Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa

Education institution number:
55111
Service type:
Te Kōhanga Reo
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
16
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Address:

87 Abbotsford Road, Waipawa

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Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, me ngā hapori ki te whakatakoto i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i ngā whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa ki te hapori o Waipawa, ki te pokapū o Te Matau-a-Māui. Koia nei anake te kōhanga reo ki tēnei hapori. Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga., kua mahi te whānau whakahaere ki te taha o te purapura o tēnei takiwā ki te whakapakari ake i ngā mahi whakahaere.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai o ngā mokopuna i te whanaungatanga?

Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou whakawhirinaki atu ki ō rātou hoa, ki ngā pakeke hoki mā ā rātou taunekeneke me ō rātou hononga.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i a rātou. Kei te mateoha, kei te ngāwari hoki ngā kaimahi i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ngā mokopuna. Ka toro atu ngā pēpi i ngā wā katoa ki te āhurutanga, te tautāwhi, me te atawhai, ā, ka poipoia ki te aroha me te manaaki. I ngā wā katoa ka whakamihi, ka whakakoia hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna mō te pai o ā rātou taunekeneke. E ākina ana ngā mokopuna tuākana ki te tū hei tuākana, ā, ka arahina tō rātou manaaki i ngā tēina. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna i te pai o te whakawhanaungatanga ki ētahi atu.

E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te hōhonutanga o te taiao reo Māori. Ka hāpai ngā kaiako i ngā mokopuna ki te ū ki te reo Māori i a rātou e kōrero ana ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka kaupare atu i te reo Pākehā, ā, ka whakatauira kē i te whakamahinga tika o te reo Māori hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo Māori o ngā mokopuna. Ka toro atu ngā kaimahi ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki me ngā tūmomo taumahi e whakanui ake ai i te puna kupu o ngā mokopuna, pērā i te whāngai kupu, i ngā waiata, ngā pātai, me ngā mahi ā-ringa hei tohutohu i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero. Ka taea e ngā mokopuna tuākana ngā tohutohu māmā me ngā pātai māmā te whakautu mā te kōrero, mā te reo ā-tinana rānei. E whakawhanake ana ngā mokopuna i tā rātou whakamahinga i te reo Māori.

Kua kaha mahi te whānau ki te taha o te purapura me te kaiwhakarato SELO ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou āheinga ki te whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga i te kōhanga reo. Kua whakapiki ake rātou i ō rātou mōhiotanga me ō rātou pūkenga ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo me te tari, ā, i tō rātou āheinga hoki ki te whakahaere me te arotake i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Kua tae atu te whānau ki ngā wānanga i kōkirihia ai e te SELO, ki te whakapiki ake i tō rātou māramatanga ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi, tae atu hoki ki te kaupapa me te hītori o te kōhanga reo. E wawatahia ana rātou, kia nui ake te whakamahinga o te reo Māori ki waenga i te whānau whānui. Kua whakapā atu ngā kaimahi ki te tangongitanga o ngā tūmomo whakawhanaketanga ngaio, hei whakapai ake i ā rātou whakaritenga whakaako.

He pai te whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. E hāngai ana te tūtohinga ki ngā wawata o te whānau mō ā rātou tamariki. Kua whakatakotohia tētahi mahere rautaki i whakahāngaitia ai ngā whāinga a te whānau ki ngā whāinga rautaki ā-rohe mō te kōhanga reo. Kua whakaritea tētahi mahere mahi hei hāpai i te aroturukitanga me te whakawhanaketanga. E hāpai ana te mahere ā-tau i te kaiwhakahaere ki te whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo, me te whakatutuki hoki i ngā mahi ki te tari. E hāngai ana te katoa o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. E hāngai ana hoki ki te wā, ko ngā take katoa e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi. Kua whakaritea te arohaehae e hāpai ana i ngā kaimahi ki te whakatakoto i ngā whāinga ngaio me te whakapā atu ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio e whai pānga ana.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

He iti noa te whai wāhi atu a te whānau ki te kōhanga reo. Kāhore anō kia whai hua ngā whakamātau a ngā kaimahi ki te whakapiki ake i te whai wāhi atu a te whānau ki te kōhanga reo. Kua tae ki te wā kia toro atu te whānau ki ngā huarahi e whakakaha ake ai i te whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakataunga mā ngā huarahi e whai pūtake ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo.

Me whakapakari ake i te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki te hononga ki waenga i te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. I tēnei wā, kāhore ngā mahere e whai pānga ana ki ngā reanga me te whānuitanga o ngā matea ako o ngā mokopuna. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, kāhore ngā mahi aromatawai e hono pū ana ki ngā mahere. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakaritea e ngā kaimahi tētahi tukanga e aromātai ai i te hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore he tino whakaaturanga o ngā wā i whakatutukihia ai ngā whakapaitanga ki te hōtaka akoranga, o te aroturukitanga rānei o aua tūāhuatanga. Ahakoa kua whai wāhi atu ngā kaimahi ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio, kua tae ki te wā kia toro atu te whānau ki te tautoko e whakapiki ake ai i tō rātou mōhiotanga me ā rātou whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai.

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te aromātai, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei:

  • 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.

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:

  • haere tonu ngā mahi a te whānau ki te taha o te purapura me te kaupapa kaimahi ā-rohe o tēnei takiwā, ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whai ake.

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

30 Pipiri, 2021

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Waipawa, ki Te Matau-a-Māui

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

55111

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

K08F018

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

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

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

20, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 8

Tama 12

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

20

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Haratua 2021

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

30 Pipiri 2021

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga 

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga  

Poutū-te-rangi 2017

Paenga-whāwhā 2014

Pipiri 2010

1 Introduction

The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities have collaborated to provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa is in Waipawa, central Hawkes Bay. It is the only kōhanga reo in the community. Since the last ERO review, the whānau whakahaere has worked with the local Purapura to strengthen operational management.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna demonstrate whanaungatanga?

Mokopuna show they trust their peers and adults through their interactions and relationships.

4 Findings

Mokopuna experience a nurturing environment. Kaimahi are affectionate and gentle in their interactions with mokopuna. Pēpi constantly seek warmth, comfort and affection which is responded to with aroha and manaaki. Kaimahi consistently praise and affirm mokopuna for their positive interactions. Older mokopuna are encouraged to become tuākana who are guided in their care for teina. Mokopuna develop positive relationships with others.

Mokopuna are immersed in a rich Māori speaking environment. Kaiako support mokopuna to consistently use te reo when speaking with each other. They divert English and model the correct use of te reo Māori to support mokopuna development of te reo Māori. Kaimahi draw on a range of strategies and activities to build mokopuna vocabulary such as prompting, waiata, questions and using physical actions to communicate. Older mokopuna can respond to simple instructions and questions either verbally or through body language. Mokopuna are developing their use of te reo Māori.

Whānau have worked intensively with the Purapura and the Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities (SELO) provider to strengthen their capacity to manage the kōhanga reo operations. They have increased their knowledge and skills in the management and administration of the kōhanga reo, and their capacity to manage and review policies and procedures. Whānau have attended SELO led wānanga to increase their understanding of their roles and responsibilities and the kaupapa and history of the kōhanga reo. They aspire to increase the use of te reo Māori amongst the wider whānau. Kaimahi have accessed a range of professional development to improve their teaching practice.  

The kōhanga reo is managed well. The charter reflects the whānau aspirations for their tamariki. A strategic plan is in place that aligns whānau goals to the regional strategic goals for kōhanga reo. An action plan to support monitoring and development is in place. An annual plan assists the kaiwhakahaere to manage kōhanga reo operations and deal to administrative tasks. All policies and procedures align to current legislation. All personnel matters are up to date. Appraisal is in place and allows kaimahi to set professional goals and access relevant professional development.

Key Next Steps

Whānau involvement in the kōhanga reo is minimal. Kaimahi attempts to increase whānau engagement have not been successful. It is time for whānau to seek ways to increase participation and contribute in meaningful ways to decision making in the management of the kōhanga reo.

Kaimahi understanding of the link between planning, assessment and evaluation requires strengthening. Currently planning does not consider the ages and range of mokopuna learning needs. This means that assessment practice does not directly link to planning.  It is time for kaimahi to put in place a process to evaluate the learning programme. There is no clear indication of when improvements to the learning programme has occurred and how these are monitored. While kaimahi have participated in professional development, it is time for whānau to seek support to increase their knowledge and practice around planning, assessment and evaluation.

5 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.

6 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • that the whānau of the kōhanga reo continue to work with the local Purapura and the District Kaimahi to address the key next steps identified in this report.

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

30 June 2021

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Te Kōhanga Reo Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa

Location

Waipawa, Hawkes Bay

Ministry of Education profile number

55111

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

K08F018

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 6 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

20 children, including up to 6 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls       8

Boys       12

Ethnic composition

Māori

20

Review team on site

May 2021

Date of this report

30 June 2021

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Education Review

March 2017

April 2014

June 2010

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa - 04/05/2017

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa ki waho noa i te tāone o Waipawa, ki Te Matau-a-Māui. E mōhiotia ana te whānau o te kōhanga reo mō ō rātou pūkenga e kōkiri ana i te whakatupu me te hauhake o ngā rongoā ki tēnei takiwā, ā, ko te waiora o te whānau tētahi kaupapa matua ki a rātou.

Ka whai pānga nui te whanaungatanga ki te kōhanga reo. E whai hua ana ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki nā te pai o ngā taunekeneke a ngā pākeke ki waenga i a rātou anō me tō rātou manaaki i ngā tamariki.

Mai i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i te Paenga-whāwhā o 2014, kua ū te whānau ki te pai o ngā whakaritenga e whakahaere ana i te kōhanga reo, ā, e hāpai ana hoki i te ako a ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana te whānau, ko te arohaehae me te aromatawai ētahi āhuatanga hei whakapakari ake.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakawhanake i te aronga toi whenuatanga ki tō rātou wāhi?

Ka kitea te tino aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou wāhi.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E rumakina ana ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. He tino tauira te whānau mō ngā tamariki i roto i ngā waiata, ngā karakia me te hōtaka akoranga. Ko te wawata o ngā mātua katoa, kia pakari te kōrero a ā rātou tamariki i te reo Māori. Ka whai wāhi atu te whānau ki ngā kaupapa whakangungu e whakawhanake ake ana i tō rātou mātau ki te reo. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tamariki ki ngā whakatau me ngā pōwhiri ki te marae, hei whakatairanga ake i tō rātou māramatanga ki te reo ōkawa. E whakawhanake ana te tū pakari o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Ka kitea te tūmāia o ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo. Ka akiaki te whānau i te whakapuakitanga a ngā tamariki i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki tō rātou whenua me tō rātou whānau. E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te manaaki i tēnā me tēnā o rātou, ā, e whakatinana ana rātou i ngā uaratanga o te rangimārie, te tiaki, me te aroha. He nui ngā rauemi ki te wāhi nei, ā, e whai pānga ana hoki aua rauemi ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. He maha ngā wā ka āwhina ngā mātua puta noa i te rā, tae atu ki ngā mahi ki te whakariterite i ngā kai. He pai ngā hononga o ngā kaimahi me te whānau ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki ngā tamariki hoki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o tūmomo taumahi e akiaki ana i ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou whiringa, me te whakahaere i ā rātou akoranga. He pakari te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.

Ka kitea te ngākau nui o ngā tamariki ki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao. E poipoi ana ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo ngākau nuitanga me ngā tūmomo matea o ngā tamariki. Ka whakawāteahia e rātou te maha o ngā rauemi māoriori, ā-tangata hoki mā ngā tamariki, ki ngā wāhi o roto, o waho hoki. Ka whakatupu ngā kaimahi me ngā mātua i ngā tupu māori ki te māra o te kōhanga reo. He tūmomo wheako akoranga tēnei mā ngā tamariki. Ka ako ngā tamariki i te hua o ngā tupu hei rongoā, me ngā tūmomo whakamahinga. He ākonga ngana ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ko te waiora o ngā tamariki, ko tā rātou ako anō hoki ngā aronga matua a te whānau. He nui te whai wāhi mārika, te kawe ake anō hoki a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga me ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakamahia e te whānau ngā wawata hei whakawhanake i ngā mahere rautaki me ngā mahere ā-tau. Ka āta whakamahi te whānau i ngā mōhiohio i ahu mai ai i te aromātai o roto, hei tātari i ngā putanga, ā, hei whakamahere anō hoki mō ngā whakapaitanga. Ka whakatairangatia te whakawhanaketanga ā-whatumanawa, ā-tangata hoki o ngā tamariki, nā te kaha me te hāngai pū o te tautoko o te whānau.

E whai hua ana ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki nā ngā mahere i āta whakatakotohia ai, ā, i āta whakatinanahia ai anō hoki. Ka hono mārika ngā mahere a ngā kaimahi ki Te Whāriki, ā, ka arotahi ki te whakatutuki i ngā ngākau nuitanga, ngā matea, me te reo Māori o ngā tamariki. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakamahere rātou i ngā taumahi ako e whakapakari ake ana i te tūmāia o ngā tamariki, ā, e whakanui ana hoki i ngā putanga ako. E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā akoranga e tino whai pūtake ana.

He pai te aroturukitanga me te tuhi haere i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka kapohia atu ā rātou wheako akoranga ki ngā pūkete muramura e whakapuakihia ai ki te taha o te whānau. E ākina ana te tuku kōrerorero mai a ngā whānau mō te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki, me te tāutu hoki i ngā whāinga ako matua. E whai hua ana te whakamahinga o ngā whakaritenga aromatawai, hei pūrongo i ngā putanga ako a ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo. He manawa whakahī tō ngā tamariki mō ā rātou mahi, ā, he pai ki a rātou te whakaatu i tā rātou ahu whakamua ki te taha o ētahi atu.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Me whakawhanake tonu i ētahi wāhanga o te aromatawai me te aromātai hōtaka. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi me te whānau, kia āta whai pūtake tā rātou tino whakamahinga i te aromātai ki te tāutu i ngā rautaki e hāpai ana i te whakawhanaketanga reo. He whāiti noa te whakamahinga i te reo o ngā tamariki i roto i ngā pūkete ako. Kāhore i te tino mārama te whai wāhi o ngā āhuatanga o Te Whāriki ki ngā aromatawai.

Kāhore ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi e āta aroturukitia ana. Kāhore te whānau e āta whakamahi ana i ngā whakaritenga matua i tāutuhia ai ki ngā aromātai whaiaro hei whai ake ki te whakatinana i te arohaehae a ia kaimahi. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e whiwhi ana i ngā kōrero urupare e hāngai pū ana, e āta kaikini ana hoki, hei whakapai ake i ā rātou whakaritenga. 

3 Te Whakatau a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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:

  • te haumaru whatumanawa (tāpiri atu ko te ārahi mauritau, ko te ārai tamariki)
  • te haumaru ā-tinana (tāpiri atu ko te mātakitaki tamariki; ko ngā whakaritenga whakamoe; ko ngā aituā; ko te whāngai rongoā; ko ngā whakaritenga akuaku; ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tikanga haerenga whakawaho)
  • te tū tika o ngā kaimahi (tae atu ki ngā taumata tohu mātauranga; te arowhai a ngā pirihimana; ngā rēhitatanga kaiako; me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti)
  • ngā whakaritenga, tikanga hōneatanga e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua.

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.

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

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

04 Haratua, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Waipawa, ki Te Matau-a-Māui

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

55111

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

08F018

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

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

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

22, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 12

Tama tāne 10

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Poutū-te-rangi 2017

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

04 Haratua, 2017

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Paenga-whāwhā 2014

Pipiri 2010

Pipiri 2006

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa is just outside the town of Waipawa in the Hawkes Bay. The kōhanga reo whānau are recognised as leaders in growing and producing rongoā in the area and wellbeing of the whānau is a priority for them.

Whanaungatanga is a key feature of the kōhanga reo. Children’s learning benefits from the positive ways adults interact with each other and care for the children.

Since the April 2014 ERO review the whānau has sustained positive practices to manage the kōhanga reo and to support children’s learning. The whānau acknowledge that appraisal and assessment require further strengthening.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children develop a sense of belonging in their environment?

Children show a strong sense of belonging in their environment.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are immersed in te reo Māori. Whānau are positive role models for children in waiata, karakia and during the learning programme. The aspirations of all parents are for their children to be confident speakers of te reo Māori. Whānau participate in courses to further develop their language competency. Children participate in whakatau and pōwhiri at the marae to enhance their understanding of formal language. Children are developing as confident speakers of te reo Māori.

Children appear confident in the kōhanga reo. Whānau encourage children to share what they know about their whenua and whānau. Children learn to care for each other and demonstrate the values of rangimārie, tiaki and aroha. The environment is well resourced and reflects the interests of children. Parents often help during the day including kai preparation. Kaimahi and whānau have positive relationships with each other and with the children. Kaimahi provide a broad range of activities and encourage children to make choices and manage their own learning. Children have a strong sense of belonging to their kōhanga reo.

Children show that they enjoy exploring their environment. Kaimahi cater to the diverse interests and needs of children. They provide children with easy access to interesting natural and man-made resources in the indoor and outdoor areas. Kaimahi and parents grow native plants in the kōhanga reo garden. They use this as a learning experience for children. Children learn about plants as medicine and how to use them. Children are engaged learners at kōhanga reo.

Planning and Evaluation

Children’s wellbeing and learning are the focus for the whānau. Whānau are fully involved and responsible for the operations and management of the kōhanga reo. Whānau aspirations are used to develop strategic and annual plans. The whānau makes deliberate use of internal evaluation information to determine outcomes and plan for improvement. Children’s emotional and social development is enhanced with the strong and focused support of whānau.

Children’s learning benefits from deliberate and informed planning. Kaimahi planning is strongly linked to Te Whāriki and focuses on meeting the children’s interests, needs and te reo Māori. They know children well and plan activities of learning to build children’s confidence and maximise learning outcomes. Children experience relevant learning.

Children’s learning is well monitored and documented. Their learning experiences are captured in colourful portfolios that are shared with whānau. Whānau are encouraged to make regular comments about the progress of children and to identify key learning goals. Assessment practices are effectively used to report children’s learning outcomes at the kōhanga reo. Children are proud of their work and like sharing their progress with others.

Key Next Steps

Some areas of assessment and programme evaluation require further development. Kaimahi and whānau acknowledge that they need to make purposeful use of evaluation to identify strategies that support language development. The use of children’s voice in learning profiles is limited. Te Whāriki dimensions in assessment are unclear.

Kaimahi practice is not well monitored. Whānau do not make use of next steps identified in personal evaluations to inform individual appraisals. Kaimahi do not receive focused or critical feedback to improve their practice.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

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:

  • emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
  • physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
  • suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
  • evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.

All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements. 

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipawa will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

4 May 2017 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo 

Location

Waipawa, Hawkes Bay

Ministry of Education profile number

55111

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

08F018

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 6 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

22 children, including up to 4 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 12

Boys 10

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

March 2017

Date of this report

4 May 2017

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Education Review

April 2014

June 2010

June 2006