Te Kōhanga Reo Kia Ngāwari

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua 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. E hāngai ana tēnei pūrongo ki ā rātou pūnaha, ki ā rātou whakaritenga, me ā rātou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi.

2 Te Horopaki

Ko Hokonui te maunga

Ko Mataura te awa

Ko Te Hono o Te Ika a Māui ki Ngāi Tahu te marae

Ko Mataura te hapū

Ko Ngāi Tahu te iwi

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari ki Mataura, e pā tata atu ana ki Waihōpai. Nō te tau 1982 te kōhanga reo i whakatūngia ai e te whānau. I te tau 1988, i tīnihia e te whānau te ingoa ki Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari. E kaha tautokona tonuhia ana te kōhanga reo e tō rātou kuia.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai o ngā mokopuna i tō rātou tuakiri?

E whakarato ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari i tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i te aronga toi whenuatanga me te tuakiri.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga – Mana Whakahaere

Ko te whanaungatanga kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere katoa a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. Kei te whānau ngā tukanga me ngā huarahi e whai hua ana ki te aroturuki me te pūrongo i ngā āhuatanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. He mārama te ārahitanga o roto i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga mā ngā kaimahi me te whānau. Kua arotakengia aua tuhinga i roto i ngā tau e toru kua pahure ake nei. He mārama ngā mōhiohio e whakaemihia ana, e whakatakotohia ana hoki ki ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. E āta whakatakoto ana te mahere ā-tau i te katoa o ngā mahi whakahaere, ngā mahi whakariterite, me ngā kaupapa a te kōhanga reo. Ka aroturuki te whānau i ngā whakaritenga, hei āta whakatau i te noho matua tonu o te waiora o ngā mokopuna.

Kua whakahāngaitia te mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae. E whakatakoto ana te mahere i ngā kaupapa matua o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata, ā, ka whai pānga anō hoki ki te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau. Kua whakatakotohia ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā tūranga mahi. He mārama te whakatakotoranga o ngā kawenga mahi e tūmanakohia ana ki ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi. Whakatutukihia ai te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi i ia tau. Ka hāngai ngā kōrero ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio i whakatutukihia ai e ngā kaimahi, me ētahi whāinga anō kia ahu whakamua tonu ai te āhua mahi. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā te whai mōhiohio o ngā whakataunga e whakatairanga ana i pūmau tonutanga.

E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai. Kei roto i ngā mahere, ko ngā putanga ako, ngā rautaki, me ngā rauemi, hei hāpai i te whakatinanatanga o ngā kaupapa. Kua whakatakotohia Te Aho Poutama me ngā kōnae mokopuna. Ko ngā mōhiohio i kapohia ai, e āta miramira ana i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ia mokopuna. He pai ngā mōhiohio e puritia ana, hei tohu i te huarahi ako o ia mokopuna. Ka whai wāhi hoki ki tēnei, ko ngā whakatutukitanga o ia mokopuna i roto i te roanga o te wā. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako ki ngā whānau, ko ngā pūrongo e whakapuaki ana i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna, me te whai hononga o ērā ki ngā kaupapa ako. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā akoranga e whakahono ana i a rātou ki te whānau, ki te hapū, ā, ki te iwi hoki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Ko te whakaritenga matua ka whai ake, kia whakapakari tonuhia e te whānau te aromātai o roto, hei whakarahi ake tonu i ngā tino putanga ki ngā mokopuna

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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.

Ka whakaoti Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whakataunga o ngā wāhanga tautukunga, i te wā kua whakamana katoatia te Tauāki Whakatau e te whānau.

6 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

• whakatairanga tonuhia te pūmanawa ngātahi o te whānau, hei whakarahi tonu i ngā tino putanga e whai hua ai ki ngā mokopuna.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

3 Haratua, 2022

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

Te tūwāhi	Kei Mataura
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga	90304
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo	10D054
Te tūmomo whare	He kōhanga reo
Te raihana	Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008
Te tokomaha mō te raihana	30, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa	21, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau
Ngā hononga ā-iwi	Māori 21
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake	Hui-tanguru 2022
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo	3 Haratua 2022
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga	Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2012

1 Introduction

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. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO reports provide important information for hapū and iwi.

2 Context

Hokonui te maunga

Mataura te awa

Te Hono o Te Ika a Māui ki Ngāi Tahu te marae

Mataura te hapū

Ngāi Tahu te iwi

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari is in Mataura, near Invercargill. In 1982 the kōhanga reo was established by whānau. In 1988 the whānau changed the name to Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngawari. The kōhanga reo continues to be actively supported by their kuia.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna express their identity?

Te Kōhanga Roe o Kia Ngawari provides an environment that nurtures belonging and identity.

4 Findings - Mana Whakahaere

Whanaungatanga is central to whānau for managing the operations of the kōhanga reo. Whānau have effective processes and procedures for monitoring and reporting on key aspects of the kōhanga reo operations.  Policies and procedures provide clear guidance for kaimahi and whānau. These have been reviewed in the past 3 years. Clear information is gathered and documented in health and safety registers. The annual plan sets out all management, operational tasks and kōhanga reo events. Whānau monitor practices to ensure the wellbeing of mokopuna is prioritised.

The strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tuapae. This includes long and short-term priorities that reflect the vision and aspirations of the whānau. Employment documentation is in place. Job descriptions provide clarity of expected responsibilities. Kaimahi appraisals are completed annually. Comments include kaimahi professional development undertaken and further performance goals toward improvement. Mokopuna benefit from informed decision making that promotes sustainability.

Planning and assessment are underpinned by whanaungatanga. Planning includes learning outcomes, strategies, and resources to support implementing the kaupapa. Te Aho Poutama and konae mokopuna are in place. Information captured highlights individual mokopuna learning and progress. There is good information kept about the learning journey of each mokopuna. This includes individual mokopuna achievements over time. Kaiako provide reports to whānau that share mokopuna learning and progress that links to ngā kaupapa ako. Mokopuna benefit from learning that connects them to whānau, hapu and iwi.

Key Next Steps

The whānau continue to enhance internal evaluation to further increase positive outcomes for mokopuna.

5 Assurance on Legal Requirement

During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:

• emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection

• physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures

• suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios

• emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic.

ERO will complete the assurance on legal requirements when the Assurance Statement has been fully verified by the whānau.  

6 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• continue to enhance the collective capability of the whānau to further increase positive outcomes for mokopuna.

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

3 May 2022

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location	Mataura
Ministry of Education profile number	90304
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number	10D054
Licence type	Te Kōhanga Reo
Licensed under	Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for	30 children, including up to 10 aged under 2
Kōhanga Reo roll	21 children, including 3 aged under 2
Ethnic composition	Māori  21
Pre-review team on site	February
Date of this report	3 Haratua, 2022
Most recent ERO report(s)	Education Review, January 2019; Education Review, August 2015; Education Review, April 2012

1 Te Horopaki

Ko Hokonui te maunga
Ko Mataura te awa
Ko Te Hono o Te Ika-a-Māui ki Ngāi Tahu te marae
Ko Mataura te hapū
Ko Ngāi Tahu te iwi

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari ki Mataura, e tata ana ki Waihōpai. Kei te tautokona kahatia te kōhanga reo e tō rātou kuia. He kaha anō hoki te whai wāhi mai me te tautoko o te whānau i ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, kia rumakina ai rātou ki tō rātou ao hei uri Māori.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakapuaki ana i a rātou anō hei uri Māori?

E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki tō rātou tū motuhake hei uri Māori, ā, e tino whakatairangatia ana taua āhuatanga mā te hōtaka akoranga.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā wheako ako reo e whai pūtake ana. Kōrero ai te kuia i te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā tamariki, puta noa i te rā. He mātātoa tana ārahi i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā pūkenga reo o ngā tamariki. E whakamahi ana ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e whai hua ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā māramatanga o ngā tamariki me tā rātou whakamahinga i te reo Māori. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te whāngai kupu, te whakamihi, te patapatai, te tāruarua, me te whakahonohono atu ki ngā ngākau nuitanga ake o ngā tamariki i roto i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo e hāngai pū ana ki te taiao māoriori, taiao tūturu hoki. E ako ana rātou ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori i roto i ngā tūāhuatanga katoa o tō rātou ao i ia rā, i ia rā. E whanake ana te puāwaitanga mai o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

E ako ana ngā tamariki i ngā atua Māori. Ka whakatupu ngā kaimahi i te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki ngā atua Māori mā ngā waiata, mā ngā karakia, mā ngā kēmu. Ko tētahi wāhanga o te ata, ko te whakamana i a Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku. E hāngai ana ngā kaupapa ako ki ngā ao o ngā atua Māori. E ako ana ngā tamariki i te whai pānga o ngā atua Māori ki te ao tūroa. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi kia āhei ai ngā tamariki ki te ako me te taki i ō rātou tātai whakapapa e hono atu ana i a rātou ki ō rātou ūkaipō. I ngā wā katoa, e rapu ana ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e whakarangatira ana i ngā atua Māori i roto i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. E ako ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou tū ki te ao Māori.

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i te whanaungatanga. E whai pūtake ana, e whakamana ana hoki ā rātou taunekeneke ki ō rātou hoa me ngā kaimahi. Ka whakamihia te tamaiti i ōna whai whakaaro nuitanga ki ētahi atu. He pakari te hononga ki waenga i te tuakana me te teina. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki tuākana ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha ki te taha o ō rātou tēina. Ka whakaute ngā tamariki i ētahi atu. Ka whakakoia ngā kaimahi i ngā whakatutukitanga a ia tamaiti, ā, i ā rātou mahi ngātahi anō hoki hei rōpū. He tika, he whakaute hoki te āhua o ngā tamariki i a rātou e noho tahi ana ki te kuia. Kei te mōhio rātou ki te āhua o te whanonga e tika ana i ngā tū horopaki. He mauritau ngā tamariki hei ākonga.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

E whakatutukihia ana ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau hei painga mō ngā tamariki. He pai te whakawhanake haere i te aromātai o roto. Ko ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā mahi whakahaere i te kōhanga reo me te tari, e āta tohu ana i te māramatanga o ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki te whānau mō ngā take me ngā whakawhanaketanga e pā ana ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He maha ngā huarahi e whakamōhio ai i te whānau, ā, e tono atu ai hoki ki a rātou ki te whai wāhi mai. Kua arotakengia te mahere rautaki. E tāutu ana ngā whāinga rautaki i ngā take e nui ana ki te whānau, ā, ka whakaraupapahia ki tētahi mahere mahi. He pai te tiaki i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te hauora, te haumaru, me ngā rawa. Kua āta whakamaheretia te huarahi whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei.

E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā wheako ako ā-kaupapa e whai pūtake ana. Ko ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā hiahia ako o ngā tamariki e noho matua ana ki te tukanga whakamahere. Whakarato ai ngā kaimahi i ngā pūrongo i ia te wā ki te whānau, mō tēnā e whakapuakihia ana ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka tuhi ngā kaimahi i ētahi o ō rātou whakaaro huritao hei arotake i ngā mahere hōtaka. He pai te whakamahere me te aroturuki i te ako a ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Me whakapakari ake te aromatawai i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, e tika ana kia whai whakaaro rātou me pēhea te āta tuhi ake i tēnā e ākona ana e ngā tamariki, ā, i tā rātou ahu whakamua mā ā rātou kōnae. He mea nui kia hāpai te whānau i ngā kaimahi ki te whakarite i tētahi tukanga mārama mō te aromatawai i te ako a ngā tamariki.

3 Te Whakatau a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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:

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

Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.

4 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

• whakapakarihia ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromatawai.

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

Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku

18 Kohitātea, 2019

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi	Kei Mataura
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga	90304
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo	10D054
Te tūmomo whare	He kōhanga reo
Te raihana	Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008
Te tokomaha mō te raihana	30, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa	15, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te ira tangata	Kōtiro 8 Tama 7
Ngā hononga ā-iwi	Māori Pākehā		14 1
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake	Whiringa-ā-rangi 2018
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo	18 Kohitātea, 2019
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga	Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga	Here-turi-kōkā 2015 Paenga-whāwhā 2012 Haratua 2008

1 Context

Hokonui te maunga

Mataura te awa

Te Hono o Te Ika a Māui ki Ngāi Tahu te marae

Mataura te hapū

Ngāi Tahu te iwi

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari is in Mataura, near Invercargill. The kōhanga reo is actively supported by their kuia. There is strong whānau involvement and support for children in the kōhanga reo to be immersed in their world as Māori.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children express who they are as Māori?

Children recognise they are uniquely Māori which is strongly promoted through the learning programme.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children receive meaningful language learning experiences. The kuia speaks te reo Māori alongside children throughout the day. She actively leads the development of children’s language skills. Effective strategies are used by kaimahi to extend children’s understanding and use of te reo Māori. These strategies include prompts, praise, questioning, repetition and connecting children’s personal interests to conversations. Children are exposed to language specific to the natural and physical environments. They are learning to use te reo Māori in their everyday life. Children are developing as early speakers of te reo Māori.

Children learn about atua Māori. Kaimahi grow children’s understanding of atua Māori through waiata, karakia and games. The morning session includes acknowledgement of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Kaupapa ako are based on the domains of atua Māori. Children learn about the influence atua Māori have on the natural world. Kaimahi ensure children can learn and recite their whakapapa which connects to their ūkaipō. Kaimahi continuously seek strategies that promote atua Māori in children’s learning. Children are learning about their place in the Māori world.

Children learn in an environment that fosters whanaungatanga. They have meaningful and affirming interactions with their peers and kaimahi. Individual children are acknowledged for the ways in which they are considerate of others. Tuākana and tēina relationships are strong. Older children love to share their pepeha with their tēina. Children are respectful of others. Kaimahi affirm children’s successes as individuals and when they work together as groups. Children act appropriately and with respect in the presence of the kuia. They understand the boundaries of acceptable behaviour in different situations. Children are settled learners.

Planning and Evaluation

Whānau management practices are carried out in the best interests of children. Internal evaluation is developing well. Management and administration documentation shows clear communication to whānau about matters and developments related to kōhanga reo operations. There are many ways whānau are informed and invited to contribute. The strategic plan has been reviewed. Strategic goals identify what is important to whānau and are prioritised in an action plan. Health, safety and property practices are well maintained. The future development of the kōhanga reo is well planned.

Children receive purposeful kaupapa learning experiences. Children’s interests and learning preferences are central to the planning process. Kaimahi provide regular reports to the whānau about what is happening in the learning programme. Kaimahi record aspects of reflection for review on programme plans. Children’s learning is well planned and monitored.

Key Next Steps

Assessment of children’s learning require strengthening. Kaimahi acknowledge that they need to consider how to better document what children are learning and show their progress through their portfolios. It is important for whānau to support kaimahi to establish a clear process for assessing children’s learning.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

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:

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

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

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• Strengthen assessment practices.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngāwari will be in three years.

Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku

18 January 2019

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location	Mataura
Ministry of Education profile number	90304
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number	10D054
Licence type	Te Kōhanga Reo
Licensed under	Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for	30 children, including up to 10 aged under 2
Kōhanga Reo roll	15 children, including 6 aged under 2
Gender composition	Girls 8 Boys 7
Ethnic composition	Māori Pākehā		14 1
Review team on site	November 2018
Date of this report	18 January 2019
Most recent ERO report(s)	Education Review Education Review Education Review	August 2015 April 2012 May 2008