Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga

1 Te Aromātai i Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga

He pēhea te tūnga o Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga ki te whakatairanga i te pai o ngā putanga ako mō ngā tamariki?

He pēhea rawa te whakapuakitanga mai o ngā tamariki i te aronga toi whenuatanga?

Ka āta kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou tino aronga toi whenuatanga, ā, he kaha tā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu.

Ko ngā kitenga a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga e whai pānga ana ki tēnei whakataunga i whakarāpopotohia ai ki raro iho nei.

He Whakamārama

Kotahi anō te kōhao o te ngira
E kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango, te miro whero
i muri i ahau, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture
me te whakapono
Nā Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.

E tū ana Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga ki Kirikiriroa. He whare kōhungahunga reo rūmaki tēnei e wātea ana ki te poipoi i ngā tamariki 50 kei raro i te rima o ngā tau. He ratonga atawhai tamariki tēnei mō te rā katoa, mō ngā tamariki kei ngā taumata ako rerekē, ka noho ki ngā rōpū rerekē. Nō te tau 2015 Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga i whakatuwheratia ai. Koia nei te whare kōhungahunga e noho mātāmua ana ki Te Puna Reo o Te Kōhao i whakatuwheratia ai i te tau 2017. Kei Enderley ngā puna reo e rua e tū ana.

Ko Te Kōhao Health Ltd (TKH) te rōpū kāwana, ā, he whakahaere āwhina tangata tēnei e tū ana ki te marae o Kirikiriroa, ki te tāone tonu o Kirikiriroa. I whakatūngia te rōpū whakahaere nei hei poipoi i ngā matea o te hunga Māori e noho tāone ana. Ka whakarato a TKH i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo ratonga e pou herea ana ki te tikanga whakaaro Māori o ‘Te Kōhao o te Ngira.’ E pou here ana ngā uara Māori i ngā tikanga whakaaro o te whare kōhungahunga, ā, e hāpai ana i te aronga ki te Whānau Ora, te tuakiri, te reo, me te ahurea o te hapori. E takune ana a TKH ki te whakatū i tētahi puna reo tuatoru hei whakatutuki i te kaha o te hiahia mō tēnei momo huarahi mātauranga.

Kei te tumuaki te kawenga o ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā i roto i ngā whare kōhungahunga e rua. E whakapakari ana ngā kaiako matua i ō rātou pūkenga ārahi, hei hāpai i ngā whakaritenga ngaio. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā puna e rua ki te Kāhui Ako o Tainui, ā, ka whakanuia te iwi o Tainui me te Kīngitanga.

Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

E whai wāhi nui ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao mauritau e aro nui ana ki a rātou. Ko te waihanga me ngā whakaritenga o te marautanga e whakatakotohia ana kia whai wāhi nui ai ngā tamariki. E whakarato ana ngā kaiako i tētahi marautanga e aro nui ana ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. Ko ngā wawata o te whānau, ko tā rātou whai wāhi mai hoki e noho matua ana ki ngā whakataunga e pā ana ki te marautanga, me ngā tukanga whakamahere, tukanga aromatawai hoki. E aro pū ana te hōtaka akoranga kia kounga te atawhai me ngā akoranga hei painga mō ngā tamariki. He matawhānui te āhua o ngā mōhiotanga ngaio, ngā pūkenga, me ngā pūmanawa o ngā kaiako. Ka toro atu rātou ki aua mātauranga ki te waihanga i te marautanga me te whakatakoto haere i te āhua o te wā me te wāhi, tae atu hoki ki ngā tūmomo rauemi hei whakamahi. Ko te mātakitaki i ngā wā katoa ki tēnā e whāia ana e ngā tamariki i ia rā, e whakatau haere ana i te āhua o ngā mōhiotanga, ngā māramatanga, ngā kare ā-roto, me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki, tae atu hoki ki ngā tūmomo mahi ka whakatutukihia e rātou. Ka whakamaheretia, he nahanaha hoki ngā whakawhitinga e hāpai ai i ngā tamariki ki te whakawhitiwhiti haere ki roto i te puna, ā, ki waenganui anō hoki i ngā puna e rua. Ka kōrero ngā kaiako o ngā puna me ngā whānau, mō ngā whakawhitinga o ia tamaiti, ā, ka whakatinana i te huarahi pai mō taua tamaiti tonu. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki, ā, kei te whai hononga hei ākonga.

Ka kitea, ka whakaraupapahia, ka aro nuitia hoki ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki. Ko ngā akoranga e ahu mai ana i ngā tākaro, he tino whai wāhitanga mō ngā kaiako ki te kōkiri me te whakawhānui i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki me te whakamahinga o te reo Māori kia ngahau, kia hihiri, kia māoriori hoki. Ka toro atu ngā kaiako ki ngā waiata, ngā karakia, ngā tikanga, me ngā mahinga hei whakatau i ngā tamariki. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ngā tamariki. He manaakitanga tō ngā hononga me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki waenga i ngā kaimahi, ngā tamariki, me te whānau, ā, e whai pūtake ana hoki. Ki tā te whānau, kei te whakamōhiotia rātou, ā, he mea nui ki a rātou ngā whakawhitinga kōrero auau nei e whai kiko ana. Ka tuhia ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakapuakihia ki ngā whānau mā te tangongitanga o ngā huarahi. E aro nui ana ngā aromatawai ki ngā pūmanawa me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki, me ngā huarahi ka whāia hei whakawhānui tonu, hei whakapakari tonu i aua tūāhuatanga. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i ngā tino putanga me te tautoko e tika ana mō ngā tamariki e mau ana i ngā matea ako ake. Ka pupū ake, ka whakamaheretia hoki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi arotake e whai wāhi atu ana ki te whakapai ake i ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki. Whakaaro huritao ai ngā kaiako ki ō rātou mōhiotanga ngaio me ā rātou whakaritenga ngaio. E tino hāpaitia ana tō rātou whakatairanga tonu i tō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou pārekareka ki te ako.

E tautoko ana te rōpū kāwana a Te Kōhao Health (TKH) kia āta tutuki ai ngā whakapaitanga me te rōnakitanga hoki o Te Puna Reo o Te Kōhao. He tirohanga ngātahi, he whakatakanga ngātahi hoki ki te hāpai me te whakamana i te whānau i roto i te hapori whānui. Kua āta tāutuhia e TKH ngā kawenga mahi e pā ana ki ngā āhuatanga pakihi katoa o te puna. Kei a rātou ngā pūnaha tautoko i āta whakaritea ai mō te whakahaeretanga o te puna. Tū auau ai ngā hui o ngā kaiārahi o ngā whare kōhungahunga o TKH, ā, ka whakamōhio atu aua hui ki te kāwana, mō te ahu whakamua me ngā matea. Kua hakune te whakatū kaimahi, ā, nā taua āhuatanga kua tahuri mai te kounga o ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaimahi ki te whare kōhungahunga. Ka whai hononga, ka aro nui hoki rātou ki ngā matea me ngā ia o te hapori. Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga kāwana katoa.

Kua whai pānga nui te mātanga o te ārahitanga ki te tupu tonu me te whakatairanga tonu. Kua whakatinanahia tētahi pūnaha hou e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te āhua mahi. Kua whakapai ake i ngā arotakenga auau o ngā whakahaeretanga, ā, e āta whakarite ana i te aronga nui ki te haumaru o ngā tamariki me te kounga o te atawhai. He aronga anō hoki ki te takohanga me te whakapai tonu. Kua whakatairanga taua aronga i te kounga o ngā mahere, ngā whakaakoranga, ngā hōtaka akoranga, ngā kaupapa here, me te aromātai o roto. E whakaraupapa ana ngā mahere rautaki a te puna i te reo Māori me ngā tikanga, me ngā painga mō ngā tamariki. E whai hua ana ngā tamariki nā te mātauranga me te atawhai e aroturukitia ana i ia te wā kia whakatairanga tonu.

Ka kitea ki ngā kaiārahi tō rātou pūmautanga, tō rātou ngākau nuitanga kia tau mai ai ngā tino putanga ki ngā tamariki. Ko te aronga ngātahi e whakapakari ana i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā kaiako ki te ārahi i roto i ngā mahi ako me ngā mahi whakahaere. E āta whakatutukihia ana ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā. Kua whakatakotohia tētahi mahere ā-tau, ā, e whai kiko ana. Ka whakawhāriki te tumuaki i ngā pūrongo o ia marama, hei whakamōhio i te taha kāwana. Tuku atu ai ngā pūrongo raupapa ki Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga i ia te wā. Ko te ako a ngā tamariki, ko tō rātou waiora hoki kei te pūtake o ngā whakahaeretanga ki te whare kōhungahunga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Kua tāutuhia e te whānau, e tika ana kia tūhuratia ētahi atu rautaki e whakapakari ake ai i te whai wāhi mai o te whānau ki ngā whakataunga. Ahakoa te kaha taetae mai ki ngā kaupapa me ngā hui whakawhanaungatanga, e hiahia ana ngā kaimahi kia whai wāhi ake hoki te whānau ki ngā mahi whakamahere me te mahi aromātai. Ko ngā painga ki ngā tamariki ka whakatairanga ake anō mā te kaha ake o te whānau ki te whai wāhi mai.

E tino aro ana ngā mahi a te kaiwhakahaere, ngā kaimahi me te whānau ki ngā mahi e whai hua ai ngā tamariki. Me hāngai ngā tuhinga katoa a te ratonga ki ērā mahi.

Te Taunakitanga

Kia rapu huarahi te puna ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia, hei hāpai ake i te whakapai tonutanga.

Te Whakatau a te Whakahaeretanga ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga 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 ratonga mātauranga kōhungahunga 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.

I te wā o te aromātai, kīhai Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i tāutu i ētahi wāhanga kāhore nei e whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga ā-ture.

Te aromātai ka whai ake

Hei ā hea Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga aromātai anō ai i te whare kōhungahunga rumaki reo Māori?

Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga i roto i ngā tau e toru.

Gloria Takuira

Toka ā-nuku Whakakapi

Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

26 Pipiri, 2020

2 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Ratonga Mātauranga Kōhungahunga

1 Evaluation of the Service

How well placed is Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga to promote positive learning outcomes for children?

How well do children demonstrate a sense of belonging?

Children show a strong sense of belonging and interact positively with others.

ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.

Background

Kōtahi anō te kōhao o te ngira
E kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango, te miro whero
i muri i ahau, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture
me te whakapono
Nā Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.

Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga is in Hamilton. The centre provides an immersion education that caters for up to 50 children under the age of five. It provides a full day service for children at different stages of learning who are grouped accordingly. Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga was opened in 2015. It is the tuakana centre to Te Puna Reo o Te Kōhao which was established in 2017. Both centres are in Enderley.

The governance group, Te Kōhao Health Ltd (TKH), is a charitable organisation based on Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton. They were established to serve the needs of urban Māori. TKH provide a number of other services which are underpinned by Māori philosophy ‘Te Kōhao o te Ngira`. Māori values underpin the philosophy of the centre and support the focus of Whānau Ora, identity, language and community culture. TKH intend to establish a third centre to meet ongoing demand.

The tūmuaki has responsibility for daily operations across both sites. Senior teachers are building their leadership capabilities to support professional practice. Both centres are involved in the Tainui Kāhui Ako and acknowledge the local Iwi Tainui and Kīngitanga.

The Review Findings

Children experience a calm, responsive environment. Curriculum design and practice intends to engage children. Kaiako provide a curriculum that is responsive to children’s interests. Whānau aspirations and involvement are integral to curriculum decisions and planning and assessment processes. The learning programme is centred on quality care and learning for children in a Māori immersion setting that is delivered in te reo Māori. Kaiako have an extensive range of professional knowledge, skills and expertise. They are committed to use this knowledge to design the curriculum and decide how to structure time, space and the use of resources. Ongoing observation of children in everyday activities builds a picture of what children know, understand, feel, are interested in, and can do. Transition is planned and deliberate to support children and whānau to move within and between the two sites. Kaiako and whānau discuss transition arrangements for individual children and implement what best suits the child. Children are settled and connected as learners.

Children’s interests and needs are noticed, prioritised and responded to. Play based learning provides engaging opportunities for kaiako to facilitate and extend children’s learning and use of te reo Māori in fun, interesting and natural ways. Kaiako use music, karakia, tikanga and routines to settle children. They know the children well. Relationships and communication between kaimahi, children and whānau are caring and meaningful. Whānau feel well informed and value the regular and informative communication. Children’s learning is recorded and shared with them in a variety of ways. Assessment highlights children’s strengths and interests and how these are to be extended and built on. Kaiako provide positive outcomes and appropriate support for children with additional learning needs. A variety of spontaneous, regular and planned review is used to inform improving outcomes for children. Kaiako regularly reflect on their professional knowledge and practice. They are well supported to manage their own growth and change. Children show enjoyment in their learning.

The governance group Te Kōhao Health (TKH) provides support to ensure improvement and sustainability of both centres. There is a shared vision and mission to support and empower whānau in the wider community. TKH has clearly defined responsibilities for all business aspects of the centres. They have established support systems for the management of both sites. Regular meetings with leaders from each centre of TKH informs governance of progress and needs. Strategic recruitment has attracted quality leadership and staffing to the centre. They are connected and responsive to community needs and trends. Children are at the centre of all governance decisions.

Leadership experience has had a positive impact on continued growth and improvement. A new performance management system has been implemented. Improved regular reviews of operations ensure children’s safety and quality care is a focus. There is a focus on accountability and improvement. This has raised the quality of planning, teaching, learning programmes, policies and internal evaluation. The centre strategic planning prioritises te reo Māori and tikanga and the benefits for children. Children benefit from education and care that is constantly monitored for improvements.

Leaders show a clear commitment and passion aimed at positive outcomes for children. The collaborative approach builds leadership opportunities for kaiako in learning and management. The daily operations are managed well. A detailed annual plan is in place. The tūmuaki provides monthly reporting to inform governance. Milestone reports are regularly provided to the Ministry of Education. Children’s learning and wellbeing are the focus of centre operations.

Key Next Steps

Whānau have identified the need to explore other strategies to strengthen whānau involvement in decision making. While social events and functions are well attended, staff would like to further increase whānau participation in planning and evaluation. Positive outcomes for children will be further enhanced by greater whānau participation.

The manager, staff and whānau practices are focussed on positive outcomes for tamariki. It is important to align these practices with centre documentation.

Recommendation

Centre management and whānau continue to seek ways to monitor the developments to maintain ongoing improvement.

Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

During the evaluation, ERO looked at the service’s 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 early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly evaluate their compliance with legal requirements.

ERO did not identify any areas of non-compliance during the visit.

Next Evaluation

When is ERO likely to evaluate the immersion centre again?

The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhao Kōhungahunga will be in three years.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Director

Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

26 June 2020

2 Information about the Early Childhood Service

3 General Information about Immersion Early Childhood Reviews

ERO’s Evaluation Framework

ERO’s overarching question for an immersion early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the framework Ngā Pou Here:

Pou Whakahaere – how the service determines its vision, philosophy and direction to ensure positive outcomes for children.

Pou Ārahi – how leadership is enacted to enhance positive outcomes for children.

Mātauranga – whose knowledge is valued and how the curriculum is designed to achieve positive outcomes for children.

Tikanga whakaako – how approaches to teaching and learning respond to diversity and support positive outcomes for children.

Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.

ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.

A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.

For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to ERO’s Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.

ERO’s Overall Judgement and Next Review

The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:

• Very well placed – The next ERO review in four years

• Well placed – The next ERO review in three years

• Requires further development – The next ERO review within two years

• Not well placed - The next ERO review in consultation with the Ministry of Education

ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.

Review Coverage

ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.