35A Princess Street, Waitara
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
“Ko tāu kupu kōrero ko tāku kupu kōrero. Utaina mai ki runga i te takapou kōrero. Ki runga hoki i te takapou wānanga. Koirā horahia e ora ai uki whai muri”
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga ki te tāone o Waitara, i te rohe o Taranaki. He mea nui ki te whānau te whakatairanga ake i te reo o te kāinga, i ngā tikanga tuku iho, me te whai wāhi mātātoa atu hoki. Kua roa nei ngā kaimahi e tū ana hei mema o te kōhanga reo, ā, neke atu i te 20 tau te nuinga o rātou kua whai wāhi atu ki te kōhanga reo nei.
Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna te tupu haere o tō rātou ngākau titikaha ki te whakapuaki i ngā tūāhuatanga e pā ana ki tō rātou tuakiritanga me tō rātou tūrangawaewae.
Ka whai wāhi mātātoa ngā mokopuna ki ngā akoranga hōhonu o te ahurea e poipoi ana i tō rātou tuakiritanga. He kaha te whakamahi māoriori nei i te mita o Taranaki i ia te wā, mā te kapa haka, te pānui pukapuka, me ngā taumahi whakapakari reo e hāpai katoa ana i te hopu i te reo Māori. Ka whakahōhonu ngā karakia, ngā hīmene, ngā mihimihi, me te whakatau manuhiri i tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa ake o te iwi. Kawe atu ai ngā mokopuna i ia te wā i ngā tūranga ārahi, ā, ka whakanuia, ka whakamihia hoki ā rātou whai wāhi atu. Ka kitea tō rātou ngākau titikaha me tō rātou manawa whakahī i aua wā. Ka toro atu ngā akoranga ki tua atu i te kōhanga reo, ā, kua āta whakatōngia tūturu nei ki ngā kaupapa a te whānau, a te hapū, a te iwi, me te purapura. Ko te tangongitanga o aua horopaki e tūhono ana i ngā mokopuna ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae, me ngā hītori, ngā tikanga tuku iho anō hoki a ō rātou tūpuna. Ka poipoia ngā hononga papai ki te whanaungatanga me te manaakitanga, ā, ka whakapuaki nei i tētahi taiao whakaute. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi me ngā tuākana i ngā uara pērā i te mauritau, te ngākau māhaki, me te rangimārie, ā, he tūāhuatanga tēnei e hāpai ana i te kaha o te atawhai me te mahi ngātahi. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga, ā, e hāpai ana ngā wāhi ako whakahihiri i te tūhura me te tau o te whatumanawa. E puāwai ana ngā mokopuna hei ākonga ngākau titikaha.
Kua āta whakatōngia te whakamahere, te aromatawai mokopuna me te aromātai hōtaka. Ka kitea ki ngā kaimahi te kaha o tō rātou ngākau nuitanga ki ngā whakaritenga i āta takunetia ai, i āta whakatōngia ai mō te āhua tonu o te whakawhanake i te marau. Ka mahi ngātahi i ngā mahere, ā, ka hāngai ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo, ka arahina ki Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira me ngā wāhanga o te tau. Ka whakamahi moroki i ngā taputapu aromatawai e whai pūtake ana, hei whakatakoto haere i te ahu whakamua mā ngā whakaahua me ngā kōrerorero, hei hāpai hoki i ngā kaimahi ki te aroturuki i te whakawhanaketanga, me te whakahāngai i ngā akoranga ki ia mokopuna. Ka hui i ia te wā, ka kōrero tētahi ki tētahi, ka whakamahi hoki i ngā pae ā-matihiko ki te whakapuaki i ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna me te toro atu ki te reo o ngā whānau, hei āta whakatau i te whai pānga o te hōtaka ki te katoa. He mahi moroki te aromātai hōtaka, ā, ka whakamōhio i ngā mahere ka whai ake, ka āta whakatau hoki i te aronga tonu o te taiao ako, me tōna hāngaitanga ki ngā uara o te kōhanga reo. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā te pakari o ngā pūnaha e hāpai ana i tō rātou tuakiri, tō rātou tupu, me tā rātou ako i āta whakatōngia ai ki ngā tikanga Māori.
He mahi ngātahi te whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo, ā, he aronga pū ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna me te toitūtanga. E ārahi ana te tūtohinga i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ā, ka kawe ngātahi i ngā haepapa whakahaere. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, he pai te taetae atu, ā, ka hāpai i te whakatau ngātahi me te takohanga. E hāngai ana ngā mahere rautaki me ngā mahere ā-tau ki te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te katoa mō ngā mokopuna, ā, kua āta tautuhia ngā whāinga e arotakengia ana i ia te wā hei āta whakatau i te tupu tonu. Ka aro pū ki te hauora me te waiora mā ngā pūnaha i āta whakaritea ai, ā, ka whakapūmau, ka whakatinana, ka arotake hoki i aua pūnaha i ia te wā hei āta whakatau i te ārai tonutanga, i te manaakitanga hoki o ngā mokopuna. He pai te whakahaeretanga a te whānau me te kaiwhakahaere i ngā take kaimahi, e hāngai ana te katoa o ngā tuhinga tuku mahi ki te wā, ā, ka āta whakapūmautia. E tino puāwai ana ngā mokopuna mā roto mai i te āhurutanga o te kōhanga reo e āta whakahaerehia ana, ā, e arotahi ana hoki ki anamata.
Me mārama ake te āhua o te tukanga arohaehae, me matawhānui ake ngā tuhinga kia tino whai hua ai. Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia ngā hanganga o te pūnaha arotake āhua mahi me ngā arotake whaiaro, kāhore he tukanga mārama anō ka whai atu, ā, he tūāhuatanga tēnei e whakawhāiti ana i tōna whai pānga. Ko te whakapakari ake i taua tūāhuatanga ka tautoko ake anō i ngā kaimahi ki te tupu ngaio, ā, ka hāpai hoki i te whakapaitanga ake o ngā putanga ki 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.
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakaritea e te whānau tētahi tukanga mārama i āta tuhia ai, mō ngā whakaritenga whai muri i te arohaehae kaimahi, kia whai hua ai te tautoko i ngā kaimahi i roto i tō rātou tupu ngaio me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga ngaio.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Waitara |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 52703 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 07A022 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 50 ngā tamariki, kia 16 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 22 ngā tamariki, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 22 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Haratua 2025 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 25 Pipiri 2025 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Mana Mokopuna, Paenga-whāwhā 2022; Mana Whakahaere, Hakihea 2021; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2018 |
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.
“Ko tāu kupu kōrero ko tāku kupu kōrero. Ūtaina mai ki runga i te takapou kōrero. Ki runga hoki i te takapou wānanga. Koirā horahia e ora ai uki whai muri”
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga is in the Taranaki township of Waitara. Promoting te reo o te kāinga, traditional values, and active involvement are important to whānau. Kaimahi are longstanding members, with most having been part of the kōhanga reo for over 20 years.
Mokopuna display a growing confidence in expressing aspects of who they are and where they come from.
Mokopuna actively engage in culturally rich learning that nurtures their tuakiritanga. The consistent use and normalisation of te mita o Taranaki through kapa haka, pānui pukapuka, and language building activities supports te reo Māori acquisition. Karakia, hīmene, mihimihi, and whakatau manuhiri deepen their understanding of iwi-specific tikanga and kawa. Mokopuna regularly take on leadership roles, and their contributions are acknowledged and celebrated. They display confidence and pride during these times. Learning extends beyond the kōhanga reo and is meaningfully embedded in whānau, hapū, iwi and purapura kaupapa. These diverse contexts connect mokopuna to their tūrangawaewae, histories and traditions of their tūpuna. Positive relationships are fostered through whanaungatanga and manaakitanga, creating a respectful environment. Kaimahi and tuākana model values such as mauri tau, ngākau māhaki and rangimārie, supporting a culture of care and collaboration. Well-established routines and vibrant learning spaces support exploration and emotional security. Mokopuna are emerging as confident learners.
Planning, mokopuna assessment and programme evaluation are well embedded. Kaimahi demonstrate a strong commitment to intentional, grounded practices around curriculum development. Collaborative planning aligns with Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo and is guided by ngā taumata whakahirahira and ngā wāhanga o te tau. Ongoing and purposeful assessment tools are used to document progress through photos and narratives, enabling kaimahi to monitor development and tailor learning to individual mokopuna. Regular hui, one-on-one kōrero, and digital platforms are used to share mokopuna learning and gather whānau voice, ensuring the programme remains relevant and inclusive. Programme evaluation is continuous and informs future planning, ensuring the learning environment remains responsive and aligned with the values of the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna benefit from robust systems that support their identity, growth, and learning grounded in tikanga Māori.
Whānau whakahaere practices are collaborative, with a clear focus on mokopuna wellbeing and sustainability. The tūtohinga guides kōhanga reo management and operational responsibilities are shared. Regular, well-attended whānau hui support collective decision-making and accountability. Strategic and annual plans reflect the shared vision and aspirations for mokopuna, with clearly defined goals regularly reviewed to ensure continual growth. Health and wellbeing are prioritised through well-established systems that are consistently maintained, implemented and reviewed to always ensure the protection and care of mokopuna. Personnel matters are managed well by whānau and administrator with all employment documentation current and well maintained. Mokopuna thrive in a safe, well-managed, and future-focused kōhanga reo environment.
The appraisal process requires greater clarity and thorough documentation to be fully effective. While a structured performance review system and self-appraisals are in place, the absence of a clear follow-up process limits its impact. Strengthening this area will better support kaimahi in their professional growth and contribute to improved outcomes for mokopuna.
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 recommend that whānau establish a clear, well-documented follow-up process for the appraisal of kaimahi to effectively support kaimahi in their professional growth and development.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
| Location | Waitara |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 52703 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 07A022 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 22 |
| Review team on site | May 2025 |
| Date of this report | 25 June 2025 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Mana Mokopuna, April 2022; Mana Whakahaere, December 2021; Education Review, January 2018 |
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.
“Ko tāu kupu kōrero ko tāku kupu kōrero. Utaina mai ki runga i te takapou kōrero. Ki runga hoki i te takapou wānanga. Koirā horahia e ora ai uki whai muri”
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga ki te tāone o Waitara, ki Taranaki. Ko te reo Māori, ngā tikanga Māori, te mātauranga Māori, me te ako i te papakāinga me te reo o Taranaki e noho mātuatua ana ki te whānau.
I kitea ki te aromātai Mana Whakahaere a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te Hakihea o tau 2021, te pai o te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga i te kōhanga reo, ā, i te āta hāpaitia te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaimahi i ō rātou tūranga. Tū ai ngā wānanga i ia te wā, ā, i poipoi ēnei i ngā hononga ki ngā kaumātua me te hapori. Ko te waiora o ngā mokopuna, ā rātou akoranga, me te whakatairanga ake hoki i tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga, kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga.
E whanake ana ngā mokopuna i ngā uara o te manaaki, te aroha, me te tiaki mō rātou anō, ā, mō ētahi atu hoki.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te whanaungatanga. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi, kia poipoi, kia whai manaaki hoki ngā taunekeneke katoa ki waenga i ngā pakeke me ngā mokopuna. Ka whai whakaaro nui ngā tuākana, i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ō rātou tēina. He ngāwari te reo atawhai o ngā kaimahi i a rātou e kōrero ana ki ngā mokopuna. Ka whakamihi rātou i ngā mokopuna mō ā rātou mahi angitu i ia te wā. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e hāpai ai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te tāruarua, te tohutohu, te whāngai kupu, me te whakatauira haere i ngā hanganga reo e tika ana. E hāpaitia ana te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna ki ngā wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka akoranga, pērā i te whakatau, i ngā karakia, i ngā hīmene, me ngā mihimihi. Mā tēnei, ka mātakitaki, ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna i te whakatinanatanga o ngā tikanga me ngā kawa. Kua whakaritea ngā mahinga o ia rā. E hāpaitia ana te whai a ngā mokopuna i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga.
E hāpai ana te wāhi o waho i te tūhura haere, ā, ka whai wāhi hoki ngā mokopuna ki taunekeneke ki waenga i a rātou anō mā te tangongitanga o ngā taumahi. Kei te pērā anō hoki te wāhi o roto, he muramura, he hihiri, ā, ka noho rāhiri. E mōhio ana ngā mokopuna ki ō rātou wāhi ako, ā, he pārekareka ki a rātou te taiao i āta whakawhanakehia ai me te nui o ngā rauemi. He māmā noa ki ngā mokopuna te whakapā atu ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi e whakaongaonga ai i tō rātou whakawhanaketanga, i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga hoki.
Ka noho mātua rā te whanaungatanga ki ngā whakaritenga a ngā kaimahi me te whānau. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te aroha, te manaaki, me te whakaute i rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ngā mokopuna. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ngā mokopuna, ā, ka whakakoro ki te poipoi i ō rātou matea ake. Kei te mauritau, kei te harikoa hoki ngā mokopuna, ā, he pai ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.
Kia whakatairanga tonu te whānau i ngā whakaritenga, kia nui ake ai ngā putanga whai hua ki ngā mokopuna.
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:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo, kia whakatairanga tonu i te pakari ngātahi o te whānau, hei whakanui tonu atu i te kounga o te ako me ngā putanga mā ngā mokopuna.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
13 Paengawhāwhā, 2022
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Waitara, ki Taranaki |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 52703 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 07A022 |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 50, kia 16 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 25, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 25 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2022 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 13 Paengawhāwhā 2022 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga – Mana Whakahaere, Hakihea 2021; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2014 |
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 provides important information for hapū and iwi.
“Ko tāu kupu kōrero ko tāku kupu kōrero. Ūtaina mai ki runga I te takapou kōrero. Ki runga hoki i te takapou wānanga. Koirā horahia e ora ai uki whai muri”
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga is in the Taranaki township of Waitara. Te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, learning about the papakainga, and Taranaki dialect are important to whānau.
The ERO December 2021 evaluation of Mana Whakahaere practices found kōhanga operations were being managed well and kaimahi were well supported to carry out their roles. Wānanga that fostered connections with kaumātua and the community were held regularly. Mokopuna wellbeing, learning and promoting their sense of belonging was the focus of decision making.
Mokopuna are developing values of manaaki, aroha and tiaki for self and others.
Mokopuna are immersed in whanaungatanga. Kaimahi ensure all interactions between adults and mokopuna are nurturing and caring. Tuakana are considerate when interacting with their tēina. The tone and way kaimahi talk with mokopuna is gentle and affectionate. They consistently praise mokopuna for their successes. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to support mokopuna language development. These include repetition, instruction, prompts and modelling correct language structure. Mokopuna are supported to participate in formal parts of the learning programme such as whakatau, karakia, himene and mihimihi. Through this, mokopuna observe and participate in tikanga and kawa practices. Daily routines are established. Mokopuna are supported to follow their own interests.
The outdoor area encourages exploration that allows mokopuna to interact with each other in a range of activities. The indoor learning space is equally as colourful, vibrant and inviting. Mokopuna know their learning spaces and enjoy the well-developed and resourced environment. Mokopuna can easily access a wide range of resources to stimulate their development and interests.
Whanaungatanga is integral to kaimahi and whānau practices. Kaimahi model aroha, manaaki and respect when interacting with mokopuna. They know their mokopuna well and endeavour to cater for their specific needs. Mokopuna are settled, happy and share positive relationships with others.
Whānau continue to enhance practices to further increase positive outcomes for mokopuna.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau recommends continuing to enhance the collective strength of the whānau to further increase the quality of learning and outcomes for mokopuna.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
13 April 2022
| Location | Waitara, Taranaki |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 52703 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 07A022 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 25 children, including 6 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 25 |
| Review team on site | March 2022 |
| Date of this report | 13 April 2022 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review – Mana Whakahaere, December 2021; Education Review, January 2018; Education Review, December 2014 |
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.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga ki te tāone o Waitara, ki Taranaki. Ko te reo Māori, ngā tikanga Māori, te mātauranga Māori, me te ako i te papakāinga me te reo o Taranaki e noho mātuatua ana ki te whānau. E tū ana ngā kuia, ngā kaumātua, me ngā toa o te ao Māori hei kawau mārō mō te reo Māori.
Kua whakapuakihia e Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga tētahi taiao e rumaki ana i ngā mokopuna ki te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori.
He matawhānui ngā mahere rautaki, ā, e whakaraupapa ana hoki i te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ngā mokopuna. He aronga pūmau ki te tupu tonu me te whakapai tonu. E tāutu ana te mahere mahi i ngā kaupapa matua me ngā whāinga hei āta whakatau i te rōnakitanga mō meāke nei. Ka kawe ngātahi te whānau i ngā mahi e whakatutuki ai i ngā take whakahaere. Ka whakatau te whānau i ngā whakaritenga e hāngai pū ana ki ngā mokopuna.
He pai te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. He kaha te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, ka whakapuakihia ngā mōhiohio ki te katoa. E whai hua ana ngā tukanga me ngā whakaritenga, ā, e hāngai ana hoki ki te ahurea o te kōhanga reo. He pai te aroturuki i aua tūāhuatanga, ā, ka pūrongohia hoki mā te whānau. Kua whakatakotohia ngā whakaritenga papai mō te whakahaeretanga o te pūtea. Arotake ai te whānau i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga i ia te wā, hei āta whakatau i tā rātou whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture. Ko te ako a ngā mokopuna me tō rātou waiora kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga.
He pai te whakahaeretanga o ngā take e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi. Kua whakatutukihia te arohaehae kaimahi, ā, ka arotahi ēnā ki te whakatairanga i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori. He aronga ki te whakapakari i ngā pūkenga me ngā pūmanawa o ngā kaimahi, kia whai hua ai rātou hei kaiārahi ā tōna wā. Tae atu ai te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki ngā wānanga i ia te wā, ā, ka āta poipoi i ngā hononga ki te hapori me ngā kaumātua o te hapori. Ka whai wāhi ki taua tūāhuatanga, ko te kapa haka, ko te ako i ngā whakapapa o ngā waiata, o ngā karakia, o ngā pūrākau hoki e noho motuhake ana ki tō rātou rohe. Ka kite, ka rongo hoki ngā mokopuna i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori e whakatinanahia ana e te whānau.
Ko ngā mahere, ngā aromatawai, me ngā aromātai a ngā kaimahi e pou herea ana ki ngā uara o te whanaungatanga. Ko tētahi āhuatanga o ia rā mō ngā mokopuna, ko ngā wheako ako e poipoi ana i tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā tikanga Māori mā te reo Māori. Ko te ahu whakamua me te ako a ngā mokopuna, ka kapohia ki ngā pūkete e whakatakoto ana i ngā mōhiohio papai e pā ana ki te huarahi ako o ia tamaiti. Kua āta whakaritea te aromātai hōtaka. Hui ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā ki te whakaaro huritao mō te hōtaka me ā rātou whakaritenga. He pai te āta whakamōhio i te whānau ki tēnā e mahia ana, e ākona ana hoki e ngā mokopuna.
I ngā wā o te urutā Kowheori-19 i te tau 2020 me te tau 2021, i mahi ā-matihiko ngā kaimahi ki te taha o ētahi atu kōhanga reo o tō rātou purapura, hei āwhina i ngā mokopuna me ngā whānau ki te ako tonu i ngā kāinga. Ko te whakamahinga o te hangarau hei rauemi ako a ngā mokopuna, i āta whakamaheretia, i āta tautokona hoki. E haere tonu ana ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi me te whānau ki te whakawhanake i ngā rauemi me te whakamahere mō ngā akoranga ā-ipurangi. Ka ako tonu ngā mokopuna i te taiao o te kōhanga reo me te kāinga.
Ko te whakaritenga matua ka whai ake, kia whakapakari tonuhia e te whānau te aromātai o roto, hei whakarahi ake tonu i ngā tino putanga ki ngā mokopuna.
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:
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-a-Motu – Māori Services
23 Hakihea, 2021
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Waitara |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 52703 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 07A022 |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 50, kia 16 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 25, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 25 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2021 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 23 Hakihea 2021 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2014; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2011 |
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.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga is in the Taranaki township of Waitara. Te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, learning about the papakainga, and Taranaki dialect are important to whānau. Kuia, kaumatua and te Ao Māori champions are language advocates for te reo Māori.
Te Kohanga Reo o Ngā Pekanga has created an environment that immerses mokopuna in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.
Strategic planning is comprehensive and includes the vision and aspirations whānau hold for mokopuna. There is a focus on continual growth and improvement. An action plan defines identified priorities and goals to ensure sustainability for the future. Whānau share responsibilities to meet operational matters. Whānau make decisions that focus on mokopuna.
The operations of the kōhanga reo are well managed. Whānau hui are well attended and information is shared. Effective processes and procedures reflect the culture of the kōhanga reo. These are well monitored and reported to whānau. Good financial management practices are in place. The whānau regularly review policies and procedures to ensure they meet legislation. Mokopuna learning and wellbeing is the focus of decision making.
Personnel matters are well managed. Kaimahi appraisals are completed and focus on enhancing te reo and tikanga Māori. There is a focus on building kaimahi skill and capability to become effective, future leaders. Whānau and kaimahi regularly attend wananga that foster connections with the community and local kaumātua. This includes kapa haka, learning the whakapapa of waiata, karakia and pūrākau unique to their rohe. Mokopuna observe te reo and tikanga Māori practices amongst whānau.
Kaimahi planning, assessment and evaluation is underpinned by values of whanaungatanga. Learning experiences that nurture mokopuna understanding of tikanga Māori through te reo Māori are part of their daily experiences. Mokopuna progress and learning are captured in portfolios that contain good information about their individual learning journey. Programme evaluation is well established. Kaimahi meet regularly to reflect on the programme and their practices. Whānau are well informed of what mokopuna are doing and learning.
During the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021, kaimahi worked digitally, alongside other kōhanga in their purapura to support mokopuna and whānau to continue learning at home. The use of technology as a learning resource for mokopuna has been well-planned and supported. Kaimahi and whānau continue to develop resources and plan for online learning. Mokopuna experience continuity of learning between the kōhanga environment and the home.
The key next step for the whānau is to continue to strengthen internal evaluation to further increase positive 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
23 December 2021
| Location | Taranaki |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 52703 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 07A022 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 50 children, including up to 16 aged under 2 |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 25 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 25 |
| Review team pre on site | October 2021 |
| Date of this report | 23 December 2021 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, January 2018; Education Review, December 2014; Education Review, December 2011. |