Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko

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43002
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Te Kōhanga Reo
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua 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. 

2 Te Horopaki 

Ko Tauhara te maunga

Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana

Ko Waikato te awa

Ko Te Arawa te waka

Ko Te Heuheu te tangata

Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi

Ko Motutaiko te kōhanga reo

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko ki Taupō. Ka ahu mai te ingoa o te kōhanga reo i te motu whakahirahira, te motu tapu hoki i Taupō-nui-a-Tia. E whakatinana ana te kōhanga reo i Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo hei tūāpapa e ārahi ana i ngā whakaritenga. 

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā mokopuna i te ngākau titikaha ki ā rātou akoranga? 

Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou pākiki, tō rātou ngākau titikaha hoki hei ākonga.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga. Kei te harikoa, kei te manahau, kei te mauritau hoki rātou ki te tūhura i te tākaro hei tamaiti takitahi, ā, ki te taha anō hoki o ō rātou hoa. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te ārahi i ngā karakia, ngā waiata, ngā pepeha, ngā mihimihi, me ngā taumahi ako, ā, e whakatupu tonu ana rātou i te ngākau titikaha i roto i aua tūāhuatanga. Ka whai pānga matua te reo Māori ki te ako a ngā mokopuna. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i ngā whakautu me ngā kīanga whai kounga, hei whakatauira i te kounga o ngā hanganga reo me te wetereo. Ka whakamahi rātou i ngā rautaki ki te whakapakari i te ngākau titikaha o ngā mokopuna ki te whakautu mā te reo Māori, pērā i te tāruarua me te patapatai, tae atu hoki ki ngā rautaki e pā ana ki te karanga me te whakautu. Kei te tākare, kei te harikoa ngā kaimahi ki te akiaki i te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna ki ngā rauemi auaha me te tangongitanga o ngā wheako me ngā taumahi whakaongaonga. Kua tuituia ngā waiata me ngā pao o Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki te hōtaka, ā, ka whakapakari i te tuakiri o ngā mokopuna. He ātaahua te whakaatu atu i ngā mahi toi me ngā mahi a ngā mokopuna. Ka kapo atu aua whakaaturanga i ngā tūmomo taumahi i whāia e rātou, ā, ka whakamahia hei rauemi akoranga ā muri atu. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna hei ākonga ngākau titikaha, hei ākonga anō hoki ka tū takitahi. 

Kua āta tuhia, kua āta whakatinanahia ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga pāhekoheko e toro atu ana ki ngā wawata o te whānau. Ka ārahi ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki i ngā whakaritenga a ngā kaimahi, ā, ka whakaongaonga i te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna. Ka aro nui ngā mahere ki ngā tūmomo rōpū reanga, ki te kanorau ā-roro, ki ngā ngākau nuitanga hoki o ngā mokopuna. Kua whakatakotohia ngā whakaritenga aromatawai, ā, ka whakaemi, ka tuhi haere hoki i ngā mōhiohio e hono pū ana ki ngā whāinga ako. Ka whakamahia te Mātai Mokopuna, te Kōnae Mokopuna me tētahi pae ā-ipurangi ki te whakaatu, te tuhi haere, me te whakapuaki i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna i roto i te roanga o te wā. E āta tautokona ana te ako a ngā mokopuna. 

Ka whai wāhi mātātoa ngā whānau ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakaritenga o ia rā ki te kōhanga reo, ka āwhina i roto i te kihini, ā, ka tautoko hoki i te hōtaka akoranga. Tae atu ai rātou ki ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, ka hāpai i ngā tukanga whakahaere me ngā tukanga whakataunga. Arotakengia ai ngā kaupapa here me ngā whakaritenga i ia te wā hei āta whakatau i te noho mārama o ngā whānau ki ngā tukanga. Ka ārahi te mahere ā-tau i te katoa o ngā mahi whakahaere i te tari, ā, ka aroturukitia, ka whakapūmautia hoki ngā pūtea, ngā kaimahi, ngā kaupapa here, me te whakawhanaketanga o te whānau. He pai ngā hononga ki waenga i te whānau me ngā kaimahi, ā, kei te māhorahora, kei te riterite hoki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero. Ko te waiora o ngā mokopuna, ko tā rātou ako hoki e whakatairangatia ana ki ngā aronga whakahaere a te whānau. 

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

E whakapuaki ana Te Ara Tūāpae i ngā wawata o te whānau mō te kōhanga reo me ngā mokopuna. E mōhio ana te whānau, mā te whakawhanake me te tāpiri atu i tētahi mahere mahi ka puta te aronga nahanaha ki te aroturuki me te arotake i te ahunga whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ō rātou whāinga i whakapuakihia ai. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i ngā aronga e arotahi ana ki anamata. 

Kei te ōpaki te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa ka hui ngā kaimahi i ia te wā ki te kōrero mō te hōtaka akoranga, kāhore aua kōrerotanga e tuhia ana. Ko te whakaōkawa i taua tukanga ka hāpai i te whai pūtaketanga o ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, i ngā whakaritenga whakaaro huritao hoki e whai pānga ana ki te huatanga o te hōtaka i whakamaheretia ai, me te āhua hoki o te aronga o tēnā ki ngā matea ako o ngā mokopuna katoa. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā e aromātai ana ngā kaimahi kia whakatairanga tonuhia. 

5 Te Whakatau a te Whānau o te Kōhanga Reo ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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: 

  • te haumaru ā-whatumanawa, tae atu ki te ārahi mauritau me te ārai tamariki
  • te haumaru ā-tinana, tae atu ki te mātakitaki tamariki, ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, ngā aituā, te whāngai rongoā; ngā mahi akuaku, me ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki mō ngā haerenga whakawaho
  • te tū tika o ngā kaimahi, tae atu ki te tika o ngā tohu mātauranga, ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, ngā rēhita a ngā kaiako, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaimahi me ngā tamariki
  • ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te urutā. 

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. 

I te aromātai a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo, tērā ētahi āhuatanga o ngā tukanga me ngā whakaritenga o te hauora me te haumaru i tautuhia ai hei whakatika ake. Kua whakatikaina aua tūāhuatanga i nāianei. 

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia mahi tonu Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko ki te taha o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i tautuhia ai hei whakaritenga matua kia whāia. 

Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

23 Kohitātea 2025

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo 

Te tūwāhiTaupō
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga43002
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo11-013
Te tūmomo whareTe Kōhanga Reo
Te raihanaNgā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008
Te tokomaha mō te raihana18 ngā tamariki, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa16 ngā tamariki, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau
Ngā hononga ā-iwiMāori 16 
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotakeMahuru 2024
Te wā o tēnei pūrongoKohitātea 2025
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake MātaurangaArotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2020; Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-rangi 2017; Arotake Mātauranga, Mahuru 2014

1 Introduction

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. The ERO reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.

2 Context 

Ko Tauhara te maunga

Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana

Ko Waikato te awa

Ko Te Arawa te waka

Ko Te Heuheu te tangata

Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi

Ko Motutaiko te kōhanga reo

Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko is situated in Taupō. The kōhanga derives its name from a significant sacred island in Lake Taupō. The kōhanga implements Te Whariki a Te Kōhanga Reo as a foundational guide to practice.

3 Evaluation Focus

To what extent do mokopuna show confidence in their learning? 

Mokopuna show they are curious and confident learners.

4 Findings 

Mokopuna are immersed in an environment that caters to their interests. They are happy, content and comfortable to explore play independently and alongside their peers. Mokopuna have opportunities to lead in karakia, waiata, pepeha, mihimihi and learning activities, where they continue to grow in confidence in these areas. Te reo Māori is an integral part of mokopuna learning. Kaiako provide quality responses and phrases to model quality language structure and grammar. They use strategies such as repetition, questioning including call-and-respond techniques to build mokopuna confidence to answer in te reo Māori. Kaimahi are enthusiastic, they happily encourage mokopuna to engage with creative resources and a variety of stimulating experiences and activities. Ngāti Tūwharetoa waiata and pao are incorporated into the programme, building on mokopuna identity. Mokopuna art and work is attractively displayed. These capture the various activities they have participated in and is used as a follow-up tool for learning.  Mokopuna are developing as confident, independent learners.

Planning and assessment are well documented and implemented. Mokopuna experience an interactive learning programme that incorporates whānau aspirations. Annual, term and weekly planning guides kaimahi practice and stimulates mokopuna engagement. Planning is responsive to the different age groups, neurodiversity and mokopuna interests. Assessment practices are in place, collecting and recording information linking directly to learning goals is evident. Mātai Mokopuna, Kōnae Mokopuna and an online platform are used to display, record and share mokopuna progress over time. Mokopuna learning is well supported.

Whānau are active contributors to the kōhanga reo. They are involved in the daily running of the kōhanga reo, helping in the kitchen and supporting the learning programme. They regularly attend whānau hui and contribute to management and decision-making processes. Policies and practices are regularly reviewed to ensure whānau understand processes. The Annual Plan guides all administrative tasks, financial, personnel, policy and whānau development is monitored and maintained. Whānau and kaimahi have positive relationships and communication is open and consistent. Mokopuna wellbeing and learning is promoted by whānau whakahaere approaches.

Key Next Steps

Te Ara Tūāpae expresses the aspirations whānau have for the kōhanga reo and mokopuna. Whānau acknowledge that developing a supporting action plan will result in a planned approach to monitoring and reviewing progress toward achieving their expressed goals. Mokopuna benefit from future focussed approaches.

Programme evaluation is informal. While kaimahi meet regularly to talk about the learning programme, this is not documented. Formalising this process will allow for deliberate conversations and reflective practice that considers the effectiveness of the planned programme and how well it responds to the learning needs of all mokopuna. Mokopuna benefit from kaimahi who evaluate for improvement.

5 Kōhanga Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirements

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: 

  • emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection
  • physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures
  • suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios
  • emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic.

All kōhanga reo are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.

At the time of the ERO onsite evaluation there were aspects of health and safety procedures and practices identified as requiring better administration. These have now been rectified.

6 Recommendations

ERO recommends that Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko continues to work alongside Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust to address the issues identified in the key next steps.

Tiwana Hibbs 
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

23 January 2025

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

LocationTaupō
Ministry of Education profile number43002
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number11-013
Licence typeTe Kōhanga Reo
Licensed underEducation (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for18 children, including up to 6 aged under 2
Service roll16 children, including 3 aged under 2
Ethnic compositionMāori 16 
Review team on siteSeptember 2024
Date of this reportJanuary 2025
Most recent ERO report(s) Education Review, April 2020; Education Review, November 2017; Education Review September, 2014

Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

Ka whakahaeretia tētahi aromātai tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Toihau Arotake i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.

E aromātai ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whānuitanga me te whai hua o ngā mahi ā te kōhanga reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai i roto i te pūrongo aromātai mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei i tāutuhia ai whai muri o taua aromātai.

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

Ko tēnei aromātai tāpiri i whakaritea i runga i te aromātai o te whakatutukitanga a te whānau i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ki ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i mua atu, me ngā take rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua aromātai. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei aromātai, ko te titiro ki:

  • te reo Māori - te whakawhanaketanga reo o te whānau me ngā kaimahi
  • Te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai o roto, te arotake i ngā kaupapa here te arohaehae, me ngā tūranga o ngā kaimahi, ā rātou kawenga hoki.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko ki Taupō. Kua tapaina te kōhanga reo ki te ingoa o tētahi motu whakahirahira, motu tapu hoki e tū ana ki te moana o Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Kua whakatutukihia e te whānau ētahi tino whakawhanaketanga whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. Ko te kuia te kaiwhakahaere, ā, kua koni atu i te 30 tau ia e whai wāhi atu ana ki te kōhanga reo.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Kei te rumakina ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori e kaha kōrerohia ana. Ko te whakapakari ake i te reo Māori tētahi aronga matua a te whānau. E tāutu ana te mahere rautaki i tētahi aronga e hōkai ana ki te whakatairanga ake i te reo Māori o ngā whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ngā tamariki. Ka taetae atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā whakangungu reo Māori e whakaratohia ana e te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Ka hāngai atu hoki ngā whāinga ngaio o ngā kaimahi ki te ahu whakamua tonu i Te Ara Tuarua me te Tohu Whakapakari. Kua toro atu te whānau ki ngā kaupapa whakangungu reo Māori o te hapori, hei hāpai i te tupu o te reo Māori. Kua tāutuhia e ngā kaimahi ngā rautaki mō te whakaako i te reo ki ā rātou mahere. Whakapuaki ai rātou i te reo Māori, puta noa i te rā. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki kia ngahau ai te ako a ngā tamariki. Kei te kaha haere ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori.

E whakaatuhia ana ngā mahere hei tirohanga mā te katoa. Ka whai wāhi atu te whānau ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e pā ana ki te hōtaka akoranga. Kua whakahāngaitia ngā taumahi me ngā wheako ako ki Te Whāriki. E whakatutukihia ana ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki.

Kei te rawaka ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Kua whakatakotohia te tūtohinga. He mārama ngā tūmanako, ngā aratohu hoki o roto mō te whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatakotohia ngā mahere rautaki me ngā mahere ā-tau hei āta whakatau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā mahi whakahaere me te ahu whakamua tonu o te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatakotohia ngā mahere tauatanga e pā ana ki ngā kaiako me ngā kaiwhakahaere, ā, e hono ana ēnei ki te mahere rautaki. He pai te mahi ngātahi a te whānau kia ū ai te rōnakitanga. He pai te hanganga me te noho mārama hoki o ngā mahere me ngā tukanga e whāia ana. E noho mātua ana te haumaru o ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kua whakatakotohia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kei te whānau ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e hāpai ai i te waiora o ngā tamariki. He mea nui kia hāngai aua kaupapa here ki ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā. Ka whakatūturuhia te noho hauora, te noho haumaru hoki o ngā tamariki mā te pakari anō hoki o ngā kaupapa here me ngā whakaritenga.

Me whakapakari ake i te aromatawai. Ahakoa ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā whakaahua me ngā pikitia o ngā tamariki e ako ana, kāhore anō kia whakaemihia e rātou hei tohu i te ako a ngā tamariki i roto i te roanga o te wā. Ka whakatairangatia te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki mā te aroturukitanga i ia te wā.

Kei te ōpaki kē ngā mahi aromātai. Whakawhiti kōrero ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā mō te hōtaka akoranga me ngā āhuatanga o roto hei whakarerekē. I tēnei wā, kāhore rātou e tuhi ana i aua whakawhitinga kōrero. He uaua ki te whai i te āhua o ngā whakarerekētanga ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki mā tētahi hōtaka akoranga e aromātaitia ana.

4 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

  • mahi tonu te whānau ki te taha o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whai atu.

5 Hei ā hea Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga aromātai anō ai i te kōhanga reo?

Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

07 Paengawhāwhā, 2020

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Taupō

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

43002

Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo

11-013

Te tūmomo raihana

Te Kōhanga Reo

Kua raihanatia ki te ture

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

18, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa

18 ngā tamariki, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 9

Tama 9

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Hui-tanguru 2020

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

07 Paengawhāwhā, 2020

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Whiringa-ā-rangi 2017

Mahuru 2014

1 Background

Introduction

A supplementary evaluation is undertaken at the discretion of the Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office (ERO).

ERO evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO evaluation and/or any additional areas identified since that evaluation.

Terms of Reference

This supplementary evaluation is based on an evaluation of the performance of the kōhanga reo governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the previous ERO report or issues identified since that evaluation. The terms of reference for this evaluation area to investigate:

  • Te reo Māori- whānau and kaimahi language development
  • Planning and evaluation –internal evaluation including planning, assessment and evaluation,
  • policy review, appraisals, kaimahi roles and responsibilities.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko is in Taupo. The kōhanga reo is named after a significant sacred island in Lake Taupō. Since the previous ERO report, the whānau have made positive developments. The kuia is the kaiwhakahaere and she has been involved in the kōhanga reo for over 30 years.

3 Findings

Children are immersed in a te reo Māori speaking environment. Strengthening te reo Māori is a whānau focus. The strategic plan identifies a wrap around approach to improving the te reo Māori for whānau, kaimahi and children. Kaimahi attend te reo Māori courses provided by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT). Professional goals for kaimahi include progressing to Te Ara Tuarua and Whakapakari. Whānau have engaged in local te reo Māori courses to support the growth of te reo Māori. Kaimahi have identified language teaching strategies in their planning. They use te reo Māori throughout the day. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to make learning fun for children. Children use te reo Māori with increased confidence.

Planning is displayed and visible. Whānau are included in discussions related to the learning programme. Activities and learning experiences are aligned to Te Whāriki. Children’s interests are catered for.

Whānau whakahaere is adequate. The charter is in place. It provides clear expectations and guidelines for the management and operations of the kōhanga reo. Strategic, and annual planning is in place to ensure management of operations and future direction of kōhanga reo. Kaiako and kaiwhakahaere have succession plans in place, which is linked to the strategic plan. Whānau are working well together to ensure the sustainability. There are well structured, clear plans and processes in place. Children’s safety is important.

Key Next Steps

Health and safety policies and procedures are present. Whānau have policies and procedures in place to tend to the wellbeing of children. It is imperative that these policies align with legislation and current regulations. Children’s health and safety will be secured by sound policies and practice.

Assessment needs strengthening. Whilst kaimahi collect photos and pictures of children in their learning, they are yet to collate these to show children’s learning over time. Children’s progress will be enhanced by regular monitoring.

Evaluation is informal. Kaimahi regularly discuss the learning programme and how to change it. Currently, they do not record these conversations. The changes to the learning programme are unclear to track. Children will benefit from an evaluated learning programme.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations:

  • whānau continue to work with TKRNT to address key next steps in this report.

5 When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko will be in three years.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

7 April 2020

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

LocationTaupō
Ministry of Education profile number43002
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number11-013
Licence typeTe Kōhanga Reo
Licensed underEducation (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for18 children, including up to 6 aged under 2
Kōhanga Reo roll18 children, including up to 4 aged under 2
Gender composition

Girls 9

Boys 9

Ethnic compositionMāori100%
Review team on siteFebruary 2020
Date of this report7 April 2020
Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

November 2017

September 2014

Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko ki Taupō. E ahu mai ana te ingoa o te kōhanga reo i tētahi motu tapu i te moana o Taupō-nui-a-Tia. He hononga ā-whakapapa ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me te whānau. Neke atu i te 30 tau te kuia e whai wāhi atu ana ki te whānau o te kōhanga reo, ā, ko ia hoki te kaiwhakahaere. Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i te tau 2014, he iti noa te ahu whakamua o te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakapai ake i ngā mahi arotake whaiaro me te aromātai hōtaka.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakaatu i tō rātou mauritau ki te kōhanga reo?

Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou harikoa me tō rātou mauritau ki te kōhanga reo.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te whakawhanaunga hei tuakana, hei teina. E ārahi ana ngā uaratanga o te aroha, te manaaki, me te tiaki i ngā hononga i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i aua whanonga hei akiaki i te mahi ngātahi o ngā tamariki ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka whakatauira ngā tuākana mō ngā tēina, mā te ārahi i ngā karakia me ngā waiata, hei wāhanga tonu o te hōtaka o ia āta. Ka awhi, ka tautāwhi hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā pēpi, i a rātou e ako ana ki te taha o ō rātou tuākana. Ka āwhina anō hoki rātou i ia tamaiti ka toro atu ki tō rātou tautoko. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tuākana ki te ako me pēhea te tiaki i a rātou anō, me te mahi takitahi, takirōpū hoki. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki te ako ngātahi.

E ako ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou tūnga. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tūhonohono ki a rātou anō, ā, ki tō rātou wāhi ako hoki. He hononga ā-whakapapa ki waenga i te nuinga o ngā tamariki, ō rātou whānau, me ngā kaimahi. Ka whakapuaki rātou i ō rātou whakapapa me ō rātou pepeha ki waenga i a rātou anō, i roto i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ko ngā kōrero tuku iho o Ngāti Tūwharetoa e hāpai ana i te ako o ngā tamariki i tō rātou hapori me tō rātou tūnga hei mana whenua. Nā ngā taumahi i whakamaheretia ai ka haere ngā tamariki ki ngā wāhi whakahirahira, ā, ka ako rātou i tō rātou taiao tonu. E poipoia ana te tuakiri o ngā tamariki hei uri o te iwi.

E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga e whakarato ana i te tini o ngā tūmomo āhuatanga me ngā tūmomo whiringa. Kua whakaritea ngā mahinga kia tau ai te aronga toi whenuatanga ki ngā tamariki, i roto i te taiao ako. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, e poipoi ana ēnei i ō rātou matea whanaketanga. E arotahi ana te hōtaka akoranga o ngā tuākana ki te whakarite i a rātou mō te kura. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i ngā pū, ngā nama, ngā tūāhua, me ngā tae. Ka whakaratohia mā ngā tēina ngā rauemi, ā, e wātea ana rātou ki te whiriwhiri haere me te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga i ngā tākaro. Ko ngā wā o te pānui ngātahi me te waiata, he wā ki te ako ā-rōpū, ā, he tākare te whai wāhi nui o ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa nei, ki waenganui i a rātou anō. He ākonga harikoa ngā tamariki.

E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ahakoa ka kōrero ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā, ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā rerenga kōrero e hāpai ana i te whakawhanaketanga o tō rātou reo. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i ngā kupu hou, ā, ka patapatai kia piki ake ai ngā pūkenga reo me te ngākau titikaha hoki o ngā tamariki. Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki tā rātou wāhi i ngā tohutohu. E ākina ana te reo ā-tinana o ngā tamariki hei whakamārama i ō rātou matea. He harikoa te āhua o ngā tamariki ki te ako i te reo Māori.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

He rawaka ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. E ārahi ana te tūtohinga o te kōhanga reo i ngā mahi whakahaere. Ahakoa ka whai wāhi atu ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga ki tētahi huringa arotake, ka arotake anō hoki te whānau i aua āhuatanga i ngā wā e tika ana. Kei te kaiwhakahaere te kawenga ki te whakahaere i ngā mahi i te tari. E whai kiko ana te mahere rautaki, hei hāpai i te aronga paetawhiti o te kōhanga reo. E whakahaere ana te whānau i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki.

Kua whakaritea ngā mahere hōtaka. He matawhānui ngā mahere, ā, e whai kiko ana mō te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka. Ka tāutu ngā kaimahi i ngā kaupapa ako, ngā taumahi, me ngā rauemi hei hāpai i te whakapuakitanga. E ārahi ana tētahi wātaka o ia rā i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakarerekē haere ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka, i runga anō i te āhua o ngā matea me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki te hōtaka akoranga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Ko te arotake whaiaro tētahi wāhanga hei tirohanga tonu. Kāhore anō ngā kaupapa here matua o te hauora me te haumaru kia whakahoungia, kia whakahāngaitia rānei ki Te Ture Oranga Tamariki. Kua whakapūmautia ngā tuhinga hei aroturuki i ngā arowhai e pā ana ki te haumaru me ngā arowhai i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea. Kāhore ngā whakaritenga ki te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi e whāia ana. Ko ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā tūranga mahi, kāhore e āta tautuhi ana i ngā tūranga me ngā kawenga mahi. Kāhore anō ngā mahi arohaehae kia whakatinanahia hei āta whakarite i te hāngaitanga o te whakawhanaketanga ngaio ki te whakapai ake i te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.

Ko te kounga o te whakapuakitanga tētahi āhuatanga hei whakapai ake. Te āhua nei, he iti noa te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā mahi ki te whakamahere i te hōtaka, te aromātai i te hōtaka, me te aromatawai. Ahakoa e āhei ana rātou ki te whakamahere hei whakatutuki i ngā matea o ngā tamariki, ko te whakapakari ake i ngā tukanga ki te aromātai i te hōtaka me ngā aromatawai, ka hāpai i te kounga tonu o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.

Me whai hua ake ngā rautaki ki te whakapakari i te reo Māori. Me whakawhanake ngā kaimahi me te whānau i tētahi mahere mahi ka whakapiki ake i te whakamahinga a ngā tamariki me ngā pākeke i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo.

3 Te Whakatau a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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:

  • 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.

I tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te wāhanga e whai ake nei, kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Hei whakapai ake i āna whakaritenga, me tahuri te whānau ki te:

  • āta whakarite i te whai wāhi mai o te whānau ki ngā mahi ki te aromātai me te arotake i ngā whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga
    [R 47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA46 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
  • whakahāngai i te katoa o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te ārai tamariki ki Te Ture Oranga Tamariki 2014
    [R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS31-33 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
  • āta whakarite i te whakatutukitanga o ngā tikanga katoa ki te arowhai i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, me te tuhi, te pūrongo hoki i aua āhuatanga, hei āta whakatau i te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki
    [R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS12 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
  • āta whakarite i te whakatinanatanga i ia te wā te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi katoa
    [R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA7 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
  • āta whakarite i te waihanga o te marautanga mā ngā mahere, te whakatinanatanga, me te aromātai e whakaatu ai i te māramatanga ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, ō rātou ngākau nuitanga, me ngā horopaki anō hoki o ō rātou whānau me tō rātou ao.
    [R 43 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C2 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]

4 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

  • whakamahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te aromātai o roto hei whakapakari ake i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te whakapuakitanga me te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaimahi, ā, hei whakatutuki anō hoki i ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo.

Hei ā hea Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga aromātai anō ai i te kōhanga reo?

Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko i roto ngā tau e rua.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

06 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Taupō

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

43002

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

11-013

Te tūmomo raihana

He Kōhanga Reo

Kua raihanatia ki te ture

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

18, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa

16, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 9

Tama tāne 7

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Mahuru 2017

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

06 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2017

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Haratua 2014

Haratua 2011

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutaiko is in Taupō. The name is from a sacred island on Lake Taupō. Kaimahi and whānau whakapapa to each other. The kuia has been a part of the kōhanga reo whānau for over 30 years and is also the kaiwhakahaere. Since the previous ERO report in 2014, the whānau and kaimahi have made limited progress to improve self-review practices and programme evaluation.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children show they are settled at kōhanga reo?

Children show they are happy and settled at kōhanga reo.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are learning to interact positively as tuakana/teina. The values of aroha, manaaki and tiaki guide relationships in the learning programme. Kaimahi model these behaviours to encourage children to work cooperatively with each other. Tuākana model for tēina by leading karakia and waiata as part of the morning programme. Kaimahi hold and comfort babies to learn alongside their tuākana. They help individual children who seek support. There are opportunities for tuākana to learn how to manage aspects of their own care, to work independently and in groups. Children enjoy learning together.

Children are learning about their place. Kaimahi provide children with opportunities to make connections with each other and their place. Many of the children, their whānau and kaimahi are related by whakapapa. They share their whakapapa and pepeha to each other in the daily programme. Stories about Ngāti Tūwharetoa help children to learn about the local area and their place as mana whenua. Planned activities enable children to visit places of importance and learn about their local environment. Children’s identity in relation to their iwi is nurtured.

Children participate in a learning programme that offers variation and choice. Routines are in place to provide children with a sense of belonging in the learning environment. Kaimahi provide children with a range of activities that cater for their developmental needs. The learning programme for tuākana focuses on preparing them for school. Kamahi introduce them to naming letters, numbers, shapes and colours. Tēina are provided with resources to make choices and follow their interests through play. Shared reading and waiata are times for whole group learning where children participate enthusiastically with each other. Children are happy learners.

Children are developing as speakers of te reo Māori. Although children speak English, kaimahi model sentences to support their language development. Kaimahi introduce new words and use questions to provide children with ways to increase their language skills and confidence. Children show their understanding by following instructions. Younger children are encouraged to use body language to communicate their needs. Children appear happy to learn te reo Māori.

Planning and Evaluation

Whānau management is adequate. The kōhanga reo charter guides management practice. Although policies and procedures are part of a review cycle, whānau also review these as required. The kaiwhakahaere has responsibility for managing administrative tasks. There is a detailed strategic plan to support their future direction of the kōhanga reo. The whānau manage the operations of the kōhanga reo in the best interests of their children.

Programme planning is in place. Planning is comprehensive and provides detailed programme implementation. Kaimahi identify kaupapa ako, activities and resources to support delivery. A daily timetable guides the learning programme. Kaimahi make changes to the programme to accommodate children’s needs and interests. Children enjoy the learning programme.

Key Next Steps

Internal review is still an area that requires attention. Critical policies related to health and safety have not been updated or aligned to the Vulnerable Children’s Act. Records to monitor safety and hazard checks have been maintained. Personnel management practices are not followed. Documentation related to kaimahi job descriptions lack definition about roles and responsibilities. Appraisal has not been implemented to ensure that kaimahi professional development is focussed on improving the quality of children’s learning.

The quality of delivery is an area for improvement. Kaimahi appear to have limited understanding of the links between programme planning, programme evaluation and assessment. While they are able to plan to meet children’s needs, more robust processes for programme evaluation and assessment information will help to improve the overall quality of children’s learning.

Effective strategies to strengthen te reo Māori are needed. Kaimahi and whānau need to develop an action plan to increase the use of te reo Māori by children and adults in the kōhanga reo.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

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:

  • emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
  • physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
  • suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
  • evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.

All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.

ERO identified areas of non-compliance. In order for the kōhanga reo whānau to meet compliance requirements, they need to:

  • ensure whānau are involved in the evaluation and review of operations and practice
    [R47 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, GMA46 Licensing criteria for kōhanga reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
  • align all child protection policies and procedures to the Vulnerable Children’s Act 2014
    [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, HS31-33 Licensing criteria for kōhanga reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
  • ensure that all hazard checking, recording and reporting requirements are carried out to ensure the safety of children
    [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, HS 12 Licensing criteria for kōhanga reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
  • ensure appraisal for all employed staff is regularly implemented
    [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, GMA7 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
  • ensure the curriculum is informed by planning, implementation and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau and life contexts. 
    [R43 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C2 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • the whānau and kaimahi use internal evaluation to strengthen the kaupapa of kōhanga reo, improve the quality of delivery, improve personnel management systems, and meet management expectations in the kōhanga reo.

When is ERO likely to evaluation the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Motutāiko will be within two years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

6 November 2017

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

LocationTaupō
Ministry of Education profile number43002
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number11-013
Licence typeTe Kōhanga Reo
Licensed underEducation (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for18 children, including up to 6 aged under 2
Kōhanga Reo roll16 children, including up to 5 aged under 2
Gender composition

Girls 9

Boys 7

Ethnic compositionMāori100%
Review team on siteSeptember 2017
Date of this report6 November 2017
Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

May 2014

May 2011