36 Burns Street, Ohakune
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.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero ki te marae o Maungārongo, ki Ohakune, ki te pūtake o Ruapehu. E ū tonu ana ngā tino hononga ki te papakāinga, tae atu ki Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Rangi, ki te pokapū hauora o te hapori, me ngā pāhake o ngā marae huri noa.
Ka kitea te manawa whakahī o ngā mokopuna ki tō rātou tuakiri me tō rātou hononga pū ki ngā tikanga ahurea me te taiao.
E poipoia ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e ahu mai ana i ngā mātāpono o te whanaungatanga. Ka hautū, ka ārahi hoki ngā kuia, ngā kaumātua me ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna, ā, ka āta hāpai i tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā pōwhiri. Ka kitea e ngā mokopuna ō rātou pāhake e karanga ana, e whaikōrero ana, e kawe ana hoki i ngā waiata tautoko, ngā harirū, me ngā hongi. Mā roto mai i aua tikanga, ka ako ngā mokopuna i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o Ngāti Rangi, me tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua. Ka ako ngā mokopuna i ngā hītori, ngā pakiwaitara, me ngā kōrero tuku iho e pā ana ki ngā hapū mā ngā mōteatea me ngā tauparapara. Ka kitea tā rātou whai māramatanga ki tō rātou tuakiri me tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga.
E tino tautokona ana, e ākina ana hoki ngā mokopuna kia kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka whakaputa māoriori nei te mita o Te Maunga, puta noa i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki e hāpai ana i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te tāruarua, te patapatai, ngā tohutohu, me te whāngai kupu. Ka ngākau nui ngā tuākana ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā karakia, ngā waiata, me te taki i ō rātou pepeha. Ka whakarongo ngā pēpi, ā, ka āta kitea tō rātou māramatanga mā tā rātou tāwhai, me ā rātou nekehanga ā-ringa, ā-kanohi, ā-tinana hoki. Ka taunekeneke ngā kaimahi ki ngā mokopuna, ā, ka whakatinana rātou i ngā ariā o te ngākau māhaki, o te rangimārie, me te whakaute. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā akoranga e poipoi ana i tō rātou mana, tō rātou wairua, me tō rātou mauri.
E ākina ana te tūhura māhorahora a ngā mokopuna i tō rātou taiao. E tū ana te kōhanga reo ki te pūtake o Ruapehu, ki te taha anō hoki o te awa o Mangawhero. Nā tēnā, he whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te toro atu me te tūhura haere i ngā taiao māoriori e pā tata mai ana. Kei ngā mahinga o ia rā ngā wā mō ngā mokopuna ki te whakapuaki, te whakamārama, me te whakanui i ō rātou wheako ako. Kei te tākare te kōkiri a ngā kaimahi i te tūhura haere a ngā mokopuna i te marae, ā, ka poipoi i ngā hononga ki te whenua, ki te taiao, me tō rātou tūrangawaewae. Ka ngākau nui ngā mokopuna ki te ako i te ao Māori.
He pūnaha whai hua ā te whānau mō te whakahaere i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Kua whakatūngia tētahi ohu ki te whakatutuki i ngā kawenga whakahaere. Tū ai ngā hui i ia te wā, ā, ka pūrongohia te nuinga o ngā wāhanga whakahaere. Nō nā noa nei i whakahoungia ai ngā kaupapa here matua me ngā tukanga matua e pā ana ki te hauora, te haumaru, me ngā kaimahi, ā, e hāngai ana hoki ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā hei āta whakatau i te aronga nui ki te whai oranga o ngā mokopuna. Whakamātauhia ai ngā akoako hōneatanga i ia te wā, ā, he pai ngā mōhiohio i whakatakotohia ai ki ngā tuhinga. Ka whakamaheretia te rōnakitanga mō meāke nei. Kei te mahere rautaki te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau. Kei ngā kaupapa mahi me ngā whāinga i tautuhia ai, ko te whakatupu i te ārahitanga me te whakarauoratanga i te reo Māori o Te Maunga. Ka whai hua te whakahaeretanga i ngā take kaimahi, ā, kei te matawhānui ngā tuhinga tuku mahi mō ngā kaimahi nō nā noa nei i whakatūngia ai. Ka whai wāhi ki aua tuhinga, ko ngā kirimina tuku mahi a ia kaimahi, ko ngā tuhinga matawhānui mō ngā tūranga mahi, me ngā tuhinga arowhai i manatokotia ai mō te haumaru o ngā kaimahi. Ko te ako a ngā mokopuna, ko tō rātou waiora whānui tonu e whakatairangatia ana mā ngā whakaritenga whakahaere e kawea ngātahitia ana.
Me arotake i te whakamahere hōtaka me te aromatawai mokopuna. Ahakoa he mahere ako, he mātai mokopuna hoki i whakatakotohia ai, e mōhio ana ngā kaimahi he whāiti tonu ō rātou māramatanga ki ngā wāhanga waiwai e whai pānga ana ki te whakamahere me te aromatawai. Me whakawhanake, me whakatinana hoki i te aromātai hōtaka. Ka taea te ako a ngā mokopuna te whakatairanga ake mā te whakapakaritanga ake o ngā hononga ki waenga i te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai.
Ki tā te whānau, e rapu huarahi ana rātou ki te whakapiki ake i te whai wāhi atu a te whānau ki ngā whakahaeretanga. E tautoko ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i taua whakaritenga matua hei āta whakatau i te whai huatanga o te toro atu, hei hāpai hoki i ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā mahi kāwana. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakatau ngātahi a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga.
E mōhio tonu ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou mahi whakapeto ngoi ki te whakatairanga ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga me tō rātou māramatanga ki te Children's Act 2014. E whakatau ana hoki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ko te whai atu i ētahi atu wānanga ka hāpai ake i a rātou ki te whakaū i tā rātou aronga ki te whakatutuki i ngā takohanga o te ture.
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:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
22 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ohakune |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 52750 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 07I004 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 40 ngā tamariki, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 26 ngā tamariki, tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 26 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Here-turi-kōkā 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 22 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2020, Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2016 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero is situated at Maungārongo Marae in Ōhākune, beneath Mount Ruapehu. Strong connections remain with the papakāinga including Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Rangi, the community health centre, and pāhake of the local and surrounding marae.
Mokopuna show pride in their identity and a strong connection to their cultural values and the taiao.
Mokopuna are nurtured in an environment that is founded within the principles of whanaungatanga. Kuia, kaumatua and kaimahi offer guidance, leadership, and ensure mokopuna are included in pōwhiri. Mokopuna observe their pāhake perform karanga and whaikōrero and participate in waiata tautoko, harirū and hongi. Through these practices, mokopuna learn about tikanga and kawa o Ngāti Rangi and their role as tangata whenua. Mokopuna learn local history, stories and narratives of the hapū through mōteatea and tauparapara. They show a growing understanding of who they are and where they belong.
Mokopuna are well supported and encouraged to speak te reo Māori. Te mita o Te Maunga is normalised across the learning programme. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to support mokopuna language development. These include repetition, questions, instructions, and prompts. Tuakana willingly engage in karakia, waiata and reciting their pepehā. Pēpi listen and happily convey their understanding through mimicking, hand actions, eye movement and body gestures. Kaimahi interactions with mokopuna are carried out where concepts of ngākau māhaki, rangimārie and whakaute are practiced. Mokopuna benefit from learning that nurtures their mana, wairua and mauri.
Mokopuna are encouraged to explore their taiao with ease. The kōhanga reo is situated beneath Ruapehu Maunga alongside te awa o Mangawhero. This provides opportunities for mokopuna to engage and explore the natural settings that this has to offer. The daily routine provides moments for mokopuna to express, interpret and celebrate their learning experiences. Kaimahi enthusiastically facilitate mokopuna exploration of the marae grounds, fostering connections with the land, te taiao and their turangawaewae. Mokopuna enjoy learning about te ao Māori.
Whānau have efficient systems in place to manage their kōhanga reo. An Ohu group has been established to fulfil the management responsibilities. Regular hui are held with reporting across most aspects of operations. Core health, safety and personnel policies and procedures have recently been updated and align to current legislation to ensure mokopuna wellness is a prioritised. Evacuation drills are practiced regularly, and documentation provides good information. Sustainability is planned for the future. The strategic plan includes the vision and aspirations of whānau. Identified priorities and goals include growing leadership and revitalising Te Reo Māori o Te Maunga. Personnel matters are managed efficiently with comprehensive employment documents for the newly appointed kaimahi. These include individual employment agreements, detailed position descriptions and verified kaimahi safety checks. Mokopuna learning and overall wellbeing are promoted through cooperative whakahaere practices.
Programme planning and mokopuna assessment need to be reviewed. While there is a mahere ako and matai mokopuna in place, kaimahi acknowledge their limited understanding of the critical elements required of planning and assessment. Programme evaluation needs to be developed and implemented. Mokopuna learning can be further enhanced through stronger links between planning, assessment and evaluation.
Whānau shared they are seeking methods to increase whānau participation and contribution to operations. ERO support this as an essential step for ensuring effective inclusion into the management and governance of operations. Mokopuna benefit from collective whānau decision making.
Whānau and kaimahi continue to acknowledge their ongoing efforts to enhance their awareness and understanding of the Children’s Act 2014. ERO agree that further wānanga will enable them to demonstrate their commitment to fulfilling the obligations of the Act.
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 and the Kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Rita Walker
Toka-ā-Nuku – Acting Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
22 November 2024
| Location | Ohakune |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 52750 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 07I004 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 40 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 26 children, including 8 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 26 |
| Review team on site | August 2024 |
| Date of this report | 22 November 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, December 2020; Education Review, June 2019; Education Review, May 2016 |
Hei wāhanga tonu o āna mahi, ko Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te tari kāwanatanga ka aromātai i ngā kōhanga reo puta noa i Aotearoa. He pārongo kōrero ki ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga mā te whānau, mā ngā hapū, mā ngā iwi, me ngā hapori.
Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, me ngā hapori ki te whakatakoto i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i ngā whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero ki te marae o Maungārongo i Ōhākune, ki te pūtake o te maunga o Ruapehu. He pakari tonu ngā hononga ki te papakāinga. Kua hāpai te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me te purapura i te kōhanga reo, ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai ki te pūrongo o mua.
He kakama te āhua o ngā mokopuna, ā, ka riro i a rātou ngā whai wāhitanga papai ki te ako.
Kei te whanake ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e hāpai ana i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā mokopuna. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna ki ngā pōhiri, hei poipoi i tō rātou māramatanga ki te whakahirahiratanga o ngā kawa me ngā tikanga. Kua whakapuakihia e te whānau me ngā kaimahi tētahi taiao ako e whakatairanga ana i te manaaki, i te aroha, me te tiaki. E whai pānga nui ana ngā matea ake o ia pēpi ki te āhua tonu o te tautāwhi a ngā kaimahi, i a rātou ngā pēpi e ako ana, e tupu ana. Ka kitea ki ngā tuākana ō rātou pūmanawa ki te ārahi me te poipoi i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ngā tēina. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā mokopuna ki te kōhanga reo.
E whakahaere ana te whānau i te kōhanga reo hei tino painga mō ā rātou mokopuna. He huringa taiāwhiotanga tonu kia arotakengia ai ngā kaupapa here i ia te wā. Pūrongo atu ai ki te whānau i ia marama, ki ngā hui ā-whānau. E hāpai tonu ana te purapura i te whai māramatanga o te whānau ki te aromātai o roto. E ārahi ana Te Ara Tūāpae i ngā mahere rautaki a te whānau. E arotahi ana ngā whāinga me ngā tūmanako ki te whakapakari, ki te whakamana, ki te poipoi, ā, ki te whakamāoriori hoki i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. E whakatakoto ana ngā mahere hōtaka i ngā aratohu mārama mā ngā kaimahi, ā, ka hāpai i tā rātou whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka akoranga mā ngā mokopuna. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te mātai tamaiti, hei kapo atu, hei aroturuki hoki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Kua whakatutukihia ngā mahi e arohaehae ana i ngā kaimahi, ā, ka noho pūmau te aronga i ia te wā ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā wānanga o te purapura ki te noho mārama o ngā kaimahi ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi i te kōhanga reo. Kua tutuki ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, ki tā te Children’s Act 2014. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā whakaritenga a te whānau.
Kāhore anō kia whakatakotohia te aromātai hōtaka. Ka whakatūngia e ngā kaimahi ngā hui i ia te wā, kia kōrerohia te hōtaka akoranga. Ko ngā whakaritenga hei whai ake, ko te whakaaro huritao ki ngā āhuatanga i whai hua ai, ki ērā hoki kīhai i whai hua ai, ā, ki ngā whakaritenga tonu ka whai ake ki te whakatairanga tonu i te kounga o te hōtaka. Tē taea te whakatau ki ngā mokopuna, te whakatutukitanga o ō rātou matea ako mā te kounga o te hōtaka.
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:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero te taunakitanga e whai ake nei:
kia mahi tonu te kōhanga reo ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me te purapura, hei hāpai i a rātou mahi ki te aromātai i te hōtaka ako.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā Motu - Māori Review Services
07 Hakihea, 2020
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Ōhākune |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
52750 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
071004 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
40, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
17, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 9 Tama 8 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Whiringa-ā-nuku 2020 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
07 Hakihea, 2020 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Haratua 2019 Arotake Mātauranga Haratua 2016 Arotake Mātauranga Pipiri 2013 |
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The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, evaluates kōhanga reo throughout Aotearoa. ERO’s reports provide information for whānau, hapū, iwi and communities.
The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities to provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero is situated at Maungārongo Marae in Ōhākune, beneath Mount Ruapehu. Strong relationships remain with the papakāinga. Te Kōhanga Reo Regional Office and local Purapura have supported the kōhanga reo with addressing issues raised in the previous report.
Mokopuna appear active and experience positive opportunities to learn.
Mokopuna are developing as speakers of te reo Maori. Kaimahi use strategies to support mokopuna te reo Maori development. Mokopuna actively participate in pohiri to foster understanding of the importance of protocols and tikanga. The whānau and kaimahi have created a learning environment that promotes manaaki, aroha and tiaki. The individual needs of babies influence the way kaimahi support them as they learn and grow. Tuakana display leadership and nurturing qualities as they interact with tēina. Mokopuna are happy and settled at kōhanga reo.
Whānau manage the kōhanga reo in the best interest of their mokopuna. There is an ongoing cycle of policy review. Reporting to whānau occurs at monthly whānau hui. Purapura continue to contribute to building whānau understanding of internal evaluation. Te Ara Tūāpae guides strategic planning for the whānau. Goals and aspirations focus on strengthening, empowering, nurturing and normalising the kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Programme planning provides clear guidelines for kaimahi to implement the learning programme for mokopuna. Kaimahi use mātai tamaiti to capture and monitor children’s learning and progress. Kaimahi appraisals are complete with an ongoing focus on professional development. Purapura wananga contributes to kaimahi understanding their roles and responsibilities in the kōhanga reo. Police vetting is completed in accordance with Children’s Act 2014. Mokopuna are at the centre of whānau management and operations.
Programme evaluation is developing. Kaimahi hold regular hui to discuss the learning programme. The next steps are to reflect on what the successes were, what didn’t work and what needs to happen to improve the quality of the programme. Mokopuna cannot be assured that the quality of programme will meet their learning needs.
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.
ERO and Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Korero developed the following recommendation:
kōhanga reo to continue to work alongside Te Kōhanga Reo Regional office and local Purapura for support with evaluating learning programme.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
7 December 2020
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Location |
Ōhākune |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
52750 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
07I004 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
40 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
17 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 9 Boys 8 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
October 2020 |
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Date of this report |
7 December 2020 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
June 2019 May 2016 June 2013 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero ki te marae o Maungārongo i Ōhākune, ki raro i te maru o te maunga o Ruapehu. He tino hononga ō rātou ki te papakāinga, tae atu ki Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Rangi, ki te whare hauora o te hapori, otirā, ki ngā kuia me ngā kaumātua hoki o te marae. E koke ana te whānau ki te whakapakari i te reo Māori i te kōhanga reo.
Ka whakapuaki, ka whakaatu anō hoki ngā tamariki i tō rātou tuakiri me tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga.
E poipoia ana, e rumakina ana hoki ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka whakapuakihia e ngā kaimahi te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e whakatairanga ana i te ako a ngā tamariki mā ngā huarahi e whai pūtake ana, tae atu ki te waiata, ki te tāruarua, ki te pakiwaitara, ki te whāngai kupu, ki te tohutohu. Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki i ngā whakaaturanga ataata, i ngā tohu, i ngā taonga Māori e whakapakari ai i ā rātou puna kupu o te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā hōtaka whakaata o te reo Māori, hei whakapuaki i ngā whai wāhitanga ki te ako i te reo. Ki te kōrero ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā, ka ākina kia kōrero kē i te reo Māori. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā hanganga rerenga kōrero e tika ana ki ngā tamariki, hei poipoi i tā rātou whakamahinga o te reo Māori. Kei te tīmata te ako a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori.
Ka manaakitia, ka tautokona hoki te whai hononga o ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu. Ka aro nui ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea o ngā tamariki, ā, ka panoni haere i ā rātou whakaritenga i runga anō i taua āhuatanga. Whakamihia ai, whakanuia ai ngā tamariki i ia te wā mō ā rātou whakatutukitanga. Ka tae atu te kuia ki te kōhanga reo i ia rā, hei pou tuarā mō ngā kaimahi. Ka whai wāhi atu ia ki te whakapūmau i ngā tikanga e pā ana ki ngā wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i ngā hononga e pupuri nei i te aroha me te whakaute ki te taha o te kuia. He tino hononga tō ngā pēpi ki a ia. E ākina ana te hāpai o ngā tamariki tuākana i ō rātou tēina. Ka harikoakoa ngā pēpi i te wā ka aro atu ō rātou tuakana ki a rātou. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā tamariki.
Ka whakakoia te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i tētahi hōtaka akoranga e aro nui ana ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o Ngāti Rangi. E whakapuaki ana te marae i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi hei tangata whenua. Ka whakarato te kuia i te hōhonutanga o ngā wheako e whai pānga nui ana ki ngā tamariki, ā, e whakapakari ana hoki i ō rātou māramatanga ki te reo ā-iwi me ngā whakapapa. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i ngā karakia e whai pānga nui ana ki tō rātou iwi. Ka kawe atu ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te maunga, kia whai wāhi atu rātou ki ngā karakia e pā ana ki a Puanga. E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki ētahi o ngā kaupapa nui e whai pānga ana ki tō rātou tuakiri hei uri o Ngāti Rangi.
He tukanga ā ngā kaimahi mō te whakamahere i te hōtaka. E arotahi ana te mahere ako ā-tau ki te whai pānga nui o te marae ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka whakahāngaitia ngā akoranga ki ngā kaupeka o te tau, ā, ka hono atu anō hoki ki ngā tūmomo kaupapa o te hapori me te motu. Kei ngā taumahi i whakamaheretia ai, ko ngā wheako ako hou mā ngā tamariki katoa.
Nō nā tata tonu nei te whānau i whakahou ake ai i te whare o te kōhanga reo. He wāteatea ake ngā wāhi i nāianei mō ngā tamariki. Kua whakahoungia te wāhi o waho o te kōhanga reo, nā runga i te āhua o ngā hua i puta ai i tētahi arotakenga o te hauora me te haumaru. He hihiri, he hou ake hoki te kōhanga reo.
He maha ngā whakaritenga hei whai ake i roto i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, me ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau.
Kāhore anō te aromātai o roto kia whakaritea ki te kōhanga reo. Kāhore i te wātea ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-whānau o te tau 2019, ā, kāhore rānei i te mārama i pēhea ā rātou whakataunga i whakatutukihia, i pūrongotia hoki mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Me arotake i te tūtohinga, inarā, i te katoa o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, nō te tau 2017 noa te whakahouanga whakamutunga. Kua tae ki te wā kia mātātoa ake te whai wāhi atu te whānau ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ā, kia tautoko anō hoki i te kaiwhakahaere e pīkau nei i te nuinga o aua whai kawenga mahi.
Kāhore anō ngā kaupapa rautaki matua a te kōhanga reo kia tuhia. He mea nui kia tautuhi te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā whāinga o te paetawhiti mō tō rātou kōhanga reo, ā, kia whakatinana hoki rātou i tētahi mahere mahi ki te whakatutuki i aua whāinga. Ka hāpai hoki taua whāinga i te aromātai o roto tonutanga a te whānau, hei aroturuki i tā rātou ake ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i aua whāinga.
Kāhore ngā hui kaimahi e tū ana i ia te wā, ā, kei te uaua ki te aromātai i te wāhi pānga o ngā whakarerekētanga ki te hōtaka akoranga. Me tautoko i ngā kaimahi kia whai māramatanga rātou ki te pūtake me te āhua o ngā aromatawai, me te huarahi e tika ana ki te aroturuki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i roto i te roanga o te wā kia whai hua ai.
Tērā ētahi āhuatanga o te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaimahi hei tirohanga wawe. Kāhore anō te arohaehae kaimahi kia whakatutukihia, i te mea kāhore te pūnaha arohaehae o tēnei wā e āta māramahia ana e te whānau. Me whakatutuki i te arowhai a ngā pirihimana i ngā kaimahi i mua tonu i te tīmatanga o ā rātou mahi.
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 tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Kia tutuki i te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia toro atu te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te tautoko o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero i roto ngā tau e rua.
Charles Rolleston
Toka ā-nuku
28 Pipiri, 2019
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Ōhākune |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
52750 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
071004 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
He kōhanga reo |
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Kua raihanatia ki te ture |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
40, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
16, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 8 Tama 8 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Haratua 2019 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
28 Pipiri, 2019 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Haratua 2016 Pipiri 2013 Here-turi-kōkā 2012 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero is situated at Maungārongo Marae in Ōhākune, beneath Mount Ruapehu. Strong relationships remain with the papakāinga including Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Rangi, the community health centre, and kuia and kaumātua of the marae. The whānau strive to strengthen te reo Māori within the kōhanga reo.
Children express and show their identity and belonging.
Children are nurtured and surrounded by te reo Māori. Kaimahi incorporate a range of language strategies to enhance children’s learning in meaningful ways including waiata, repetition, storytelling, prompts and instructions. Children use visual displays, symbols of imagery and taonga Māori to build their vocabulary in te reo Māori. Kaimahi provide language learning opportunities using Māori language television programmes. Children who speak English are gently reminded to speak Māori. Kaimahi always provide children with the correct sentence structure to foster their use of te reo Māori. Children are in the very early stages of learning te reo Māori.
Children experience care and support in their relationships with others. Kaimahi are responsive to children’s needs and adapt their practices accordingly. Children are regularly praised and celebrated for their successes. The kuia attends kōhanga reo each day and provides guidance to kaimahi. She assists to maintain tikanga around formal parts of the learning programme. Children experience loving and respectful interactions with the kuia. Babies have formed a special bond with her. The older children are encouraged to support their tēina. The babies are happy when their tuākana take notice of them. Children are happy and secure.
Children’s belonging is affirmed. Kaimahi provide a learning programme where tikanga and kawa of Ngāti Rangi is a priority. The marae provides children with opportunities to learn about their roles and responsibilities as tangata whenua. The kuia provides rich and relevant experiences that build children’s understanding of the local dialect and whakapapa. Children hear karakia that are specific to their iwi. Kaimahi take children to the maunga to participate in karakia specific to Pūanga. Children are familiar with many events that are relevant to their identity as Ngāti Rangi.
Kaimahi have processes for programme planning. The annual learning plan focuses on the place of the marae in children’s learning. Learning is aligned to the seasons of the year and also links to various local and national events. Planned activities provide new learning experiences for all children.
The whānau have recently carried out renovations to the kōhanga reo premises. There is now more space for children. The outdoor area of the kōhanga reo has been upgraded as a result of a health and safety review. The kōhanga reo is vibrant and refreshed.
There are a number of areas of kōhanga reo operations and whānau management that require attention.
Internal evaluation is not well established in the kōhanga reo. There are no whānau hui minutes available for 2019 and it is not clear how decisions relating to the management of the kōhanga reo are made and reported. The charter requires review, in particular all health and safety policies and procedures which were last updated in 2017. It is time for whānau to be more actively involved in the management of the kōhanga reo and to support the kaiwhakahaere who is carrying the responsibility for most of these tasks.
The strategic priorities for the kōhanga reo have not been documented. It is important for the whānau and kaimahi to define the long-term goals for their kōhanga reo and implement an action plan to achieve those goals. This plan will also support ongoing internal evaluation by the whānau to monitor their own progress towards those goals.
Kaimahi hui are not held regularly and it is difficult to evaluate the impact of changes to the learning programme. Kaimahi require support to understand the purpose and nature of assessment and how to effectively monitor children’s learning and progress over time.
There are aspects of personnel management that require urgent attention. Kaimahi appraisals have not been carried out as the current appraisal system is not well understood by whānau. The police vetting of kaimahi must be carried out before employment commences.
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.
The following areas of non-compliance identify that there is a need to;
establish an ongoing process of self-review or internal evaluation to help maintain and improve the quality of practice for children
[Regulation 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA6 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
review and update policies and procedures to ensure that all reasonable steps to promote the health and safety of children are met and maintained for the emotional and physical wellbeing of all children
[Regulation 46 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS1-33 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ensure all workers who have access to children are safety checked on accordance with the Children’s Act 2014.
[Regulation 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA7A Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ERO recommends the whanau and kaimahi seek support from Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust to:
strengthen internal evaluation practices that enhance decision making for the kōhanga reo
develop whānau understanding and involvement within the kōhanga reo
review and update the charter, including all health and safety policies
improve assessment of children’s learning and the ongoing evaluation of the learning programme
define their strategic priorities for the kōhanga reo and develop an action plan to achieve those priorities
urgently attend to the appraisal of kaimahi and police vetting processes.
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Manu Kōrero will be within two years.
Charles Rolleston
Toka ā-nuku
28 June 2019
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Location |
Ōhākune |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
52750 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
071004 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
40 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
16 children, including 3 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 8 Boys 8 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
May 2019 |
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Date of this report |
28 June 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
May 2016 June 2013 August 2012 |
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