Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia

Education institution number:
40172
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Te Kōhanga Reo
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia

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. Ka hāngai te pūrongo nei ki ā rātou pūnaha, ā rātou whakahaeretanga, me ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū me ngā iwi.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia ki te marae o Rereatukahia, i Katikati. Ko te kōhanga reo tētahi wāhanga o te pokapū ā-hapori mō te whānau. Kua raihanatia te kōhanga reo mō ngā mokopuna 25, me te tokowhitu o rātou ki raro i te rua tau te pakeke. Ko ngā hononga ā-whakapapa me te reo Māori ngā aronga nui ki te whānau.

I kitea ki te aromātai Mana Whakahaere a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te Here-turi-kōkā o te tau 2023 te whai pānga o ngā uara o te whanaungatanga ki te āhua o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. E tautoko ana ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga a te whānau i te hauora me te waiora o ngā mokopuna, me tā rātou ako.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai a ngā mokopuna i tō rātou mauritau i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu?

Ka whai hua, ka whai pūtake hoki ngā taunekeneke a ngā mokopuna ki ngā pakeke, ā, ki waenga hoki i a rātou anō.

4 Mana Mokopuna

E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e āta tautokona ana rātou. E pou here ana ngā tikanga o te manaakitanga me te aroha i ngā taunekeneke katoa ki te kōhanga reo. Kei te mārie, kei te ngāwari hoki te āhua o te mahi a ngā kaimahi ki te taha o ngā mokopuna. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ngā mokopuna, ā, ka āta poipoi i ō rātou matea ake. Ka whai whakaaro nui ngā tuākana, i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ō rātou tēina. Ka noho whakaute ngā mokopuna, ā, he tika hoki tā rātou whanonga i mua i te manuhiri. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki, pērā i te mihimihi, te pātai, te whāngai kupu, me te waiata hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna. E ākina ana te ārahi a ngā tuākana i ētahi wāhanga o te hōtaka, ā, ka whakatauira rātou i ngā pūmanawa o te ārahi ki ō rātou tēina. Ka whakapuaki ngā pēpi i tō rātou māramatanga ki te reo Māori mā ō rātou kanohi me te reo ā-tinana. Whakamihi ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā, i ngā whakamātau me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā mokopuna. He pai te whakaritenga o ngā wāhi ako, ā, kua whakatakotohia hei poipoi i ngā matea o ngā rōpū reanga katoa. He māmā noa te whakapā atu a ngā mokopuna ki te tangongitanga o ngā rauemi. Ka whakapūmau ngā kaimahi i tētahi hōtaka riterite kia taunga ai ngā mahinga. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau, kei te pārekareka hoki ngā mokopuna ki te taha o ō rātou hoa.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

I te taenga atu a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo, i manatokotia ngā take i pupū ake ai ki te pūrongo Mana Whakahaere o mua mō ngā take kaimahi, te mahere ā-tau, me ngā hōneatanga rū whenua.

E mōhio ana te whānau ko te aromātai hōtaka tonu tētahi wāhanga hei whakapakari ake. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakapiki ake i te mōhiotanga o ngā kaimahi ki te aromātai hōtaka mō te whakapai tonutanga.

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.

Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:

  • whakarite i tētahi tukanga e aromātai ai i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga.

[R43 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C1 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008] 

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia mahi te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, kia whai tautoko rātou ki te aromātai hōtaka.

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

16 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2023

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Katikati, ki Tauranga

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40172

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

14A008

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

25, kia tokowhitu ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

Tokoiwa, tokowhitu kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 9

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Here-turi-kōkā 2023

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

16 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023

Ngā pūrongo o mua 

Mana Whakahaere – Arotake Mātauranga,
Here-turi-kōkā 2023; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea
2015

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 provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia is based on Te Marae o Rereatukāhia in Katikati. It is part of a whānau community complex. The kōhanga reo is licensed to cater for 25 mokopuna including seven aged under 2 years. Whakapapa connections and te reo Māori are a strong focus for whānau

The ERO August 2023 evaluation of Whānau Whakahaere practices found values of whanaungatanga reflected how whānau managed the operations of the kōhanga reo. Whānau systems and processes supported mokopuna health, wellbeing and learning. 

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna show they are settled in their interactions with others?

Mokopuna have positive, meaningful interactions with adults and each other.

4 Mana Mokopuna

Mokopuna experience an environment where they are well supported. The tikanga of manaakitanga and aroha underpin all interactions in the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi work with mokopuna in a calm and gentle manner. They know their mokopuna well and cater to their specific needs. Tuākana are considerate when interacting with their teina. Mokopuna are respectful and behave appropriately when manuhiri are present. Kaimahi use a variety of strategies such as mihimihi, questions, prompts and waiata to support mokopuna language development. Tuākana are encouraged to lead aspects of the programme where they model leadership qualities for their teina. Pēpi express their understanding of te reo Māori through facial expressions and body language. Kaimahi frequently praise mokopuna for their efforts and achievements.  The learning spaces are well organised and set out to meet the needs of all age groups. Mokopuna can easily access a range of resources. Kaimahi maintain a consistent programme to ensure routines are familiar. Mokopuna are happy, settled and enjoy the company of their peers. 

Key Next Steps

Matters raised in the previous Mana Whakahaere report for personnel matters, annual plan and earthquake evacuations were verified during the onsite visit.

Whānau acknowledge programme evaluation remains as an area for further strengthening. Mokopuna benefit from increasing kaimahi knowledge of programme evaluation for ongoing improvement.  

5 Kōhanga Whānau 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.

Actions for Compliance

To meet compliance requirements, they must:  

  • establish a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programme.
    [Regulation 43 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C1 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

6 Recommendation

ERO recommends that whānau work alongside the district office for support with programme evaluation. 

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

16 October 2023

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Katikati, Tauranga

Ministry of Education profile number

40172

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

14A008

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

9 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Ethnic composition

Māori 9 

Review team on site

August 2023

Date of this report

16 October 2023

Most recent ERO report(s) 

Education Review - Mana Whakahaere, August 2023; Education Review, January 2018; Education Review; December 2015

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia

1 e 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

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukahia ki te marae o Rereatukahia, i Katikati. Ko te kōhanga reo tētahi wāhanga o te pokapū ā-hapori mō te whānau. Kua raihanatia te kōhanga reo mō ngā mokopuna 25, me te tokowhitu o rātou ki raro i te rua tau te pakeke. Ko ngā hononga ā-whakapapa me te reo Māori ngā aronga nui ki te whānau.  

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whānau e poipoi, e whāngai hoki i te waiora o ngā mokopuna?

Kei ngā whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga o Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukahia ngā tukanga e āta whakatau ana i te aronga matua ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna.  

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga – Mana Whakahaere

Ko te whanaungatanga kei te tūāpapa o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau i tō rātou kōhanga reo. He matawhānui, he mōhiohio hoki ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-whānau. He mārama ngā pūrongo, puta noa i ngā whakahaeretanga. E hāngai ana ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te hauora me te haumaru ki te wā, ā, ki ngā herenga ā-ture hoki. Ka whakaemihia, ka tuhia hoki ngā mōhiohio mārama ki ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Tū ai i ia te wā, ko ngā akoako ohotata e pā ana ki te ahi. Ka tautuhi te mahere rautaki i ngā kaupapa matua o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata, ā, ka ārahi hoki i te ahu whakamua o ngā whāinga o te whānau. Kua āta tautuhia ngā whāinga me ngā mahi. Kua whakapūmautia te tirohanga pae tawhiti mō te whakawhanake tonutanga o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te aronga o ngā whakaritenga e whakatau ngātahitia ana e te whānau.

Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere i ngā akoranga o te hōtaka. Kei ngā kaimahi te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki me ngā rauemi e hāpai ana, e ārahi ana hoki i te whakatinanatanga. Ka whakaemihia, ka whakatakotohia hoki ngā mōhiohio aromatawai ki ngā pūkete me ngā mātai mokopuna. Ka whakaatuhia aua mōhiohio ki ngā whānau, ā, he whai wāhitanga mō rātou ki te kōrero urupare mō te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā te tōpūtanga o ngā whakaritenga kua pou herea ki te whanaungatanga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Me titiro ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa ka kōrero ngā kaimahi mō tēnā e whai hua ana, mō tēnā hoki kāhore e whai hua ana i roto i te hōtaka akoranga, kāhore he tuhinga o aua whakawhitinga kōrero. He mea nui kia whakatakotohia e te whānau te tukanga ka aroturuki i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakapiki ake i ngā mōhiotanga o ngā kaimahi ki te aromātai hōtaka, kia tau ai te whakapai tonutanga.

Kāhore anō kia whakatutukihia ngā akoako e pā ana ki te rū whenua. Me āta whakarite te whānau i te whakatutukitanga me te tuhi haere hoki o ngā akoako hōneatanga e pā ana ki te rū whenua. E whakamōrearea ana i te noho haumaru o ngā mokopuna.

Kāhore anō kia kitea ngā take e pā ana ki ngā tuhinga kaimahi me te mahere ā-tau. Kua whakatau te whānau me Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ka whakatakotohia aua tuhinga hei tirohanga i te taenga atu a 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.

Kia tutuki i te whānau ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:

  • whakarite i tētahi tukanga e aromātai ai i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga

[R43 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C1 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]

  • āta whakatau i te noho mōhio o rātou ngā pakeke e whakarato ana i te mātauranga me te atawhai, ki ngā akoako ohotata e tika ana mō te rū whenua, ā, kia whakatutukihia aua mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki i ia toru marama noa te putuputu, koni atu rānei.

[R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS8 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008] 

6 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia whakatakoto te whānau i ngā tuhinga katoa e whai pānga ana ki ngā wāhanga i tautuhia ai hei whakaritenga matua kia whāia. 

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

12 Mahuru, 2023

 7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Katikati, ki Tauranga

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40172

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

14A008

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

25, kia tokowhitu ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

Tokoiwa, tokowhitu kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 9

Te wā arotake i mua i te taenga atu ki te kōhanga reo

Hōngongoi 2023

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

12 Mahuru 2023

Ngā pūrongo o mua 

Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2015; Arotake Mātauranga,  Hakihea 2011

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 provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukahia is based on Te Marae o Rereatuakāhia in Katikati. It is part of a whānau community complex. The kōhanga reo is licensed to cater for 25 mokopuna including seven aged under 2 years. Whakapapa connections and te reo Māori are a strong focus for whānau

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do whānau foster and nurture the wellbeing of mokopuna?

The management and operations of Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukahia have in place processes to ensure that the wellbeing of mokopuna are a priority.

4 Findings - Mana Whakahaere

Whanaungatanga is the foundation on which whānau manage their kōhanga reo. Whānau hui minutes are detailed and informative. There is clear reporting across operations. Health and safety policies and procedures are current and align to legislation. Clear information is gathered and documented in health and safety registers. Emergency fire drills are conducted regularly. The strategic plan identifies long and short-term priorities and guides whānau goals into the future. Objectives and actions are clearly identified. There is a long-term sustained vision for the future development of the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna are the focus of collective whānau decision making.

Kaimahi work collaboratively to plan the learning the programme. Kaimahi have a range of strategies and resources to support and guide implementation. Assessment information is gathered and captured in mokopuna profile books and mātai mokopuna. These are shared with whānau who have opportunities to comment and provide feedback on mokopuna progress. Mokopuna benefit from collaborative practices underpinned by whanaungatanga.    

Key Next Steps

Programme evaluation requires attention. While kaimahi talk about what is working, or not working in the learning programme, there is no documentation of these conversations. It is important that whānau establish a process for monitoring the quality of the learning programme. Mokopuna would benefit from increasing kaimahi knowledge of programme evaluation for ongoing improvement.

Earthquake drills have not been practised. Whānau must ensure requirements for earthquake evacuation drills are carried out and recorded. Mokopuna safety is compromised. 

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

5 Kōhanga Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirements

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.

Actions for Compliance

To meet compliance requirements they must: 

  • establish a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programme

[Regulation 43 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C1 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

  • ensure adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency earthquake drills and carry these out with children on an at least three-monthly basis.

[Regulation 46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, HS8 Licensing criteria for kōhanga reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

6 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation that whānau will make available all relevant documentation related to areas identified in the key next steps.   

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

12 September 2023

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Katikati, Tauranga

Ministry of Education profile number

40172

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

14A008

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

9 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Ethnic composition

Māori 9

Review team pre on site

July 2023

Date of this report

12 September 2023

Most recent ERO report(s) 

Education Review, January 2018; Education Review, December 2015; Education Review, December 2011

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rereatukahia - 18/01/2018

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

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.

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

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:

  • te whakamahere me te aromātai - ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromatawai a ngā kaimahi me te aromātai hōtaka, te whakahaeretanga a te whānau, tae atu ki te whai wāhi a te whānau, te tae ā-tinana a ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, te whakamahere rautaki, me te whakatinanatanga i te arohaehae kaimahi
  • ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture – te whakakore i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea huri noa i te kōhanga reo, te whakatinanatanga o tētahi hōtaka mō te whanaketanga i ngā kaimahi, me
  • ētahi atu take i tāutuhia ai whai muri i te arotake o mua.

2 Te Horopaki

Ko Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukāhia tētahi kōhanga reo noho marae ki Katikati. Ko te kōhanga reo tētahi wāhanga tonu o ngā whare ā-whānau, ā-hapori. He hononga ā-whakapapa ki tō rātou pā, ā, e noho ana rātou ki reira, ki ngā taha e pā tata atu ana rānei.

Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, kua whakatūngia tētahi kaiwhakahaere hou. E ārahi tonu ana, e tautoko tonu ana ngā kaimahi ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i ngā kaimahi o te kōhanga reo, hei hāpai ake i te kounga o ngā akoranga me te atawhai o ngā tamariki, tae atu hoki ki tō rātou waiora.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Kei te whakapai ake te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua whai wāhi ngā kaimahi ki tētahi hōtaka whakawhanaketanga ngaio, hei whakapiki ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka mahi ngātahi rātou me te whānau ki te whakamahere i ngā hōtaka a ngā tamariki, ā, e arotahi ana ēnei ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou reo me te aro nui ki ngā matea ake o ia tamaiti. Kua whai wā ngā kaimahi ki te whakapakari ake i ngā tino hononga ki ngā tamariki. Nā tēnei tūāhuatanga, kua pai ake te taetae mai o ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo. He pai ake te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki te aroturuki i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Ka whakaemi, ka whakatakoto haere hoki rātou i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki i roto i ā rātou pūkete. Kua whakawhanakehia e ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga e hāpai ana i ngā mahi ki te aromātai i te hōtaka. Ka whakaarohia ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki.

He tau ngā whakaritenga whakahaere a te whānau. Kua piki ake te whai wāhi mai o ngā mātua ki ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā. He matatau te kaiwhakahaere hou ki tōna tūranga. Kua whai wāhi nui ia ki te ārahi me te tautoko i te whai wāhi mai o ngā mātua. E mahi tonu ana te whānau ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ā, kua hāpai tēnei i tā rātou whakatau haere i ngā whakaritenga mā te noho mōhio tonu ki ngā kōkiritanga. Ko te kaha ake o tō rātou māramatanga i hāpai anō hoki i tā rātou arotake i tō rātou ahunga whakamua, mā te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero anō hoki ki te taha o ngā mātua. Kua whakatinanahia e te whānau ngā rehita e arowhai ana, e tuhia ana hoki ngā āhuatanga mōrearea e whai pānga ana ki te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki. E noho matua ana te kounga o te atawhai me te waiora o ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Ahakoa kua whakatinanahia e ngā kaimahi ngā whakaritenga hei hāpai i te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, kāhore anō rātou kia āta whakamahi i ngā mōhiohio e whakaemihia ana e rātou. Me whakawhanake ake, hei whakapakari ake i te āheinga o ngā kaimahi i roto i tēnei tūāhuatanga.

Kāhore anō kia āta whakatinanahia ngā mahi ki te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi. Me rapu āwhina te whānau ki te tāutu i ngā whāinga ngaio ake o ngā kaimahi, ā, me tautoko tonu anō hoki i te haere tonutanga o tō rātou whakawhanaketanga.

4 Ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture

Kia tutukihia ai e te whānau o te kōhanga reo ā rātou herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:

  • whakarite i te whakatinanatanga i ia te wā, i ngā mahi ki te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi katoa ki te kōhanga reo.
    [R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA7 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]

5 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

  • āta mahi te whānau ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakapakari i te āheinga o ngā kaimahi, te whakaoti i ngā mahi arohaehae, me te whakapakari tonu i ā rātou whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro.

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

Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukāhiai roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

16 Kohitātea, 2018

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Katikati, ki Tauranga

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40172

Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo

14A008

Te tūmomo raihana

Te Kōhanga Reo

Kua raihanatia ki te ture

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

25 ngā tamariki, kia tokowhitu ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa

13 ngā tamariki, tokowhitu kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 6

Tama 7

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

1 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2017

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

16 Kohitātea, 2018

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Tāpiri

Hakihea 2015

Hakihea 2011

Haratua 2009

1 Background

Introduction

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.

Terms of Reference

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:

  • planning and evaluation – kaimahi assessment and programme evaluation practices, whānau management including whānau participation, children’s attendance, strategic planning, and implementing staff appraisal

  • areas of non-compliance – eliminating hazards in and around the kōhanga reo, implementing a programme for kaimahi development

  • and any issues identified since the previous review.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rereatukahia is marae based in Katikati. It is part of a whānau community complex. They have whakapapa connections and live in or nearby their pā (community).

Since the previous ERO report in 2015, a new kaiwhakahaere has been appointed. Staff from the local office of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust continue to provide kaimahi with guidance and support to improve the quality of children’s learning, care and wellbeing.

3 Findings

The quality of learning for children is improving. Kaimahi have participated in a programme of professional development to increase their knowledge about the quality of children’s learning. They work together with whānau to plan children’s programmes that focuses on building their language and respond to their individual needs. Kaimahi have spent time building positive relationships with children. As a result, children’s attendance has improved. Kaimahi have a better understanding about monitoring children’s progress. They gather and record children’s learning in portfolios. Kaimahi have developed processes to support programme evaluation practices. Children’s learning needs are considered.

Whānau management practices are sound. Parent involvement in the day to day operations has increased. The new kaiwhakahaere is experienced in her role. She has been instrumental in guiding and supporting parents’ participation. The whānau continue to work with kaimahi from the National Trust which has helped them to make informed management decisions. Their increased understanding has assisted to review their future direction in consultation with parents. The whānau have implemented registers to monitor and record hazards that impacts on children’s physical safety. Children’s quality of care and wellbeing are important.

Areas for further development

Although kaimahi have implemented practices to support the quality of children’s learning, they are yet to make good use of the information that they gather. Development is needed to build kaimahi capability in this area.

Appraisal of kaimahi has not been fully implemented. The whānau need to seek assistance to identify the specific professional goals of kaimahi and continue to support their ongoing development.

4 Action required

In order for the kōhanga reo whānau to meet compliance requirements, they need to:

  • ensure appraisal for all employed staff is regularly implemented.
    [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, GMA7 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

5 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • the whānau work closely with staff from the National Trust to build kaimahi capability, complete appraisal and continue to strengthen their self-review practices.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

16 January 2018

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Katikati, Tauranga

Ministry of Education profile number

40172

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

14A008

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

13 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 6

Boys 7

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

1 November 2017

Date of this report

16 January 2018

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Supplementary Review

December 2015

December 2011

May 2009