951 Wairere Drive, Hamilton East, Hamilton
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.
Kotahi anō te kōhao o te ngira
E kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango, te miro whero
I muri i ahau, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture, me te whakapono
Nā Pootatau Te Wherowhero
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhao o Te Ngira ki Kirikiriroa, i te wāhi e tū kotahi ai ngā whare o Te Kōhao Health. Ka kitea ngā mātāpono o Te Kīngitanga ki ngā whakaritenga o ia rā, ā, ka whakarato ngā whānau i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te toro atu ki te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori, hei hāpai i ō rātou hononga ki ngā taonga tuku iho.
Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna te tupu haere o te ngākau titikaha ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou māramatanga ki te tuakiri mā roto mai i te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e poipoi mātātoa ana, e whakapakari ana hoki i ō rātou tātai hono. Mā te ārahitanga o ngā kuia me ngā kaimahi, ka whai wāhi tākare atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā mihi whakatau e poipoi ai i te ārahitanga, i ngā hononga, me te aronga toi whenuatanga. Mā aua tikanga ahurea, ka riro i ngā mokopuna te māramatanga hōhonu ki tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua, pērā i te kite atu i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o te marae, tae atu hoki ki te rongo i te mita o Waikato. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā mokopuna ki ngā waiata tautoko me ngā hongi, ā, he tūāhuatanga e whakapakari tonu ana i ō rātou hononga ki ā rātou taonga tuku iho. Ka waihanga ngā kaimahi i ngā tino whai wāhitanga kia tūhura, kia whakamānawa hoki ngā mokopuna i ō rātou tūpuna mā ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā pepeha, ngā waiata ā-iwi, ngā mōteatea, ngā pao, me ngā karakia Pai Mārire. Ka whakapūmau aua wheako i ngā hononga ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae, ā, ka whakamana i tō rātou tūnga i ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, me ō rātou iwi. Hei whakatairanga i te reo Māori, ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki pērā i ngā waiata, i te whāngai kupu, i te tāruarua, i te rotarota, me ngā tohutohu. E tautokona ana te whakamahinga a ngā tuākana i tēnā e mōhiotia ana e rātou, ā, ka whakapuaki ngā tēina me ngā pēpi i a rātou anō mā ngā tohu ā-whatumanawa, ā-tinana hoki, hei hāpai i tō rātou māramatanga ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna i te tino manawa whakahī, i ngā tino hononga anō hoki ki tō rātou tuakiri ā-ahurea me ngā taonga tuku iho.
Kua āta whakaritea ngā wāhi ako hei poipoi i ngā tūmomo rōpū reanga, ā, he māmā noa te whakapā atu ki ngā rauemi e hāpai ana i ngā mokopuna ki te whakahaere i ā rātou ake akoranga. Kei te taunga te taiao nā te riterite o ngā mahinga, ā, kei te ngāwari, ka rere pai hoki ngā whakawhitinga ki waenga i ngā taumahi. Kei reira ngā kaimahi i ngā wā katoa ki te ārahi, kia āta rongo ai ngā mokopuna i te tautoko me te mauritau i a rātou e ako ana. E kite ana ngā mokopuna i ngā huarahi e whai pūtake ana ki te hautū haere i ā rātou akoranga me tō rātou huarahi ā-ahurea.
Kua whakatakotohia e ngā kaimahi ngā pūnaha whai hua mō te whakamahere me te aromatawai, tae atu ki ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki e hāngai ana ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. E whakaraupapa ana te mahere ako i ngā putanga ako me ngā rauemi e hāpai ana i te whakatinanatanga. Ka whiriwhirihia te tangongitanga o ngā taumahi kia ngana ai ngā mokopuna, ā, hei whakawhānui anō hoki i tā rātou ako. Ka tuhia ngā huarahi ako o ngā mokopuna ki ngā kōnae pukapuka, ā, he mātai tamaiti, he mōhiohio aromatawai hoki o roto e hono pū ana ki ngā mahere ako, ā, e arotahi ana ki te whakawhanaketanga me te ahu whakamua o te tamaiti. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te mahi ngātahi a ngā kaimahi i ngā whakaritenga.
E whai hua ana ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga o tō rātou kōhanga reo. He pai te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau e tū auau ana mā te ipurangi, mā te hui anō hoki ki te kōhanga reo. He mārama, he matawhānui hoki ngā mōhiohio o ngā meneti e pā ana ki ngā hui. Kei ngā pūrongo ngā tauākī pūtea ka puta i ngā pūmanawa kaute, ā, e āta whakatau ana i te ū ki te māramatanga me te haepapatanga. Kua whakaritea e te whānau tētahi rārangi arotake kaupapa here, hei āta whakatau i te hāngaitanga o ngā kaupapa here katoa me ngā tukanga katoa o te hauora me te haumaru ki ngā herenga ā-ture, ā, e aro pū ana hoki ki te whai oranga o ngā mokopuna. He pai te whakaritenga o te mahere whakahaere ā-tau, ā, ka aro pai ngā whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā mahi whakahaere i te tari me te kōhanga reo i roto i te wā e tika ana. Ka hoki atu i ia te wā ki te tūtohinga, hei āta whakatau i tōna hāngaitanga ki ngā wawata o te whānau, pērā i te hītori o te kōhanga reo, i Ngā Whāinga Kōrero, i Te Whakakitenga, me Ngā Uaratanga. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te whakatau ngātahi i ngā whakaritenga.
Kua whakawhanakehia e ngā whānau tētahi mahere rautaki matawhānui e arahina ana ki Ngā Pou Matua Te Kōhanga Reo. Ka kitea ki ngā whāinga pae tawhiti ngā wawata tahi o te whānau, ā, ka arotahi ngā kaupapa matua ki te poipoi i te reo Māori, ki te whakatairanga i te āheinga o te whānau, ki te hāpai i te waiora o ngā mokopuna me ngā whānau, me te whakapuaki hoki i ngā uaratanga o te ao Māori. E tohu ana te rautaki i te ngākau nuitanga ki te toitūtanga hei te pae tawhiti. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau.
E whakahaerehia ana ngā take kaimahi. Kei ngā tuhinga tuku mahi, ko ngā kirimina mahi takitahi, ko ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, me ngā tuhinga arowhai i manatokotia ai te haumaru o ngā kaimahi. Kua whakaritea e te whānau ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te arohaehae. Ka whai wāhi ki ērā, ko te arohaehae whaiaro me te arotake whaiaro o ngā whāinga arohaehae, ā, ka arotahi ki te whakawhanake i ngā pūkenga me ngā āheinga o ngā kaimahi.
Me titiro ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi mō te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga, e tika ana kia whakamahine tonuhia te tuhi haere i aua whakawhitinga kōrero. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakatairanga i te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki te aromātai hōtaka mō te whakapai tonutanga.
Ahakoa he kaupapa here pakari tā te whānau mō te ārai tamariki, e whakaae tahi ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi e tika ana kia tautoko tonuhia rātou, hei whakapiki ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga me tō rātou māramatanga ki ā rātou tukanga i whakaraupapahia ai. E tautoko ana hoki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i taua tūāhuatanga me te aronga nui ki te haumaru me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
30 Kohitātea, 2025
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Kirikiriroa |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 35057 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 004C055 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 35 ngā tamariki, kia 12 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 27 ngā tamariki, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 27 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-rangi 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 30 Kohitātea 2025 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2021; Arotake Tāpiri, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2015 |
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.
Kotahi anō te kohao o te ngira
E kuhuna ai te miro ma, te miro pango, te miro whero
I muri i āhau, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture, me te whakapono
Nā Pootatau Te Wherowhero
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kohao o Te Ngira is located in Hamilton and situated within Te Kohao Health complex. The principles of Te Kīngitanga are reflected in the daily practices, with whānau providing opportunities for mokopuna to engage with te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, supporting their connection to cultural heritage.
Mokopuna display growing confidence to express their understanding of identity through a range of learning experiences.
Mokopuna are immersed in an environment that actively nurtures and strengthens their ancestral connections. Under the guidance of kuia and kaimahi, mokopuna eagerly participate in mihi whakatau fostering leadership, connection and a sense of belonging. Through these cultural practices, mokopuna gain a deeper understanding of their role as tangata whenua, such as observing ngā tikanga and kawa of the marae, including te mita o Waikato. Mokopuna engage meaningfully in waiata tautoko and hongi, further solidifying their connections to their cultural heritage. Kaimahi create intentional opportunities for mokopuna to explore and honour their tūpuna through historical narratives, pepehā, waiata-ā-iwi, mōteatea, pao, and karakia paimārire. These experiences reinforce connection to their turangawaewae and affirm their place within their whānau, hapū and iwi. To enhance te reo Māori, kaimahi use strategies such as waiata, prompts, repetition, rotarota, and instructions. Tuākana are supported to use what they know, while tēina and pēpi express themselves through emotional cues and body language, contributing to their understanding of communication. Mokopuna are developing a deep sense of pride and connection to their cultural identity and heritage.
The learning spaces are thoughtfully organised to cater to the different age groups, with easily accessible resources that allow mokopuna to manage their learning. Consistent routines provide a stable environment, and transitions between activities are smooth and seamless. Kaimahi are always present to offer guidance, ensuring mokopuna feel supported and settled in their learning. Mokopuna are discovering meaningful ways to navigate their learning and cultural journey.
Kaimahi have established efficient systems for planning and assessment, including annual, term and weekly plans that align with Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo. The mahere ako outlines learning outcomes and resources to support implementation. A variety of activities are selected to engage and extend mokopuna learning. Mokopuna learning journeys are documented in kōnae pukapuka with mātai tamaiti and assessment information focusing on the individual development and progress with clear links to the mahere ako. Mokopuna benefit from collaborative practices of kaimahi.
Whānau efficiently manage the operations of their kohanga reo. Regular whānau hui are well attended, both onsite and via digital platforms. The hui minutes provide clear and informative records. Reporting includes financial statements generated through accounting software, ensures transparency and accountability. Whānau have established a policy review schedule to ensure all health and safety policies and procedures comply with legislation, prioritising the wellness of mokopuna. The annual management plan is well organised, and whānau are attentive to administrative and operational tasks in a timely manner. The tūtohinga is regularly revisited to ensure it reflects whānau aspirations, such as the history of the kōhanga reo, Nga Whāinga Kōrero, Te Whakakitenga, and Ngā Uaratanga. Mokopuna benefit from collaborative decision making.
Whānau have developed a comprehensive strategic plan guided by Nga Pou Matua Te Kohanga Reo. Long term goals reflect the collective aspirations of whānau with key priorities focused on fostering te reo Māori, enhancing whānau capability, promoting the wellbeing of mokopuna and whānau, and integrating te ao Māori values. The rautaki illustrates a commitment to long term sustainability. Mokopuna are the focus of whānau whakahaere practices.
Personnel matters are essentially managed. Employment documentation includes individual employment agreements, position descriptions and verified kaimahi safety checks. Whānau have established systems and processes for appraisals. These include self-appraisal and self-review of appraisal goals and focus on developing kaimahi skill and capability.
Programme evaluation requires attention. Although kaimahi discuss the effectiveness of the learning programme, there is a need for additional refinement in documenting these discussions. Mokopuna would benefit from enhancing kaimahi understanding of programme evaluation for ongoing improvement.
While whānau have a robust child protection policy, whānau and kaimahi agree they require further support to increase their awareness and understanding of their outlined procedures. ERO agrees with this and acknowledges the emphasis on prioritising mokopuna safety and wellbeing.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children’s wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations for:
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
30 January 2025
| Location | Hamilton |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 35057 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 004C055 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 35 children, including up to 12 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 27 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 27 |
| Review team on site | November 2024 |
| Date of this report | 30 January 2025 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, January 2021; Supplementary Review, October 2018; Education Review, August 2015 |
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 Te Kōhao o Te Ngira ki Kirikiriroa, otirā, ki te marae tonu o Kirikiriroa. Kei te pā tata te kōhanga reo ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, he nui ngā whakarerekētanga i whakatutukihia ai e te whānau kia whai hua ake ai. Mā roto mai i aua mahi, kua whakatakotohia ngā pūnaha e āta whakatau ana i te aro pūmau o ngā mahi whakahaere ki te whakatairanga i ngā tino painga mō ngā mokopuna.
E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te pai o te taiao ako e arotahi atu ana ki ā rātou akoranga me tō rātou atawhai.
E tino tautokona ana ngā mokopuna ki te kōhanga reo. Ka āta rongo rātou i te reo tūturu o ō rātou kuia. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e tika ana ki te hāpai i te whai wāhi mātātoa atu a ngā mokopuna ki ngā wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka akoranga, pērā i ngā karakia, ngā mihimihi, me te tuku pepeha. Kua waihangatia e te whānau me ngā kaimahi tētahi taiao e whakatairanga ana i te manaaki, te aroha, me te tiaki. Kua waia ngā mokopuna ki ngā mahinga o ia rā. He ngāwari ngā whakawhitinga puta noa i te whare. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā mokopuna.
E whakahaere ana te whānau i te kōhanga reo hei tino painga mō ngā mokopuna. Aromātaihia ai te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga e ngā kaimahi i ia te wā. E whai kiko ana ngā mahere, ā, ka ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o ngā kaupapa mahi. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te Mātai Tamaiti hei kapo atu, hei aroturuki hoki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga a te whānau.
Ko te waiora o ngā mokopuna, ko tā rātou ako hoki, te aronga matua. Kua arotakengia, kua whakahoungia hoki e te whānau ā rātou kaupapa here me ā rātou tukanga, inarā tonu, i ērā e hāngai ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kei te tūtohinga te aronga mō ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā whakaritenga i te kōhanga reo. Kua whai wāhi katoa ki te tūtohinga, ko te hītori, ko ngā uara, ko te tirohanga, ko te tauāki tikanga whakaaro, ā, ko ngā takohanga hoki. Kua whakatakotohia ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi a ngā kaimahi, ā, e hāngai katoa ana hoki ki te wā. E whakatutuki tika ana i te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi. Ka whakatinanahia ngā mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae, ā, he mahere hoki hei hāpai i te whakatutukitanga o ngā whāinga. Tū ai ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata i ia te wā, mō te ahi me te rū whenua. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te whai pūtaketanga o ngā mahi whakahaere.
Ko te whakapakari i te kounga whānui tonu o te arotake whaiaro, ka hāpai i te whānau ki te whakatairanga ake i ngā putanga ako e whai hua ana ki ngā mokopuna.
I te wā o te aromātai, 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 whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
21 Kohitātea, 2021
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Tainui |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
35057 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
04C055 |
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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 |
35, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
18, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 11 Tama 7 |
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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-rangi 2020 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
21 Kohitātea 2021 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Whiringa-ā-nuku 2018 Here-turi-kōkā 2015 Pipiri 2012 |
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 provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kohao o Te Ngira is located in Hamilton and is based on the Kirikiriroa Marae complex. It is in close proximity to the University of Waikato. Since the previous ERO report, the whānau have made significant changes for improvement. This includes putting systems in place to ensure management practices consistently focus on enhancing positive outcomes for mokopuna.
Mokopuna benefit from a positive learning environment that focuses on their learning and care.
Mokopuna are well supported at kōhanga reo. They are exposed to authentic language models as they listen to their kuia. Kaimahi use appropriate strategies to support mokopuna to actively engage in formal parts of the learning programme, such as karakia, mihimihi and pepehā. The whānau and kaimahi have created an environment that promotes manaaki, aroha and tiaki. Mokopuna are familiar with daily routines. Transitions throughout the whare are smooth. Mokopuna are happy and settled.
The whānau manage the kōhanga reo in the best interests of the mokopuna. Kaimahi regularly evaluate the quality of the learning programme. Planning is detailed and guides the implementation of kaupapa mahi. Kaimahi use mātai tamaiti to capture and monitor mokopuna learning and progress. Mokopuna are the focus for whānau decision making.
Mokopuna wellbeing and learning is a priority. Whānau have reviewed and updated their policies and procedures, particularly related to health and safety. The Tūtohinga provides direction for the management and operation of the kōhanga reo. It includes the history, values, vision, philosophy statement and obligations. Kaimahi employee documentation is current and in place. Their appraisals are appropriately carried out. Strategic planning is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae, with a plan to help ensure the goals are achieved. Emergency evacuation drills for fire and earthquake are practised regularly. Mokopuna benefit from focused management approaches.
Strengthening the overall quality of self review will support the whānau to further enhance positive learning outcomes for mokopuna.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
21 January 2021
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Location |
Kei Kirikiriroa |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
35057 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
04C055 |
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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 |
35 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
18 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 11 Boys 7 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
November 2020 |
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Date of this report |
21 January 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Supplementary Review Education Review Education Review |
October 2018 August 2015 June 2012 |
Kotahi te kōhao o te ngira i kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango, me te miro whero.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhao o Te Ngira ki te tāone o Hamutana, ki te marae o Kirikiriroa. E pā tata atu ana ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. Ko ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga whakaaro o Te Kīngitanga te tūāpapa o āna whakaritenga, ā, he āhuatanga pūmau anō hoki o ngā whakaritenga o ia rā, o ia rā ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka kitea te tūmāia o ngā tamariki hei ākonga puta noa i ngā wheako akoranga katoa, ā, ki ā rātou taunekeneke anō hoki ki ētahi.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e āta hāpaitia ai tā rātou ako i te reo Māori. Kua ākona e ngā tuākana te whānuitanga o ngā karakia, ā, he ngākau titikaha ō rātou ki te taki i aua karakia. He matatau ngā kaimahi ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, ka whakatauira i ngā hanganga reo papai mā ngā tamariki. Ka whakaritea ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tuākana ki te mihi, ki te ārahi i ngā hīmene, ki te waiata i ngā waiata kīnaki, ā, ki te whai i ngā kawa o Waikato, he pērā me te karanga kai. Ka hīkoi haere ngā pēpi i te whare me te whakahuahua i ngā tūmomo kupu e rongo ana rātou i ngā taki kōrero a ō rātou tuākana i ia rā. Ka whai wāhi atu rātou ki tētahi hōtaka e whakamāoriori ana i noho pūmau tonu o te reo Māori. E whanake ana ngā ngākau titikaha o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
He hononga whai pūtake ō ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu. Ka whakapuaki rātou i te manaakitanga ki ngā tāngata e noho pā tata mai ana ki a rātou. He harikoakoa te āhua o ngā kaimahi i a rātou e whakamihi ana i ngā tamariki i tā rātou taenga mai ki te kōhanga reo. Kei te mōhio ngā tamariki ki te hanganga o te hōtaka akoranga. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, he ngāwari te whakawhiti mai i te kāinga ki ngā mahinga o ia rā. Ka wawe te tau o ngā tamariki i te tīmatanga o te rā. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tuākana ki te manaaki me te whai kawenga i a rātou whai koha e whakawhanaunga ana ki ngā pēpi. Ka whakanui rātou i ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā tamariki. Ka whai pānga pai taua āhuatanga ki tā rātou whanonga. He tau ngā tamariki ki te ako ngātahi, ā, ki te ako hoki ki te taha o ētahi atu.
Ka whakamanahia te tuakiri o ngā tamariki hei uri o Tainui waka. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi kia taetae atu ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa katoa i te marae. He mātātoa tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā pōwhiri, ā, ka āta kitea tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā tikanga i te marae. E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki ā rātou kawenga hei tangata whenua. Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi kia taetae atu ngā tamariki ki ngā hui whakaharahara o Waikato, pērā i te Koroneihana, i ngā rīketa, me ngā poukai. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki i ngā horopaki e whakanui ana i te tū Māori.
He ākonga pākiki ngā tamariki. E whai hua ana, e hāpai ana hoki ngā wheako ako e whakamaheretia ana e ngā kaimahi mā ngā tamariki. Ka whakamaheretia ngā taumahi kia taea ai e ngā tamariki ō rātou huarahi mahi takirōpū, takitahi rānei te whiriwhiri. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whiriwhiri haere i runga anō i te āhua o ō rātou ngākau nuitanga. E whakarato ana ngā kaimahi i tētahi taiao o te aroha me te manaakitanga e poipoi ana i ngā tamariki, ā, e hāpai ana i tā rātou whakapuaki māhorahora nei i ā rātou akoranga ki ētahi atu. Ka whakarato hoki rātou i ngā rauemi me ngā wāhi wāteatea ki ngā tamariki i ngā taumahi o waho. E whakawero ana aua wā i te korikori tinana o ngā tamariki. He ākonga mātātoa ngā tamariki.
He tukanga ā te whānau hei aroturuki i ētahi āhuatanga o ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He mahi ngātahi te whakamahere. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi kia whai wāhi mai ai ngā whakaaro o ngā mātua ki ngā mahere. Kua āta tuhia ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, me ērā hoki o ia rā, o ia rā, ā, he māmā noa hoki te whakapā atu. E ārahi ana ngā mahere i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Kua whakatakotohia ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ā, e aroturukitia ana hoki. Kua whakahāngaitia ngā mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae, ā, e mau ana hoki i ngā mahere mahi hei āta whakatau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā wawata me ngā whāinga.
Me whakarite i ngā tukanga ka hāpai ake i te haere tonutanga o te arotake whaiaro i ia te wā. Nā te kore tū auau o ngā hui kaimahi, kāhore ngā mahi ki te aromātai i te hōtaka e whakatutukihia ana i ngā wā katoa. Nā tēnā, tē taea te aroturuki ngā whakapaitanga ake ki te hōtaka akoranga. Me arotake i ngā mahi aromatawai. Kāhore ngā whānau e āta whakamōhiotia ana mō te ako me te ahu whakamua a ā rātou tamariki. Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, kāhore anō kia arotakengia te tūtohinga, ngā kaupapa here, me ngā tukanga, tae atu hoki ki ngā pūnaha e whakahaere ana i te tari.
He tokomaha ngā mema o te whānau kāhore e mārama ana ki ō rātou tūranga, ā rātou kawenga mahi hoki hei hāpai ake i te kōhanga reo. Kāhore rātou e whai wāhi mātātoa atu ana ki ngā mahi e whai pānga ana ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Kāhore ngā hui ā-whānau e tū auau ana. He mea nui kia whai whakaaro te whānau ki ngā huarahi e mātātoa ake ai tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki te whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo.
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.
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:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhao o Te Ngira i roto ngā tau e rua.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
21 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2018
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Kirikiriroa |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
35057 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
04C055 |
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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 |
35, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
11, kotahi te tamaiti kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 5 Tama 6 |
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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 2018 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
21 Whiringa ā-rangi, 2018 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri |
Here-turi-kōkā 2015 Pipiri 2012 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2008 |
Kotahi te kōhao o te ngira i kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango me te miro whero.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhao o Te Ngira is located in Hamilton and is based on the Kirikiriroa Marae complex. It is in close proximity to the University of Waikato. The principles and philosophies of the Kīngitanga are embedded in its practices and are a feature of the daily practices in the kōhanga reo.
Children demonstrate confidence as learners in their interactions with others and across all learning experiences.
Children learn in an environment where they are well supported to learn te reo Māori. Tuākana have learnt a range of karakia and can recite these with confidence. Kaimahi are fluent speakers of te reo Māori and model good language structures for children. Tuākana are provided opportunities to mihi, lead hīmene, sing waiata kinaki and participate in Waikato kawa such as karanga kai. Babies walk around the whare repeating particular words that they hear chanted by their tuākana every day. They participate in a programme where te reo Māori is normalised. Children are developing as confident speakers of te reo Māori.
Children have formed meaningful relationships with others. They show care for those that they come in to contact with. Kaimahi happily greet children on arrival. Children are familiar with the structure of the learning programme. This enables smooth transition from home into the daily routines. Children settle very quickly at the beginning of the day. Kaimahi encourage tuākana to take care and be responsible when interacting with the babies. They affirm children’s successes. This has a positive impact on their behaviour. Children are comfortable learning with and alongside others.
Children’s identity as descendants of Tainui waka is affirmed. Kaimahi ensure that the children regularly attend all marae activities. They are active participants at pōwhiri and demonstrate clearly their understanding of tikanga at the marae. Children are developing an understanding of their responsibilities as tangata whenua. Kaimahi plan for children to attend all significant hui in Waikato such as the Koroneihana, regatta and poukai. Children are confident in settings where being Māori is celebrated.
Children are inquisitive learners. Kaimahi plan positive and supportive learning experiences for children. Activities are planned to ensure children can choose to work collectively as a group or as individuals. Kaimahi allow children opportunities to make choices according to their interests. They provide a loving, caring and nurturing environment where children can share their learning openly with others. Kaimahi provide children with resources and space during outdoor activities. These times allow children to be physically challenged. Children are active learners.
Whānau have processes in place to monitor aspects of kōhanga reo operations. Planning is collaborative. Kaimahi ensure parents’ ideas are included in the plan. Annual, term and daily plans are well documented and accessible. The planning guides the implementation of the learning programme. Health and safety registers are in place and monitored. Strategic planning is aligned to Te Ara Tūāpae and includes action plans to ensure that aspirations and goals are achieved.
Processes to support regular and ongoing self review need to be established. Kaimahi hui are irregular which means that programme evaluation is not always carried out. Consequently, improvements to the learning programme cannot be monitored. Assessment practices must be reviewed. Whānau are not well informed of their children’s learning and progress. While the health and safety registers are in place, there has been no review of the charter, policies and procedures, and administration systems.
Many whānau members are not clear about their roles and responsibilities to support the kōhanga reo. They do not actively participate in tasks related to the operations of the kōhanga reo. Whānau hui are not held regularly. It is important that whānau consider ways to become more active in the management and operation of the kōhanga reo.
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 whānau must:
establish an ongoing process of self-review or internal evaluation to help maintain and improve the quality of operations and practice for children
[Regulation 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA6 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ensure kaimahi evaluate the learning programme and assess children’s learning in order to provide positive learning experiences for children
[Regulation 43 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C1-13 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
review and update all health and safety policies and procedures to ensure all requirements for emergency evacuation drills, sleeping, accidents and incidents, hazards, child protection and behaviour management are met and maintained for children.
[Regulation 46 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS1-33 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
that whānau work with the local kaimahi from Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust to strengthen self review practices and increase whānau participation in the operation and management of the kōhanga reo.
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhao o Te Ngira will be within two years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
21 November 2018
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Location |
Hamilton |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
35057 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
04C055 |
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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 |
35 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
11 children, including 1 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 5 Boys 6 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
October 2018 |
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Date of this report |
21 November 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education review Education review Supplementary review |
August 2015 June 2012 October 2008 |
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