Te Kōhanga Reo 20 Hours ECE

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga

Papakura

Ages

1–5 years

Roll Size

8 children

Subsidies

20 Hours

Rating

5/5

About Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga is a te kōhanga reo in Papakura, with children currently enrolled aged 1–5 years. It’s well suited for families wanting total immersion in te reo Māori and kaupapa Māori, with strong community and whānau involvement. This centre offers 20 Hours ECE funding.

About Te Kōhanga Reo

Te Kōhanga Reo centres are Māori immersion environments committed to the revitalisation of te reo Māori, with learning led by whānau and grounded in kaupapa Māori. They cater to families who want their tamariki fully immersed in Māori language and cultural practices, fostering strong identity, confidence, and intergenerational language transmission.

What Is 20 Hours ECE funding?

20 Hours ECE is a government-funded initiative that helps reduce the cost of early childhood education for families with tamariki aged 3–5. Eligible children can receive up to 20 hours of funded care and education each week at participating services. Centres can set their own enrolment patterns and may ask for optional charges, but the funded hours themselves should be free of compulsory fees. If you are unsure how this works at Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga, it is best to ask the centre directly how they apply 20 Hours ECE.

Community Profile

Roll & age distribution

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga currently has a roll of 8 children tamariki , with most children enrolled in the 1–5 years age band.

Ethnicity profile

Māori tamariki make up the entire roll.

Roll and demographic figures are based on data supplied by the Ministry of Education and were last updated on 01/07/2024.

Parent Reviews

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Lilly Riparata Tuitupou

May 2019

“I have been involved with Te Maunga kohungahunga kohanga reo since 2012/2013 and although there have been many challenges in the past it has been a amazing journey to get it to where we stand today. positive-passionate- fun- loving- caring and driven by our awesome whanau who have jump on our kohanga reo waka to take Te Maunga Kohungahunga kohanga reo into the next level. We have lots of exciting projects coming up soon to help us extend our opportunities for more and greater inside & outside activities and to further support our tamariki to grow where natural resources is available all around and in our community. Our whanau come from all nationalities as we do not discriminate anyone who's wants to learn Te Reo and tikanga maori at any levels- beginners-intermediate-matatau- we are here to support everyone and anyone. We have an open door policy so come in and visit us we would love to see you and your whanau and just a heads up i make a fantastic cuppa too. Whakatauaki: Ko te reo kia Tika Ko Te Reo Rere Ko Te Reo Kia Maori.”

Chas

April 2019

“The kaimahi at Te Maunga are absoloutly amazing!!! They put real time and effort into each child. Always developing new indoor and outdoor activites. The way the interact and keep the kids engaged is exactly what we wanted and were looking for. I was nervous at first as I knew very basic reo and thought this would be an issue but it really was not and I really enjoy being able to learn with my tamariki. The core values of Te Maunga were exactly what we were looking for and when our tamariki are excited to arrive each morning shows us how they love it too.”

Jennifer James

April 2019

“We LOVE Te Maunga Kohungahunga! The staff are amazing and care for the tamariki with so much love. The children learn all thing Te Ao Māori in such a supportive way. Te Maunga is an encouraging, warm environment to learn Reo Māori if you don't already speak it, they will help you. Kia ora team Te Maunga”