115 Pah Street, Motueka
View on mapTe Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhina
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhina
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 hapū me ngā iwi.
2 Te Horopaki
Ko Te Āwhina te marae
Ko Pukeone rāua ko Tū Ao Wharepapa ngā maunga
Ko Motueka te awa
Ko Te Ātiawa rāua ko Ngāti Rārua ngā iwi
Ko Te Āwhina te kōhanga reo
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Āwhina ki Motueka, ki te marae o Te Āwhina. I te Here-turi-kōkā o te tau 2022 i kaha pā ai ngā ua hūkerikeri me ngā waipuke nunui ki te takiwā nei, ā, i karangahia he wā ohotata. Koia nei anake te kōhanga reo ki Motueka e whakarato ana i te mātauranga rumaki reo Māori.
Ko tā te aromātai Mana Whakahaere a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i kite ai i te Pipiri o te tau 2022, i te pai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Ko te ako a ngā mokopuna me tō rātou waiora te aronga o ngā whakataunga.
3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai
He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā mokopuna i tā rātou pārekareka ki te ako?
Kei te harikoa ngā mokopuna, ā, ka whai wāhi nui ki ā rātou akoranga.
4 Ngā Whakaaturanga – Mana Mokopuna
E poipoia ana, e tautokona ana ngā mokopuna ki tō rātou taiao. E arahina ana te hōtaka akoranga e ngā kaimahi, a, ka whakahaere, ka whakapūmau hoki rātou i ngā mahinga. E hāpai ana te hōtaka ōkawa o ia ata i te ako a ngā mokopuna i ngā hanganga me ngā pūtaketanga o te reo mā ngā karakia, ngā whakatau, ngā waiata, me te kori tinana. Ka taea e ngā mokopuna tuākana ngā hanganga rerenga kōrero te taki i te wā e hāpaitia ana. Ka taea e ngā tēina ngā tohutohu māmā te whai, ā, ka whakahua kupu hei whakautu kōrero. I ngā wā katoa, ka whakamihi ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna mō ā rātou whakamātau. Ka tuituia ki te hōtaka akoranga ngā whai wāhitanga ki te tākaro me te ako i te taiao tūturu me te taiao māoriori. E ākina ana te whai wāhi māhorahora a ngā mokopuna. E wātea ana te tangongitanga o ngā rauemi hei hāpai i te taha auaha me te taha pohewa o ngā mokopuna. Kua whakaritea ngā wāhanga o roto, o waho hoki, ā, ka whakatairanga i te ako takirōpū me te ako takitahi. Ka ngākau nui ngā mokopuna ki te tūhura i ngā wāhi o waho, ki te tākaro ngātahi, ki te katakata, ā, ki te reihi hoki, tētahi i tētahi i runga paihikara. He pārekareka ki ngā mokopuna te ako ki te taha o ō rātou hoa.
Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake
Ko te aromātai hōtaka tētahi wāhanga hei whakapai tonu. Hui ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te hōtaka akoranga. He mea nui kia tuhia ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, hei aroturuki i te whai huatanga me te whakapai tonutanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakahāngaitanga o ngā aronga.
5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga
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:
- 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; 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, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti
- ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te mate urutā.
6 Te Taunakitanga
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
- whakatinanahia e ngā kaimahi me te whānau te aromātai hōtaka.
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
15 Huitanguru, 2023
7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo
Te tūwāhi |
Kei Motueka |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
47100 |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
10A017 |
Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
40, kia tokorua ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
12, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 12 |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Hakihea 2022 |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
15 Huitanguru, 2023 |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga – Mana Whakahaere, Pipiri 2022; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-rangi 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. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO reports provide important information for hapū and iwi.
2 Context
Ko Te Āwhina te marae
Ko Pukeone rāua ko Tū Ao Wharepapa ngā maunga
Ko Motueka te awa
Ko Te Ātiawa rāua ko Ngāti Rārua ngā iwi
Ko Te Āwhina Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhina is located in Motueka and situated within Te Marae o Te Āwhina. The local district endured intense rain bursts and historic floods where a state of emergency was declared in August 2022. This is the only kōhanga reo in Motueka that provides total immersion te reo Māori education.
The ERO June 2022 evaluation of Mana Whakahaere practices found kōhanga reo operations were being managed well. Mokopuna learning and wellbeing was the focus for decision making.
3 Evaluation Focus
How well do mokopuna show their enjoyment for learning?
Mokopuna are happy and engaged in their learning.
4 Findings - Mana Mokopuna
Mokopuna experience an environment where they are nurtured and supported. The learning programme is guided by kaimahi who manage and maintain daily routines. The formal morning programme supports mokopuna to learn about structure and purpose of language through karakia, whakatau, waiata and kori tinana. Older mokopuna can recite familiar sentence structures when prompted. Tēina are able to follow simple instructions and use single word responses. Kaimahi constantly praise mokopuna for their efforts. Opportunities to play and learn in the physical and natural environment are integrated in the learning programme. Mokopuna are encouraged to participate freely. A variety of resources are available to support mokopuna creativity and imagination. Indoor and outdoor areas are organised and promote group and individual learning. Mokopuna enjoy exploring the outdoors, playing together, laughing, and racing their bikes with one another. Mokopuna enjoy learning alongside their peers.
Key Next Steps
Programme evaluation remains as an area for improvement. Kaimahi meet regularly to the discuss the learning programme. It is important discussions are recorded to monitor the learning programme for its effectiveness and ongoing improvement. Mokopuna would benefit from focused approaches.
5 Kōhanga Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirement
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
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emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection
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physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures
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suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios
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emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic.
6 Recommendation
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
- kaimahi and whānau implement programme evaluation.
Rita Walker
Acting Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
15 February 2023
7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo
Location |
Kei Motueka |
Ministry of Education profile number |
47100 |
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
10A017 |
Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
Number licensed for |
40 children, including 2 aged under 2 |
Kōhanga Reo roll |
12 children, including 2 aged under 2 |
Ethnic composition |
Māori 12 |
Review team on site |
December 2022 |
Date of this report |
15 February 2023 |
Most recent ERO report(s) |
Mana Whakahaere, June 2022; Education Review, January 2019; Education Review, November 2014; |
Te Kōhanga Reo o te Āwhina
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. E hāngai ana tēnei pūrongo ki ā rātou pūnaha, ki ā rātou whakaritenga, me ā rātou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi.
2 Te Horopaki
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Āwhina ki te taha o te marae o Te Āwhina, ki Motueka. I te tau 2016, i hūnuku te kōhanga reo nā ngā whakawhanaketanga i te marae. Koia nei anake te kōhanga reo ki Motueka.
3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai
He pēhea rawa te whai painga o ngā mokopuna nā te arotahinga o ngā akoranga me te atawhai?
Ka whakarato te whānau i tētahi taiao ako e whai hua ana ki te poipoi i te ako a ngā mokopuna me tō rātou waiora.
4 Ngā Whakaaturanga – Mana Whakahaere
He pai te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Ka ārahi te mahere ā-tau i ngā mahi i te tari me ngā kawenga ngātahi. He pai te whai wāhi atu a te whānau. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he kaha hoki te taetae atu. Kua whakaritea ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora, te haumaru, me te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaimahi, ā, ka hāngai hoki ki ngā herenga ā-ture. Ko te ako a ngā mokopuna, ko tō rātou waiora hoki te aronga o ngā whakataunga.
E whakamōhiotia ana te mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae me ngā kōrero tuku iho. He matawhānui te mahere, ā, ka tautuhi i ngā kaupapa matua o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata, ā, ka ārahi i ngā whāinga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō meāke nei. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā te ārahitanga whai mōhiohio o te whānau, me te aronga ki ō rātou pūmanawa, ō rātou matea, me ō rātou ngākau nuitanga.
E whai pānga ana, e whai pūtake ana ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi. Ka whai wāhi ki aua tuhinga, ko ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi me ngā kirimana mahi e whakaratohia ana e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Ka arotahi ngā whakaritenga arohaehae ki te whai kawenga ngātahi, me te whakatairanga ake o ngā whakaritenga kaimahi. He aronga mārama tā te whānau ki te whakapakari ake i te āheinga whaiaro me te āheinga ngaio, me te tū hei tino tauira mō ngā mokopuna.
He tukanga ā ngā kaimahi mō ngā mahi whakamahere me te aromatawai, ā, ka aro nui ērā ki te mana āhua ake o ia mokopuna. Ka tautuhi te mahere ako i te kiko o te hōtaka, i ngā rautaki mō te whakatinanatanga, me ngā rauemi mō te taiao ako. Ka kapo atu ngā huarahi aromatawai i ngā wā ako o ngā mokopuna, me tā rātou ahu whakamua. Ko ētahi o aua huarahi, ko ngā kitenga, ngā pūkete, me ngā paki ako. E whakamōhiotia ana ngā whānau ki tēnā e mahia ana, e ākona ana hoki e ngā mokopuna.
Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake
E whakawhanake ana ngā kaimahi i ō rātou māramatanga ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ka hui rātou i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te hōtaka akoranga. Ko te whakaritenga ka whai ake mā ngā kaimahi, ko te whakaaro huritao ki ngā tūāhuatanga i angitu ai, ki ērā hoki kīhai i whai hua ai, ā, ki ngā mahi e tika ana ki te whakapai ake i te kounga o te hōtaka. Ko te tuhi haere i aua whakataunga ka whakapakari ake i te aromātai, ā, ka āta whakarite i te hāngaitanga o aua wheako akoranga ki ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā mokopuna.
5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga
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:
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te haumaru ā-whatumanawa, tae atu ki te ārahi mauritau me te ārai tamariki
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te haumaru ā-tinana, tae atu ki te mātakitaki tamariki, ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, ngā aituā, te whāngai rongoā; me ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki mō ngā haerenga whakawaho
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te tū tika o ngā kaimahi, tae atu ki te tika o ngā tohu mātauranga, ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti
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ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te mate urutā.
6 Te Taunakitanga
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo, kia haere tonu ngā mahi ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i te whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whai ake.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
30 Pipiri, 2022
7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo
Te tūwāhi |
Kei Motueka |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
47100 |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
10A017 |
Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
40, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
15, tokowhitu kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 14; Iwi kē 1 |
Te wā arotake i mua i te taenga atu ki te kōhanga reo |
Haratua 2022 |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
30 Piripi 2022 |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2019 |
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. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO reports provide important information for hapū and iwi.
2 Context
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Āwhina is located next to Te Marae o Te Āwhina in Motueka. In 2016, the kōhanga reo was relocated due to developments on the marae. This is the only kōhanga reo in Motueka.
3 Evaluation Focus
How well do mokopuna benefit from focussed learning and care?
The whānau provides a positive learning environment that nurtures mokopuna learning and wellbeing.
4 Findings - Mana Whakahaere
The operations of the kōhanga reo is well-managed. An annual plan guides administrative duties and shared responsibilities. There is good whānau involvement and participation. Whānau hui are held regularly and are well attended. Health, safety and personnel management policies and procedures are in place and align to legislation. Mokopuna learning and wellbeing is the focus for decision making.
The strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tuapae me ngā kōrero tuku iho. The comprehensive plan identifies long and short-term priorities and guides whānau goals and aspirations into the future. Mokopuna benefit from informed whānau leadership that is focused on their strengths, needs and interests.
Employment documentation is relevant and purposeful. These include job descriptions and employment contracts provided by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. Appraisal practices focus on collective responsibility and enhancing kaimahi practice. The whānau have a clear focus on building personal and professional capability and being positive role models for mokopuna.
Kaimahi have processes in place for planning and assessment that responds to the individual uniqueness of each mokopuna. The mahere ako identifies programme content, strategies for implementation and resources for the learning environment. Assessment methods capture moments of mokopuna learning and progress. These include observations, portfolios and learning stories. Whānau are informed of what mokopuna are doing and learning.
Key Next Steps
Kaimahi are developing their understandings of programme evaluation. They hold regular hui to discuss the learning programme. The next step for kaimahi is to reflect on what the successes were, what didn’t work and what needs to happen to improve the quality of the programme. Recording these decisions will strengthen evaluation and ensure learning experiences are responsive to mokopuna interests and needs.
5 Assurance on Legal Requirement
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
-
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.
6 Recommendation
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau recommends continuing to work with the District Office to address the key next step identified in this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
30 June 2022
7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo
Location |
Motueka |
Ministry of Education profile number |
47100 |
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
10A017 |
Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
Number licensed for |
40 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
Kōhanga Reo roll |
15 children, including 7 aged under 2 |
Ethnic composition |
Māori 14, Other 1 |
Review team pre on site |
May 2022 |
Date of this report |
30 June 2022 |
Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, January 2019 |