Te Kōhanga Reo o Tutereinga

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. E hāngai ana tēnei pūrongo ki ā rātou pūnaha, ki ā rātou whakaritenga, me ā rātou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi. 

2 Te Horopaki 

Ko Tūtereinga te marae

Ko Tauranga te moana

Ko Mauao te maunga

Ko Pirirākau te hapū

Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi

Ko Tākitimu te waka

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūtereinga ki Te Puna, i Tauranga Moana. E tū ana ki te marae o Tūtereinga. Ko tētahi āhuatanga mātuatua ki te whānau, ko ngā hononga ki ngā hapū, ki ngā iwi, me te taiao. 

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whai pānga o ngā pūnaha a te whānau ki te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā mokopuna? 

E whai pānga ana ngā pūnaha, ngā tukanga, me ngā aronga ki te whakawhanaketanga reo Māori e poipoia ana i roto i ngā mokopuna. 

4 Mana Whakahaere

Ko te whanaungatanga kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kōhanga reo i ia rā. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mema o te whānau ki te tangongitanga o ngā huarahi e hāpai ana i te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui i ia marama, ā, he kaha te taetae atu. Ka kitea ki ngā meneti, kei te aroturuki, kei te pūrongo hoki, puta noa i ngā whakahaeretanga. Kei te mārama ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakahaere pūtea. Kua whakatakotohia ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga, me ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, hei āta whakatau i te whakaarotau ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna. Tū ai i ia te wā, ko ngā whakamātau hōneatanga ohotata e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua. E whakatutukihia ana ngā kōhanga reo o te purapura i ngā whakangungu e pā ana ki te Children’s Act 2014. Whakapuaki ai ngā kaiako ki te taha o ngā whānau i ia te wā, ko tēnā e mahia ana, ko tēnā hoki e ākona ana e ngā mokopuna. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o te whakatau ngātahi a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga. 

Kua whai wāhi ngā wawata o te whānau, tā rātou tirohanga hoki ki te mahere rautaki. Ko ētahi o ngā rautaki matua me ngā kaupapa matua, ko te reo Māori, ko te whakamana i te whānau, me te whakatairanga ake i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Ka ū hoki te aronga ki te tupu tonu me te whakapai tonu. Kua whakatakotohia te mahere ā-tau, ā, e whakaraupapa ana i ngā mahi whakahaere waiwai, me ngā wā hoki e tika ana kia whakatutukihia. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā te aronga ngātahi e whai wāhi ai ki te tupu tonu o te reo Māori mō meāke nei. 

Ka mahi ngā kaimahi ki te taha o te whānau, i a rātou e whakamahere ana i te hōtaka akoranga. E whai kiko ana ngā mahere, ā, e hāngai ana ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kei te hakune te whakamahere a ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi e whakatairanga ana i te whakawhanaketanga reo Māori o ngā mokopuna. He mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki e ārahi ana i ngā kaimahi, ā, ka āta whakatau i te whai aronga me te whai pūtaketanga o te hōtaka. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te aromātai me te mātai mokopuna, ki te tuhi haere i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ia mokopuna i roto i te roanga o te wā. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai e aro nui ana ki tō rātou whakawhanaketanga reo Māori me ō rātou matea reo Māori. 

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Me whakapakari ake i te aromātai hōtaka. E whakawhanake ana ngā kaimahi i tō rātou māramatanga ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ko ngā whakaritenga ka whai ake, he tuhi i tēnā e whai hua ana, i tēnā anō hoki e tika ana mō te whakapai tonutanga, me te aroturuki i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka hāpaitia ngā mokopuna mā te whakahāngaitanga o ngā aronga. 

Kāhore anō kia kitea ngā kaupapa e pā ana ki ngā tuhinga kaimahi. Kua whakatau te whānau me Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ka noho wātea aua tuhinga hei tirohanga i te taenga atu o Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo. 

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā, ki:

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

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kia whakaratohia e te whānau ngā tuhinga katoa e whai pānga ana ki ngā take kaimahi, hei te taenga atu o Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo. 

Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

13 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2023

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

1 Introduction

The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO’s reports provides important information for hapū and iwi. 

2 Context 

Ko Tūtereinga te marae

Ko Tauranga te moana

Ko Mauao te maunga

Ko Pirirākau te hapū

Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi

Ko Tākitimu te waka

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūtereinga is in Te Puna, Tauranga Moana. It is situated on Te Marae o Tūtereinga. Strong affiliations with hapu, iwi and te taiao are significantly important to the whānau. 

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do whānau systems contribute to mokopuna development of te reo Māori? 

Whānau systems, processes and approaches contribute to the nurturing of te reo Māori development of mokopuna. 

4 Findings - Mana Whakahaere

Whanaungatanga is central to the day-to-day management of the kōhanga reo. Whānau members participate in various ways to support the kōhanga reo. Hui are held monthly and well attended. Minutes show that monitoring and reporting occurs across daily operations. Financial management practices are clear. Health and safety policies, procedures and registers are in place to ensure mokopuna wellness is a priority. Emergency evacuations for fire and earthquake are carried out regularly. Kōhanga reo within the local purapura are undergoing training of the Childrens Act 2014. Kaiako regularly share with whanau what mokopuna are doing and learning. Mokopuna are at the forefront of collective whānau decision making. 

The strategic plan incorporates the aspirations and vison of the whanau. Key strategies and priorities include te reo Māori, empowering whānau and promoting the kōhanga reo movement. A consistent emphasis remains on both growth and improvement. An annual plan has been established, outlining essential operational tasks and when their scheduled completion dates. Mokopuna benefit from collaborative approaches that contribute to the future growth of te reo Māori. 

Kaimahi work together with whānau as they plan the learning programme. Planning is detailed and aligns to Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kaimahi deliberately plan activities that enhance mokopuna te reo Māori development. This includes annual, term and weekly plans to guide kaimahi and ensure the programme is focussed and purposeful. Kaimahi use aromātai and mātai mokopuna to document individual mokopuna learning and progress overtime. Mokopuna benefit from planning and assessment that is responsive to their te reo Māori language development and needs.

Key Next Steps

Programme evaluation requires strengthening. Kaimahi are developing their understanding of programme evaluation. Next steps are to document what worked well and what is required to improve and monitor the quality of the learning programme. Mokopuna would benefit from focussed approaches.

Matters related to personnel documentation are yet to be sighted. Whānau and ERO have agreed that documentation will be available during the onsite visit.

5 Assurance on Legal Requirement

During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:

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

6 Recommendation

ERO recommends that the whānau provides all relevant documents for personnel matters during the onsite visit. 

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

13 October 2023

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

1 Te Horopaki

Ko Tūtereinga te marae
Ko Tauranga te moana
Ko Mauao te maunga
Ko Pirirākau te hapū
Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi
Ko Tākitimu te waka

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūtereinga ki te marae o Tūtereinga, ki Te Puna i te rohe o Tauranga. He hononga ā-whakapapa tō te whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ngā tamariki, ā, nō Ngāti Ranginui, nō te waka o Tākitimu hoki rātou.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakapuaki i ō rātou tuakiri?

E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou māramatanga ki ō rātou tuakiri.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E ako ana ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki te marae. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whakapakari me te whakawhānui i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki te reo Māori, me tā rātou whakamahinga i te reo. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te tāruarua, te tāwhai, ngā mahi ā-ringa, me te whāngai kupu. Ka tūmāia ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ngā karakia, ngā waiata, me ngā mihi e mōhiotia ana e rātou. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā wheako ki ngā tamariki, hei whakawhānui tonu i ō rātou reo me ā rātou puna kupu. E ākina ana, e hāpaitia ana hoki te whānau, kia pakari ake ai tō rātou mōhio ki te reo Māori, me tā rātou whakamahi i te reo. Ka whakapuakihia ngā rauemi hei hāpai i te whakamahinga o te reo Māori ki te kāinga. E whanake ana te ngākau titikaha o ngā tamariki i roto i te reo Māori.

E poipoia ana te tuakiri o ngā tamariki. Ka whai wāhi nui te marae hei taiao ako. E hāpai ana te marae i te ako a ngā tamariki i tō rātou tūrangawaewae. Ka whakatauira ngā kaumātua me te whānau i te reo me ngā tikanga o te marae. Ka ārahi ngā kaimahi i te whakamātau a ngā tamariki i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua. He whai wāhitanga anō hoki e whakaratohia ana i ia te wā kia uru ai ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa a te hapū, te iwi, me te purapura. Ko ngā pātere, ngā waiata, me ngā haka o te takiwā nei e hāpai ana i te ako a ngā tamariki i ngā marae, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi o te rohe. Ko te taetae atu, me te whai wāhi nui anō hoki ki ngā wāhi me ngā kaupapa whakahirahira e hāpai ana i te ako a ngā tamariki i tō rātou tuakiri. Kei te mātau haere ngā tamariki ki tō rātou whai wāhi nui ki te kōhanga reo, ki tō rātou marae hoki.

Ko te waiora o ngā tamariki e whai pānga matua ana ki ā rātou akoranga. Ka rongo rātou i te manaaki, te aroha, me te awhi o te whānau me ngā kaimahi. Ka kitea te ngākau nui me te tākare o te whānau me ngā kaimahi. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tamariki ki ngā taunekeneke papai me ngā hononga e whai pūtake ana ki te taha o ētahi atu. E ākina ana te tautoko o ngā tuākana i ngā tēina, i roto i ā rātou akoranga me ā rātou tākaro. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā tamariki.

He ākonga pākiki ngā tamariki. Ka ākina tā rātou tūhura haere i te taiao māoriori, tūturu hoki. Ka waihanga ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te pakirehua me te whakatupu i tō rātou māramatanga ki tō rātou tūnga me tō rātou whai hononga ki te rohe nei. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te kanikani ki ngā waiata me te kori tinana. Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā rauemi mō aua taumahi e whai pānga ana ki ngā tamariki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā wheako ako e whakapūmau ana i te tuakiri o ngā tamariki hei uri Māori, ā, hei mokopuna hoki o te marae o Tūtereinga. Ka kitea te tūmāia o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou ao.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ko ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki e whai wāhi atu ana ki ngā mahi ki te whakamahere i te hōtaka me te aromatawai. Ka whai ngā kaimahi i ngā tukanga mārama hei whakamahere ngātahi mō ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahia tētahi tirohanga whānui o te wāhanga hei arahi i te hōtaka o ia wiki. He aronga ki te whakapakari i te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou hononga ki te marae. Ka whakawhanake ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi me ngā rauemi e hāpai ana i te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahia ngā pūkete hei whakatakoto haere i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Whakapuakihia ai e rātou aua mōhiohio ki te whānau i ia te wā. Ka whakamaheretia, ka aroturukitia hoki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i roto i ngā akoranga.

E whanake ana te aromātai i te hōtaka akoranga. Kua tīmata te kaiako ki te whakatakoto haere i tēnā i whai hua ai, me tēnā i uaua ai. Ko aua mahi ngātahi, aua whakawhitinga kōrero ngātahi hoki e whakapuaki ana i ētahi atu mōhiohio ki ngā kaimahi, hei hāpai ake anō i te whakapuakitanga. Ka pūrongo ngā kaimahi ki te whānau, ko ngā painga ka puta ki ngā tamariki. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā ngā whakaritenga i āta whakataungia ai mō te hōtaka akoranga.

Ko te waiora o ngā tamariki tētahi kaupapa matua. Ka āta whakatakoto te tūtohinga i te aronga me ngā tūmanako o te whānau. E tino hāngai ana tēnei ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo me ā rātou whai kawenga ki tō rātou marae. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he pai te taetae atu. Ka whakawhiti kōrero te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ā, ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga. Kua whakatakotohia te katoa o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. E tāutu ana te mahere rautaki i ngā whāinga me ngā kaupapa matua a te whānau. Kei te noho haumaru ngā tamariki, ā, e tino tiakina ana hoki.

Kua pai ake te arotake whaiaro, whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. Kua kōrerohia ngā wāhanga matua o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Kua whakaritea tētahi mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i ngā whakamahinga. Whiwhi ai te whānau i ngā pūrongo o ia marama, ā, e whakahāngai ana aua pūrongo ki te whakapaitanga ake, puta noa i te nuinga o ngā wāhanga whakahaere. Ka whakarerekē haere i runga anō i te āhua o ngā matea me ngā whai wāhitanga ka pupū ake. Kua whakatakotohia e te whānau ngā tino tukanga ki te whakahaere i ngā pūtea. Nā tēnei, kua whakapūranga rātou i tētahi tino pūtea penapena. Ko ngā tino painga ki ngā tamariki e whakamōhio ana i te aronga o te kōhanga reo.

3 Te Whakatau a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:

• te haumaru whatumanawa (tāpiri atu ko te ārahi mauritau, ko te ārai tamariki)
• te haumaru ā-tinana (tāpiri atu ko te mātakitaki tamariki; ko ngā whakaritenga whakamoe; ko ngā aituā; ko te whāngai rongoā; ko ngā whakaritenga akuaku; ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tikanga haerenga whakawaho)
• te tū tika o ngā kaimahi (tae atu ki ngā taumata tohu mātauranga; te arowhai a ngā pirihimana; ngā rēhitatanga kaiako; me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti)
• ngā whakaritenga, tikanga hōneatanga e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua.

Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.

4 Te Taunakitanga

Kua whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te taunakitanga e whai ake nei:

• kia whakatōpū haere i ngā whakapaitanga kua tutuki whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, inarā, ki ngā wāhanga e pā ana ki te aromātai hōtaka me te arotake whaiaro.

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

Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūtereinga i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

05 Mahuru, 2018

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Context

Ko Tūtereinga te marae
Ko Tauranga te moana
Ko Mauao te maunga
Ko Pirirākau te hapū
Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi
Ko Tākitimu te waka

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūtereinga is based on Tūtereinga Marae in Te Puna, Tauranga. Whānau, kaimahi and children are related to each other, and are affiliated to Ngāti Ranginui and the Tākitimu waka.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children express their identity?

Children are developing their understanding of their identity.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children learn te reo Māori in a marae environment. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to support children to build on and extend their knowledge and use of te reo Māori. This includes repetition, mimicking, hand gestures and verbal prompting. Children use familiar karakia, waiata and mihi with confidence. Kaimahi provide experiences for children to extend their language and vocabulary. Whānau are encouraged and supported to strengthen their knowledge and use of te reo Māori. Resources are made available to support te reo Māori being used at home. Children are developing confidence in te reo Māori.

Children’s identity is nurtured. The marae is an integral part of the learning environment. This supports children to learn about their tūrangawaewae. Kaumātua and whānau model the language and tikanga of the marae. Kaimahi provide guidance for children to practise their roles as tangata whenua. Regular opportunities are provided for the children to participate in hapū, iwi and purapura events. Local pātere, waiata and haka help children learn the marae, hapū and iwi of the area. Visiting and enjoying places of significance and interest supports children to learn about their identity. Children are becoming more knowledgeable of their place in the kōhanga reo and their marae.

Children’s wellbeing is integral to their learning. They experience manaaki, aroha and awhi from whānau and kaimahi. Whānau and kaimahi show passion and enthusiasm. Children have positive interactions and meaningful relationships with others. Older children are encouraged to support teina in their learning and in play. Children are happy and settled.

Children are inquisitive learners. They are encouraged to explore the natural and physical environment. Kaimahi create opportunities for children to inquire and grow their understanding of their place and connection to the area. Children enjoy movement to music and kori tinana. Whānau provide resources for these activities that have relevance for the children. Kaimahi provide children with learning experiences that reinforce their identity as Māori and as mokopuna of Tūtereinga marae. Children display confidence in their world.

Planning and Evaluation

Children’s learning needs influence programme planning and assessment practices. Kaimahi follow clear and collaborative processes to plan for children. A term overview is used to guide the weekly programme. There is a focus on building children’s understanding of their connection to the marae. Kaimahi develop activities and resources to support children’s learning. Profile books are used to record children’s learning and progress. They use this information to regularly share with whānau. Children’s progress in learning is planned and monitored.

Evaluation of the learning programme is developing. Kaiako has begun to record what has worked well and what has been difficult. These shared practices and discussions provide kaimahi with additional information to improve delivery. Kaimahi report to whānau on the positive outcomes for children. Children benefit from well considered decisions about the learning programme.

Children’s well-being is a priority. The charter clearly sets out the direction and expectations of whānau. This is strongly based on the kaupapa of kōhanga reo and their obligations to their marae. Regular whānau meetings are well attended. Whānau discuss the management of the kōhanga reo with children at the centre of decision making. All health and safety policies and procedures are in place. The strategic plan identifies whānau goals and priorities. Children are safe and well cared for.

Self review has improved since the last review. Key sections of whānau management have been discussed. An annual plan is in place to guide operations. Whānau receive regular monthly reports that focus on improvements across most operational areas. Changes are made in response to needs and opportunities that arise. The whānau have established sound financial management processes. This has enabled them to accumulate a healthy cash reserve. Positive outcomes for children inform the kōhanga reo direction.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:

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

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

4 Recommendation

ERO has developed the following recommendation:

• to consolidate improvements since the previous ERO review, in particular to the areas relating to programme evaluation and self review.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

5 September 2018

Information about the Kōhanga Reo