kaimahi, ki waenga anō hoki i a rātou anō, mō ngā atua Māori. Ka tāwhai ngā pēpi, ka tohu hoki mā ō rātou ringaringa i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ngā kaimahi, hei whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, hei whakaatu hoki i tō rātou māramatanga. Ka kitea te ngākau titikaha o ngā mokopuna ki ō rātou horopaki o te ao Māori.
Kei te mahinga o ia rā ngā whai wāhitanga e hāpai ana i ngā mokopuna ki te whakapuaki, ki te whakamārama, ki te whakanui anō hoki i tēnā e ākona ana. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te tūhura mā te ngahau me te whakaari. He hihiri, he auaha, ā, he pai hoki te whakatakotoranga o ngā wāhi ako o roto, o waho, ā, ka whakatairanga i te ako takirōpū me te ako takitahi. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā akoranga e poipoi ana i ō rātou mana, ō rātou wairua, me ō rātou mauri.
Ko te whanaungatanga kei te pūtake o ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai. E whai kiko ana ngā mahere, ā, ka hono pū ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kua whakatakotohia e ngā kaimahi ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki, hei āta whakatau i te whai aronga o te hōtaka akoranga. Kua waihangatia ngā whāinga ako, ngā taumahi, me ngā putanga mō ia rōpū reanga. Ka whiriwhirihia ngā kaupapa mahi hei whakaongaonga, hei wero, hei whakawhānui hoki i ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna. Ka whakaemihia, ka whakatakotohia hoki te tangongitanga o ngā mōhiohio aromatawai ki Mātai i te Tamaiti, ki ngā kōnae, ā, ki Educa hoki. Ka whai wāhi hoki ki ēnei, ko ngā tauira mahi me ngā paki ako e āta whakamārama ana i te ahu whakamua a ia mokopuna. Whakapuaki ai ngā kaimahi ki ngā whānau i ia te wā i tēnā e mahia ana, i tēnā hoki e ākona ana e ngā mokopuna. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga e āta whakaarohia ana hei whakatairanga ake i te mātauranga Māori.
He pūnaha whai hua ā te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Ka āta ārahi te tūtohinga i te whānau, ā, kua pou herea ki ngā mātāpono o Te Korowai. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he kaha te taetae atu, he tino mōhiohio hoki o roto i ngā meneti. Ka whakatutuki wawe te whānau i te katoa o ngā whai wāhitanga, ngā take, me ngā āwangawanga. Pūrongohia ai ngā take pūtea i ia te wā. Ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te hauora, te haumaru, me ngā kaimahi, ka hāngai katoa ki ngā herenga ā-ture. Whakatutukihia ai i ia te wā, ko ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata, ā, he kaha te tuhi haere me te putu. Ka āta kitea te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki te Children's Act 2014 me ngā tukanga katoa. Ka whakaū ngā pūnaha a te whānau i te noho haumaru, i te pūmautanga hoki o te taiao mō ngā mokopuna.
Kei te mahere rautaki te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ngā mokopuna. Ko ētahi o ngā kaupapa matua, ko te reo Māori, ko te whakamana i te whānau me ngā mokopuna, me te whakatairanga ake i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Ko te mahere mahi i whai muri mai, e āta whakatakoto ana i ngā tūranga, ngā kawenga mahi, me ngā rārangi wā, hei hāpai i te ahu whakamua me te whakatutuki haere a te whānau.
He pai te whakahaeretanga i ngā take kaimahi. Kei ngā tuhinga whiwhi mahi a ngā kaimahi, ko te kirimana mahi a ia kaimahi, ko ngā arowhai haumaru a ngā kaimahi, me ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi. Kua whakatutukihia ngā arohaehae, ā, kua whakataungia te ako ngaio me ngā whakangungu e tika ana hei hāpai i ngā kaimahi i roto i ā rātou mahi. Ka āta whakatau te mahere ā-tau i te whakatutuki o ngā mahi i te tari, i roto i te wā e tika ana. Ka whakatau ngātahi te whānau i ngā whakaritenga, hei tino painga mō ngā mokopuna.
Kua tīmata noa ngā kaimahi ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi mō te hōtaka akoranga me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna. Ko te whakaōkawa i aua whakaritenga ka hāpai ake i te whakatairanga tonutanga o ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā, ki:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakatairanga tonu te whānau i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromātai o roto, hei whakapūmau i te kounga o ngā akoranga me ngā putanga ki ngā mokopuna.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
12 Hakihea, 2023
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Whakatū, ki Heretaunga |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55107 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B022 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 20 ngā tamariki, kia tokowhā ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 20 ngā tamariki, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 20 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 12 Hakihea 2023 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2013 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Ko Mata te maunga
Ko Ngaruroro te awa
Ko Whakatū Te Kōhanga Reo
Ko Ngai Whakatū te hapū
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū is in Whakatū, Hastings. The kōhanga reo whānau include kaumātua, kuia, mātua, kaimahi and up to five generations of the same whānau. The whānau are mourning the loss of their koroua, an integral, prominent member of the kōhanga reo and wider community. They are committed to maintaining his legacy of providing effective quality outcomes for mokopuna.
Mokopuna experience learning that nurtures ngā taonga tuku iho through a range of traditional and contemporary contexts.
Mokopuna learn in an authentic environment that is underpinned by values of tikanga Māori. Kuia and kaimahi support mokopuna to participate in mihi whakatau. Through this, mokopuna observe tikanga and kawa related to welcoming manuhiri. Waiata and oriori are used to strengthen mokopuna understanding of local stories, history and their ancestors. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to extend mokopuna use of te reo Māori such as rotarota, pao, repetition and modelling. Older mokopuna recite their pepehā and mihimihi confidently. Mokopuna are fascinated with knowledge of the te ao Māori. They acknowledge atua Māori in all they do at the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna have simple conversations with their kuia, kaimahi and each other about atua Māori. Pēpi mimic and use gestures in their interactions with kaimahi to communicate and show their understanding. Mokopuna display confidence in learning about te ao Māori.
The daily routine provides regular opportunities for mokopuna to express, interpret and celebrate what they are learning. Kaimahi encourage mokopuna to explore in fun and dramatic ways. Indoor and outdoor learning areas are vibrant, creative, organised and promote group and individual learning. Mokopuna benefit from learning that nurtures their mana, wairua and mauri.
Planning and assessment is reinforced by whanaungatanga. Planning is detailed and makes clear links to Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo. Kaimahi have established annual, term and weekly plans to ensure the learning programme is focussed. Learning goals, activities and outcomes are designed for the different age groups.
Kaupapa mahi are selected to stimulate, challenge, and extend mokopuna learning. A variety of assessment information is gathered and captured in mātai i te tamaiti, kōnae and through an online website. These include work samples and learning stories that detail individual mokopuna progress. Kaimahi regularly share with whānau about what mokopuna are doing and learning. Mokopuna experience a well-considered learning programme that promotes mātauranga Māori.
Whānau have efficient systems in place to manage kōhanga reo operations. The tūtohinga provides clear guidance and direction for whānau and is underpinned by the principals of Te Korowai. Whānau hui are held regularly, well attended and hui minutes provide valuable information. Whānau attend to all opportunities, issues and concerns promptly. Financial matters are regularly reported. Health, safety and personnel policies and procedures reflect legislative requirements. Regular emergency evacuation drills are carried out, these are well documented and kept on file. Kaimahi clearly demonstrate their understanding of the Children’s Act 2014 and all procedures. Whānau systems maintain a safe and secure environment for mokopuna.
The strategic plan includes the vision and aspirations whānau hold for mokopuna. Key priorities include te reo Māori, empowering whānau and mokopuna, and promoting the kōhanga reo movement. A subsequent action plan details roles, responsibilities, and timeframes to support whānau progress and success.
Personnel matters are managed well. Kaimahi employment documentation includes individual employment contracts, kaimahi safety checks and job descriptions. Appraisals are complete and agreed professional learning and training is agreed on to support kaimahi in their work. An annual plan ensures administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner. Whānau collectively make decisions in the best interest of mokopuna.
Kaimahi are in the early stages of programme evaluation. Kaimahi discuss the learning programme and how mokopuna are progressing. Formalising this aspect will lead to ongoing improvements to kaimahi practice.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
ERO recommends that whānau continue to enhance internal evaluation practices to maintain quality learning and outcomes for mokopuna.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
12 December 2023
| Location | Whakatū, Heretaunga |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55107 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B022 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 20 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 20 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 20 |
| Review team on site | October 2023 |
| Date of this report | 12 December 202 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, May 2019; Education Review, April 2016; Education Review March 2013 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū ki Heretaunga. E pou here ana te whanaungatanga me te manaakitanga i ngā nekenekehanga o te kōhanga reo mō ngā tamariki me te whānau. Kei te pakari tonu ngā hononga me ngā pātuitanga ki waenga i te kōhanga reo me te hapori. Ko ētahi o ngā mātua, he ākonga o mua o te kōhanga reo, ā, ka whakauru rātou i ā rātou tamariki ki te kōhanga reo ki te ako i te reo Māori i ngā kaimahi kua roa nei e poipoi ana i te kaupapa. Ko te nuinga o ngā whakaritenga matua i tāutuhia ai ki te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te Paenga-whāwhā o 2016, kua whakatutukihia.
He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki i ā rātou whakapuakitanga o te whanaungatanga ki ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu.
Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo Māori e rere māhorahora ana, puta noa i te rā, ki te kōhanga reo. E hāpaitia ana ngā tamariki kia whanake ai tō rātou ngākau titikaha ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori. He pakari te ārahi a ngā tuākana i ngā karakia me ngā mihimihi. Ka whai ngā tamariki tēina i ngā tauira e whakatakotohia ana e ngā tuākana. Ka whakatau ētahi o ngā tuākana ki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki ētahi atu mā te reo Māori. Ka mārama, ka whakautu tika hoki rātou ki ngā kaimahi i roto i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e whai hua ana ki te hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahia te reo Māori mā ngā huarahi e poipoi ana i ngā ariā pērā i te rangimārie, i te manaaki, i te whanaungatanga. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ngā pūkenga ki te whakawhiti kōrero ki ētahi atu mā te reo Māori.
Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā hononga ki te whenua e noho nei rātou mā ā rātou wheako ako ki te kōhanga reo. E akiaki ana ngā tamariki ki te tūhonohono ki tō rātou taiao ake, me te tūhura haere. Mā te hōtaka o te ata, ka tīmata ngātahi ngā tamariki i te rā mā ngā karakia, ngā mihi, ngā pepeha, ngā waiata, me ngā kōrerorero. Kei ngā akoranga ā-kaupapa ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā kōrero o te hapori me ngā hononga ki tō rātou awa, me ō rātou tūpuna, ō rātou kaitiaki hoki o tō rātou hapū. Ka āta whakapūmautia ngā akoranga e pā ana ki ngā whakapapa, ngā tikanga, me ngā atua Māori. Ko ngā haerenga puta noa i te tau, e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whai māramatanga, te whai hononga anō hoki ki tō rātou takiwā whānui. E ako ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae.
Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou manaaki me tō rātou whakaaro nui ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e whai hua ana ki te whakatau i ngā tamariki i tā rātou taenga mai ki te kōhanga reo, i roto hoki i ā rātou akoranga. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko ngā mihi, ko te manaaki, ko ngā kōrero, ko ngā kēmu, ā, ko te mirimiri hoki. Whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ai mō ngā atua Māori i ia te wā. He pai ki ngā tamariki ki te hokihoki atu ki ngā kōrerorero e pā ana ki ngā pūmanawa o Tangaroa. Ka whai hua ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi i roto i ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā, hei whakatutuki i ngā matea me te atawhai o ngā tamariki. Ko ngā mahinga i āta whakaritea ai e hāpai pū ana i te noho mauritau o ngā tamariki. He whakaute tō ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tamariki me ngā pakeke ki te kōhanga reo. Kei te harikoa, kei te tūmāia hoki ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao ako.
Ko ngā matea o ngā tamariki me ngā wawata o te whānau, e āta whakaaro nuitia ana, e āta whakahaerehia ana ki te kōhanga reo. Ka kitea te tino ngākau nui o ngā mema o te whānau ki te whai wāhi atu ki te whakahaeretanga me te aronga o tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ka whakamahere, ka arotake, ka whakatau whakaritenga hoki ki ngā hui ā-whānau o ia marama, ā, he pai anō hoki te taetae atu. Ka whakamōhiotia te whānau ki ngā whakawhanaketanga ki te kōhanga reo. Ko ngā whāinga rautaki matua i te kōhanga reo, ko te whakapakari i te ako a te whānau i te reo Māori me te whakawhānui i te ako a ā rātou tamariki ki ō rātou kāinga. Ka ū tonu ngā hononga ā-whānau mā te tautoko mātātoa mai o ngā kaumātua o te hau kāinga. He rawaka te aroturuki i te nuinga o ngā wāhanga o te kōhanga reo. E āta hāpaitia ngā tamariki o te kōhanga reo e ō rātou whānau.
Ka whiwhi ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako ako o te takiwā nei. E ākina ana te whānau kia whakapuaki whakaaro rātou i roto i ngā mahi whakamahere. Ka whakaatuhia ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wiki hoki ki te kōhanga reo, hei tirohanga ka whāia e te whānau. He aronga nui ki te ako i te reo Māori mā ngā kaupapa e whai pūtake ana. Whakaemihia ai ngā mōhiohio aromatawai i ia te wā e ngā kaimahi. He pai ngā tauira a ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki e hono atu ai ki Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Pūrongo ōkawa atu ai ngā kaiako ki ngā hui ā-whānau. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi mō te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i ngā hui o ia wiki. E whanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou hononga ki te hau kāinga me ngā wāhi.
E tīmata ana te whanaketanga o te aromātai hōtaka. Ka tāutu ngā kaimahi i tēnā i whai hua ai, ā, i tēnā anō hoki i ngākau nuitia ai e ngā tamariki. Engari, he iti noa ngā tuhinga e tohu ana i ngā huarahi e whakapai ake ai i te hōtaka, i ngā whakarerekētanga rānei i pā ai nā ngā kitenga me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero. Ka whakamōhiotia te whānau ki tēnā e whakapuakihia ana ki te hōtaka akoranga, ā, me titiro i nāianei ki ngā huarahi e aromātai ai i te whai huatanga o ngā hōtaka akoranga ki te whakatutuki i ō rātou tūmanako.
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Charles Rolleston
Toka ā-nuku
27 Haratua, 2019
Te tūwāhi | Kei Whakatū, ki Heretaunga | |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55107 | |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B022 | |
Te tūmomo raihana | He kōhanga reo | |
Kua raihanatia ki te ture | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 20, kia tokowhā ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | 14, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 8 Tama 6 | |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2019 | |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 27 Haratua, 2019 | |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga | Paenga-whāwhā 2016 Poutū-te-rangi 2013 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2009 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū is in Hastings. Whanaungatanga and manaakitanga underpin what happens in the kōhanga reo for children and whānau. The relationships and networks between the kōhanga reo and the community remain strong. Graduates of the kōhanga reo enrol their children to learn te reo Māori alongside long-standing kaimahi. Most key next steps identified in the April 2016 ERO report have been addressed.
Children express whanaungatanga with confidence in their interactions with others.
Children hear te reo Māori used naturally throughout the day at the kōhanga reo. Children are supported to develop confidence to use te reo Māori. Karakia and mihimihi is led capably by tuākana. Younger children follow the examples set by the tuākana. Some tuākana choose to converse with others in te reo Māori. They understand and respond appropriately in te reo Māori to kaimahi. Kaimahi use effective strategies to support children’s language development. Te reo Māori is used in ways that foster concepts such as rangimārie, manaaki and whanaungatanga. Children are developing skills to communicate with others in te reo Māori.
Children learn about links to the land around them through their learning experiences at kōhanga reo. Children are encouraged to connect and explore their immediate environment. The morning programme enables children to begin their day together with karakia, mihi, pepeha, waiata and shared conversations. Kaupapa learning includes opportunities for children to learn local stories and connections about their river, tūpuna and kaitiaki in their hapū. Learning about whakapapa, tikanga and atua Māori is reinforced. Outings throughout the year give children opportunity to understand their place and connection to the local area. Children are learning about who they are and where they come from.
Children show care and regard for each other. Kaimahi use effective strategies that settle children into their kōhanga reo on arrival, and for learning. These include mihi, manaaki, kōrero, games and mirimiri. Conversations about atua Māori are frequent. Children like to revisit conversations about the attributes of Tangaroa. Kaimahi manage the daily operations effectively to meet the needs and care of children. Well-established routines provide security and familiarity for children. Mutually-respectful relationships are formed between children and adults in the kōhanga reo. Children are happy and confident in their learning environment.
Children’s needs and whānau aspirations are well represented and managed within the kōhanga reo. Whānau members show strong interest in the management and direction of their kōhanga reo. Planning, review and decision making occurs at monthly whānau hui which are well attended. Whānau are kept informed of developments in the kōhanga reo. The key strategic goals in the kōhanga reo are to sustain whānau learning of te reo Māori and to extend their children’s learning in their home. Strong whānau relationships continue with the active support of local kaumātua. Most areas of the kōhanga reo are monitored adequately. Children in the kōhanga reo are well supported by their whānau.
Children receive a range of planned local learning experiences. Whānau are encouraged to contribute in the planning process. Annual and weekly programme planning is displayed at the kōhanga reo for whānau to view and follow. There is strong emphasis on learning te reo Māori through relevant kaupapa. Assessment information is collected regularly by kaimahi. There are good examples of children’s learning with links to Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Kaiako report formally at whānau hui. Kaimahi discuss children’s progress at weekly meetings. Children are developing connections with local people and places.
Programme evaluation is in the early stages of development. Kaimahi identify what has worked well and what children enjoy. However, there is limited evidence recorded on how to improve the programme or what changes have occurred as a result of observations and discussions. Whānau are informed on what is happening in the learning programme and should now look at ways to evaluate how well the learning programmes is meeting their expectations.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū will be in three years.
Charles Rolleston
Toka ā-nuku
27 May 2019
| Location | Whakatū, Hastings | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55107 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B022 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 20 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 14 children, including 3 aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 8 Boys 6 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | March 2019 | ||
| Date of this report | 27 May 2019 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Education Review | April 2016 March 2013 October 2009 | |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū ki Heretaunga. Kei te pūtake o te hapori tēnei kōhanga reo. He tino hononga tō ngā tamariki me ngā kaimahi ki Whakatū. E kōkirihia ana te kōhanga reo e te whānau, ā, e ahu mai ana i te hapori.
Ahakoa he tau ngā tamariki ki te taiao reo Māori, ko te nuinga o ā rātou whakawhitinga korero ki a rātou anō ko te reo Pākehā kē.
Kei te mārama, kei te whai hoki ngā tamariki i ngā tohutohu i roto i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi whakaako, whakaaturanga, rauemi-ā-kanohi hoki hei hāpai i te ako a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori. Ko ngā mahinga o ia rā e whakapūmau ana i te ako reo, ā, ka whakapuaki ngā tamariki i ngā pepeha me ngā whakapapa, ka whakahua kōrero hoki ngā i ngā wā e haere ana rātou ki te whare paku, e horoi ringa ana, e kai ana hoki. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki ngā taumahi pērā i te kori tinana me te waiata, ā, i aua wā ka whakamātau rātou i ngā tauira reo hou. Ka whakanui ngā kaimahi i te kaha o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. He tau ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao reo Māori.
He kaha ngā tamariki ki te mahi ngātahi, ki te mahi hoki ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ka whiriwhiri rātou i ngā taumahi e ngākaunuitia ana, ā, ka ako rātou ki te tūhonohono i ngā rauemi me te tuku wā ki ētahi atu. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā tūmanako mārama e pā ana ki te whanonga, ā, he pai tā rātou whakahaere i ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki. Kei te mārama ngā tamariki ki ngā whakawhiu inā kāhore i te pai te whanonga. He mauritau ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki ki ō rātou hoa me ngā kaimahi.
I te nuinga o te wā, ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā tamariki mā te reo Pākehā. E mōhio ana te whānau o te kōhanga reo, e tika ana kia whakapakari rātou i tā rātou whakamahi i te reo Māori, hei hāpai i te māia o ngā tamariki ki te whakawhitiwhiti korero. Kei te tipu haere tonu te aheitanga o ngā tamariki ki whakamahi i te reo Māori.
He tirohanga ngātahi, he wawata ngātahi hoki tō te whānau me ngā kaimahi kia tū ai a Whakatū hei taiao ako motuhake. E hāpai ana ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i te tari me te kōhanga reo i ngā whakaritenga o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata. Ka whakarato ngā mema o te komiti i te tautoko tonutanga mō te kōhanga reo. He pai te whakamōhio i te whānau, mō ngā take e whai pānga ana ki te kōhanga reo. Ka arotahi ngā pūrongo a ngā kaiako ki te kaupapa ako me ngā whakanuitanga. He pai te tautoko a te whānau i ngā haerenga me ngā taumahi a ngā tamariki, me ngā kaupapa kohi pūtea.
Me whakapakari ake ngā mahere, me te aromātai. E hāngai ana ngā mahere rautaki ki ngā kaupapa a te whānau, tae atu ki ngā whakaritenga mō te huri tau o te kōhanga reo. He whāinga ō rātou mō te whakamomona i te whenua. Mā te whakaniko i ngā mahi arotake whaiaro e taea ai e te whānau te whiriwhiri i ngā mea ka whai ake me te whāwhai ki te whakatutuki.
I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
te haumaru whatumanawa (tāpiri atu ko te ārahi mauritau, ko te ārai tamariki)
te haumaru ā-tinana (tāpiri atu ko te mātakitaki tamariki; ko ngā whakaritenga whakamoe; ko ngā aituā; ko te whāngai rongoā; ko ngā whakaritenga akuaku; ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tikanga haerenga whakawaho)
te tū tika o ngā kaimahi (tae atu ki ngā taumata tohu mātauranga; te arowhai a ngā pirihimana; ngā rēhitatanga kaiako; me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti)
ngā whakaritenga, tikanga hōneatanga e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua.
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture. Hei whakatutuki i āna whakaritenga, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
whakarite i te haere tonutanga o tētahi tukanga arotake whaiaro ka hāpai i te kōhanga reo ki te whakapai i te kounga o te mātauranga me te atawhai e whiwhi ana ngā tamariki
[R 47Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA5 ki te GMA7]
whakarite i te haumaru o te wāhi mahi o waho, ā, kia pai te noho mimiti, kia whārikihia hoki mō te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi.
[R 45 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; PF13]
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te taunakitanga kia koke tonu te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakapaipai ake i ngā mahi whakatupu i te reo Māori ō ngā tamariki me ngā tikanga arotake whaiaro.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū ki Whakatū, i Heretaunga. He tau ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao reo Māori, engari ko te nuinga o ā rātou taunekeneke, mā te reo Pākehā kē. He mārama ngā tūmanako o ngā kaimahi mō te whanonga, ā, he pai tā rātou whakahaere i ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki. Kei te pā tōraro te taiao ki te hauora me te waiora o ngā tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
22 Paenga-whāwhā, 2016
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Whakatū, ki Heretaunga |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
55107 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
08B022 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
20, kia tokowhā ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
16, kotahi kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Tama tāne 9 Kōtiro 7 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori Tati |
5 1 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Hui-tanguru – Poutū-te-rangi 2016 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
22 Paenga-whāwhā, 2016 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri |
Poutū-te-rangi 2013 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2009 Haratua 2006 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū is in Hastings. The kōhanga reo is the hub of the community. Children and kaimahi have strong connections to Whakatū. The kōhanga reo is whānau-driven and community-based.
Children are comfortable in a te reo Māori environment, nevertheless English is still widely spoken as they communicate with each other.
Children understand and follow instructions in te reo Māori. Kaimahi use a range of teaching and learning resources, displays and visual aids to support children’s learning of te reo Māori. Daily routines reinforce language learning when children practice pepeha, whakapapa and during toileting, handwashing and meal times. Children enjoy activities such as kori tinana and waiata where they practice new language patterns. Kaimahi praise children’s efforts to speak te reo Māori. Children are comfortable in a te reo Māori environment.
Children work with and alongside others. They choose activities of interest where they learn how to share resources and take turns. Kaimahi have established clear expectations for behaviour and they manage interactions among children well. Children understand consequences for unacceptable behaviour. Children interact with peers and kaimahi in positive ways.
Children communicate mostly in English. The kōhanga reo whanau recognise the need to strengthen their use of te reo Māori to support children to speak Māori and communicate confidently. Children’s ability to use te reo Māori is still developing.
Whānau and kaimahi have a shared vision and passion for Whakatū as a unique learning environment. Administration and management systems support long and short term operations. Committee members provide ongoing support for the kōhanga reo. Whānau are well informed of what is happening at the kōhanga reo. Kaiako reports focus on kaupapa ako, and celebrations. Whānau provide good support for children’s excursions, activities and fundraising events.
Planning and internal review should be strengthened. Strategic planning focuses on whānau-based kaupapa that include preparations for the anniversary of the kōhanga reo. There is a goal for property development. Improvements with internal review will help the whānau to identify their next steps and respond in a prioritised way.
During the review, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
To improve current practice the whānau must ensure:
ERO recommends that the whānau and kaimahi continue to make improvements with the development of te reo Māori for children and their internal review practices.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū is in Whakatū, Hastings. Children are comfortable in a te reo Māori environment, nevertheless their interactions are predominantly in English. Kaimahi have clear expectations for behaviour and they manage interactions among children well. Children interact with peers and kaimahi in positive ways.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatū will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
22 April 2016
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Location |
Whakatū, Hastings |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
55107 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
08B022 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
20 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
16 children, including up to 1 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Boys 9 Girls 7 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori Dutch |
15 1 |
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Review team on site |
February - March 2016 |
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Date of this report |
22 April 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Supplementary Review |
March 2013 October 2009 May 2006 |
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