146 Tasman Road, Otaki
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi, ngā whānau, ngā kaiako me ngā hapori o ngā Puna Reo, o ngā Whare Kōhungahunga rānei ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai.
E tū ana a He Iti Nā Mōtai ki ngā papa akoranga o Te Wānanga o Raukawa, ki Ōtaki. He whare kōhungahunga rumaki reo Māori tēnei, ā, e arahina ana ā rātou whakaritenga e ngā uara o te ao Māori me ngā mātāpono o Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Ka poipoi mārika te whare kōhungahunga i ngā tamariki a ngā kaimahi me ngā ākonga o Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Ko tā rātou tirohanga whānui, kia tū Māori motuhake ngā tamariki.
Ka whai wāhi nui ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana, e whakatauira ana, e whakamana ana hoki i te reo Māori, i ngā tikanga Māori, me ngā mātauranga Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi wāhi e aro mātua ana ki te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako i ngā rautaki reo e tika ana, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā tamariki. Ka ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te whāngai kupu, te tāruarua, me te tohutohu. Ka whakapuaki i ngā pakiwaitara, kia whakarongo pīkari ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakarahi ake hoki i ā rātou puna kupu. Tērā ngā whai wāhitanga maha i roto i ngā mahinga o ia rā, ki te ārahi me te whakahuahua i ngā karakia, ngā mihimihi, me ngā mōteatea. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi i te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā mihi whakatau, arā, ka ako rātou i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua, i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa hoki o tō rātou whare. Ka āta kitea te ngākau titikaha o ngā tamariki ki te whakawhitiwhiti i ō rātou whakaaro me ā rātou kōrero mā te reo Māori.
Ka kitea e ngā tamariki ngā tikanga Māori, puta noa i ā rātou whai wāhitanga ako katoa. Ko ngā uaratanga o te whanaungatanga e pou here ana i ngā taunekeneke katoa i te hōtaka akoranga. He aroha, he atawhai hoki o roto i ngā taunekeneke a ngā kaiako, ā, ka whakatauira rātou i ngā uara o te aroha, te manaaki, me te tiaki. He tākare te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā taumahi ako e mau ana i te ngahau me te pārekareka, pērā i ngā waiata, i te kori tinana, i ngā rotarota hoki. Ka whai wāhi mātātoa atu ngā pēpi ki ngā akoranga. Ka tohu rātou mā ō rātou ringaringa, ō rātou kanohi, me ō rātou reo ā-tinana, ki te whakapuaki i tō rātou whai māramatanga. He ngāwari ngā whakawhitinga o ngā taumahi me ngā nekehanga. Ka hāpai taua tūāhuatanga i te āta whakawhiti atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā tūmomo wāhi. Ko te noho wātea mai o te taiao ako hihiri o waho, e akiaki ana i te taha tūhura, ā, e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te tūhono ki te taiao me ngā taonga māoriori, pērā i te ngahere Māori, i te karaehe, me ngā māra. E ākina ana te tākaro māhorahora a ngā tamariki, ā, ka tukuna kia āta whakamātau rātou i a rātou anō. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou harikoa me tā rātou tākare ki te noho tahi me ō rātou hoa.
Ahakoa e noho mātua ana te hauora me te haumaru ki te whānau, kāhore anō kia whakatutukihia ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua. Kua tae ki te wā kia arotahi te whānau ki taua take. Ko te haumaru o ngā tamariki te mea nui.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia, i whakakoiatia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, 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; ngā ritenga akuaku; 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.
Ki tā ngā herenga, mā ngā ratonga mātauranga kōhungahunga katoa e whakatairanga te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, ā, mā rātou anō e arotake i ia te wā, tā rātou whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga ā-ture.
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
āta whakatau i te noho mōhio o rātou ngā pakeke e whakarato ana i te mātauranga me te atawhai, ki ngā akoako hōneatanga rū whenua e tika ana, ā, kia whakatutukihia aua mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki i ia toru marama noa te putuputu, koni atu rānei.
[R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS8 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Ratonga Mātauranga me te Atawhai o ngā Kōhungahunga 2008]
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi o te whare kōhungahunga, te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
āta whakarite te whānau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā hōneatanga ohotata, i te tuhinga hoki o aua akoako i ia te wā
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
03 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2022
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Ōtaki |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
50075 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
He Ratonga Mātauranga me te Atawhai |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
40, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
29 ngā tamariki kua pakeke ake i te rua o ngā tau |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 29 |
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Te ōrau o ngā kaimahi kua whakawhiwhia ki ngā tohu mātauranga |
80%+ |
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Te tatauranga i pūrongotia ai, ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki |
Ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
1:5 |
E whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
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Ki runga ake i te rua tau |
1:8 |
E whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
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Te wā i te whare kōhungahunga te rōpū arotake |
Here-turi-kōkā 2022 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
03 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2022 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2016; |
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The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with Puna Reo or Whare Kōhungahunga leaders, whānau, kaiako and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
He Iti Nā Mōtai is located on the campus of Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. The centre is a Māori immersion Whare Kōhungahunga and their practices are guided by the te ao Māori values and principles of Te Wānanga o Raukawa. The centre caters primarily to the children of kaimahi and students of Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Their overarching vision is that the tamariki shall be distinctively Māori.
Mokopuna enjoy an environment that nurtures, models and prioritises te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori.
Tamariki learn in an environment where te reo Māori and tikanga Maori is a priority. Kaiako use appropriate language strategies to support tamariki te reo Māori development. This includes the use of prompts, repetition and instruction. Story telling is used to focus tamariki to listen while increasing their exposure to vocabulary. The daily routine consists of regular opportunities to lead and participate in karakia mihimihi, and mōteatea. Kaimahi ensure tamariki are included in mihi whakatau where they learn about their role as tangata whenua, through this tamariki learn ngā tikanga and kawa of their whare. Tamariki display confidence to communicate ideas and messages in te reo Māori.
Tamariki experience tikanga Māori throughout all their learning opportunities. Values of whanaungatanga underpin all interactions in the learning program. Kaiako are loving and gentle in their interactions and model values of aroha, maanaki and tiaki. Tamariki enthusiastically participate in learning activities that are fun and enjoyable, such as waiata, kōri tinana, and rotarota. Pēpi are actively involved with learning. They use hand actions, facial expressions, and body language to express their understanding. Transitions are smooth for activities and movements. This supports tamariki to move easily across different spaces. Access to a vibrant outdoor environment encourages exploration and allows tamariki to connect with the taiao and natural resources, such as native bush, grass and gardens. Tamariki are encouraged to play freely and trusted to take risks as they do. Tamariki show they are happy and eager to be with their peers.
While health and safety is a priority for whānau, emergency evacuations for fire and earthquake have not been carried out. It's time for whānau to focus their attention to this concern. Tamariki safety is paramount.
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 review their compliance with legal requirements.
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
ensure adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency earthquake and fire drills and carry these out with children on an at least three-monthly basis.
[Regulation 46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, HS8 Licensing criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Services 2008]
ERO and the whare kōhungahunga leadership developed the following recommendation:
that whānau ensure emergency evacuations are carried out and documented regularly.
Rita Walker
Acting Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
3 October 2022
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Location |
Ōtaki |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
50075 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
40 tamariki, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
29 tamariki aged over 2 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 29 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to tamariki |
Under 2 |
1:5 |
Meets minimum requirements |
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Over 2 |
1:8 |
Meets minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
August 2022 |
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Date of this report |
3 October 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2016; |
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Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi, ngā whānau, ngā kaiako me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai.
E tū ana a He Iti Nā Mōtai ki ngā papa o Te Wānanga o Raukawa, ki Ōtaki. Kua raihanatia te whare kōhungahunga mō ngā tamariki 40, me te 15 o rātou kei raro i te rua tau te pakeke. He whare kōhungahunga rumaki reo Māori a He Iti Nā Mōtai, ā, ka arahina ā rātou whakaritenga e ngā uara o te ao Māori, me ngā mātāpono o Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Ka aro nui te whare kōhungahunga ki te poipoi i ngā tamariki a ngā kaimahi me ngā ākonga o Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Ko tā rātou tirohanga whānui e meatia ana, kia Māori te tū o ngā tamariki.
Tokowaru ngā kaiako, ā, tokorima o rātou he kaiako whai tiwhikete kua whiwhi i ā rātou tohu mātauranga. E whakahaere ana te kaiwhakahaere i te whare kōhungahunga. Ka ārahi, ka tautoko ā-kāwana hoki Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Kei tētahi kaihautū te kawenga mō ngā kaupapa here, ngā pūtea, ngā kaimahi, me ngā take rawa, ā, ko ia hoki te kaitakawaenga ki waenga i te poari kaihautū, i Te Wānanga o Raukawa, me te whare kōhungahunga.
Ka whakarato a He Iti Nā Mōtai tētahi taiao e poipoia ana, e whakatauirahia ana, e whakarangatiratia ana te reo Māori, ngā tikanga Māori, me te mātauranga Māori.
Ka whakarato Te Wānanga o Raukawa i te kāwana e whai pūtake ana, ā, e hāpai ana i te whakapuakitanga o He Iti Nā Mōtai i tētahi hōtaka e mau ana i te hōhonutanga o te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori. Ka pūrongo te kaihautū ki te poari i ia te wā, mō ngā āhuatanga matua katoa o ngā whakahaeretanga. Kua whakatōngia ngā uara me ngā tikanga whakaaro o Te Wānanga o Raukawa, puta noa i ngā wāhanga whakahaere katoa. He mārama ngā hononga ki te tirohanga whānui a te Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, me te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori ki Ōtaki. Kua whakaritea ngā rautaki e hāpai ai i te whānau, i ngā kaimahi, i ngā tamariki hoki ki te whakatutuki i ngā wawata o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano. Ko te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori me te mātauranga Māori mō ngā tamariki, e noho ana hei aronga matua ki ngā mahi kāwana.
Ka mahi ngātahi te kaiwhakahaere rāua ko te kaihautū ki te āta whakarite i te whakahaeretanga pai o te whare kōhungahunga, kia poipoi te whare kōhungahunga i te ako a ngā tamariki, me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Ka ārahi te mahere rautaki i te ahu whakamua o te whare kōhungahunga. Ka tautuhi tētahi mahere ā-tau i ngā mahi matua me ngā rārangi wā ki te whakatutuki i ngā kaupapa matua o te mahere rautaki. Ka āwhina tētahi ohu whakaruruhau i ngā mahi whakahaere, ā, ka hāpai ā-ngaio nei i ngā kaimahi. Ka whakakanohitia ētahi rōpū whai pānga matua i roto i te ohu. E rapu ana te whānau i ngā huarahi ki te whakarahi ake i tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā mahi whakahaere a te whare kōhungahunga, mā taua ohu. Ka aro tuatahi atu te tukanga whakauru ki ngā tamariki a ngā mātua kōrero Māori. Ka āta kitea te ū pūmau o te whānau ki te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori.
Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaiako. Ka whakamahi rātou i ō rātou ake pūkenga, i ngā pūkenga tonu o te katoa, ki te whakatutuki i te tirohanga a te whare kōhungahunga. Ka whiriwhiri ngā kaiako i ngā kaupapa ako e whakatairanga ana i te ao Māori, ā, ka whakatakotohia ēnā hei aronga mō ia wāhanga. Ka hāngai ngā rautaki me ngā taumahi ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi aromatawai, ki te kapo atu me te aroturuki i te ako a ngā tamariki. Whakapuaki ai rātou i ia te wā i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki ki te taha o ngā whānau. Hui ai ngā kaiako i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero me te whakaaro huritao ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka tāutu rātou i ngā wāhanga hei whakapakari ake, ā, ka panoni i ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga, kia pai ake ai te hāngaitanga o aua tūāhuatanga ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. Ka whakapā atu ngā kaiako ki te whakawhanaketanga ako ngaio me ngā whakangungu ngaio i ia te wā. Ka hāngai ērā ki ā rātou whāinga ngaio me ō rātou wawata. Ka noho mātua rā ki te marautanga, ko te mātauranga Māori me te reo Māori.
Ahakoa kua whakapuakihia e te whānau tā rātou takune kia whai wāhi rātou ki te ohu whakaruruhau, kāhore anō ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi kia tautuhia. Mā te āta whakamārama i aua tūāhuatanga, ka āta whakatau i te whakatōpūtanga me te hāngaitanga o te aronga, kia whai pūtake ai, kia whai hua ai hoki te whai wāhi mai a te whānau.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia, i whakakoiatia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, 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; ngā ritenga akuaku; 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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi o te whare kōhungahunga, te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
mahi te kaiwhakahaere me te kaihautū ki te taha o te whānau me Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki te whakatutuki i te whakaritenga matua i whakaraupapahia ai ki tēnei pūrongo, kia whai atu.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
04 Haratua, 2022
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Ōtaki |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
50075 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
He Ratonga Mātauranga me te Atawhai |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
40, kia 15 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
29 ngā tamariki kua pakeke ake i te rua o ngā tau |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 29 |
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Te ōrau o ngā kaimahi kua whakawhiwhia ki ngā tohu mātauranga |
80% |
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Te tatauranga i pūrongotia ai, ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki |
Ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
1:5 |
E whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
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Ki runga ake i te rua tau |
1:8 |
E whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
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Te wā i te whare kōhungahunga te rōpū arotake |
Poutū-te-rangi 2022 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
4 Haratua 2022 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Hui-tanguru 2012; Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2010 |
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The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with the Puna Reo or Whare Kōhungahunga leaders, whānau, kaiako and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices.
He Iti Nā Mōtai is located on the campus of Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. The centre is licensed to cater for 40 tamariki including up to 15 aged less than two years of age. He Iti Nā Mōtai is a Māori immersion Whare Kōhungahunga and their practices are guided by te ao Māori values and the principles of Te Wānanga o Raukawa. The centre caters primarily to the children of kaimahi and students of Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Their overarching vision is that the tamariki shall be distinctively Māori.
Five of the eight kaiako are qualified and certified teachers. A kaiwhakahaere manages the whare kōhungahunga. Te Wānanga o Raukawa provides guidance and governance support. A kaihautū has responsibility for policies, finances, personnel, and property matters and acts as a conduit between the board of directors to Te Wānanga o Raukawa and the centre.
He Iti Nā Mōtai provides an environment that nurtures, models and prioritises te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori.
Te Wānanga o Raukawa provide purposeful governance that supports He Iti Nā Mōtai to deliver a programme rich in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori. The kaihautū reports regularly to the board of directors about all key aspects of operations. The values and philosophies of Te Wānanga o Raukawa are embedded across all areas of management. There are clear links to the overarching vision of Whakatupuranga Rua Mano and the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Ōtaki. Strategies are in place that support whānau, kaimahi and tamariki to achieve the aspirations of Whakatupuranga Rua Mano. The revitalisation of te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori, for tamariki, is a key priority for governance.
The kaiwhakahaere (manager) and the kaihautu work collaboratively to ensure the centre is managed well and that centre practices nurture tamariki learning and development. The strategic plan guides the future direction of the Whare Kōhungahunga. An annual plan identifies key tasks and timeframes to achieve the priorities of the strategic plan. An ohu whakaruruhau assists with operational tasks and support kaimahi in a professional capacity. Key stakeholder groups are represented on the ohu. The induction process prioritises tamariki that have Māori speaking parents. There is a clear commitment from whānau to revitalise te reo Māori.
Kaiako work collaboratively and cohesively. They use their individual and collective skills to fulfil the centre’s vision. Kaiako choose kaupapa ako that promote te ao Māori and these are set as a focus for each term. Strategies and activities reflect tamariki interests. Kaiako use a range of assessment practices to capture and monitor tamariki learning. They regularly share tamariki progress with whānau. Kaiako meet frequently to discuss and reflect on the learning programme. They identify areas requiring strengthening and adapt teaching and learning to better align to tamariki interests. Kaiako access professional learning development and training regularly. These are aligned to their professional goals and aspirations. Mātauranga Māori and te reo Māori are prioritised in the curriculum.
Although whānau have expressed an intention to be involved in the ohu whakaruruhau, their roles and responsibilities are yet to be defined. Clarification of these would ensure a cohesive and targeted approach to ensuring whānau participation is meaningful and beneficial.
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 review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the puna whare kōhungahunga leadership developed the following recommendation:
that the kaiwhakahaere and kaihautū work with the whānau and Te Wānanga o Raukawa to attend to the key next step outlined in this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
4 May 2022
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Location |
Ōtaki |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
50075 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
40 tamariki, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
29 tamariki aged over 2 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 29 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
80% + |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:5 |
Meets minimum requirements |
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Over 2 |
1:8 |
Meets minimum requirements |
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Review pre on site |
March 2022 |
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Date of this report |
4 May 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2016; Education Review, February 2012; Education Review, August 2010 |
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Kāhore i te pai te tūnga |
Me whakawhanake ake |
He pai te tūnga |
He tino pai te tūnga |
Ko ngā kitenga a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga e whai pānga ana ki te whānuitanga o tēnei whakataunga, kua whakarāpopotongia ki raro iho nei.
E tū ana a He Iti Nā Mōtai ki runga i te papa o Te Wānanga o Raukawa, ki Ōtaki. He Whare Kōhungahunga rumaki reo Māori tēnei, ā, e arahina ana ā rātou whakaritenga e ngā mātāpono ka ahu mai i ngā ariā o te ao Māori me te Raukawatanga. Ko te whakapakari ake i te reo Māori tētahi kaupapa matua, kaupapa paetawhiti anō hoki ki a Ngāti Raukawa. I roto i ngā tau e toru kua pahure ake nei, kua whakawhiti atu ngā tamariki i tētahi wāhi reo rua, ki te horopaki e rumaki ana i a rātou ki roto i te reo Māori. Ka kōrero ngā kaimahi katoa i te reo Māori.
Ka whai wāhi te Whare Kōhungahunga nei ki te hapori kaupapa Māori o konei, ā, he mātātoa, he kaha anō hoki te tautoko o taua hapori. Ka hāpai tēnei i te pūmau tonutanga o ngā kaimahi ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka akoranga kaupapa Māori. He kaimahi, he ākonga rānei o Te Wānanga o Raukawa te nuinga o te whānau. E noho pūmau ana ngā kaimahi me te whānau ki te mātauranga me te atawhai o ā rātou tamariki.
Ka whakarato Te Mana Whakahaere o Te Wānanga o Raukawa i te kāwanatanga me te tautoko ki He Iti nā Mōtai. Ko tā rātou whai wāhi nui, ko te āta whakarite i te whakatōnga o te tikanga whakaaro, ngā tirohanga me ngā whāinga ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te whakahaeretanga me te whakaritenga o te Whare Kōhungahunga. Ko tā te tirohanga mahi, he whakatinana i te pūmanawatanga o ngā tamariki, ō rātou whānau, me te hapori whānui. Ko te kaihautū te hononga ki waenga i te kāwanatanga me te whakahaeretanga o te Whare Kōhungahunga, māna ngā pūrongo ki te poari e mahi, e kōrero ana mō ngā take katoa e pā ana ki ngā āhuatanga whakahaere matua. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā tētahi tikanga whakaaro, tirohanga anō hoki e poipoi ana i tō rātou ahurea, tō rātou reo, me tō rātou tuakiri hei Māori.
E whakahaerehia ana te Whare Kōhungahunga e tētahi kaiwhakahaere me tētahi kaihautū. Ko tā rāua aronga, he pūrongo ki te poari mō ngā kaupapa matua, ngā whakatutukitanga, me ngā matea o te ratonga. He mātātoa te tautoko o te whānau i te kaupapa matua e pā ana ki te whakawhanaketanga i te reo Māori ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ā rātou tamariki hoki. E mahi ana ngā kaimahi me te whānau hei āta whakarite i te hāngaitanga o te hōtaka a te Whare Kōhungahunga, me ngā putanga ki ngā tamariki, ki te tirohanga me ngā whāinga o Te Wānanga o Raukawa. He aronga nahanaha ki te arotake whaiaro. Ka arotahi ki ngā whakapainga ki ngā whakaritenga, ā, he aronga nui ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio, ngā mahi whakangungu, me te rangahau. E ākina ana, e hāpaitia ana hoki te whakapā atu a ngā kaimahi ki ngā mahi whakangungu me te whakawhanaketanga ngaio ka whakatairanga i ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. He pakari te noho pūmau ki ngā whakaakoranga me ngā akoranga ka whakatinana i ngā tino putanga mō ngā tamariki.
E ahu whakamua ana ngā kaimahi kia pakari ai tō rātou tū hei kaiārahi ngaio. Ka arahina te ako a ngā tamariki e ngā kaimahi mātau. Kua tutuki kētia, kei te whāia tonuhia rānei e te nuinga o ngā kaimahi ā rātou tohu mātauranga kōhungahunga. I tēnei wā ka ahu mai ngā mahere hōtaka i te mātauranga Māori. Ko tētahi kaupapa matua, ko te whakawhanake i tētahi marautanga e tino hāngai mārika ana ki te Raukawatanga. I tēnei wā e tuitui ana te Whare Kōhungahunga i ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Tūroa ki āna mahi, hei hāpai i te puāwaitanga o tētahi marau ka whai pānga ki te hapori nei, me ngā āhuatanga o te kaitiakitanga i roto i te hōtaka. He matawhānui te whakamahere me te aromatawai. Ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā mōhiohio, ā, ka whakatakoto haere i tēnā ka ākona e ngā tamariki, ā, ka aroturuki hoki i tā rātou ahu whakamua. Ka whakaaro huritao tonu, ka arotake tonu hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te whakamahere me te aromatawai. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā tētahi hōtaka i āta whakaritea ai, ā, i āta whakahaerehia ai hoki.
Ka mahi ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e whakatutuki ana i ō rātou matea ako. E hāpaitia ana tā rātou tūhonohono pai ki ō rātou hoa me ngā pākeke. E poipoia ana ngā tamariki, ā, ko ngā uaratanga me ngā tikanga Māori te tūāpapa. Ka atawhai, ka manaaki hoki te taiao o te Whare Kōhungahunga. E wātea ana ki ngā tamariki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taonga māoriori me ngā rauemi ako. Ka hāpai ngā kaiako i ngā tamariki katoa kia puāwai ai tā rātou tū takitahi. He māmā ki ngā tamariki te whakawhiti haere me te whakatau anō hoki i a rātou ake whiringa i a rātou e ako ana. Ka whakanui ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā whakamātau a ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakanuia ā rātou whai wāhitanga. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga a ngā tamariki, ā, ka aro nui anō hoki ki ō rātou reanga me ō rātou āheinga. Kua whakaritea tētahi wāhi motuhake mō ngā pēpi, engari he whai wāhitanga anō hoki mō rātou ki te ako me te tākaro ki te taha o ngā tuākana. Ka akiaki te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi ki ngā mahi whakapaipai whare. He ākonga pakari ngā tamariki.
Kia haere tonu te aronga a ngā kaimahi ki te tuitui i te tikanga whakaaro me ngā tirohanga o Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o ngā mahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai.
Me hāpai ngā tukanga aromātai hōtaka i te tātari a ngā kaimahi i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga, ā, i ngā rerekētanga anō hoki i whakatutukihia ai hei whakapai ake i te ako a ngā tamariki.
I whakaae Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau ki te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:
I te wā o te arotake, 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:
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.
Ka whakapūmau te whakahaeretanga o He Iti nā Mōtai ki te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki. E whakatutukihia ana te katoa o ngā herenga ā-ture.
E tū ana a He Iti Nā Mōtai ki runga i te papa o Te Wānanga o Raukawa, ki Ōtaki. Ko ō Raukawa whāinga e whai pānga nui ana ki te Whare Kōhungahunga me tōna hapori. Kei te hiahia hoki ngā whānau ki ēnā āwhero mō a rātou tamariki kia tupu te mātau, te tūmāia hoki o ā rātou tamariki e mātau ana ki ngā mātauranga Māori. He pai te tūnga o te whānau ki te whakatairanga i ngā tino putanga mō ngā tamariki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i He Iti Nā Mōtai i roto i ngā tau e toru.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
23 Pipiri, 2016
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
He Iti Nā Mōtai is located on the campus of Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. The centre is a Māori immersion Whare Kōhungahunga and their practices are guided by principles based on te ao Māori concepts and Raukawatanga. Building te reo Māori capacity is a long term priority for Ngāti Raukawa. Over the past three years the children have transitioned from a bilingual environment to a full te reo Māori immersion setting. All kaimahi are speakers of te reo Māori.
The Whare Kōhungahunga is part of an active and supportive kaupapa Māori community. This adds to the continued commitment of kaimahi to provide a kaupapa Māori based learning programme. The majority of the whānau are either kaimahi or students that attend Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Kaimahi and whānau are committed to the education and care of their children.
Te Mana Whakahaere of Te Wānanga o Raukawa provides governance and support to He Iti Nā Mōtai. Their major role is to ensure that the guiding kaupapa are embedded in all aspects of the Whare Kōhungahunga operation and practice. The vision seeks to realise the potential of the children, their whānau and the wider community. The kaihautū is the link between governance and the management of the Whare Kōhungahunga, who reports back to the board on all matters regarding key aspects of operations. Children benefit from a philosophy and vision that nurtures their culture language and identity as Māori.
The Whare Kōhungahunga is managed by a kaiwhakahaere (manager) and the kaihautū(director). Their focus is to report to the board about the service’s priorities, successes and needs. Whānau actively support the priority around te reo Māori development for themselves and their children. Kaimahi and whānau are working to ensure the centre programme and outcomes for children are aligned closely to Te Wānanga o Raukawa philosophy and goals. There is a planned approach to self-review. The focus is on improvements to practice with an emphasis on professional development, training and research. Kaimahi are encouraged and supported to access training and professional development to enhance their work with children. There is a strong commitment to teaching and learning that contributes to positive outcomes for children.
Kaimahi are working towards becoming capable professional leaders. Children’s learning is guided by well informed kaimahi. Most kaimahi have either early childhood qualifications or are working toward these. Presently the programme planning is based on mātauranga Māori. The priority is to develop a curriculum that strongly reflects Raukawatanga. The Whare Kōhungahunga is currently integrating the principles of Te Aho Tūroa to support the evolution of a curriculum that reflects a localised programme focusing on kaitiakitanga. Planning and assessment is comprehensive. Kaimahi gather a range of information and record what children learn and monitor their progress. Kaimahi continue to reflect and review processes for planning and assessment. Children benefit from a programme that is well organised and managed.
Children work in an environment that meets their learning needs. They are supported to build positive relationships with their peers and with adults. Children are nurtured on a foundation of Māori values and tikanga. The centre environment is warm and caring. Children have access to a wide variety of natural and learning resources. Teachers support all children to develop independence. Children move freely and make choices about their own learning. Teachers and whānau praise children’s efforts and value their contributions. Children’s routines are well established and responds to their ages and abilities. The babies have a designated area but have opportunity to learn and play alongside the tuakana. Whānau and kaimahi encourage children to share in tidying up. Children are confident learners.
Kaimahi continue with their approach for the integration of the philosophy and visions of Te Wānanga o Raukawa throughout planning, assessment and evaluation.
Programme evaluation processes need to support the kaimahi to determine the effectiveness of the learning programme and any changes that have occurred to improve the learning for children.
ERO and whānau agree to the following:
establish a process for evaluating the effectiveness of the learning programme.
During the review, 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 kaimahi (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 review their compliance with legal requirements.
He Iti Nā Mōtai is managed to ensure that children's health and safety is not compromised. All legal requirements are being met.
He Iti Nā Mōtai is located on the campus of Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. The centre goals of Raukawa influence the Whare Kōhungahunga and local community. Whānau share the same aspirations for their children to grow up competent and confident Māori who are knowledgeable in mātauranga Māori. The whānau is well placed to promote positive outcomes for children.
The next ERO review of He Iti Nā Mōtai will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
23 June 2016
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Location |
Otaki |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
50075 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
40 children, including up to 15 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
28 children, including 9 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 17 Boys 11 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
28 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
50-79% |
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Reported ratios of Kaimahi to children |
Under 2 |
1:3 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Over 2 |
1:7 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
2 - 3 May 2016 |
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Date of this report |
23 June 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Supplementary Review Education Review Education Review |
October 2011 August 2010 November 2006 |
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ERO’s overarching question for an 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 bicultural 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.
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.
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.