55 Apirana Road, Horohoro, Rotorua
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. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga o Horohoro ki waenga i te kura o Horohoro me te marae o Kearoa, e pā tata atu ana i Rotorua. E whakarato ana te kōhanga reo i ngā whānau tokomaha e noho ana ki ngā nōhanga ohotata. Ka whai wāhi tētahi ratonga hauora Māori o tēnei takiwā ki te koha kai me te tautoko ā-hauora, hei hāpai i ngā whānau me ngā mokopuna.
Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou harikoa hei ākonga, engari, tērā anō ētahi atu mahi hei whai atu ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka whakaongaonga e whakatutuki ana i ō rātou matea ako.
Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e whakatutuki ana i ō rātou matea ako. Ka whakarite ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi ako e poipoi ana i ngā tūmomo rōpū reanga. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga me te whakatau whiringa. He whānui ngā tūmomo rauemi e hāpai ana i te taha auaha me ngā whakaaro pohewa o ngā mokopuna. He hihiri ngā wāhi ako, ā, kua āta whakaritea. Ka ngana ngā mokopuna hei ākonga.
He pūnaha ā te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, ka toro atu hoki ki te huitopa me te Pukamata, kia pakari ai te whai wāhi mai. Ka arotakengia, ka whakamanahia hoki ngā kaupapa here matua me ngā tukanga matua e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, hei āta whakatau i te hāngaitanga o aua tūāhuatanga ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Whakamātauhia ai i ia te wā, ko ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua. Ka whakamōhiotia te mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae, ā, e whakatakoto ana i te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ngā mokopuna. Kua whakaritea hoki tētahi mahere mahi, hei aroturuki, hei pūrongo hoki i te ahu whakamua o ngā whakatutukitanga. E ārahi ana tētahi mahere ā-tau i ngā mahi whakahaere i te tari, me ngā wā hoki e tika ana kia whakatutukihia. E whakahaerehia ana ngā take kaimahi. Kei ngā tuhinga kaimahi, ko ngā kirimana mahi, ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, me ngā arowhai i whakatutukihia ai mō te haumaru o ngā kaimahi. E whakahaere ana te whānau i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo, hei tino painga mō ngā mokopuna.
E mōhio ana te whānau, me whakapakari ake i te reo Māori. Me titiro ki te kounga o te reo Māori. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakamahere te whānau i tētahi aronga nahanaha mō te ako reo a te whānau me ngā kaimahi. E tika ana kia pakari te taiao reo Māori o ngā mokopuna, kia mātau ai rātou ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
Me whakapakari ake i te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai hōtaka. I tēnei wā, e arahina ana aua tūāhuatanga e te kaiwhakahaere. I te mea ko ngā kaimahi kē te hunga e mahi tahi ana ki ngā mokopuna, kua tae ki te wā kia tautokona tā rātou whakapakari i tō rātou māramatanga ki te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. Tē taea te kounga o ngā akoranga te whakatūturu. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakahāngaitanga o te aronga ki tā rātou ako.
Tē taea te hauora me te haumaru o ngā mokopuna te whakatūturu. Me whakatika ake i ngā rauhanga o tēnei wā. Kua whakaritea e te whānau, e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo hoki tētahi mahere hangahanga mō te whakatika me te whakapai ake i ngā whare o tēnei wā. He take kōhukihuki tēnei, hei tirohanga wawe. E whakamōrea ana i te hauora, te haumaru, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
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 rātou ki te:
āta whakarite i te hāngaitanga o te wāhi ki ērā o ngā ture ā-rohe o te kaunihera e whai pānga ana, ā, ki te Building Act 2004 hoki.
[R45 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; PF3 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
Kua whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia mahi ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, kia tautokona te waihanga ake i tētahi mahere mahi e whakatutuki ai i ngā whakaritenga matua ka whai ake, me ngā wāhanga kei runga ake nei kāhore e tutuki ana ngā herenga ā-ture.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku - Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
29 Pipiri, 2023
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Rotorua |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
41016 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
05C019 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
44 ngā tamariki, kia 20 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
37 ngā tamariki, 13 kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 37 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Haratua 2023 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
29 Pipiri, 2023 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2018; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Hui-tanguru 2012 |
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. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro is located in between Horohoro School and Te Marae o Kearoa near Rotorua. The kōhanga reo serves a significant number of whānau from emergency social housing. The local Māori Hauora offer kai and health support for whānau and mokopuna.
Mokopuna appear happy as learners however, more could be done to provide a stimulating programme that meets their learning needs.
Mokopuna participate in an environment that meets their learning needs. Kaimahi prepare learning activities that cater for the different age groups. Mokopuna have opportunities to follow their interests and make choices. There are a range of resources to support mokopuna creativity and imagination. The learning spaces are inviting and organised. Mokopuna are engaged learners.
Whānau have systems in place to manage the kōhanga reo operations. Whānau hui are regular and online facilities such as zoom and Facebook enables good participation. Core health and safety policies and procedures are reviewed and ratified to ensure they align to current legislation. Emergency evacuation drills for fire and earthquake are practiced regularly. The strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae and includes the vision and aspirations whānau hold for mokopuna. An action plan is in place to monitor and report on progress of achievements. An annual plan guides the administrative tasks and when these are to be met. Personnel matters are managed. Kaimahi employment documentation includes employment agreements, position descriptions and completed kaimahi safety checks. Whānau manage the kōhanga reo operations in the best interest of the mokopuna.
Whānau acknowledge that te reo Māori requires strengthening. The quality of te reo Māori requires attention. It is time for whānau to plan a deliberate approach to language learning for whānau and kaimahi. Mokopuna require a strong te reo Māori environment in order for them to be competent speakers of te reo Māori.
Planning, assessment and programme evaluation requires strengthening. Currently, these processes are guided by the kaiwhakahaere. As the ones working directly with mokopuna, it is time that kaimahi are supported to build their understanding of planning, assessment, and evaluation. The quality of learning cannot be guaranteed. Mokopuna would benefit from a focussed approach to their learning.
Mokopuna health and safety cannot be assured. The current facilities require repairing. Whānau alongside Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust have prepared a building plan to remedy and improve the current buildings. This issue is urgent and requires prompt attention. Mokopuna health, safety and wellbeing is compromised.
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.
To meet compliance requirements they must:
ensure the premises conform to any relevant bylaws of the local authority and the Building Act 2004
[Regulation 45 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; PF3 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ERO and the Kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation to work alongside the district office for support to create an action plan to address the key next steps and areas of non-compliance as outlined above.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
29 June 2023
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Location |
Rotorua |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
41016 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
05C019 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
44 children, including up to 20 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
37 children, including up to 13 aged under 2 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 37 |
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Review team on site |
May 2023 |
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Date of this report |
29 June 2023 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2018; Education Review, May 2015; Education Review, February 2012 |
E tū tuawhenua ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro ki waenga i te marae o Kearoa me te kura o Horohoro. Nō te marae ngā kuia, ā, e noho tākare ana rāua kia puāwai te kōhanga reo. Kua hoki rāua ki te kōhanga reo, hei whakapoapoa i ngā whānau ki te hokihoki mai ki te kāinga. Kua whai hua nui tēnei ki te kōhanga reo, ahakoa te poto noa o te wā.
E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki ō rātou tuakiri mā ā rātou wheako ako ki te kōhanga reo.
E rumakina ana ngā tamariki ki te whanaungatanga. He tino hononga ā-whakapapa ki waenga i te whānau me ngā kaimahi. Kei te āta tūhonohono pai ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te whakaute o te tangata mōna ake, ā, mō ētahi atu hoki. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā tūmomo taunekeneke ki waenga i ngā tamariki e poipoi ai i te tohatoha, te manaaki, me te aroha. Ka kaha awhiawhi i ngā tamariki. E whakarato ana te whānau i ngā mahinga e whakatairanga ana, e whakapūmau ana hoki i te whanonga pai. He ngāwari te rere o ngā whakawhitinga. Nā tēnei he riterite ngā wheako ka mōhio tonuhia e ngā tamariki. He tau te whānau ki te whai wāhi mātātoa mai ki te hōtaka o te kōhanga reo. He mauritau anō hoki te tū tangata o ia tamaiti, ā, he pai anō hoki te whai hononga o ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i ō rātou tuakiri. He hononga ā-whakapapa tō te katoa o ngā tamariki me ngā whānau ki te marae. Ka whai pānga matua te marae ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. He kōwaiwai pakitara o tō rātou maunga e whakaatuhia ana ki te taha o ngā whakaahua o ngā tino pou whenua o te hapori. Ko te ako i ngā pepeha me ngā kōrero tuku iho o te hapori tētahi aronga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te taunekeneke ki ētahi atu, ki waho atu i te kōhanga reo. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa i te hapori. He mauritau ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao ako.
E ākina ana, e tautokona ana hoki te ako a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori o Ngāti Kea rāua ko Ngāti Tuara. Koia nei tētahi aronga matua a te whānau. Ka whakatauira, ka aroturuki hoki ngā kuia i te kounga o te reo Māori i ngā wāhi ako. E whakamahia ana te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te whāngai kupu, te patapatai, te tāruarua, te pānui, me te whakamahi anō hoki i ngā mahi ā-ringa, ngā waiata, me te whakanuitanga o te pai. Ka hāpaitia, ka ākina hoki te whakahoki kōrero, te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero hoki a ngā tamariki i ngā wā ako me ngā wā tākaro. Ka kitea ki te āhua o ngā pēpi tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā pātai me ngā tohutohu. E whanake ana ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
He kaha rawa te whai hanganga o te hōtaka akoranga me te kōkiritanga o ngā pākeke. He iti noa te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki te whiriwhiri i ngā rauemi me ngā taumahi e whakaratohia ana mā rātou. Kāhore ō rātou matea ako e whakawhānuihia ana. He iti noa ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga.
Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga whakamahere. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā mema o te whānau ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro i te hōtaka akoranga. E whai ana ngā mahere hōtaka i ngā kaupeka o te tau. Ka kitea ki ngā tuhinga, ngā hononga ki Te Whāriki me Te Korowai. E ahu whakamua ana te whakarite a te whānau i te hōtaka akoranga kia āta puta ai ngā painga ki ngā tamariki.
Ka aroturukitia, ka tuhia hoki te ako a ngā tamariki. Kei te māia haere te kaimahi hou ki te kawe atu i ōna tūranga me āna kawenga i roto i tēnei tūāhuatanga. E tino tautokona ana ia e ngā kuia me te whānau. Whakamōhiotia ai te whānau i ia te wā i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Ka whakapuakihia mā rātou i ia te wā, ko ngā mōhiohio katoa e pā ana ki te ako me te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki. He pai te aroturuki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki.
E whakahaere ana te whānau i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki. E hāpai ana ngā mahere rautaki me te mahere ā-tau i te ahu whakamua a te whānau ki te whakatutuki haere i ō rātou wawata. He pai te whakaritenga o ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i te tari. E ahu whakamua ana te whānau ki te whakatakoto i ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te kawenga takohanga me te māramatanga. E arotahi ana rātou ki te whakapiki ake i te tatauranga tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, me te āta whakarite i tā rātou poipoi mārika i ngā tamariki i raro i te rua o ngā tau te pakeke. Kua rite rātou ki te hoko i tētahi wēne ā tōna wā hei hāpai i tō rātou wawata kia tokomaha ake ngā tamariki me ngā whānau e whai wāhi mai ana i ngā kāinga. Ko te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki tētahi aronga matua.
I te wā o te aromātai, 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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
26 Pipiri, 2018
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Rotorua |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
41016 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
05C019 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
He kōhanga reo |
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Kua raihanatia ki te ture |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
23, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
10, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 4 Tama 6 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Haratua 2018 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
26 Pipiri, 2018 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Haratua 2015 Hui-tanguru 2012 Pipiri 2008 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro is in a rural location between Kearoa Marae and Horohoro School. The kuia are descendants of the marae and are keen for the kōhanga reo to prosper. They have returned to the kōhanga reo in a deliberate effort to attract people home. This has had a significant impact in the short time they have been there.
Children are developing an understanding of their identify through their learning experiences at kōhanga reo.
Children are immersed in whanaungatanga. The whānau and kaimahi are all closely related. Children experience positive relationships. The kaimahi model respect for self and others. They encourage interactions between children that foster sharing, caring and aroha. Hugs and awhi are common practices. The whānau provide routines that promote and reinforce positive behaviour. Transitions are smooth. This provides children with consistent and predictable experiences. The whānau feel comfortable to actively contribute to the kōhanga reo programme. Children appear secure in themselves and relate well to others.
Children learn in an environment where their identity is nurtured. All children and their whānau have whakapapa links to the marae. The marae is a prominent feature in children’s learning. Painted wall murals of their maunga are displayed alongside photos of local icons. Learning pepeha and local stories are a focus of the learning programme. The whānau provide opportunities for children to interact with others outside of the kōhanga reo. Children participate in community activities. Children are settled in their learning environment.
Children are encouraged and supported to learn te reo Māori of Ngāti Kea and Ngāti Tuara. This is a priority for the whānau. The kuia model and monitor the quality of te reo Māori within the learning spaces. A range of strategies are used to support language development. These include prompting, questioning, repetition, reading, use of hand cues, waiata, and positive reinforcement. Children are prompted and encouraged to respond and converse during learning and play. Babies use non-verbal gestures to show their understanding of questions and instructions. Children are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.
The learning programme is very structured and too adult directed. Children have little choice in resources and activities provided for them. Their learning needs are not being extended. There is very little opportunity for children to follow their own interests.
Kaimahi have in place processes for planning. Whānau members are provided with opportunities to contribute to the learning programme. Programme planning follows the seasons. Documentation shows links to Te Whāriki and Te Korowai. The whānau is working towards ensuring that the learning programme results in positive outcomes for children.
Children’s learning is monitored and recorded. The new kaimahi is increasing her confidence to undertake her roles and responsibilities in this area. She is well supported by the kuia and the whānau. The whānau is regularly updated on children’s progress. All information of children’s learning and progress is shared with them at regular hui. Children’s learning and progress is well monitored.
The whānau manage the kōhanga reo in the interests of the children. Strategic and annual planning support the whānau to work toward their aspirations. Administrative systems are well organised. The whānau is working towards establishing processes of accountability and transparency. They are focussed on increasing the roll and ensuring they can cater for children under two years of age. They are on track to purchase a van that will support their desire to have more children and whānau participating at home. Keeping children safe is a priority.
During the evaluation, 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 developed the following recommendation:
The whānau further develop the learning programme to cater appropriately to individual children’s strengths and learning.
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
26 June 2018
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Location |
Rotorua |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
41016 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
05C019 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
23 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
10 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 4 Boys 6 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
May 2018 |
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Date of this report |
26 June 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
May 2015 February 2012 June 2008 |
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E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro ki raro i te maunga o Horohoro, ki waenga i te marae o Kearoa me te kura o Horohoro. Ko Horohoro tētahi hapori taratahi kei kō atu rā i Rotorua. Kei te tuawhenua nei te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi māoriori. Whakawhiti atu ai ngā tamariki o te kōhanga reo ki te kura o te hapori nei, ki tētahi rānei o ngā kura kaupapa Māori ki Rotorua.
He tokomaha ngā mema rangatahi o te whānau. Ka noho pūmau, ka noho ngākau nui hoki rātou ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. He hononga ā-whakapapa tō te whānau ki Horohoro, ā, koia nei te take ka kawe mai rātou i ā rātou tamariki ki tēnei kōhanga reo. Ko ngā whakaritenga katoa o te kōhanga reo ka ahu mai i te whanaungatanga. He tino hiahia tō te whānau kia mātau ā rātou tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, me te mōhio ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki. Ka whakarato te whānau ki ngā tamariki tētahi taiao akoranga e ahu mai ana i te ngākau māhaki, te mauritau, me te rangimārie.
He mātātoa te whakahaere a te whānau i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He hiahia tō rātou ki te whakarite i te poipoitanga o ngā whakaritenga katoa i te waiora me te aronga toi whenuatanga o ā rātou tamariki.
He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ngā hononga papai ki ō rātou hoa, ki ngā kaimahi hoki, ā, he ākonga harikoa, he ākonga māia hoki.
Ka wheako ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao akoranga he rangimārie, he mauritau hoki te āhua. Ka aro nui ngā tamariki ki te māhaki me te aroha o ngā kaimahi. Kei te mārama rātou ki te whanonga e tūmanakohia ana i a rātou e mahi ana ki roto. Ka wheako ngā tamariki i te roanga o ngā wā ako, e whakawātea ana i a rātou ki te arotahi me te whakaaro nui ki ā rātou mahi.
Ka ako ngā tamariki mā ngā hononga e mau nei i te aroha me te atawhai. Ko ngā taunekeneke ki ētahi atu tamariki me te whānau, e ahu mai ana i te whanaungatanga. He tino hononga ā-whakapapa tō te katoa o ngā tamariki me ngā pākeke. Ka ākina rātou kia whakapuaki te aroha me te manaaki ki ō rātou hoa. Ka wheako ngā tamariki i ngā hononga e whai pūtake ana, ā, e whakarato ana te tino tūāpapa mō ā rātou akoranga.
He pai te aro a ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. He mārie te whakahaeretanga i ngā wheako ako reo. He mauritau hoki te kōrero a ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki. Ka aro nui ngā tamariki, ā, ka areare ō rātou taringa i ngā wā ako ōkawa. Kei ngā kaimahi te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki papai kia āta whakarongo ai ngā tamariki. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te wairua o te reo Māori, ā, he pai tā rātou aro atu.
Ka ako, ka tupu hoki ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i tō rātou waiora ā-whatumanawa, ā-tinana, ā-hinengaro, ā-tangata hoki.
Ka whakahaere te whānau i te kōhanga reo i runga anō i ō rātou wawata mō ā rātou tamariki me te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.
He tukanga ā ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. He mārama tā rātou arotahi ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka whakaraupapa ngā mahere i te kiko, i ngā rautaki hoki ki te whakatinana i te hōtaka me ngā rauemi. Ka tāutu te aromātai i ngā āhuatanga ka whakapai ake i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā ngā tukanga i āta whakaritea ai, i āta whakahaerehia ai hoki.
Kua arotakengia te tūtohinga, ā, he tino mārama ngā aratohu o roto mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He matawhānui ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ā, ka ārahi i ngā whakaritenga o ia rā. He mārama, he pai hoki te whakahaeretanga o ngā pūnaha e pā ana ki ngā pūtea. Ka wheako ngā tamariki i tētahi taiao ako i āta whakamātauhia ai hei poipoi i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki me ō rātou matea ako.
Kua whakaritea e te whānau ngā tino whāinga, ngā tino kaupapa matua hoki mō te whakawhanake tonutanga o tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ka tino whai pānga tō Te Ara Tūāpae me Ngā Pou e Whā ki tēnei āhuatanga. Ka hāpaitia te arotake whaiaro e te maha o ngā pūrongo ka whakaatuhia mā te whānau. He pai te whakamōhio ki te whānau i tēnā e kōkirihia ana ki te kōhanga reo. Ko te aronga whakamua, te aroturuki hoki o ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo e hāngai pū ana ki ngā painga mō ngā tamariki.
I tēnei wā ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā pūkete hei huarahi mō te aroturuki i te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki. Mārakerake ana te kite atu, kāhore i te tino mārama rātou ki te pūtake, ngā mahi rānei e tika ana mō ngā pūkete e pā ana ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Me hāpai i te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakapakari i ngā mahi aromatawai, tae atu ki te āta whakatakoto haere i ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki, me te tāutu hoki i ngā taumata akoranga ka whāia tonuhia e ia tamaiti.
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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei:
Kia whakapakari te whānau me ngā kaimahi i tō rātou māramatanga, tā rātou whakatinanatanga hoki i ngā pūkete a ngā tamariki, hei tūmomo rautaki ka aroturuki i te ako me te ahunga whakamua o ngā tamariki.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro ki kō atu rā i Rotorua. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki ngā hononga papai ki ō rātou hoa me ngā kaimahi, ā, he ākonga harikoa, he ākonga māia hoki rātou. He māhaki ngā kaimahi i a rātou e taunekeneke ana me ngā tamariki. He ngākau māhaki tō rātou me te whakamana hoki i ngā tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
04 Haratua, 2015
Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro sits below Maunga Horohoro between Kearoa Marae and Horohoro School. Horohoro is an isolated community on the outskirts of Rotorua. The rural setting is rich in natural resources. Children from the kōhanga reo either attend the local school or one of the kura kaupapa Māori in Rotorua.
Many of the whānau are young. They are committed and passionate about the kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Whānau have whakapapa links to Horohoro which is why they bring their children to this kōhanga reo. All practices at kōhanga reo are based on whanaungatanga. Whānau have a strong desire for their children to be competent speakers of te reo Māori and to understand who they are and where they come from. The whānau provides children with a learning environment based on humility, calm and peace.
Whānau are actively managing the operations of the kōhanga reo. They are keen to ensure that all practices nurture their children’s wellbeing and sense of belonging.
Children enjoy positive relationships with their peers and kaimahi and they are happy and confident learners.
Children experience a learning environment that is peaceful and calm. Children respond to the quiet, loving nature of kaimahi. They are clear about the expected behaviour when working indoors. Children experience uninterrupted learning where they can focus and concentrate on their work.
Children learn through loving and warm relationships. Interactions with other children and whānau are based on whanaungatanga. All children and adults have strong whakapapa links to each other. They are encouraged to display love and care with their peers. Children experience meaningful relationships that provide a strong foundation for their learning.
Children respond positively to te reo Māori. Language learning experiences are conducted in a peaceful manner. Kaimahi speak calmly with children. Children pay attention and listen attentively during formal learning times. Kaimahi have a range of positive strategies to focus children’s listening. Children are exposed to the wairua of te reo Māori and respond in positive ways.
Children learn and grow in an environment where their emotional, physical, intellectual and social wellbeing are nurtured.
The whānau manage the kōhanga reo according to their aspirations for their children and the kaupapa of the kōhanga reo.
Kaimahi have processes for planning, assessment and evaluation. These have a clear focus on children’s learning. Planning outlines the content, strategies for implementing the programme and resources. Evaluations identify improvements to be made to the learning programme. Children benefit from processes that are well organised and managed.
The charter has been reviewed and provides clear guidelines for the operations of the kōhanga reo. Health and safety policies and procedures are comprehensive and guide daily practice. Financial systems are well managed and transparent. Children experience a learning environment where all reasonable health and safety steps are taken to protect them and their learning needs are supported.
The whānau have set clear goals and priorities for the future development of their kōhanga reo. This is influenced by Te Ara Tūāpae and Ngā Pou E Wha. Self review is supported by a number of reports presented to the whānau. Whānau are well informed of what is happening at kōhanga reo. The future direction and monitoring of kōhanga reo operations is centred on benefits for children.
Kaimahi currently use profiles as a method for monitoring children’s progress. It is clear that they do not clearly understand the purpose or what is required for profiling children’s learning. Whānau and kaimahi need support to strengthen assessment practice including accurately recording children’s progress and identifying each child’s next learning steps.
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 developed the following recommendation:
Whānau and kaimahi strengthen their understanding and implementation of children’s profile as a tool for monitoring children’s learning and progress.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohoro is situated on the outskirts of Rotorua. Children enjoy positive relationships with their peers and kaimahi and they are happy and confident learners. Kaimahi are gentle in their interactions with children. They are humble and treat children with respect.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Horohorowill be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
4 May 2015
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Location |
Rotorua |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
41016 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
05C019 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
23 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
10 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 3 Boys 7 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 100% |
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Review team on site |
March 2015 |
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Date of this report |
4 May 2015 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Supplementary Review |
February 2012 June 2008 August 2004 |