217 Bethlehem Road, RD4, Bethlehem, Tauranga
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 Mauao te maunga
Ko Tauranga te moana
Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hangarau te hapū
Ko Ngāti Hangarau Te Kōhanga Reo
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau ki Peterehema, ki Tauranga Moana. Kei te marae o Ngāti Hangarau e tū ana. Kei te āhua hou tonu te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te kōhanga reo, ā, kāhore e tino māramahia ana ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi. Ko tō te whānau wawata, kia tupu ake ngā mokopuna i roto i te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori, ā, kia tū hei ākonga e hono pū ana ki tō rātou ahurea mā roto mai i ngā horopaki o te ao Māori.
Kei te tākare te taunekeneke a ngā mokopuna ki ngā wheako ako papai.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako pārekareka. Ko ngā taunekeneke ki waenga i ngā pakeke me ngā mokopuna, kua whakatinanahia ki ngā uara o te aroha, te tiaki, me te manaaki. Ka poipoi, ka manaaki hoki ngā mokopuna i a rātou anō. He māmā ki a rātou te whai wāhi atu ki ngā mihi whakatau, ā, nā konā rātou ako ai i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua, ka mātakitaki i ngā whaikōrero, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā waiata tautoko, ki te harirū, me te hongi. Ka kitea te ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna i a rātou e waiata māhorahora ana i ngā waiata, ā, e whai wāhi mātātoa atu ana ki te kori tinana me te mahi toi. Ka āta akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, mā te whāngai kupu, te patapatai, me te tāruarua. Kei te riterite, kei te taunga hoki ngā whakaritenga, hei hāpai i te noho āhuru mai a ngā mokopuna. E ākina ana ngā mokopuna kia whai wāhi atu rātou ki ngā wheako e whakaongaonga ana i ō rātou whakaaro pohewa, e akiaki ana i te tūhura haere, e poipoi ana i te taha auaha, ā, e tautoko ana hoki i ngā ngākau nuitanga. Kei te mauritau rātou ki te whakatewhatewha i te taiao māoriori tūturu, ā, he tūāhuatanga e whakapakari haere ana i tō rātou whai hononga. He maha ngā wā e whakamihi ana ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna mō ā rātou whakamātau me ā rātou whakatutukitanga. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā mokopuna ki tō rātou taiao.
Kua tīmatahia e te whānau ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga te whakawhanake, hei whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. He pai te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau e tū ai i ia rua marama. He pai ngā mōhiohio o roto i ngā meneti o ngā hui. Kua whakatakotohia te mahere rautaki, ā, kua whakatinanahia ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo me Te Ara Tūāpae. Ka hāngai ngā tūmanako whānui ki te poipoi me te whakamana i te whānau ki te whakapakari i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, hei āta whakapūmau i te toitūtanga pae tawhiti. Whakamātauhia ai i ia te wā, ko ngā akoako ohotata e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua, hei āta whakatau i te haumaru me te noho rite. Kei te rawaka te whakahaere i ngā take kaimahi, ā, kei ngā tuhinga tuku mahi, ko ngā kirimina mahi a ia kaimahi, ko ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, me ngā tuhinga arowhai i manatokotia ai mō te haumaru o ngā kaimahi. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau.
He iti noa te māramatanga ki ngā whakaritenga arotake whaiaro, me te whai pānga o ērā ki te kounga me te ahu whakamua o ngā whakahaeretanga. Me titiro ki ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā:
Me whakawhanake te whānau i ngā tukanga e whai hua ana ki te arotake me te whakarite i ngā tino kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ā, me hāngai hoki ērā ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. He mea nui kia noho mārama te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whai pānga o ērā ki ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. Tē taea te hauora me te waiora o ngā mokopuna te whakatūturu.
Me whakatinana i te mahere ā-tau, hei āta whakatau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā mahi whakahaere matua i te kōhanga reo me te tari, i roto hoki i te wā e tika ana. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakahāngaitanga o ngā aronga.
Me whakapai ake i te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai hōtaka. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, he iti noa tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā tūāhuatanga matua e tika ana kia whai hua ai ngā mahi e pā ana ki te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai hōtaka. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakapiki ake i te mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga o ngā kaimahi, hei hāpai i te whakapai tonutanga.
Me whakapakari ake i te reo Māori. Ahakoa e whakamahi ana ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori i te nuinga o te wā, he maha ngā wā ka aro kē atu ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Pākehā. He mea nui te poipoi i ngā pūkenga reo Māori, puta noa i ngā tūāhuatanga katoa. Ka ako ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori i te wā kua rumakina rātou ki te taiao reo Māori.
Me whakawhanake i tētahi mahere mahi mō te whakamahere rautaki. Kua tautuhia e te whānau ō rātou whāinga me ō rātou wawata ki tā rātou mahere rautaki. Ko te mea nui i nāianei kia whakawhanakehia e te whānau tētahi mahere mahi e whakatakoto ai, e aroturuki ai hoki i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki haere i aua wawata. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā kei te aroturukitia mātātoa, kei te āta whakaarohia hoki ō rātou matea mō meāke nei.
He whāiti te mōhiotanga me te māramatanga ki te Children's Act 2014. Ahakoa he kaupapa here tā te whānau mō te ārai tamariki, e mōhio ana rātou e tika ana kia hakune ā rātou mahi ki te whakatairanga ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga me tō rātou māramatanga ki te Children's Act 2014. E takune ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whai wāhi atu ki ētahi atu wānanga me ētahi atu whakangungu, kia mōhio ai, kia mārama ai rātou ki ā rātou kawenga e whakatutuki ai i ngā takohanga o te ture. E whakatau ana hoki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i taua aronga, ā, e tautoko ana i te aronga pū 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.
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 mahi tonu te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, kia hāpaitia tā rātou whakawhanaketanga i tētahi mahere mahi ka whakatutuki i ngā take i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo hei whakaritenga matua kia whāia.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
26 Pipiri 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Peterehema, ki Tauranga |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40144 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 14A017 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 30 ngā tamariki, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 16 ngā tamariki, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 16 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Haratua 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 26 Pipiri 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Hui-tanguru 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2012 |
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 Mauao te maunga
Ko Tauranga te moana
Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hangarau te hapū
Ko Ngāti Hangarau Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau is in Bethlehem, Tauranga Moana. It is situated on Te Marae o Ngāti Hangarau. Whānau and kaimahi are relatively new to the kōhanga reo and uncertain about their roles and responsibilities. The whānau aspire for mokopuna to be raised in te reo Māori, tikanga Maori and to be culturally connected learners in their te ao Māori settings.
Mokopuna eagerly engage in positive learning experiences.
Mokopuna participate in various, enjoyable learning experiences. Interactions between adults and mokopuna are characterised by the values of aroha, tiaki and manaaki. Mokopuna nurture and care for each other. They effortlessly take part in mihi whakatau where they learn about their role as tangata whenua, observing whaikōrero and engaging in waiata tautoko, harirū and hongi. Mokopuna express enjoyment as they freely sing waiata and actively engage in kori tinana and mahi toi. Kaimahi gently encourage mokopuna to speak te reo Māori using prompts, questions, and repetition. Consistent and predictable practices help mokopuna to feel secure. Mokopuna are encouraged to engage in experiences that stimulates their imagination, encourages exploration, fosters creativity, and supports interests. They are content to investigate the natural and physical environment building on a sense of connection. Kaimahi often praise mokopuna for their efforts and achievements. Mokopuna appear happy and settled in their environment.
Whānau are in the early stages of developing systems and processes to manage the kōhanga reo operations. Bi-monthly whānau hui are well attended. Hui minutes provide good information. The strategic plan is in place and informed by Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo and Te Ara Tūāpae. The overall objectives include fostering and empowering whānau to strengthen the kaupapa of kōhanga reo ensuring long term sustainability. Emergency drills for fire and earthquake are practiced regularly for safety and preparedness. Personnel matters are adequately managed with employment documentation comprising of individual employment agreements, position descriptions and verified kaimahi safety checks. Mokopuna are the focus of whānau whakahaere practices.
There is limited understanding of self-review practices and how these impact on the quality and future direction of operations. The following areas require attention:
Whānau must develop efficient processes to review and establish sound health and safety policies and procedures that align with current legislation. It is crucial for whānau and kaimahi to understand how these impact on the operations of the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna health and wellbeing cannot be guaranteed.
An annual plan requires implementing to ensure key operational and administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner. Mokopuna benefit from focused approaches.
Planning, assessment, and programme evaluation needs improvement. Kaimahi acknowledge they have limited understanding of the critical elements required for effective planning, assessment and programme evaluation. Mokopuna benefit from increasing kaimahi knowledge and capability for ongoing improvement.
Te reo Māori requires strengthening. Although kaimahi use te reo Māori most of the time, mokopuna often prefer to speak in English. Fostering te reo Māori capability across all aspects is imperative. Mokopuna learn te reo Māori when their environment is totally immersed in the Māori language.
An action plan for strategic planning must be developed. Whānau have identified their goals and aspirations in their strategic plan. It is now important that whānau develop an action plan to record and monitor progress in relation to these aspirations. Mokopuna benefit when their future needs are actively monitored and considered.
Awareness and understanding of the Children’s Act 2014 is limited. While the whānau have a Child Protection policy in place, they acknowledge the need to be intentional in their ongoing efforts to enhance awareness and understanding of the Children’s Act 2014. The whānau and kaimahi intend to engage in further wānanga and training to better understand their commitment in fulfilling the obligations of the Act. ERO agrees with this and acknowledges the emphasis on prioritising mokopuna safety and wellbeing.
During the review, 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 that whānau continue to work alongside the Tari ā Rohe for support to develop an action plan to address the concerns identified in the key next steps of this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
26 June 2024
| Location | Bethlehem, Tauranga |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40144 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 14A017 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 30 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 16 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 16 |
| Review team on site | May 2024 |
| Date of this report | 26 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, June 2018; Education Review, February 2016; Education Review, December 2012 |
Ka whakahaeretia tētahi aromātai tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Toihau Arotake i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.
E aromātai ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whānuitanga me te whai hua o ngā mahi ā te kōhanga reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai i roto i te pūrongo aromātai mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei i tāutuhia ai whai muri o taua aromātai.
Ko tēnei aromātai tāpiri i whakaritea i runga i te aromātai o te whakatutukitanga a te whānau i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ki ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i mua atu, me ngā take rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua aromātai. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei aromātai, ko te titiro ki:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau ki Peterehema, ki Tauranga. E whakakaurera ana te kōhanga reo i a Tauranga Moana me te moutere o Matakana. I tāutu te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā take i hāngai mārika ai ki ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Ko te kore tautoko i ngā mahi whakahaere i te tari i tāutuhia ai hei āhuatanga i te whai pānga nui ki ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo me te hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki.
E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā painga o tētahi hōtaka e arotahi ana ki te whakapai tonu i ia te wā. He auau te arotake i te hōtaka, ā, ka tuhia hoki. Ka tuhi haere ia kaimahi i ōna ake whakaaro mō ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka whai whakaaro rātou ki te whai huatanga o ā rātou mahi, ā, ka tāutu hoki i ngā huarahi ka hāpai i te whakapai tonutanga. Ka hui ngā kaimahi ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro me te arotake ngātahi i te hōtaka.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao ako e āta hāpaitia ana e te whānau. Kua whakatūngia e te whānau ētahi kaiwhakahaere tari, whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. Kua whakatakotohia e te kaiwhakahaere tari ngā pūnaha mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā mahi e hāpai ai i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo i ia rā. He pai kē atu te tūnga o ngā kaimahi i nāianei ki te arotahi ki te hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga e whakaratohia ana e ngā kaimahi hei whakatutuki haere i ngā matea o ia tamaiti. He pai te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ngā āwangawanga i hāngai ai ki te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaimahi. Kua whakaritea ngā tukanga arohaehae. E āhei ana ngā kaimahi ki te tāutu i ā rātou whāinga whakawhanaketanga ngaio, hei whakatairanga i ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatakotohia, ka putu pūmautia hoki ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki te taimahi, pērā i ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, ngā kirimana, me ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana. E whakatutuki ana te whānau o te kōhanga reo i tō rātou tūranga hei kaituku mahi whai kawenga.
Ko te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki tētahi aronga matua a te whānau. Kua whakatinanahia e te whānau tētahi huringa taiāwhio mō te arotake i ngā kaupapa here. Arotakengia ai ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga i ia te wā i nāianei. Kua whakahoungia ngā kaupapa here e pā ana ki te ārahitanga pai me Te Ture Oranga Tamariki, kia hāngai ai ēnei ki ngā tikanga herenga ā-ture o te wā.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangaraui roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
27 Pipiri, 2018
Te tūwāhi | Kei Peterehema, ki Tauranga | ||
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40144 | ||
Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo | 14A017 | ||
Te tūmomo raihana | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
Kua raihanatia ki te ture | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | ||
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 22 ngā tamariki, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | 20 ngā tamariki, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 9 Tama 11 | ||
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% | |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | 1 Haratua 2018 | ||
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 27 Pipiri, 2018 | ||
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri | Hui-tanguru 2016 Hakihea 2012 Mahuru 2009 | |
A supplementary evaluation is undertaken at the discretion of the Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office (ERO).
ERO evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO evaluation and/or any additional areas identified since that evaluation.
This supplementary evaluation is based on an evaluation of the performance of the kōhanga reo governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the previous ERO report or issues identified since that evaluation. The terms of reference for this evaluation area to investigate:
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau is located in Bethlehem, Tauranga. The kōhanga reo overlooks the Tauranga harbour and Matakana Island. The previous ERO report identified areas of concerns related specifically to whānau management practices. It was identified that the lack of administrative support had impacted on kōhanga reo operations and the learning programme for children.
Children benefit from a programme that is focused on continual improvement. Programme evaluation is regular and documented. Kaimahi individually record their thoughts on their own practice. They consider their effectiveness and identify ways to improve. Kaimahi meet to share their thoughts and review the programme together.
Children experience a learning environment that is well supported by the whānau. The whānau has employed an administrator since the previous ERO review. The administrator has put systems in place to manage the tasks required to support the daily operations of the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi are now better placed to focus on the learning programme for children.
Children enjoy learning where kaimahi are able to provide for their individual needs. Good progress has been made to address concerns relating to personnel management. Appraisal processes are in place. Kaimahi are able to identify their professional development goals to lift their practice with children. Employment documentation such as job descriptions, contracts and police vetting are filed and stored securely. The kōhanga reo whānau is fulfilling their role as a responsible employer.
Children’s health and safety is a priority for the whānau. The whānau has implemented a cycle for policy review. Policies and procedures are now reviewed regularly. Policies relating to positive guidance and the Vulnerable Children’s Act have been updated to align with current legislative requirements.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
27 June 2018
| Location | Bethlehem, Tauranga | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40144 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 14A017 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 20 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 9 Boys 11 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | 1 May 2018 | ||
| Date of this report | 27 June 2018 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Supplementary Review | February 2016 December 2012 September 2009 | |
Te Aromātai
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau ki te marae o Ngāti Hangarau ki Peterehema, i Tauranga. E whakahaere ana te marae i tētahi pakihi tāpoi, ā, ka whai wāhi atu te kōhanga reo ki te whakatau me te manaaki i ngā tūruhi. He mātātoa hoki te whai wāhi atu o ētahi o te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te komiti o te marae, ā, ka whai hua te hononga ki waenga i a rātou. He maha ngā whiringa hei mātauranga kōhungahunga ki tēnei takiwā, engari e whai whakaaro ana te whānau mō ngā tūmomo rautaki ka whakapiki ake i te tatauranga tamariki.
He ākonga tūmāia, he ākonga harikoa hoki ngā tamariki.
Ka noho matua te reo Māori ki te taiao akoranga o ngā tamariki. Ka kitea tō rātou mōhiotanga ki ngā karakia me ngā waiata. Ka kōkiri ngā tamariki i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, ā, ka pātai i ngā pātai māmā. Ka arotahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakawhānui ake i ngā kupu a ngā tamariki mā te whakapuaki i ngā kupu hou. Ka rongo ngā tamariki ki te tino tauira o te reo Māori e kōrero ana i ngā pōhiri. Ka kitea te tūmāia o ngā tamariki i a rātou e whakawhiti kōrero ana mā te reo Māori.
He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te ako mā te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ngā whiringa me te whai wāhi atu ki te kōkiri i ā rātou ake tākaro. E wātea ana ki a rātou te whānuitanga o ngā rauemi. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou māramatanga ki tō rātou tūnga hei tangata whenua. Ka whai wāhi nui te marae ki te hōtaka akoranga o te kōhanga reo. He ākonga pakari ngā tamariki ki te ao Māori.
Kua whakataungia e ngā tamariki ngā hononga atawhai ki ngā pākeke me ō rātou hoa. He pākiki rātou ki ētahi atu me tō rātou tūnga i te kōhanga reo. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te āta taunekeneke ki ētahi atu mā te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka toro atu ngā tamariki ki te tautāwhi o ngā pākeke, ā, he whakaute, he tūturu hoki ō rātou taunekeneke. He ngāwari te whakawhiti haere a ngā tamariki, ā, he tika hoki ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu i te kōhanga reo, i te marae, i te hapori hoki. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i ngā hononga e ahu mai ana i te whanaungatanga.
Kua whakaritea ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te whakamahere. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i tā rātou whakamahere ā-wāhanga, me te āta tāutu i ngā kaupapa ako. Ka ārahi ngā mahere i te whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakamahia ngā pūkete hei aromatawai i te ahu whakamua o te ako a ngā tamariki. He mārama ngā kōrero o roto e pā ana ki te whanaketanga ako o ngā tamariki. He pai te whakamōhio i te whānau mō te ahu whakamua o ā rātou tamariki.
Kei te kōhanga reo tētahi komiti matua. Ka whakatau tēnei komiti i ngā take katoa e pā ana ki te tuku mahi. Ka kawe te kaiako me ngā kaimahi i ngā pūnaha whakahaere tari, ā, ka ārahi hoki i te whakawhanaketanga me te whakatinanatanga o te marautanga.
Kua whakaritea ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Ka whakamahi te whānau i aua kaupapa here hei ārahi i ngā whakaritenga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ka whiwhi ngā tamariki i tētahi taiao e whakatairanga ana i tō rātou waiora.
Kua whakaritea ngā pūnaha e pā ana ki te pūtea. Ko te pūrongo i ngā pūtea ki ngā hui ā-whānau e āta whakarite ana i te māramatanga. He pai ngā tohu ki te pūrongo a te kaitātari kaute. He rahi te tohatoha pūtea mō ngā rauemi a ngā tamariki. He pai te tūnga pūtea o te kōhanga reo.
He whāiti te aromātai hōtaka. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e arotahi ana ki ngā huarahi ka whakapai ake i te hōtaka hei painga mō ngā tamariki. Tāpiri atu ki tēnei, me whakawhanake rātou i tētahi pūnaha ka aroturuki i te whai pānga o ngā whakarerekētanga ki ngā tamariki.
I ētahi wā, ka tahuri kē atu ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka akoranga, nā te iti noa o te tautoko i roto i ngā mahi whakahaere tari. Kāhore he kaiwhakahaere tari ō te whānau, kāhore rānei he pūnaha ā rātou ki te whakahaere i ngā mahi whakarite e tika ana hei hāpai ake i te kōhanga reo.
Me whakapai ake i te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaimahi. Kāhore anō te whānau kia whakahou ake i ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki te tuku mahi ki ngā kaimahi. Kāhore i ētahi o ngā kaimahi ngā kirimana mahi, kāhore hoki he pūnaha arohaehae.
Kua whakaritea ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, engari kāhore anō ēnei kia arotakengia, whai muri i te tau 2012. Ka hāngai ēnei ki te tūkino tamariki me te whakahaere kaimahi, pērā i te arowhai a ngā pirihimana, ā, ko te tikanga ka whai wāhi tēnei ki te tukanga e pā ana ki te whakatū kaimahi. Me whakahou ake i te kaupapa here e pā ana ki ngā aituā me ngā maiki, me ngā tukanga hoki e pā ana ki te arowhai i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea.
I te wā o te arotake, 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:
E mōhio ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo, e tika ana kia whakapaingia ngā whakaritenga arotake whaiaro, puta noa i te kōhanga reo.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau ki Tauranga. Ka kitea te tūmāia, te harikoa hoki o ngā tamariki hei ākonga i roto i ā rātou akoranga ki te kōhanga reo. He pakari tā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā pākeke katoa e whai wāhi atu ana ki te kōhanga reo. E noho ngākau nui ana ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki, ki te kaupapa hoki o te kōhanga reo.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau i roto ngā tau e rua.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
04 Hui-tanguru, 2016
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Tauranga | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 40144 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 14A017 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 14, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Tama tāne 8 Kōtiro 6 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Hakihea 2015 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 04 Hui-tanguru, 2016 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga | Hakihea 2012 Mahuru 2009 Paenga-whāwhā 2007 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau is based on Ngāti Hangarau marae in Bethlehem, Tauranga. The marae operates a tourism business and the kōhanga reo participates in the welcome and hosting of tourists. Members of the kōhanga reo whānau are also active marae committee members and there is a mutually beneficial relationship. There are a number of early childhood options in the immediate district but the whānau are looking at strategies to increase their roll numbers.
Children are confident and happy learners.
Children are exposed to a learning environment where te reo Māori is prioritised. They demonstrate knowledge of karakia and waiata. Children initiate conversations and ask simple questions. Kaimahi focus on building children’s vocabulary by introducing kupu hou. Children are exposed to models of te reo Māori through pōhiri. Children display confidence when communicating in te reo Māori.
Children enjoy learning through a range of experiences. Kaimahi encourage children to make choices and engage in independent play. They have access to a range of resources. Children are developing their understanding about their role as tangata whenua. The marae is an integral part of the kōhanga reo learning programme. Children are confident learners in te ao Māori.
Children have established caring relationships with adults and their peers. They are curious about others and their place in the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi support children to interact positively with others in a wide variety of contexts. Children seek comfort from adults and their interactions are respectful and genuine. Children move comfortably and interact appropriately with others in the kōhanga reo, on the marae and in the community. Children experience relationships that is based on whanaungatanga.
Planning processes are established. Kaimahi use annual plans to guide their term planning and clearly identify kaupapa ako. Planning guides the delivery of the learning programme. Profiles are used to assess children’s learning progress. These provide clear messages about children’s learning development. Whānau are well informed of their children’s progress.
The kōhanga reo have in place an executive committee. They make decisions about all employment issues. The kaiako and kaimahi take responsibility for administration systems and lead curriculum development and implementation.
Health and safety policies and procedures are in place. The whānau use these policies to guide the practice in their kōhanga reo. Children experience an environment where their wellbeing is promoted.
Financial systems are in place. Financial reporting at whānau hui shows transparency. The Auditor’s report is positive. Budgets for children’s resources are generous. The kōhanga reo is in a financially viable position.
Programme evaluation is limited. Kaimahi do not focus on how to improve the programme to benefit children. In addition they need to develop a system to monitor how well these changes impact on children’s learning.
At times kaimahi are distracted from the learning programme due to the lack of administration support. Whānau do not have an administrator or systems for managing the operational tasks required to support the kōhanga reo.
Personnel management needs to be improved. Whānau have yet to update kaimahi employment documentation. Some kaimahi do not have employment contracts neither is appraisal in place.
Health and safety policies and procedures have not been reviewed since 2012. These include child abuse and personnel management such as police vetting which should be included in their recruiting and employment process. Update the accident and incident policy including hazard safety checks.
During the review, 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.
Whānau need to ensure that:
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau recognise the need to improve self-review practice throughout the kōhanga reo.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau is in Tauranga. Children show they are confident, happy learners in their learning at kōhanga reo. They confidently interact with all adults involved in the kōhanga reo. The kaimahi are committed to working with the children and the kaupapa of the kōhanga reo.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hangarau will be within two years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
4 February 2016
| Location | Tauranga | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 40144 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 14A017 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 14 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Boys 8 Girls 6 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% |
| Review team on site | December 2015 | |
| Date of this report | 4 February 2016 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review | December 2012 September 2009 April 2007 |