24 York Street, Eltham
View on mapKua 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.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao ki te hapori o Eltham, ki Taranaki. Ko Ngā Ruahinerangi rāua ko Ngāti Ruanui ngā iwi. Ia rā, ka haereere ngā wēne mō ngā tamariki ki ngā tāone e pā tata atu ana. He kaha te tautoko mai o ngā kaumātua. He tokomaha ngā mokopuna ki te kōhanga reo. He rārangi tatari hoki tā te whānau.
Ka whakaatuhia e ngā mokopuna te ngākau titikaha i a rātou e tūhura ana i tō rātou kōhanga reo.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e hāpai ana i tō rātou mana motuhake ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga. Kua whakaratohia e te whānau ngā rauemi maha me te tangongitanga o ngā tūmomo wāhi ako e poipoi ana i te taha pākiki o ngā mokopuna. Ka ārahi ngā kaimahi i te aronga kia ako ngā mokopuna mā te tākaro. E ākina ana te tūhura haere. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki te taha o ētahi atu, ā, he tau anō hoki ētahi ki te tūhura takitahi. Ka whakawhiti haere ngā kaimahi, ā, ka aro atu ki ngā matea o ngā mokopuna i te wā ka pupū ake. Ka hāngai hoki ki tēnei, ko te whakarato i ngā tauira reo e hāpai ana i te taha tūhura. He nui te awhi, te manaaki, me te aroha i ngā mokopuna. I kitea ngā mokopuna e noho ngākau nui ana ki te tangongitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi e whakakipakipa ana i ō rātou whakaaro pākiki me te hīraurau hopanga. Ka taea e rātou ā rātou ake kaupapa te kōkiri, me te aro nui ki te kaupapa mō te wā roa. I whakapuakihia e ngā mokopuna tō rātou ngākau nui, tō rātou pārekareka i a rātou e mahi ana.
E tino hāpaitia ana te ako a ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori. Ka āta whakarite te whānau kia noho mātua rā ko te ako i te mita o Taranaki. Ka toro atu ngā kaimahi ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki reo e hāpai ai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko ngā whaikōrero, ngā waiata, ngā whakataukī, ngā pātai, me ngā tohutohu. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te aroha ki te waiata. He tākare te whai atu a ngā tēina i ngā mahi ā-ringa a ō rātou tuākana, i a rātou e waiata ana. Ka whai wāhi atu hoki ngā pēpi i aua wā mā te whakapuaki oro, mā te āhua hoki o ō rātou kanohi. E tīmata ana ngā mokopuna ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Kua whakatakotohia ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te whakamahere me te aromatawai. He mahi ngātahi te whakamahere, ā, e whakarato ana i ngā aratohu mō te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka. I ngā wā e tika ana, e whai wāhi atu ana hoki ki ngā whakaaro o ngā kaimahi, ko te tautoko o waho. He ngohengohe te aronga atu a ngā kaimahi ki te hōtaka o ia rā, ā, e pai ana ki a rātou te panoni haere i te pupūtanga ake o ētahi atu whai wāhitanga. Ko te tākaro māhorahora, ko te tīwhiri taumahi hoki te aronga o te hōtaka akoranga. Kua whakatakotohia ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te aromatawai. Ko te paki ako te tino huarahi mō te whakatakoto haere i ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna. Ka whakatakotohia aua kōrero ki ngā pūkete a ia tamaiti. He kawenga mahi tēnei mā ngā kaimahi katoa. E whiwhi ana ngā mokopuna i ngā akoranga e whakatutuki ana i ō rātou matea.
He pai te whakahaeretanga a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui i ia marama, ā, he pai hoki te tuhi i ngā kaupapa i kōrerohia ai. He komiti anō hoki tā rātou e kawe ana i ngā mahi katoa e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te tari. Kua whakawhanakehia te pūnaha arohaehae e ngā kaimahi, mā te mahi ngātahi ki te whānau. Ka taea e ngā kaimahi te whakawhanaketanga ngaio te whakapā atu mā Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, hei hāpai i tō rātou tupu whaiaro. Kua whakahoungia ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi katoa, ā, e hāngai katoa ana ki te wā. Arotakengia ai i ia te wā, ko ngā pūtea i tuhia ai ki ngā meneti o mua. Tērā ētahi whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te arotakenga o te kaupapa here, heoi, e hāngai ana te katoa o ngā kaupapa here ki te wā me ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā tonu. Kua whakatakotohia te mahere ā-tau. E whakatakoto ana taua mahere i ngā tino aratohu mō te whakatinanatanga me te aroturukitanga o ngā mahi whakahaere matua. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga katoa.
Me whakapakari ake i te aromātai hōtaka. Ka hui ngā kaimahi ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō tēnā i whāia e rātou i roto i ngā wiki kua pahure, engari he iti noa ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki aua hui. He mea nui kia whakatakotohia aua kōrero hei hāpai i ngā whakapaitanga me ngā mahere ka whai ake. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i ngā whakaritenga aromātai hōtaka.
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:
I tautuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te wāhanga e whai ake nei, kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Hei whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga o tēnei wā, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
[R43 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C2 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
01 Hōngongoi, 2021
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Taranaki |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
45728 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
07B097 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
45, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
36, tokoiwa kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 20 Tama 16 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
36 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Pipiri 2021 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
1 Hōngongoi 2021 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Whiringa-ā-nuku 2016 Here-turi-kōkā 2013 |
The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities have collaborated to provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Taura Here i te Ao is in Eltham, Taranaki. The iwi are Ngā Ruahinerangi and Ngāti Ruanui. Van runs go to neighbouring towns daily. There is good kaumātua support. There are a high number of mokopuna in the kōhanga reo. Whanau also have a waiting list.
Mokopuna display confidence as they explore their kōhanga reo.
Mokopuna experience an environment where they have autonomy to pursue their interests. Whānau have provided many resources and a variety of learning spaces that foster mokopuna curiosity. Kaimahi lead a play-based approach to learning with mokopuna. Exploring is encouraged. Mokopuna engage alongside others while some are content to explore by themselves. Kaimahi move around and respond to mokopuna needs as they arise. This includes providing language models that support exploration. There is plenty of awhi, manaaki and aroha for the mokopuna. Mokopuna were observed enjoying a wide range of activities that stimulated their curiosity and problem-solving. They were able to initiate their own their own projects and remain engaged for a sustained period. Mokopuna expressed pleasure and enjoy as they worked.
Mokopuna are well supported to learn te reo Māori. Whānau ensure that learning te mita o Taranaki is the priority. Kaimahi draw on a variety of language strategies to support mokopuna language development. These include whaikorero, waiata, whakatauki, pātai and tohutohu. Kaimahi model a love for waiata. Teina eagerly follow the actions of their tuākana while performing waiata. Babies respond by making sounds and using facial expressions. Mokopuna are early learners of te reo Māori.
Planning and assessment processes are in place. Planning is a collaborative activity that provides guidelines for programme implementation. External support supplements kaimahi whakaaro as required. Kaimahi have a flexible approach to the daily programme and are happy to change when other opportunities arise. Free play and choice of activities is the focus of learning programme. Assessment processes are in place. The learning story is the main method for recording mokopuna learning. These are recorded in individual profile books. Responsibility for this is shared amongst kaimahi. Mokopuna experience learning that meets their needs.
Whānau manage kōhanga reo operations well. Monthly hui are held and is well documented. They have in place a committee to deal with all administration tasks. The appraisal system has been developed by kaimahi in collaboration with whānau. Kaimahi can access professional development through Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust to support their personal growth. All employee documentation is current and up to date. Finance in previous minutes are regularly reviewed. There is some evidence of policy review although all policies are up to date and align to current legislative requirements. An annual plan is in place. This provides clear guidelines for the implementation and monitoring of key operational tasks. Mokopuna are at the centre of all decision making.
Programme evaluation requires strengthening. Kaimahi meet to discuss what has happened over-previous weeks but there is limited documentation. It is important that discussions are recorded for any improvements and influence further planning. Mokopuna benefit from programme evaluation practices.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
ERO identified the following area of non-compliance. To improve current practice, the whānau must:
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
1 July 2021
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Location |
Taranaki |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
45728 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
07B097 |
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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 |
45 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
36 children, including up to 9 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 20 Boys 16 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
36 |
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Review team on site |
June 2021 |
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Date of this report |
1 July 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review |
October 2016 August 2013 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao ki Eltham, ki Taranaki. Ko ētahi o ngā kaupapa matua a te whānau, ko te kounga o ngā wheako akoranga me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki. E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i te āhua o ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakaatu ngā tamariki i te manaaki, te aroha, me te whanaungatanga mā te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi, ki te taha o ō rātou hoa me tō rātou whānau.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao ki Eltham, ki Taranaki. Ko Ngā Ruahinerangi rāua ko Ngāti Ruanui ngā iwi. Ka kawea mai ngā tamariki i ngā hapori e karapoti ana i te kōhanga reo. He tokomaha ngā tamariki ki te rārangi ingoa.
Ka whakaatu ngā tamariki i te manaaki, te aroha, me te whanaungatanga, ā, ka whiwhi hoki rātou i ngā taunekeneke papai ki te taha o ō rātou hoa me tō rātou whānau.
He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tūhura i te ao e noho nei rātou. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tūhura i te ao Māori me te ao whānui. Ka whakarato rātou i tētahi taiao ako whakaongaonga mō ngā tamariki, me ngā whai wāhitanga anō hoki ki te kite, te pā, te hongihongi, me te rongo i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taonga. Ka whakapuakihia ngā mātauranga e pā ana ki ngā atua Māori, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o te whakaute me te manaaki o ngā tamariki mō te taiao māoriori, tūturu hoki. Ka akiaki, ka hāpai hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te korikori tinana, me te ako i te oranga kai. He ākonga pakari, he ākonga pākiki hoki ngā tamariki.
Ka ako ngā tamariki i tō rātou tuakiri. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha, ngā waiata, me ngā karakia hoki o tō rātou takiwā. Kawe atu ai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki i ia te wā, ki te kite i ngā pouwhenua o te hapori me ngā wāhi whakahirahira hoki, hei whakatairanga i te ako i te hapori whānui. E hāpaitia ana te ako a ngā tamariki i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua, hei manuhiri anō hoki ki ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi kia whiwhi ai ngā tamariki i ngā whai wāhitanga i ia rā ki te noho ki te taha o ō rātou kaumātua, me te rongo i ngā kōrero e pā ana ki tō rātou iwi. E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae anō hoki.
Ka whiwhi ngā tamariki i te pai o ngā taunekeneke ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakakoia, ka whakamihi anō hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā whakapuakitanga me ngā whakamātau a ngā tamariki. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga, i runga anō i te rere o ngā mahi e tika ana ki a rātou. Ka ārahi ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te waia haere ki ngā tūmanako, ngā mahinga, me ngā tikanga, puta noa i te rā. He harikoakoa te tākaro ngātahi a ngā tamariki, mō ngā wā roa. Ka tiaki ngā tuākana i ō rātou tēina, ā, ka whakatauira anō hoki i ngā whanonga e tika ana. He kaha te nukunuku haere o ngā pēpi ki te wāhi ako i āta waihangatia ai mō rātou. He tau, he hāneanea hoki ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao.
E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou māramatanga ki te reo Māori. Kōrero Māori ai ngā kaimahi puta noa i te rā. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i ngā kupu, ngā kīanga, me ngā rerenga kōrero māmā o te reo Māori. Ka kōkiri ngā tamariki tuākana i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki te taha o ō rātou hoa, ā, ki ētahi atu hoki. Ka whakapuaki kōrero ngā pēpi mā te reo ā-tinana, me ngā mahi ā-ringa. E āhei ana ngā tamariki ki te whakahāngai i ngā kupu ki ngā pikitia, ngā tāngata, me ētahi mea. He pārekareka ki a rātou ngā pukapuka e pānuihia ana, ā, he mātātoa tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā wā pānui i te taha o ngā kaimahi. He pakari ngā tamariki ki te whakawhiti whakaaro.
Ka whakahaere te whānau i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki. He tirohanga ngātahi, he tino aronga anō hoki ki te whakapai haere, puta noa i ngā wāhanga katoa o ngā whakahaeretanga. Ko te whakawhanaketanga o ngā kaimahi me te whānau tētahi kaupapa rautaki matua. Ka whakamaheretia, ka aroturukitia hoki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. He mātātoa te whai wāhi a te whānau ki te kura me ētahi atu ratonga ako o te hapori. He pakari ngā pūnaha, ā, ka arotakengia i ia te wā. Ka noho matua te ako a ngā tamariki.
Ko te ako a ngā tamariki e pou here ana i te whakamaheretanga o te hōtaka. Kei ngā mahere te kiko o ngā mōhiohio hei ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakaaro huritao rātou i ia te wā, i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka me ngā whakaritenga ki te whakatutuki i ngā matea o ngā tamariki. Ka tahuri hoki ngā kaimahi i roto i te hōtaka akoranga, ki te āta poipoi i ngā tamariki e mau ana i ngā matea ake. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te ako ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka āta aroturukitia te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo mōhiohio ki te whānau, mō te āhua o ngā akoranga a ā rātou tamariki. Kua āta whakatakotohia ā-tuhi nei ngā mōhiohio aromatawai, mā ngā kitenga, ngā paki ako, ngā pūkete a ia tamaiti, me ngā whakaahua. Ka whai hua ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi ki te arotake i te hōtaka akoranga, hei āta whakarite i te whakatutukitanga o tēnei i ngā matea o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatutukihia ngā matea ako me ngā matea whanake o ngā tamariki.
Kāhore ngā mahere, ngā pūrongo, me ngā mahi aroturuki e hāngai ana ki ngā kaupapa rautaki matua o te kōhanga reo. Kāhore ngā whāinga ā-tau e aroturukitia ana, e pūrongotia ana rānei hei whakamōhio i te whānau mō te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i aua whāinga. E mōhio ana te whānau ki te whai pānga nui, te whai pānga matua hoki o te tuitui ake i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo ki ngā wāhanga katoa.
He ōpaki kē te pūrongo i te ako me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki ki ngā mātua. Ahakoa kei te mārama ngā kaimahi he mea nui te pūrongo i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki ki ngā whānau, kāhore he tukanga ōkawa hei āta whakarite i te whakatutukitanga o tēnei mahi.
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 ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao ki Eltham, ki Taranaki. Ko ētahi o ngā kaupapa matua a te whānau, ko te kounga o ngā wheako akoranga me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki. E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i te āhua o ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakaatu ngā tamariki i te manaaki, te aroha, me te whanaungatanga mā te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi, ki te taha o ō rātou hoa me tō rātou whānau.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
31 Whiringa-ā-nuku, 2016
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Eltham, ki Taranaki |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
45728 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
07B097 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
45, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
40, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 17 Tama tāne 23 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
31 Here-turi-kōkā – 1 Mahuru 2016 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
31 Whiringa-ā-nuku, 2016 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga |
Here-turi-kōkā 2013 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao is in Eltham, Taranaki. Whānau priorities include quality learning experiences and children’s development. Whānaungatanga underpins the way in which the kōhanga reo is managed. Children demonstrate manaaki, aroha and whānaungatanga in a variety of ways, with their peers and whānau.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao will be in three years.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao is in Eltham, Taranaki. The iwi are Ngā Ruahinerangi and Ngāti Ruanui. Children are transported from neighbouring areas to the kōhanga reo. There is a high number of children on the roll.
Children demonstrate manaaki, aroha and whānaungatanga and experience positive interactions with their peers and whānau.
Children have opportunities to explore the world around them. Kaimahi provide opportunities for children to explore te ao Māori and the wider world. They provide a stimulating learning environment for children where they have opportunities to see, touch, smell and feel a range of resources. Information about atua Māori is shared with children to help with developing respect and care for the natural and physical environment. Kaimahi encourage and support children to be active and learn about healthy eating habits. Children are confident and curious learners.
Children’s learn about their identity. Kaimahi support children to recite their pepeha, sing waiata and karakia from their area. Kaimahi regularly take children to visit local landmarks and places of significance to enhance learning about the local area. Children are supported to learn about their role as tangata whenua and manuhiri in different situations. Kaimahi ensure that children have daily opportunities to interact with their kaumatua and hear stories of their iwi. Children know who they are and where they are from.
Children experience positive interactions at kōhanga reo. Kaimahi affirm and praise children’s contributions and efforts. They support children to follow their interests at their own pace. Kaimahi guide children to become familiar with expectations, routines and tikanga throughout the day. Children play happily together for long periods of time. Tuakana take care of and model appropriate behaviours to their teina. Babies move confidently around their own designated learning space. Children are secure and comfortable in their environment.
Children are developing their understanding of te reo Māori. Kaimahi speak te reo Māori throughout the day. They encourage children to use simple words, phrases and sentences in te reo Māori. Older children initiate conversations with their peers and others. Babies use body language and hand gestures to convey messages. Children can associate words with pictures, people and things. They enjoy being read to and actively engage in shared reading with kaimahi. Children are confident communicators.
The whānau manage the kōhanga reo in the interests of children. There is a shared vision and a strong focus on improvement across all areas of operations. Kaimahi and whānau development is included as a strategic priority. Professional development for kaimahi is planned and monitored. The whānau actively participate with the kura and other local learning providers. Systems are robust and regularly reviewed. Children’s learning is important.
Children’s learning underpins programme planning. Plans provide detailed information to guide the implementation of the programme. Kaimahi know the children well and constantly reflect on how the programme and practices meet the needs of children. Kaimahi prioritise support for children with additional needs in the learning programme. Children enjoy learning at kōhanga reo.
Children’s learning is well monitored. Kaimahi provide a range of information to whānau about how their children are learning. Assessment information is well documented through observations, learning stories, individual profiles and photographs. Kaimahi effectively review the learning programme to ensure it is meeting children’s needs. Children’s learning and development needs are met.
Planning, reporting and monitoring does not align to the strategic priorities of the kōhanga reo. Annual goals are not monitored or reported to inform whānau of progress towards achieving these goals. Whānau acknowledge the relevance and importance of incorporating more of the kaupapa of kōhanga reo in all areas.
Reporting to parents on their children’s learning and development occurs informally. While kaimahi understand the importance of reporting children’s progress to whānau there is no formal process to ensure this occurs.
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 recommendations:
plan and implement a regular method of reporting about children’s learning
align all areas of operation more closely to the kaupapa of kōhanga reo as outlined by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao is in Eltham, Taranaki. Whānau priorities include quality learning experiences and children’s development. Whānaungatanga underpins the way in which the kōhanga reo is managed. Children demonstrate manaaki, aroha and whānaungatanga in a variety of ways, with their peers and whānau.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Taurahere ki te Ao will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
31 October 2016
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Location |
Eltham, Taranaki |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
45728 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
07B097 |
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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 |
45 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
40 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 17 Boys 23 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
31 August – 1 September 2016 |
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Date of this report |
31 October 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review |
August 2013 |
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