te kura - Te Tono

Expression of interest

Ki te hiahia whakauru i tō tamaiti, whakakīa tēnei puka. Ka huataki tēnei puka i tō tono, ehara i te mea koinei te katoa o te puka tono.

  • If you wish to enrol your tamaiti, please complete the form. This is an initial expression of interest, not a complete enrolment form.

Te Puāwaitanga

  • 7:30am – 4:00pm. Heoi, kei te āhua tonu o te wātea o ngā tūru ngā hāora kei waho o te 8.30am me te 3.30pm.

  • Ono marama – ono tau. He tokoiti ngā tūru e wātea ana ki ngā nohinohi kei raro i te rua tau.

  • Kāore he utu rēhita. Heoi, he utu ā-wiki e hāngai ana ki ngā hāora kua whakatauhia i te urunga mai me ngā moni āwhina ā-kāwanatanga e wātea ana.

  • - Mā te kōhanga tētahi kai timotimo Hauora nei e whakarite mā ngā tamariki i ia rā. Mēnā he tikanga kai Motuhake tā tāu nā tamaiti, ka whāia ko tērā.

    - E whai ana mātou i ngā aratohu whakahaumaru kai i raro i ngā ture ECE e hāngai ana ki te pakeke o ngā tamariki.

  • E ahu mai ana te marautanga i Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo (https://assets.education.govt.nz/public/Documents/Early-Childhood/Te-Whariki-a-te-Kohanga-Reo.pdf).

    E rārangahia ana ko te Kahungunutanga, ko te Kīngitanga me te taiao ki te maratanga, me ngā wawata o ngā whānau mō ā rātou mokopuna.

  • He rerekē katoa ngā taumata reo o ngā whānau i ō rātou ake kāinga, heoi, ka whakamātāmua mātou i ngā mokopuna e whakatipuria ana ki te reo e te tokorua mātua/ kaitiaki kōrero Māori.

    Ko te tauira ‘tahi matua, tahi reo’ e whakamahi ana it e reo Māori hei reo matua te taumata kawatau o raro iho.

  • Katoa ngā kaimahi, tae ana ki ngā kairīwhi ka aromātaitia e te Mana Pirihimana.

    Katoa ngā kaimahi pūmau ka whai tiwhikete whakaora whawhati tata.

    Katoa ngā kaiāwhina ā-whānau ka noho ki raro it e mana o tētahi kaimahi pūmau.

    E kore e tukuna ngā Tamariki ki ngā tāngata kāore i te mōhiotia, e whakapaetia ana rānei e wairangi ana i te whakapōauau.

  • E whai ana i ngā ture a te Manatū Hauora. Me noho kāinga ngā tamariki e māuiui ana (tae ana ki ngā nohinohi e whai niho ana), ā, me whai hoki i ngā tūtohinga a te kaiako matua i mua i te hokinga mai.

  • I te nuinga o te wā e whakarōpū ana i ngā tamariki e ai ki ō rātou nā pakeke, heoi, ka whai whakaaro hoki ki te āhua o te tamaiti me ōna anō āheinga.

  • Ka whai mātou ki te manaaki i ngā mokopuna katoa ki te taumata e tika ana mō tēnā tamaiti me ngā wawata o tōna whānau ake. Ka pai ki a mātou te mahitahi ki ngā ki ngā whānau me ngā hinonga e eke ai ngā mahi ki te taumata e tika ana mō taua mokopuna. Ka pērā hoki me ngā take whanonga, ngā tukitukinga rānei.

  • Ka kitea ngā tikanga whawhati ohotata i roto i te puka Resources e iri ana ki ta taupānga Educa (tā mātou pātaka puka ā-ipurangi).

  • - E eke ana tō mātou wāhi o waho ki te taumata e tika ana e hāngai ana ki ngā tau o ā mātou tamariki, me ō rātou nā whanaketanga.

    - E tautoko ana hoki mātou i tā ngā tamariki whai wheako ki ngā hua o ngā momo huarere katoa.

  • - I roto i ngā wānanga o te tau ka matapakihia ngā kaupapa e hāngai ana ki ngā mātua. E wātea ana hoki ki te hui ki ngā kaimahi e rongo ai i ā rātou kupu āwhina. Ka whakamōhio hoki i ngā whānau mēnā he āwhina anō ka taea, he kaupapa anō rānei ka ara ake pēnei me Incredible Years.

  • Āe. E tino āki ana i ngā whānau kia noho ki te kōhanga e rūmakina ai ki te reo me ā tātou tamariki. E whakahaere ana hoki i ngā wānanga i ia hauwhā o te tau, he ngahau ki te katoa, ahakoa te pakeke, ahakoa hoki te taumata o te reo. E tautoko ana i tā ngā whānau whai i te reo ki ngā wānanga pēnei me ngā kura reo, ngā akoranga, Te Pōkaitara, ka tohaina hoki ngā rauemi ā-ipurangi, ngā pukapuka, ngā kēmu, ngā hononga me ngā punua pāho.

FAQs

  • 7:30am – 4:00pm. Time prior to 8:30am and after 3:30pm are subject to availability.

  • Six months – six years. Vacancies for children under two are limited.

  • We do not have a registration fee. Whānau pay fees weekly and rates vary according to the specific enrolment hours of tamariki and any government subsidies available.

  • - A healthy and nutritious afternoon tea is provided for all tamariki daily. Should there be any specific dietary requirements for your child, food will be prepared accordingly.

    - We adhere to the age appropriate food safety guidelines provided under the ECE regulations.

  • The curriculum is founded on Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo (https://assets.education.govt.nz/public/Documents/Early-Childhood/Te-Whariki-a-te-Kohanga-Reo.pdf). Kahungunutanga, te Kīngitanga and te taiao are woven into the curriculum as well as the aspirations of whānau for their mokopuna.

  • Our whānau have different levels of te reo proficiency in the home, however we give higher priority to mokopuna who are being raised in the language in homes by two te reo speaking mātua/kaitiaki.

    We expect that at a minimum the ‘one parent, one language’ model is used with te reo Māori as the target language.

  • All staff, including casual relievers, are required to be police vetted.

    All permanent staff are required to be first aid certified.

    Whānau who volunteer are always in the company of a permanent staff

    Tamariki will not be released to unknown people or those we suspect to be under the influence of any substance.

  • We adhere to all Ministry of Health guidelines. Children who are sick (including intensive teething) are to be kept home and follow the recommendations provided by head kaiako prior to returning.

  • Generally, tamariki are roughly grouped by age, however we do take into consideration individual development. The ratio for children under two: 1 adult: 4 children. For children over two: 1 adult: 6 children.

  • We will always do our best to meet the individual needs of any mokopuna and the aspirations of whānau. We welcome collaboration with whānau and supporting agencies to meet the needs of the mokopuna. The same approach is adopted for behavioural issues or conflicts.

  • You will find our emergency procedures in the Resources section of Educa, our online documentation portal.

  • - Our outdoor space meets the needs of tamariki of all ages and stages.

    - We also encourage tamariki experiencing all types of weather elements.

  • - As part of wānanga held throughout the year our staff and kōhanga whānau regularly discuss parenting topics. Our staff are also available to meet and provide guidance. We also make whānau aware of any additional support avenues that are made available to us such as Incredible Years.

  • Yes. We strongly encourage whānau to spend time at kōhanga immersed in te reo with our tamariki. We also hold quarterly wānanga ā-whānau which are fun and engaging for all ages and meet varying reo proficiencies. We support whānau to engage in any local wānanga opportunities such as Kura Reo and Te Pōkaitara, and a range of resources from online courses, to books, games, networks and podcasts are shared.