Clarke Road, Kamo, Whangarei
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. 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 Kamo ki te kura tuatahi o Te Kamo, ki Whangārei. E ai ki te whānau, kei te hou tonu rātou ki tēnei tūmomo huarahi mātauranga, ā, he tino hiahia tō rātou kia rumakina ā rātou tamariki mokopuna ki te reo Māori. E noho ngākau nui ana rātou ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou māramatanga ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.
E whai wāhi ana ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga a te whānau ki te poipoi i te aronga ake ki te ako, te atawhai, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
He pūnaha ā te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui i ia te wā, ā, he whai wāhitanga mō ngā whānau ki te hāpai i ngā kaupapa. Ka kitea ngā tukanga mō te aroturukitanga me te pūrongo i te nuinga o ngā āhuatanga o ngā whakahaeretanga. Kua whakaritea e te whānau te tukanga auau e whakahou ai, e arotake ai hoki i ā rātou kaupapa here. Whakamātauhia ai, tuhia ai hoki ngā akoako hōneatanga ahi i ia te wā. Nō nā noa nei te whānau o te kōhanga reo i whakatakoto ai i ngā mahinga mō te whakamātau i ngā akoako rū whenua. Ka tuhi haere i ngā rēhita waiwai, ā, he pai ngā mōhiohio o roto e āta whakatau ai i te aronga matua ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna. Whakawhārikihia ai ngā pūrongo pūtea ki ia hui ā-whānau. Ka whakatinanahia te mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae. Ka whakatakoto haere i te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ngā mokopuna ki anamata. E whakaraupapa ana te mahere ā-tau i ngā mahi whakahaere matua i te kōhanga reo me te tari, me ngā rārangi wā hoki e tika ana mō te whakatutukitanga o aua kaupapa. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā aronga e whakaraupapa matua ana, e whakatairanga ana hoki i te papai o te ako, te atawhai, me ngā putanga.
Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere i te hōtaka akoranga. He mārama ngā hononga o te mahere ako ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo, ā, ka whakawhanakehia mā te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki te whānau. Kei ngā mahere te aronga ka whāia e ngā kaimahi, mō te whakapuakitanga ā-wiki, o ia rā hoki i ngā taumahi whai pūtake mā ngā mokopuna. Ka whakatakoto hoki i ngā tūmanako, ngā whāinga, me ngā putanga o ngā akoranga. Ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna, mā te kapo atu i ngā whakaahua me te whakatakoto matawhānui atu i te whakawhanaketanga ki ngā Mātai i te Tamaiti me ngā puka kōnae. Ka hāpai aua tuhinga i te aroturukitanga o ngā kaimahi i te ahu whakamua a te mokopuna, i tōna tupu hoki i tana huarahi ako. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te whakatōpūtanga o ngā mahi whakariterite a ngā kaimahi.
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, ko te tuhi haere i tēnā i whai hua ai, i ngā mahi whakamahere hoki e tika ana ki te whakapai ake me te aroturuki i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakapakari ake i ngā aronga ki te aromātai hōtaka mō te whakapai tonutanga.
Kāhore anō kia kitea ētahi o ngā kaupapa e pā ana ki ngā tuhinga kaimahi. Kua whakatau te whānau me Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ka whakawāteahia aua tuhinga hei tirohanga i te taenga atu a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo.
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:
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakawāteahia ngā tuhinga e whai pānga ana ki ngā take kaimahi, hei tirohanga i te taenga atu a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo.
Nō muri mai i te arotake Mana Whakahaere, kua whakamātauhia, kua tuhia hoki e te whānau tētahi akoako rū whenua, ā, e taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia kawe tonu, kia tuhi tonu hoki te whānau i ngā akoako ohotata rū whenua i ia te wā, hei tautoko ake i te waiora o ngā tamariki me ngā kaimahi.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
04 Hakihea, 2023
7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Te Kamo, ki Whangārei |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 18228 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 01B028 |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 22, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | Tokowaru, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 8 |
| Te wā arotake i mua i te taenga atu ki te kōhanga reo | Mahuru 2023 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 4 Hakihea 2023 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2018; Arotake Tāpiri, Haratua 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2013 |
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.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo is based at Kamo Primary School in Whangārei. The whānau acknowledge that they are relatively new to this journey and have a deep desire for their mokopuna to be immersed in te reo Māori. They are committed to strengthening their understanding of kaupapa kōhanga reo.
Whānau systems and processes contribute to fostering engaged learning, care and wellbeing of mokopuna
Whānau have systems in place to manage the kōhanga reo operations. Hui are held regularly and provide opportunities for whānau to contribute. Processes for monitoring and reporting on most aspects of operations are evident. Whānau have established a recurring procedure to update and review their policies. Fire evacuation drills are routinely practiced and documented. The kōhanga reo whānau have recently established a routine to practice earthquake drills. Essential registers are documented and provide good information to ensure mokopuna wellness is a priority. Financial reports are presented at each whānau hui. The strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae. This encompasses the vision and future aspirations that whānau hold for mokopuna. An annual plan outlines the key operational and administrative tasks and their scheduled timelines for completion. Mokopuna benefit from approaches that prioritises and enhances positive learning, care and outcomes.
Kaimahi work collaboratively as they plan the learning programme. The mahere ako has clear links to Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo and is developed in consultation with whānau. Planning provides kaimahi with direction for the weekly and daily delivery of meaningful activities they intend for mokopuna. These include learning objectives, goals and outcomes. Kaimahi gather information about mokopuna learning and progress by capturing photos and detailing development in mātai i te tamaiti and konae books. These records assist kaimahi to monitor individual mokopuna progress and growth in their learning journey. Mokopuna benefit from collaborative kaimahi practices.
Programme evaluation requires strengthening. Kaimahi are developing their understanding of programme evaluation. Next steps are to document what worked well and what planning is required to improve and monitor the quality of the learning programme. Mokopuna would benefit from strengthening approaches to programme evaluation for ongoing improvement.
Other matters related to personnel documentation are yet to be sighted. Whānau and ERO have agreed that documentation will be available for the onsite visit.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
ERO recommends that all relevant documentation for personnel matters be made available during the onsite visit.
Since the Mana Whakahaere review, the whānau have practiced and recorded an earthquake drill, ERO recommends that the whānau continue to conduct and document regular earthquake emergency drills to support tamariki and staff wellbeing.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
4 December 2023
| Location | Kamo, Whangarei |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 18228 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 01B028 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 8 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 8 |
| Review team on site | September 2023 |
| Date of this report | 4 December 2023 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, August 2018; Supplementary Review, May 2016; Education Review May 2013 |
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 Kamo ki te kura tuatahi o Kamo, ki Whangārei. Koia nei tētahi o ngā kōhanga reo mātāmua o te purapura.
Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2016, kua whakatutukihia e te whānau ētahi whakarerekētanga hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te ako reo me te atawhai o ngā tamariki, tae atu hoki ki te whakapakari ake i ngā take whakahaere me te aromātai o roto. Kua mahi te whānau ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakapai ake i te kounga o te ako a ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ngā mahi whakahaere.
Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo Māori i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi kia rongo ai, kia whakamahi ai hoki ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakapuakihia ngā karakia me ngā waiata kia ako ai ngā tamariki i ngā hanganga reo e pā ana ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka whakatairanga ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakawhānui i ā rātou kupu kōrero e pā ana ki te tākaro o waho, o roto hoki, me te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro i a rātou e whai ana i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga me ngā kēmu reo. Ka taunekeneke ngā kaimahi ki ia tamaiti, ki ngā rōpū iti hoki ki te whakapuaki i ngā kupu hou o ngā kaupapa i te hōtaka o ia rā. E whanake ana ngā tamariki hei ākonga o te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao haumaru e whakaongaonga ana i a rātou. He mārama ngā tūmanako ki waenga i ngā kaimahi hei hāpai, hei ārahi anō hoki i ā rātou whakaritenga i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka kōrerorero, ka whakapuaki hoki rātou i ō rātou whakaaro mō te āhua o te whakahaere i te ako mā ngā huarahi e poipoi ai i ngā tamariki. Ko ētahi o aua whakaritenga, ko te mihi ki ngā tamariki i tā rātou taenga mai ki te kōhanga reo, me te aro nui ki te atawhai i ia tamaiti i ngā wā e tika ana. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā momo taumahi ki ngā tamariki kia ako ngātahi ai rātou, me te manaaki, te noho whakaute hoki o tētahi ki tētahi, hei tuakana, hei teina. Ka poipoia ngā tamariki.
Ka whakatutukihia ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki i ngā mahere hōtaka. Kua tae atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā wānanga a te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te hapori nei, ki te whakapiki ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kua whakapuakihia e ngā kaimahi i nāianei, ngā whakaritenga e tohu ana i ngā hononga ki waenga i Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira, te aronga ako, ngā taumahi a ngā tamariki, me ngā mahinga o ia rā. Ka whakaarohia ngā matea ake o ia tamaiti.
Kua arotahi te whānau ki te whakapai ake i ngā mahi whakahaere. Kua mahi rātou ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakawhanake me te whakatinana i ngā tukanga ka whakapakari ake i te katoa o ngā wāhanga whakahaere. I hāngai aua wāhanga ki ngā kaimahi, ki te arotake me te whakahou ake i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te tūtohinga, ki te aroturuki i ngā kaupapa matua i tāutuhia ai, ā, ki te whakatutuki haere anō hoki i ngā take e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kua hāpai ngā whai wāhitanga ako i ngā mema o te whānau ki te whakapakari ake i ngā mahi whakataunga hei painga mō ngā tamariki.
E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, me whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromātai hōtaka me te aromatawai. He māramatanga tō rātou ki te whai hononga o aua whakaritenga ki te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.
Kua āta mahi ngātahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakaoti i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, ā, ki te whakatū auau anō hoki i ngā akoako hōneatanga.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:
Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
13 Hereturikōkā, 2018
Te tūwāhi | Kei Whangarei | ||
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 18228 | ||
Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo | 01B028 | ||
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 tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | Tekau ngā tamariki, ā, kotahi o rātou kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 5 Tama 5 | ||
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% | |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Pipiri 2018 | ||
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 13 Hereturikōkā, 2018 | ||
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga | Haratua 2016 Haratua 2013 Whiringa-ā-nuku 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 Kamo is based at Kamo Primary School in Whangārei. It is one of the oldest kōhanga reo in the purapura.
Since the previous ERO review in 2016, the whānau has made changes to improve the quality of language learning and care for children, as well as strengthening operational matters and internal evaluation. The whānau has worked alongside kaimahi from the local office of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) to improve the quality of learning for children and review management practices.
Children hear te reo Māori in the daily programme. Kaimahi provide activities for children to hear and use te reo Māori in the learning programme. Karakia and waiata are used so that children learn language structures for different situations. Kaimahi promote opportunities for children to build vocabulary for outdoor and indoor play, and to express themselves as they follow their interests and language games. They interact with individuals and small groups to introduce new words for kaupapa in the daily programme. Children are developing as learners of te reo Māori.
Children learn in a safe and stimulating environment. Kaimahi have clear expectations of each other to support and guide their practices in the daily programme. They talk about and share ideas about how to manage children’s learning in a nurturing way. These include greeting children on arrival and responding to the care of individuals as needed. Kaimahi provide children with activities to learn cooperatively, and to show care and respect for each other as tuakana teina. Children are nurtured.
Children’s learning needs are catered for within programme planning. Kaimahi have attended local TKRNT wānanga to increase their knowledge about Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kaimahi have now implemented practices that show links between Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira, the learning focus, children’s activities and daily routines. Children ’s individual needs are considered.
The whānau has focussed on improving management practices. They have worked with kaimahi from the local office of TKRNT to develop and implement processes to strengthen all operational areas. This includes personnel, reviewing and updating the charter policies and procedures, monitoring identified priorities, and attending to health and safety matters. Learning opportunities have supported whānau members to improve decision making in the best interests of children.
Kaimahi are aware of the need to improve programme evaluation and assessment practices. They have an understanding about the links these practices will make to the quality of learning for children.
The whānau has worked closely with kaimahi from the local office of TKRNT to complete police vetting requirements and implement regular evacuation drills.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
13 August 2018
| Location | Whangārei | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 18228 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 01B028 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 10 children, including 1 aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 5 Boys 5 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | June 2018 | ||
| Date of this report | 13 August 2018 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Supplementary Review Education Review Education Review | May 2016 May 2013 October 2009 | |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo ki te papa o te kura tuatahi o Kamo. He hou te nuinga o te whānau ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, ā, e tautokona ana rātou e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. E mōhio ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi, e tika ana kia whakatairanga ake i te kounga o ngā hōtaka akoranga e whakaratohia ana mā ngā tamariki. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whiwhi ana i ngā akoranga e whai pānga ana ki ngā matea o ia tamaiti, ki ngā matea rānei o ngā tūmomo rōpū tamariki. He tākare te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te ako i ō rātou tūranga, ā rātou kawenga mahi hoki, kia āhei ai rātou ki te whakarato i tētahi taiao akoranga ka whakatutuki i ngā tūmomo matea o ā rātou tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo i roto ngā tau e rua.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo ki ngā papa o te kura tuatahi o Kamo. Ka tuku ngā whānau i ā rātou tamariki ki tēnei kōhanga reo kia rumakina ai rātou ki te reo Māori me te ao Māori. E tūmanakohia ana kia whanake te pakari o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. He hiahia hoki tō te whānau ki te ako ki te taha o ā rātou tamariki.
Ka whakapā tonu atu Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whānau o te kōhanga reo, hei hāpai i te whakatairanga ake o te kounga o te mātauranga e whakaratohia ana mā ngā tamariki. E hāpai ana hoki Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i te whānau ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki. He tākare te whānau ki te whakapai ake i ā rātou kawenga whakahaere, kia āta whakarato ai rātou i ngā tino hua mō ā rātou tamariki.
Kāhore te tūmāia o ngā tamariki hei ākonga e tino poipoia ana.
Ka kite i te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. Kua āta whakatōngia ngā mahinga, ā, ka ārahi ēnei i te ako a ngā tamariki i ngā tikanga me ngā uaratanga o te kōhanga reo. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ō rātou whānau hoki. E tīmata ana ngā tamariki ki te mārama i ō rātou hononga ki tō rātou hapū me tō rātou iwi. E rongo ana ngā tamariki i te manaaki.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te āta taunekeneke ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ka whakapau kaha ngā kaimahi ki te whakatauira i te whanonga tika mō ngā tamariki. Ka noho rātou ki te taha o ngā tamariki, hei hāpai i a rātou i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te mahi ngātahi ki te taha o ō rātou hoa, ki ō rātou tēina hoki. Ka manaaki ngā tamariki, tētahi ki tētahi.
He pakari ngā tamariki ki te taiao o waho. I te hihiri ngā tamariki mō te whai wāhitanga ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga i te wā tākaro. He pārekareka ki a rātou te whakahoahoa, ā, he pai hoki ki ētahi o ngā tamariki te tākaro takitahi. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te tākaro tahi me te ako tahi.
Ko te whakawhanaketanga i te reo Māori o ngā tamariki tētahi āhuatanga hei whakawhanake ake. Kua whakawhāitihia te ako reo ki ngā tohutohu noa. Ko te whakawhānui ake i ngā kupu, me te whakapuaki anō hoki i ngā taumahi whakawhiti kōrero ka hāpai ake i ngā tamariki ki te whakawhānui ake i ō rātou pūkenga ki te whakawhiti whakaaro. He iti noa te āheinga reo o ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mā te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki i ngā huarahi e tika ana ki te whakatutuki i ngā tūmanako o ngā kaimahi. Ahakoa ka whakatauira ētahi o ngā kaimahi i te mauritau, te manaaki, me te poipoi, kāhore ngā kaimahi e whakatinana ana i aua āhuatanga. Kāhore i te rawaka te aro o ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea o ia tamaiti, ki ngā matea hoki o ngā rōpū tamariki. Kāhore te whakawhanaketanga o te katoa o te tamaiti e whakaarohia ana.
E tautokona ana te whānau e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i roto i ngā mahi ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. Kua tohaina ngā kawenga a te whānau me ngā kaimahi, ā, ka whakapuakihia aua āhuatanga ki ngā hui ā-whānau o ia te wā. E ākina ana te whānau kia whai wāhi ake ki te whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga o ia rā ki te kōhanga reo. Ka āta rongo i te hiahia o ngā mema o te whānau ki te whai wāhi ake ki ngā kaupapa i te kōhanga reo. He tākare te whānau ki te whakawhanake i ō rātou pūkenga ka whakapai ake i tō rātou āheinga ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo.
Kāhore ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki e āta whakaarohia ana ki ngā mahere o te hōtaka akoranga. Ahakoa kua riro i ngā kaimahi ā rātou tohu mātauranga, kāhore te whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka akoranga e āta tohu ana i tō rātou āheinga ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana ngā kaiako, e tika ana kia whakapakari rātou i te aromatawai me ngā mahi e pā ana ki te aromātai hōtaka. Kāhore anō rātou kia whakaritea ā rātou tukanga e pā ana ki te aromātai hōtaka me te aromatawai. Kāhore ngā matea ako o ia tamaiti e āta whakatutukihia ana.
E mōhio ana te whānau ki ā rātou kaupapa matua hei whakapai ake i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Kāhore he tino tukanga e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga o ngā wāhanga katoa o te kōhanga reo. Ka hāngai tēnei ki ngā kaimahi, te arotake me te whakahou ake i te tūtohinga, ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga, te aroturuki i ngā kaupapa rautaki matua, me te hauora me te haumaru. He whāiti noa te arotake whaiaro, ā, ko ngā mōhiohio ka whakapuakihia, kāhore e whakamahia ana hei whakamōhio i ngā whakaritenga a te whānau.
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 ki te:
I whakaae ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo ki te papa o te kura tuatahi o Kamo. He hou te nuinga o te whānau ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, ā, e tautokona ana rātou e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. E mōhio ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi, e tika ana kia whakatairanga ake i te kounga o ngā hōtaka akoranga e whakaratohia ana mā ngā tamariki. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whiwhi ana i ngā akoranga e whai pānga ana ki ngā matea o ia tamaiti, ki ngā matea rānei o ngā tūmomo rōpū tamariki. He tākare te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te ako i ō rātou tūranga, ā rātou kawenga mahi hoki, kia āhei ai rātou ki te whakarato i tētahi taiao akoranga ka whakatutuki i ngā tūmomo matea o ā rātou tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo i roto ngā tau e rua.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
13 Haratua, 2016
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Kamo, ki Whangārei | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 18228 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 01B028 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 22, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 18, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Tama tāne 11 Kōtiro 7 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 18 | |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2016 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 13 Haratua, 2016 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga | Haratua 2013 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2009 Pipiri 2005 |
Te Kōhanga reo o Kamo is based on Kamo Primary School site. Most whānau are new to the kaupapa of kōhanga reo and are being supported by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. Whānau and kaimahi recognise the need to raise the quality of learning programmes that are provided for children. Children do not receive learning that is responsive to their individual and group needs. The kōhanga reo whānau are keen to learn about their roles and responsibilities to enable them to provide a learning environment that is conducive to the growing needs of their children.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo will be within two years.
Te Kōhanga reo o Kamo is based on the Kamo Primary School site. Whānau send their children to kōhanga reo to be immersed in a reo Māori and ao Māori environment. The expectation is that children will develop as confident speakers of te reo Māori. Whānau are keen to learn alongside their children.
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust maintains contact with the kōhanga reo whanau to help raise the quality of education that is provided for children. The Trust is also supporting the whanau to manage the kōhanga reo in the best interest of children. Whānau are keen to improve their management responsibilities to provide the best that they can for their children.
Children’s confidence as learners is not well managed.
Children show a sense of belonging to their kōhanga reo. Routines are embedded and guide children to learn about tikanga and kōhanga reo values. Kaimahi encourage children to share their pepehā with each other and their whanau. Children are beginning to understand their connections to their hapū and iwi. Children know they are valued.
Children are learning to interact positively with others. Kaimahi make an effort to model appropriate behaviour for children. They sit alongside them to support children in the learning programme. There are opportunities for children to work co-operatively with peers and younger children. Children manaaki one another.
Children are confident in the outdoor environment. Children were excited about the opportunity to be able to follow their interest during play time. They enjoy one another’s company, and the children who chose to play on their own were happy do so. Children have fun playing and learning together.
Children’s reo Māori development is an area for further development. Language learning is limited to instructions and commands. Vocabulary building and introducing conversational activities would support children to extend their communication skills. Children’s language ability to express themselves in te reo Māori is limited.
Children are learning ways to respond to kaimahi expectations. Although some kaimahi model positive, caring and nurturing behaviours, it is not consistently applied by all kaimahi. Kaimahi do not respond adequately to children’s individual and group needs. Children’s holistic development is not well considered.
Whānau are supported by TKRNT to manage the kōhanga reo. Whānau and kaimahi have delegated responsibilities and these are shared at regular whānau hui. However, hui minutes are not recorded. A core group of whanau members are the decision makers. Whānau are encouraged to be more involved in the management, or the day-to-day running of the kōhanga reo. There is a real sense of interest by whānau members to be more engaged in kōhanga reo activities. Whānau are eager to develop their skills to improve their ability to manage the kōhanga reo.
Children’s learning needs are not well considered in the planning of the learning programme. Although kaiako are qualified staff, the delivery of learning programmes do not adequately reflect their ability to engage children. Kaiako acknowledge they need to strengthen assessment and programme evaluation practices. They have yet to establish their processes for programme evaluation and assessment. Children’s individual learning needs are not being met.
Whānau are aware of their priorities to improve the management of the kōhanga reo. There are no clear processes for managing all areas of the kōhanga reo. This include personnel, reviewing and updating the tūtohinga, policies and procedures, monitoring strategic priorities and health and safety. Self review is limited and the information that is shared is not being used to inform whānau practice.
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.
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau agreed to the following recommendations:
Te Kōhanga reo o Kamo is based on Kamo Primary School site. Most whānau are new to the kaupapa of kōhanga reo and are being supported by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. Whānau and kaimahi recognise the need to raise the quality of learning programmes that are provided for children. Children do not receive learning that is responsive to their individual and group needs. The kōhanga reo whānau are keen to learn about their roles and responsibilities to enable them to provide a learning environment that is conducive to the growing needs of their children.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo will be within two years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
13 May 2016
| Location | Kamo, Whangarei | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 18228 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 01B028 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 18 children, including up to 4] aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 7 Boys 11 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | March 2016 | ||
| Date of this report | 13 May 2016 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Education Review | May 2013 October 2009 June 2005 | |