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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 Te Rae o Pāpāmoa te pae maunga
Ko Wairākei te awa
Ko ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana whānui ngā iwi
Ko Mātaatua te waka
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau ki Pāpāmoa, ki te hapori o Mt Maunganui. Nō ngā iwi katoa o Tauranga Moana ngā whānau. Ko tā te whānau aronga matua, kia tupu ake ā rātou mokopuna mā roto mai i te reo Māori, i ngā tikanga Māori, me te ao Māori.
Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou tuakiri hei tamaiti o te ao Māori, mā tā rātou whai wāhi mātātoa atu ki ngā tikanga ahurea me ngā wheako ako tuku iho.
Ka whai wāhi mātātoa atu ngā mokopuna ki te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako e whai pūtake ana. Ka āta whakatau ngā kaimahi kia rangona e ngā mokopuna te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori mā roto mai i ngā horopaki ōkawa me ngā horopaki ōpaki. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā mihi whakatau, ā, ka rongo rātou i ngā whaikōrero, ka kite rātou i ngā tikanga. Ka ngākau nui ngā tuākana ki te ārahi i ngā tūmomo wāhanga o te hōtaka akoranga, tae atu ki ngā karakia, ki ngā wā whakatau wairua, me te tangongitanga o ngā waiata. Ka harikoakoa ngā mokopuna ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā mihi ki te tangata, hei rautaki e whakahōhonu ana i tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā hanganga reo e tika ana, me ngā pūtaketanga reo. Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā tēina ki ngā wheako katoa, mā te āhua o ō rātou kanohi me tō rātou reo ā-tinana. Ko te manaakitanga, te aroha, te rangimārie, me te whakaute kei te tūāpapa o ngā taunekeneke katoa. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ngā mokopuna, ā, ka tautoko mātātoa i runga anō i te āhua o ngā matea o ia tamaiti. I ngā wā katoa ka whakamihi rātou, hei whakanui i ngā whakamātau me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā mokopuna. Kua āta whakatakotohia ngā mahinga o ia rā, kia riterite, kia taunga hoki te āhua. Kei te tākare ngā mokopuna ki te tūhura i tō rātou kōhanga reo, ā, kua āta whakaritea ngā wāhi ako mō te mahi takirōpū i ngā kaupapa, mō te ako takitahi anō hoki. E whanake ana te ngākau titikaha o ngā mokopuna hei ākonga.
Kua whakarite ohu te whānau hei āta whakatau i te whai wāhi mātātoa ki te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga katoa ki te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he pai te taetae atu me te tuhi haere i ngā whakaritenga. Kei te whai mōhiohio, kei te whai kiko hoki ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-whānau. Ka tautuhi te mahere ā-tau i ngā mahi whakahaere whānui me ngā wā hoki e tika ana kia whakatutukihia. Ka whakapūmautia ngā tuhinga tuku mahi, ā, he kirimina mahi, he tuhinga tūranga mahi hoki tā ia kaimahi, ā, kua manatokotia hoki te arowhai i te haumaru o ngā kaimahi. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā arohaehae whaiaro ki te tupu me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā kaimahi. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere ngātahi a te whānau.
Ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā mahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. Ahakoa tērā ētahi tauira papai o ngā whakaritenga whakamahere, kāhore e tino māramahia ana te hononga o te aromātai hōtaka me te aromatawai mokopuna ki ngā mahere hōtaka. E whakatau ana hoki ngā kaimahi, koia nei tētahi wāhanga hei whakawhanake ake. Kua tae ki te wā kia rapu tautoko te whānau mō ngā kaimahi, kia whakapakarihia e rātou ō rātou pūkenga me ō rātou āheinga ki te whakapuaki i tētahi hōtaka e whai hua ana mā ngā mokopuna.
Kāhore i te whānau tētahi tukanga e āta whakatau ai i te arotake moroki o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakatakotohia e te whānau tētahi huringa arotake auau o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā e noho matua ana te aronga ki tō rātou hauora, tō rātou haumaru, me tō rātou waiora.
Me titiro wawe ki ngā rauhanga whare o te kōhanga reo. He mea nui kia whakatutuki wawe te whānau i ngā tino take maha e pā tōraro ana ki te wāhi o te kōhanga reo me te taiao ako o ngā mokopuna. Kua roa ētahi o ngā take kua pā ki te whare, ā, e tika ana kia whakatikaina hei āta whakatau i te whakapuakitanga o ngā wāhi o roto, o waho hoki i ngā whai wāhitanga ako pai rawa atu. Kei te whakamōrearea i te hauora, te haumaru, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
Kei te whāiti te mōhiotanga o te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te Children's Act 2014. Ahakoa he kaupapa here tā te whānau mō te ārai tamariki, e mōhio ana rātou e tika ana kia hakune ā rātou mahi ki te whakatairanga ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga me tō rātou māramatanga ki te Children's Act 2014. E takune ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whai wāhi atu ki ētahi atu wānanga me ētahi atu whakangungu, kia mōhio ai, kia mārama ai rātou ki ā rātou kawenga e whakatutuki ai i ngā takohanga o te ture. E whakatau ana hoki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i taua aronga, ā, e tautoko ana i te aronga pū ki te haumaru me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
Ahakoa kei te tautuhi te mahere rautaki i ngā kaupapa matua mō te whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei, kāhore he mahere mahi hei āta whakatau i te whakatutukitanga, te aroturukitanga, me te pūrongo atu i ngā putanga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā e āta whakaarohia ana ō rātou matea mō meāke nei.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha a te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, arā, ki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, ā, ka arotake i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kia matua mahi tahi te whānau me te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakatutuki wawe i ngā take i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo, mā te waihanga me te whakatinana i tētahi mahere mahi e āta whakatau ai i te whakapaitanga ake o te kounga o te mātauranga o ngā mokopuna me te atawhai i a rātou.
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
2 Hereturikōkā 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Pāpāmoa, ki te hapori o Mt Maunganui |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40176 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 14A015 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25 ngā tamariki, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 20 ngā tamariki, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 20 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Pipiri 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 2 Hereturikōkā 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua | Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Hui-tanguru 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2012 |
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 reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Ko Te Rae o Papamoa te pae maunga
Ko Wairākei te awa
Ko ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana whānui ngā iwi
Ko Mātaatua te waka
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Akau is in Papamoa, Mt Maunganui. Whānau are affiliated to ngā iwi katoa o Tauranga Moana. The priority for whānau is that their mokopuna be raised in te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori.
Mokopuna demonstrate their identity as tamaiti o te ao Maori by actively participating in cultural practices and traditional learning experiences.
Mokopuna confidently participate in a range of meaningful learning experiences. Kaimahi ensure mokopuna are exposed to te reo Māori and tikanga Māori in formal and informal settings. Mokopuna participate in mihi whakatau where they hear whaikōrero and observe tikanga. Tuākana willingly lead various aspects of the learning programme, including karakia, whakatau wairua and a range of waiata. Mokopuna happily take part in mihi ki te tangata as a strategy to deepen their understanding of correct language structure and purpose. Teina express their understanding of all experiences through facial expressions and body language. Manaakitanga, aroha, rangimarie and whakaute are the foundation of all interactions. Kaimahi know the mokopuna well and actively provide support, based on their individual needs. They constantly use positive affirmation to acknowledge mokopuna efforts and accomplishments. Daily routines are well established providing consistency and familiarity. Mokopuna enthusiastically explore their kōhanga reo where learning spaces are organised for both collaborative group activities and independent learning. Mokopuna are developing as confident learners.
Whānau have formed dedicated working groups to ensure active involvement in the management of all kōhanga reo operations. Regular whānau hui are well attended and recorded. Whānau hui minutes are informative and detailed. The annual plan identifies overall operational tasks and when these are to be completed. Employment documentation is maintained and includes individual employment agreements, position descriptions and verified kaimahi safety checks. Self-appraisals contribute to the growth and development of kaimahi. Mokopuna are the focus of collective whānau whakahaere practices.
Links between planning, assessment, and evaluation. While there are examples of good practice in planning, it is not clear how programme evaluation and mokopuna assessment are linked to programme planning. Kaimahi agree this is an area that requires further development. It is time for whānau to seek support for kaimahi to build their capability and capacity to deliver an effective programme for mokopuna.
Whānau do not have in place a process to ensure ongoing policy and procedure review. It is time for whānau to formalise a regular review cycle of policies and procedures. Mokopuna would benefit when their health, safety and wellbeing is paramount.
The kōhanga reo building facilities require urgent attention. It is important that whānau must promptly address several critical issues affecting the kōhanga reo premises and the learning environment for mokopuna. Some building issues have been ongoing and need resolution to ensure that both indoors and outdoors spaces provide the best learning opportunities. Mokopuna health, safety and wellbeing is compromised.
Whānau and kaimahi awareness of the Children’s Act 2014 is limited. While there is a Child Protection Policy in place, they acknowledge the need to be intentional in their ongoing efforts to enhance awareness and understanding of the Children’s Act 2014. The whānau and kaimahi intend to engage in further wananga and training to better understand their commitment in fulfilling the obligations of the Act. ERO agrees with this and acknowledges the emphasis on prioritising mokopuna safety and wellbeing.
While the strategic plan identifies what the priorities are for the future development of the kōhanga reo, there is no action plan to ensure the outcomes are achieved, monitored and reported. Mokopuna benefit when their future needs are considered.
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.
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
ERO recommend that it is essential whānau work closely with the Tari ā Rohe to urgently address the concerns identified in this report by creating and implementing an action plan to ensure the quality of education and care of mokopuna is improved.
Rita Walker
Acting Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
2 August 2024
| Location | Papamoa, Mt Maunganui |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40176 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 14A015 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 20 children, including up to 3 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 20 |
| Review team on site | June 2024 |
| Date of this report | 2 August 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, March 2019; Education Review, February 2016; Education Review, December 2012 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau ki Pāpāmoa, ki Tauranga. Nō ngā iwi o te moana o Tauranga te whānau o te kōhanga reo. He wawata ō rātou kia tūmāia ā rātou tamariki i runga i te mōhio ki ō rātou tuakiri tangata. Mai i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, he maha ngā rerekētanga kua pā ki te whakahaeretanga o te whānau me ngā tūranga kaimahi. I tēnei wā, kua kī te rārangi ingoa o te kōhanga reo, ā, he rārangi tatari anō hoki.
Kei te harikoa, kei te tūmāia hoki ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako ako.
E rumakina ana ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. He pakari ngā kaimahi ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi rātou i te whānui o ngā tūmomo rautaki – pērā i ngā mihimihi, i ngā pātai, i ngā kupu akiaki, i ngā waiata – hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā hanganga reo hei āwhina i ngā tamariki e tīmata noa ana ki te ako i te reo Māori. Ka whakapuaki ngā pēpi i ō rātou māramatanga ki te reo Māori, mā te reo ā-tinana, mā te tāwhai rānei i tēnā e kōrerohia ana e ngā kaimahi. Kei te noho mārama ngā tamariki ki ngā tohutohu māmā me ngā pātai māmā e whakahuatia ana mā te reo Māori. E tīmata ana ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā atua Māori. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i tētahi hōtaka e whakawhānui ake ana i te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki ngā atua Māori me ō rātou ao. Ka whakatau ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki i roto i ngā mahinga o ia ata, mā ngā karakia ki ngā atua Māori. Ka taea e ngā pēpi ō rātou māramatanga te whakapuaki mā ngā tohu ā-ringa me te reo ā-tinana. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura haere i te taiao e noho nei rātou, tae atu hoki ki te whai pānga o ngā atua Māori ki tō rātou nei ao. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i te mōhiotanga ki ngā atua Māori, ā, i te whakaaro nui anō hoki ki te ao tūroa.
Kua tūhonohono ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu, mā te whakaute, mā te whai pūtake hoki. Ka poipoi ngā kaiako i ngā taunekeneke manaaki ki waenga i ngā tamariki, ā, ki ētahi atu hoki. Atawhaitia e rātou ngā pēpi me ngā tamariki i ia te wā. E hāpaitia ana ngā tamariki tuākana kia whakauruuru rātou i ngā pēpi ki ngā tūmomo taumahi. He māhorahora te whakapuaki mai o ngā mihi me ngā whakanuitanga mō te āhua o ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tuākana me ngā tēina. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te kawe atu i ngā mahi ārahi. He pakari te tūmāia o ngā tamariki tuākana ki te taha o ngā pēpi, hei tautoko i ā rātou mihimihi. Kei te pakari, kei te mauritau hoki ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.
E ako ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou hononga ki Tauranga Moana. E hāpaitia ana ngā tamariki e ngā kaimahi kia taki rātou i ō rātou pepeha. Ka waiata rātou i ngā hīmene me ngā mōteatea e whai wāhi nui ana ki a Tauranga Moana. Ka toro atu ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki ki ngā wāhi whakahirahira o ngā iwi. Toro atu ai rātou ki ngā marae o te hapori i ia te wā, kia kite ai ngā tamariki i te whakatinanatanga o ā rātou tikanga me ō rātou kawa. Ka ako hoki ngā tamariki i ngā tūmomo tūranga me ngā tūmomo kawenga i te marae. E ako ana rātou i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua. E whakawhanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki ō rātou whakapapa.
Kei te tūmāia ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao ako. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi, taumahi hoki hei whiringa mā ngā tamariki. He wā anō kua whakataungia, kia wātea ai ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga ako. I aua wā, ka ū te aronga o ngā tamariki tuākana ki ā rātou mahi mō te wā roa. He māhorahora te tūhura haere o ngā tamariki i te wāhi rahi ki waho. He pai tā rātou tākaro ngātahi i roto i ētahi rōpū, ā, tērā anō ngā wā ka hiahia kē rātou ki te whai takitahi atu. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i tētahi hōtaka e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te hīraurau i ngā hopanga māmā, ki te whakaaro pohewa, ā, ki te mahi auaha. Ka akiaki ngā kaiako i ngā tamariki ki te āta whakamahi i ia wāhi ako, me ana tini āhuatanga katoa. Kei te harikoa, kei te tūmāia hoki ngā tamariki hei ākonga.
He tukanga ā ngā kaimahi mō te whakamahere i te hōtaka, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. E ārahi ana ngā mahere i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka, ā, e whai pānga nui ana ngā akoranga ki ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana. Ka tāutu ngā mahere o ia wiki i ngā mahinga me ngā kaupapa ako. Ka whakatakoto haere ngā kōnae a ngā tamariki i te ahu whakamua a ia tamaiti i roto i te reo Māori, ā, i roto anō hoki i tēnā i ako ai rātou i ngā kaupapa ako. Kua kapohia hoki ngā akoranga ki ngā whakaahua me ngā mahi toi. Ko te ahu whakamua o te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki e whakapuakihia ana mā ngā paki ako. Arotake ai ngā kaiako i ia te wā, i tēnā e whai hua ana, i tēnā hoki hei whakapai ake, ā, i tēnā tonu ka whai ake mā ngā tamariki me ā rātou akoranga. Kei te āta whakahaerehia, kei te āta whakaritea hoki te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki.
He pai te whakahaeretanga a te whānau i te nuinga o ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. He mātātoa te heamana ki te tautoko i ngā kaimahi i ia rā. Nō nā tata tonu nei te whānau i whakatū ai i tētahi kaiwhakahaere hou. Ka kitea ki ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-whānau, te auau o ngā pūrongo e pā ana ki ngā pūtea me te ako a ngā tamariki. Kua tae atu te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki ngā awheawhe e pā ana ki ngā herenga i Te Ture Oranga Tamariki, ā, kua whakarerekēhia ētahi o ngā kaupapa here hei āta whakatutuki i aua herenga ā-ture. Kua whakatakotohia ngā rehita haumaru me ngā akoako haumaru, ā, me tahuri ngā kaimahi i nāianei ki te āta aroturuki me te āta whakatakoto ā-tuhi nei i aua mahi kia whai hua ai. E whakatairanga ana te whānau i te arohaehae auau a ngā kaimahi.
Tērā ētahi āhuatanga o te arotake whaiaro hei tirohanga ake. Ko te maha o ngā rerekētanga ki te whakahaeretanga o te whānau i roto i ngā tau tata kua pahure ake nei, kua whai pānga anō hoki ki tō rātou āheinga ki te whakapūmau i te tū o ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā. Kei te ngoikore te kounga o ngā pūrongo e pā ana ki ā rātou whāinga rautaki, te mahere ā-tau, me te aroturukitanga o ngā whakahaeretanga katoa, ā, he āhuatanga katoa ēnei hei whakapakari ake. He hua anō hoki mō ngā whānau hou me ngā kaimahi hou ki te titiro anō ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi. Kāhore i te riterite te taetae mai o ngā whānau ki ngā hui i ia te wā. He mea nui anō hoki, kia āta tuhia ngā meneti o ngā hui. Me arotake tonu i ētahi o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, kia hāngai ai ēnei ki ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā.
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 ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
25 Poutūterangi, 2019
Te tūwāhi | Kei Pāpāmoa | |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40176 | |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 14A015 | |
Te tūmomo raihana | He kōhanga reo | |
Kua raihanatia ki te ture | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | 25 ngā tamariki | |
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 11 Tama 14 | |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Kohi-tātea 2019 | |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 25 Poutūterangi, 2019 | |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri | Hui-tanguru 2016 Hakihea 2012 Hui-tanguru 2009 |
Te Kohanga Reo o Te Ākau is located in Pāpāmoa, Tauranga. Whānau are affiliated to the local iwi of Tauranga Moana. They have aspirations for their children to be confident in who they are. Since the previous ERO review, there have been several changes to whānau management and kaimahi. The roll number of children is currently at its maximum and there is a waiting list of children.
Children are happy and confident to engage in a range of learning experiences.
Children are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaimahi are confident speakers of te reo Māori. They use a variety of strategies such as mihimihi, questions, prompts and waiata to support children’s language development. Kaimahi model language structures to assist children who are new learners of te reo Māori. Babies express their understanding of te reo Māori through body language or mimicking what the kaimahi are saying. Children understand simple instructions and questions in te reo Māori. Children are early speakers of te reo Māori.
Children learn about atua Māori. Kaiako provide a programme that grows children’s understanding about atua Māori and the domains they represent. Kaimahi settle children into their morning routine with karakia to atua Māori. Babies are able to express their understanding through hand actions and body language. Kaimahi enable children to explore the environment around them and see how atua Māori influence nature. Children are developing an awareness of atua Māori and respect for nature.
Children have formed respectful and meaningful relationships. Kaiako foster caring interactions among children and others. They regularly show affection to babies and children. Older children are supported to include babies in all activities. Kaiako openly praise and celebrate tuākana tēina relationships. Kaimahi provide opportunities for children to take on leadership roles. Older children confidently stand alongside babies to support them as they mihi. Children appear secure and settled at kōhanga reo.
Children learn about their connections to Tauranga Moana. Children are supported by kaimahi to recite their pepeha. They sing hīmene and mōteatea specific to Tauranga Moana. Kaimahi and children visit locations and areas of cultural significance. They regularly visit the local marae so they are able to observe their own tikanga and kawa in action. Children also learn about the different roles and responsibilities required to run the marae. They are learning about their role as tangata whenua. Children are developing an understanding about their whakapapa.
Children are confident in their learning environment. Kaimahi provide a range of resources and activities for children to choose from. Time is allocated for children to follow their own learning interests. During this time the older children were engaged for long periods of time. Children freely explore the large outdoor area. They play well together in groups and at times prefer to be on their own. Kaimahi provide a programme where children are able to solve simple problems, use their imagination and be creative. Kaiako encourage children to make the most out of learning spaces. Children are happy and confident learners.
Kaimahi have processes in place for programme planning, assessment and evaluation. Planning guides implementation of the programme and reflects learning about Tauranga Moana iwi. Weekly plans identify routines and kaupapa ako. Children’s profile books track their individual progress in te reo Māori and what they have learnt regarding kaupapa ako. Learning is also captured in photos and artwork. Progress on children’s development is shared through learning stories. Kaiako regularly review what is working well, what needs improvement, and where to next for children and their learning. Children’s learning and progress is well managed and organised.
The whānau manage most aspects of kōhanga reo operations well. The chairperson actively provides daily support for kaimahi. The whānau recently appointed a new kaiwhakahaere. Whānau hui minutes show regular reporting about finances and children’s learning. Whānau and kaimahi have attended workshops about the requirements of the Vulnerable Children’s Act and made changes to some policies to ensure they can meet these regulations. Safety registers and drills are in place and kaimahi now need to effectively monitor and record these. The whānau promote a regular appraisal process for kaimahi.
Aspects of self review require attention. Several ongoing changes in whānau management over recent years has impacted on their capacity to maintain consistent whānau hui. The quality of reporting against their strategic goals, annual plan and monitoring of all operations is limited and needs further strengthening. New whānau and kaimahi would benefit from revisiting their roles and responsibilities. Whānau attendance at hui is inconsistent. It is also important to ensure that hui minutes are well recorded. Some health and safety policies and procedures still need to be reviewed to align with the current regulations.
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 Te Ākau will be in three years.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
25 March 2019
| Location | Pāpāmoa | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40176 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 14A015 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 25 children | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 11 Boys 14 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | January 2019 | ||
| Date of this report | 25 March 2019 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Supplementary Review | February 2016 December 2012 February 2009 | |
Ka tino whakapūmau te whānau i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo ki te hapori o Papamoa. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki, ā, he pārekareka ki a rātou te ako, te noho tahi hoki hei whānau ki tētahi taiao e āta kōkirihia ana e te whānau. Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā kaupapa whakahihiri e whai pānga nui ana ki Tauranga Moana me ngā hītori, ngā waiata, ngā mōteatea, ngā whakapapa, me ngā kōrero tuku iho o konei.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Ko Te Rae o Papamoa te pae maunga
Ko Wairākei te awa
Ko ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana whānui ngā iwi
Ko Mātaatua te waka.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau ki Papamoa, e pā tata atu ana ki Mauao. Ko te reo Māori, ngā tamariki, me te whānau kei te pūtake o ngā mahi ki te whakarato i te mātauranga me te atawhai ki tēnei hapori. He whare whakamāhorahora te kōhanga reo, ā, he maha ngā tūmomo rākau hua, ngā wāhi whakahirahira hoki mō ngā mahi, ngā tākaro, me ngā wā whakatā hoki o ngā tamariki. He maha ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i te ao tūroa o Papatūānuku, o Ranginui, o ngā atua Māori hoki. Ko te kaha o te tirohanga o te ao Māori e whakapūmau ana i te noho maioha o ngā tamariki ki te taiao me āna taonga i tuku iho ai i ngā atua.
Ka ako ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo kaupapa e ahu mai ana i ngā hītori, ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā whakapapa, ngā waiata, me ngā mōteatea o Tauranga Moana. Ka hāpai ā rātou wheako akoranga i a rātou ki te mārama, te whakawhiti kōrero, me te tūhura i te ao e noho nei rātou. E āhei ana rātou ki te whakahonohono ki ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi e whai pānga nui ana ki tō rātou waiora, tā rātou ako, me tō rātou tupu.
He nui ngā tūmanako o te whānau mō ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, me te riro i a rātou ngā pūkenga reo ki te kōrero Māori. Ka mau mai ngā mātua i ā rātou tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, nā te taumata me te kounga o te reo Māori. Ka whakatairanga, ka whakamāoriori hoki ngā tamariki i te reo Māori, i a rātou e puta ana ki te hapori whānui o Papamoa me Tauranga Moana.
Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā tamariki, ka whakapuaki hoki i ō rātou whakaaro mā te reo Māori, ki ngā waiata, te taki mihimihi, me ā rātou kōrerorero ki ngā kaiako, ki waenga hoki i a rātou anō.
He manawa whakahī tō ngā tamariki, he tūmāia hoki rātou ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka rumakina rātou ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori o Tauranga Moana. Ko ngā mihimihi a ngā tamariki i te ata, e mau nei i ngā mihi o te reo Māori me ētahi atu reo. Ka whakatutuki te hōtaka akoranga i ngā matea ako reo, ngā matea whakawhanaketanga hoki o ia tamaiti, o ngā tūmomo reanga hoki.
He pai te tau haere o ngā tamariki ki ngā mahinga o ia rā. Ka pupū ake te tākare, te whakahihiri hoki o ngā tamariki, nā ngā waiata, ngā mōteatea me ngā haka. Ka whakarato ngā taumahi ako i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tuākana ki te ārahi, ā, ka whai atu hoki ngā tēina. E tino poipoia ana ngā tamariki e ngā tino tauira whakahihiri, ngākau nui hoki. Ko ētahi o ngā tino taumahi ki ngā tamariki ko te kōrero, te pānui pukapuka, me ngā mahi toi, ā, nā tēnei ka pakari haere, ka piki ake hoki te āheinga o ngā tamariki i roto i te reo Māori.
Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka pātai wawe, ka whakautu wawe hoki rātou i ngā pātai, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, ka āta aro atu ki ngā tāngata e taunekeneke ana ki a rātou. He manawa whakahī tō te whānau mō te māia, te āheinga hoki o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. He harikoa ngā tamariki i roto i ā rātou akoranga.
Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki i ngā hanganga reo hōhonu, ā, he pai te rere, te tika hoki o tō rātou reo. Ka arotahi ngā taunekeneke me ngā taumahi ki te whakapakari i ngā pūkenga, ngā mōhiotanga, me ngā māramatanga o ngā tamariki i roto i te reo. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te whakapuakitanga, te ngahau, me te whakahihiri, ā, ka whakamahi hoki i ngā rautaki kia whai wāhi ai, kia hihiri ai hoki ngā tamariki. He mārakerake te kite atu i te puāwaitanga mai o ngā tamariki nā te whai pūtake o ngā mahi whakamihi me te reo akiaki. Ka whai wāhi atu, ka whakaongaongatia hoki ngā tamariki nā tō rātou taiao ako reo Māori.
He maha rawa ngā taputapu ki ngā wāhi ako o ngā tamariki o roto i te whare, ā, he tāwekoweko ētahi wāhanga o te whāriki. He iti te rūma moe, ā, kāhore e āta whakatutuki ana i ngā matea moe, ngā matea whakatā hoki o ngā tamariki kua eke kē ki te rua o ngā tau, me ērā hoki o ngā tamariki kei raro i te rua o ngā tau. Kua honoa ngā tūru kai o ngā pēpi ki ngā tūru o ngā pākeke, kia whai wāhi noho ai ngā tamariki kōhungahunga. He hōpua wai ki te waho o waho, ā, he wai whakaroau. Me whakapai, me te whakatika hoki i ētahi wāhi. He mea nui kia whakatutuki haere te whānau i ngā tino arowhai i ia te wā o ngā rawa me ngā āhuatanga mōrearea. Me whakatutuki wawe i ngā mahi i tāutuhia ai hei whakatika ake. E mōhio ana hoki ngā kaimahi me te whānau, e tika ana kia whakariterite anō i ngā wāhi katoa o ngā tamariki.
He pai te whakahaeretanga a te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te kōhanga reo. Ka kitea ki ngā hui o ia wā, te riterite o ngā pūrongo, me te whakatau ngātahi i ngā whakaritenga. Ka hāpai, ka ārahi hoki ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga matua i ngā whakaritenga. Nā te arotake me te whakawhanake i te tūtohinga me ngā kaupapa here, ka noho mōhio te whānau ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga. E whakamātauhia ana tētahi pūnaha e pā ana ki ngā āhuatanga mōrearea me ngā whakahaeretanga, hei whakapakari ake i ngā tukanga haumaru mō ngā haerenga. Ka aroturuki, ka arotake, ka kōkiri hoki te whānau i ngā mahi, ngā taumahi me ngā whakahaeretanga i tāutuhia ai. Ka kitea ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te whakawhiti whakaaro me te kawenga takohanga.
He pakari te whakahaere pūtea, ā, e mau ana i ngā tohutohu tātari e whai hua ana, hei hāpai i te whakapakaritanga ake o ngā pūnaha whakahaere o roto, me ngā whakaritenga. Ko tā te ‘Mahere Koha’ whāinga, ko te tiaki i ngā pūtea me te akiaki i te whai wāhi mai o te whānau ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te pae tata ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka hāngai ngā mahere pae tawhiti me ngā mahere pae tata o te hōtaka ki Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Ka hāngai ngā kaupapa ako ki tēnei rohe, kia āhei ai ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā pakiwaitara, ngā waiata, ngā mōteatea me ngā tino wāhi whakahirahira o Tauranga Moana. Ka whai wāhi hoki ngā mātua me te whānau ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mō ngā kaupapa ako. He mārama ngā aratohu a ngā kaimahi ki te whakapuaki i ngā hōtaka akoranga e hāngai ana ki ngā matea me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ia rōpū reanga. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā te noho ngākau nui, nā te kaha tautoko hoki o te whānau me ngā kaimahi.
He ōpaki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero a ngā kaimahi mō ngā hōtaka akoranga, me tā rātou whakapuaki i ā rātou kitenga i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. He mea nui kia āta tuhia aua whakaaro huritao hei āhuatanga tonu o ngā hui kaimahi, hei tuhinga anō hoki o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, ā, hei hāpai tonu i ngā pūrongo ki ngā mātua me te whānau.
Ka hāngai kē ngā mahere pae tawhiti ki te wā poto, ā, kāhore i te tino mārama te aronga rautaki, te ahunga hoki. Kua tae ki te wā kia whai whakaaro te whānau ki Te Ara Tūāpae, me te whai pānga o tēnei hei tino angamahi mō ngā mahere rautaki me ngā kaupapa matua. Ko te arotake whaiaro tētahi atu tino āhuatanga hei whakauru ki ngā mahere o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata. Ka hāpai tēnei i te whānau ki te pūrongo me te ine i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga mō te roanga o ngā tau toru ki te rima.
Me whakatakoto te whakatika me te whakapai hoki o ngā rawa me ngā whare ki tētahi wātaka, ā, me āta whakariterite.
Kāhore te whānau e whakatutuki haere ana i ngā akoako hōneatanga ohorere, i ngā whakaritenga hōneatanga ohorere hoki. He kaupapa mahi matua tēnei ki te whānau.
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:
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.
Ko ngā paearu o HS4 ki te HS8 e mea ana, kia āta whakaritea e te ratonga raihana:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:
Ka tino whakapūmau te whānau i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo ki te hapori o Papamoa. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki, ā, he pārekareka ki a rātou te ako, te noho tahi hoki hei whānau ki tētahi taiao e āta kōkirihia ana e te whānau. Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā kaupapa whakahihiri e whai pānga nui ana ki Tauranga Moana me ngā hītori, ngā waiata, ngā mōteatea, ngā whakapapa, me ngā kōrero tuku iho o konei.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
03 Hui-tanguru, 2016
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Papamoa, ki te rohe o Mauao | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40176 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 14A015 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 23, tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 8 Tama tāne 15 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Hakihea 2015 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 03 Hui-tanguru, 2016 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga | Hakihea 2012 Hui-tanguru 2009 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2007 |
Whānau uphold the kaupapa of kōhanga reo well in the community of Papamoa. Children are actively engaged and enjoy learning and being part of a whānau-based and whānau-driven environment. Children learn interesting kaupapa within the context of Tauranga Moana, its histories, waiata, mōteatea, whakapapa and stories.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau will be in three years.
Ko Te Rae o Papamoa te pae maunga
Ko Wairākei te awa
Ko ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana whānui ngā iwi
Ko Mātaatua te waka.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau is in Papamoa, Mt Maunganui. Te reo Māori, children and whānau are central to the provision of education and care in this community. The kōhanga reo is homely and has a variety of fruit trees and interesting spaces where children work, play and rest. There are many opportunities for children to learn about the natural world of Papatūānuku, Ranginui and atua Māori. A strong te ao Māori world view reinforces for children an appreciation for nature and its resources as being taonga from atua.
Children learn a range of kaupapa based on Tauranga Moana tribal history, stories, whakapapa, waiata and mōteatea. Their learning experiences help them to understand, discuss and explore the world around them. They are able to see connections to people and places that are important to their wellbeing, learning and growth.
Whānau have high expectations for children’s learning and acquiring language skills to speak Māori. Parents bring their children to the kōhanga reo because of the level and quality of te reo Māori. Children promote and normalise te reo Māori wherever they go in the wider community of Papamoa and Tauranga Moana.
Children communicate and express themselves in te reo Māori through waiata, reciting mihimihi and daily conversations with kaiako and one another.
Children are proud and confident speakers of te reo Māori. They are immersed in te reo and tikanga Māori of Tauranga Moana. Children’s morning mihimihi include greetings in te reo Māori and from different countries. The learning programme caters to the language learning and development needs of individual children and age groups.
Children settle well into the daily routines. Waiata, mōteatea and haka generate enthusiasm and excitement for children. Learning activities provide leadership opportunities for tuakana while teina follow their lead. Children are surrounded by energetic and passionate role models. Kōrero, pānui pukapuka and performing arts are favourite activities that allow children to strengthen and increase their ability in te reo Māori.
Children use te reo Māori in a range of different contexts. They readily ask and respond to questions, engage in conversation and show genuine interest in those with whom they interact. Whānau proudly acknowledge children’s confidence and ability to speak te reo Māori. Children are happy in their learning.
Children use advanced language forms and structures with good fluency and accuracy. Interactions and activities focus on building children’s language skills, knowledge and understanding. Kaimahi model expression, fun and excitement, and use strategies that engage and motivate children. Children clearly thrive on meaningful praise and encouragement. Children are engaged and motivated by their te reo Māori language learning environment.
Children’s indoor learning spaces are cluttered with carpet worn in places. The sleeping room is small and does not sufficiently meet the sleep and rest needs of both Over 2s and Under 2s. High chairs are strapped to adult chairs to provide sufficient seating for toddlers. In the outdoors, an in-ground water area is stagnant and stale. Some areas require maintenance and repair. It is important that whānau carry out regular and thorough property and hazards checks. Identified maintenance work should be attended to at the earliest. Kaimahi and whānau are also aware of the need to reorganise all of the children’s spaces.
Whānau and kaimahi manage kōhanga reo operations well. Regular hui show consistent reporting and shared decision-making. Key systems and processes support and guide practice. Charter policy review and development keep whānau up to date in terms of their roles and responsibilities. A new risk and management system is being trialled to strengthen safety procedures for excursions and travel. Whānau monitor, review and action identified tasks, activities, operations. Communication and accountability expectations are evident.
Financial management is sound with useful audit advice to help strengthen internal controls and practices. A ‘Mahere Koha’ aims to save funds and to encourage whānau involvement in the short term management of the kōhanga reo.
Long and short term programme planning is based on planning for Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Local contexts for kaupapa ako enable children to learn about stories, legends, waiata, mōteatea and important whenua sites of Tauranga Moana. Parents and whānau can also contribute ideas and suggestions for kaupapa ako. Kaimahi have clear guidelines to deliver learning programmes that are tailored to meet needs and interests of each age group. Children benefit from the commitment and support of whānau and kaimahi.
Kaimahi informally discuss learning programmes and share observations about children’s learning. It is important these reflections are well documented, as part of kaimahi meetings, and as a record of children’s learning to support reporting to parents and whānau.
Long term planning is short term in nature and lack clear strategic focus and direction. It is timely for whānau to consider Te Ara Tūāpae as a relevant and useful framework on which to base strategic planning and priorities. Self review is an important component to be included in both long and short term planning. This will help whānau report and measure progress towards achieving goals over a period of 3-5 years.
Identified property and premises maintenance and repairs should be time-lined and well planned.
Whānau have not carried out regular emergency evacuation drills and practices. This is a priority action area for whānau.
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.
Criteria HS4 to HS8 require the licensed service provider to ensure that:
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Whānau uphold the kaupapa of kōhanga reo well in the community of Papamoa. Children are actively engaged and enjoy learning and being part of a whānau-based and whānau-driven environment. Children learn interesting kaupapa within the context of Tauranga Moana, its histories, waiata, mōteatea, whakapapa and stories.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ākau will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
3 February 2016
| Location | Papamoa, Mt Maunganui | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40176 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 14A015 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 23 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Boys 15 Girls 8 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% |
| Review team on site | December 2015 | |
| Date of this report | 3 February 2016 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review | December 2012 February 2009 November 2007 |