135 Eversham Road, Mount Maunganui
View on mapE tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki ki Maunganui. Nō ngā iwi e toru o Tauranga Moana te nuinga o ngā whānau. E hāpai ana te whānau i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, ā, e whakapūmau ana i te aronga matua ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, kua whakapai ake te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua ū rātou ki te mahi ngātahi hei whakatairanga ake i ngā painga mō ngā tamariki.
E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou whai wāhi atu ki te whānau me te hapori whānui.
E whai pānga nui ana te tuakiri o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā hononga whakaute ki waenga i tēnā me tēnā. Kua tuituia te aroha, te manaaki, me te āwhina ki ngā wheako akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka akiaki i ngā tamariki ki te taunekeneke ki ngā pēpi i roto i te hōtaka akoranga, kia puāwai ai te noho tahi o te tuakana me te teina. E hāpai ana te wāhi ako o ngā pēpi i a rātou ki te nekeneke haere me te tākaro, hei whakatutuki i ō rātou matea ako. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka aro nui ki ngā matea ake o ia tamaiti. Kei te mauritau, kei te harikoa hoki ngā tamariki.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te uru atu ki te whānuitanga o ngā momo kaupapa i ngā tū horopaki. Ka kawe atu rātou i ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa i te marae me te hapori, ki ngā huihuinga hoki a te iwi, kia whai wāhi ai rātou ki te taunekeneke ki ō rātou whānau, tō rātou hapū, me tō rātou iwi. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te ako me te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ka ako ngā pēpi i ngā mahi ā-ringa me ngā kupu e hāpai ake ai i tā rātou whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha. Ka kawea ngā tamariki ki ngā tūmomo wāhi whakahirahira o Tauranga Moana. Nā aua haerenga, ka kitea ngā tamariki i ngā wāhi e whakaahuatia ana ki ō rātou pepeha. He aronga toi whenuatanga tō ngā tamariki.
E ako ana ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i a rātou. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki reo e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whāngai kupu, ka tāruarua, ka patapatai, ka whakawhitiwhiti kōrero hoki hei whakatairanga ake i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki. Ko ngā pao me ngā mahi ā-ringa e hāpai ana i te ako a ngā tamariki i ngā kupu hou me ngā whakamāramatanga. Ka akiaki i ngā tamariki tēina ki te tāwhai i ētahi atu. E whakatairanga ana ngā karakia i ngā tūmomo tauira reo e rangona ana e ngā tamariki. He pai ngā kaimahi ki te whakatauira i te reo, ā, ka whakamahi rātou i ngā pātai hei whakawhānui ake i ngā whakaaro me te reo Māori o ngā tamariki tuākana. He pai te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te tūhura me te whai i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki tuākana ki te whakatau i ā rātou ake whiringa ako nā ō rātou ngākau nuitanga. He harikoa te āhua o ngā pēpi i tō rātou wāhi ako, ā, ka tūhura, ka whai wāhi atu hoki rātou ki ngā kaupapa e hiahiatia ana. Ka tautoko te whānau i ngā tamariki i a rātou e haere ana ki ngā wāhi me ngā kaupapa o te hapori whānui, hei whakatipu i tō rātou māramatanga ki ō rātou hononga ki te taiao. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e whakaongaonga ana i ngā tamariki i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakatairangatia taua tūāhuatanga ki tō rātou tākare, tō rātou hihiri hoki i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ngā tamariki. Ka kitea te pārekareka o ngā tamariki i roto i ā rātou akoranga.
He mārama ki te whānau tā rātou aronga e ārahi ana i te mahere rautaki. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā whakawhanaketanga i tō rātou rohe e whai pānga ana, e whakatakotohia ana hoki ki Te Ara Tūāpae. E arotahi ana te whānau ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. He whai wāhitanga mō te whānau ki te whakaaro huritao, te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, me te arotake anō hoki i tā rātou ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ā rātou whāinga. Ka kitea ki ngā mahi arotake whaiaro a te whānau, tā rātou ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki haere i ā rātou kaupapa matua ā-tau.
Ko te waiora o ngā tamariki me tā rātou ako e noho matua ana. He pai ki te whānau te taetae atu ki ngā hui me te whai wāhi mātātoa atu ki ngā whakataunga. Arotake ai rātou i ia te wā, ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, hei painga mō ngā tamariki, ā, hei whakatutuki anō hoki i ngā herenga ā-ture. Ka whai wāhi atu te whānau ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e whai pānga ana ki ngā rauemi e hāpai ana i te ako a ngā tamariki me te hōtaka whakangungu a ngā kaimahi. He haumaru ngā tamariki, ā-whatumanawa, ā-tinana hoki.
Ko ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki e ārahi ana i ngā mahere hōtaka. Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere i ngā akoranga mā ngā tamariki, ā, ka whai pānga ēnei ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. He mārama ngā hononga ki ia Taumata Whakahirahira, ki ngā kaupeka o te tau, ā, ki ngā atua Māori hoki. Kua tuitui i ngā huihuinga a te iwi ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. E ākina ana te whakapuaki whakaaro o te whānau mō te hōtaka akoranga. E hāpai ana tētahi tauira mahi i ngā kaimahi ki te tūhono ki waenga i ngā mahere hōtaka, te aromātai hōtaka, me ngā mahi aromatawai. He mārama ki ngā kaimahi ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi e hāpai ai i te whakapuakitanga o te ahu whakamua o te ako a ia tamaiti. Ka whakaemi rātou i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā wheako akoranga a ia tamaiti, ā, ka whakatakotohia ki ia pūkete hei āhuatanga tonu o ngā mahi ki te aroturuki i ngā whakawhanaketanga. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ā rātou wheako ako.
E whanake ana te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa ka hui ngā kaimahi ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō tēnā e whakapuakihia ana ki te hōtaka akoranga, kāhore rātou e hui ana i ia te wā ki te tāutu me pēhea te whakapakari ake i te kounga o te ako. E ākina ana ngā kaimahi, kia whakawhanakehia ngā whai wāhitanga ki te whakatutuki me te tuhi haere i ā rātou whakataunga, kia pai ake ai ngā putanga ki ngā tamariki.
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 te wā o te arotake, kāhore he take i tāutuhia ai i roto i ngā āhuatanga e whai pānga ana ki ngā herenga ā-ture.
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
27 Hōngongoi, 2018
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Maunganui |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
40152 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
14A005 |
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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 |
30, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
21, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 7 Tama 14 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Pipiri 2018 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
27 Hōngongoi, 2018 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Pipiri 2015 Hui-tanguru 2012 Pipiri 2009 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki is in Mount Maunganui. Most of the whānau affiliate to the three iwi of Tauranga Moana. The whānau support the kaupapa of the kōhanga reo and are committed to the priority of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Since the previous ERO report in 2015, the whānau and kaimahi have made improvements to the quality of learning for children. They have maintained working together to improve outcomes for children.
Children are developing an understanding of their place in the whānau and wider community.
Children’s identity is important. Kaimahi and whānau model mutually respectful relationships. Aroha, manaaki and āwhina are integrated into children’s learning experiences. Older children are encouraged to interact with the babies in the learning programme as tuakana teina. The babies learning space provides them opportunities to move and play to meet their learning needs. Kaimahi know the children to respond to individual needs. Children are settled and happy.
Children are learning who they are and where they come from. Kaimahi provide children with opportunities to participate in a range of events in different settings. They take children to the marae, community and iwi activities to interact with their whānau, hapū and iwi. Kaimahi support children to learn and share their pepeha with others. Babies learn hand actions and words to share their pepeha. Children are taken to places of importance in Tauranga Moana. These excursions allow children to see the places related to their pepeha. Children have a sense of belonging.
Children learn te reo Māori in a nurturing environment. Kaimahi use a range of language strategies to support children to use te reo Māori in the learning programme. Prompts, repetition, questions and conversations are used to enhance children’s language development. Jingles with actions help children to learn new words and meanings. Younger children are encouraged to mimic and imitate others. Karakia help to expose children to other language patterns. Kaimahi are good language models who use questions to extend the older children’s thinking and te reo Māori. Children are developing well as speakers of te reo Māori.
Children learn to explore and follow their interests. Kaimahi encourage older children to make choices in their learning based on interests. The babies appear happy in their learning space to explore and participate in activities as they wish. The whānau support children on excursions to places and events in the wider community to grow their understanding of connection to the environment. The kaimahi use a range of strategies to stimulate children in the learning programme. This is highlighted by their enthusiasm and energy when they interact with children. Children show enjoyment in their learning.
The whānau has a clear direction to guide strategic planning. They support the developments in their rohe related to and identified in Te Ara Tūāpae. The whānau is focussed on te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. There are opportunities for the whānau to reflect and discuss and review progress towards achieving their goal. Whānau self-review practices show they are making progress towards their annual priorities.
Children’s wellbeing and learning is a priority. The whānau are positive about attending meetings to actively participate in decision making. They regularly review health and safety policies adn practices for children in line with legislative requirements. Whānau contribute to discussions related to resouces to support children’s learning and the kaimahi training programme. Children are emotionally and physically safe.
Children’s learning needs guides programme planning. Kaimahi work together to plan learning for children based on Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. There are clear links to each of the Taumata Whakahirahira, seasons of the year and atua Māori. Iwi events are integrated into children’s learning. The whānau is encouraged to contribute ideas to the learning programme. A template helps kaimahi to make links between programme planning, programme evaluation and assessment practices. Kaimahi are clear about their roles and responsibilities to share individual’s progress in learning. They gather a range of information about individuals learning experiences that are placed into profile books as a part of monitoring developments. Children enjoy their learning experiences.
Programme evaluation is developing. Although kaimahi meet to discuss what is happening in the learning programme, they do not meet regularly to identify how to strengthen the quality of learning. Kaimahi are encouraged to develop opportunities to meet and record their decisions in the interests of improving outcomes for children.
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. There were no issues of non-compliance identified during the review.
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
27 July 2018
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Location |
Mount Maunganui |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
40152 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
14A005 |
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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 |
30 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
21 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 7 Boys 14 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
June 2018 |
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Date of this report |
27 July 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
June 2015 February 2012 June 2009 |
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E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki ki Maunganui. E mōhio pai ana ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, ā, ki te whakawhiti whakaaro ki tangata kē atu. E koke ana ngā tamariki i roto i ngā mahi e manaaki ana i te whakaaro ki te whakatōmene me te whāi wāhi atu ki tō rātou ao hurihuri. He pai te whakahaeretanga o te ako me te haumarutanga o ngā tamariki e te whānau.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki ki Maunganui. He taura here whakapapa tō te whānau ki te iwi o Ngāi Te Rangi. E mārama kehokeho ana te whānau ki ngā wawata mō ā rātou tamariki. E whai hua ana tēnēi ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau i te māro o te here ki tō rātou marae. He taonga te reo Māori. Kei te hiahia hoki te whānau kia mōhio a rātou tamariki, i a rātou e tere ana i te waka o ako, ā rātou kōrero tuku iho me ngā kōrero whakapapa, ā, kia tupu hei ākonga māia, hikaka hoki. E ako ana ngā tamariki i tētehi taiao e whakaaro nui nei ki te mahi tahi a te whānau. E tino kuhu ana ngā kaumātua ki te kōhanga reo ki te whakatairanga i tō rātou reo, i ngā tikanga me ngā whakahaere ki ngā tamariki me te whānau.
E kitea ana i roto i ngā tamariki te māiatanga me te mōhio ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga hei reo kōrero ki tāngata kē atu.
He pai ki ngā tamariki ngā wā e whai wāhi nei rātou ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori. He maha ngā kōrero whai take me ngā kōrero wānanga e haere ana i waenganui i ngā kaimahi, te kuia me ngā tamariki. He mea whakakaha te karakia, te mihimihi, ngā waiata, ngā waiata-ā-ringa me te korikori i te hōtaka ako o ia rā i ngā tamariki, ā, he rawe hoki ki ngā tamariki. E whakarākei kē atu ana a rātou akoranga reo i ngā whakawhitinga ōkawa nei, ōpaki nei hoki.
He pai ki ngā tamariki te whakakōrero i ō rātou tinana ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro me ō rātou mōhiotanga ki te reo. He pai te arahitanga me te poipoitanga ō rātou ki te whakahāngai i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki te reo. He pai noa ki ngā pepi te whai wāhi atu me te whakatōmene i tō rātou taiao ako i te reo. He pai ki a rātou te mana ki te whakatōmene me te whakapuaki i a rātou anō i roto i tō rātou reo ake. E kitea ana i roto i ngā tamariki te māiatanga me te mōhio ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga hei reo kōrero ki tāngata kē atu.
E oho kē atu ana ngā tairongo o ngā tamariki hei ākonga reo. E whakaritea ana, e whakaratotia ana hoki e ngā kaimahi me te whānau ngā kaupapa ako whānui e taea ai e ngā tamariki te whakatōmene ā-kikokiko nei, ā-wairua nei, ā-hinengaro nei hoki. He tino pai ki a rātou te whakawhiti kōrero i roto i ngā mahi ako mō ngā atua Māori. E tupu ana te aroha ō ngā tamariki mō ngā atua Māori i roto i tō rātou ao me te ao hurihuri. He rite tonu te whakatairangatanga me te tautokona o ngā tamariki e ngā mātua kia hono atu ki tō rātou ao, ki te ao Māori, ki a rātou anō hoki.
E ngaruru ana ngā tamariki i roto i ngā akoranga e akiaki ana i tā rātou whakatōmene me tā rātou hono atu ki te ao e karapoti ana i a rātou. E tū māia ana rātou i roto i ngā whakawhitinga whakaaro ki ngā kaimahi, te whānau me ō rātou hoa. E whakamihia ana, e whakamanahia ana ngā mahi a ngā tamariki. E whakakipakipatia ana ngā tamariki e ngā kaimahi ki te ako. E whakatauirahia ana te reo Māori ki ngā tamariki. He pai ki ngā tamariki ngā pukapuka, te pānuitanga o aua pukapuka me te pānui. Ka harikoa rātou i ngā mahi whakaari me te whakaatu i ngā wheako i roto i te horopaki o te ao Māori.
E tino tautokongia ana ngā tamariki ki te whakatōmene i te reo i roto i te taiao ako whānau nei. E tino whai wāhi ana ki ngā kaupapa ako o ia rā ngā mema whakaheke o te whānau, tatū atu ki ngā kaumātua. Ka ako, ka rongo hoki ngā tamariki i te reo me ōna tikanga e whakapūmautia ana e te whānau e whakakotahi nei i te whānuitanga o ngā pūkenga me ngā mōhiotanga ki te reo Māori. He taonga nui te reo o ngā tamariki ki te whānau. Ka whakapuakina ki a rātou te aroha, te whakamihi, me te tautoko mutunga kore i ngā wā e tika ana. E tupu ana te kōingo me te aroha i roto i ngā tamariki mō te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
E whakawhiwhia ana ki ngā tamariki ngā momo mahere pai me ngā wheako ako whai take. E whakarite ana ngā kaimahi i ngā mahere-ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki, o ia rā hoki ki te whakahaere tika i ngā akoranga mā ngā tau katoa me ō rātou pūkenga. E pāoro ana ngā mahere mō te hotaka ki ngā mātua, ngā kōrero mō ngā mea e ako ana ngā tamariki i te kōhanga reo. Ko ngā hiahia o ngā tamariki, ko te reo Māori me ōna tikanga te poutokomanawa o ngā mahere mō te hotaka.
E arataki ana te whānau i ngā akoranga me te hamarutanga o ngā tamariki. He mārama he māro hoki ngā pūnaha whakahaere kua whakatōkia. He rite tonu tā te whānau whakaū, pupuri hoki ki ēnei tikanga. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tikanga arotake whaiaro ki te whakanikotanga me te whakatupunga o te whānau, ā, he pānga pai ōna ki ngā putanga mā ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana te whānau mō ngā nekehanga o ia rā o te kōhanga reo. Ka kōtahi rātou ki te whakamoe i ngā raru e kainamu mai ana. He rite tonu te pūrongotanga o ngā tino rautaki, ā, e whakarato ana tēnei i ngā kōrero tika ki te whānau mō te kokenga me te huarahi a te kōhanga reo mā ngā tamariki.
He tika te māheretanga o ngā tino mō āpōpō, ā, he tika hoki te arotakenga o ēnei mea e te whānau. He mārama ngā whakataunga a te whānau, ā, he hāngai ngā mahere ki te tautoko i ngā akoranga mā ngā tamariki.
Mō ngā āhuatanga aromatawai, tērā te pitomata mō te whakaatu kē atu i ngā wheako ako o ngā tamariki, ngā angitūtanga me ngā putanga. E hopu ana ngā kaimahi i ngā kōrero i ngā mahi huhua a ngā tamariki. Heoi anō, kāore rātou i te hopu i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki me ngā putanga ako e pupū ana mā ngā tamariki. Kāore anō ngā kaimahi me te whānau kia wānanga me pēwhea rawa rātou e whakaniko ai i ngā aromatawai kia whai wāhi atu ngā tino tātaritanga o ngā āhuatanga e ako nei ngā tamariki me ngā mea hei whakawhanake tonu.
Kāore i te rite tonu te arotaketanga me te pūrongotanga o te hōtaka ako. E whakaae ana ngā kaimahi me whakawhanake tonu ki te āta mātakitaki i te pānga o te hōtaka ako, o ngā rauemi ako me ngā whakahaere ki te whakaputa i ngā āhuatanga whai hua mō ngā tamariki katoa me ō rātou whāinga ako.
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.
Ko te taunakitanga a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakapakaritia e te whānau ngā whakahaere arotake whaiaro me te pūrongo i ngā nekehanga o te hōtaka ako.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki ki Maunganui. E mōhio pai ana ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, ā, ki te whakawhiti whakaaro ki tangata kē atu. E koke ana ngā tamariki i roto i ngā mahi e manaaki ana i te whakaaro ki te whakatōmene me te whāi wāhi atu ki tō rātou ao hurihuri. He pai te whakahaeretanga o te ako me te haumarutanga o ngā tamariki e te whānau.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
08 Pipiri, 2015
Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki is located in Mount Maunganui. Children know te reo Māori me ona tikanga well and can communicate with others. Children thrive in a learning environment that encourages exploration and interaction with the world around them. The children’s learning and wellbeing is managed well by the whānau.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki will be in three years.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki is located in Mount Maunganui. The whānau affiliates to the iwi of Ngai Te Rangi. Whānau are clear about their aspirations for their children. Te reo Māori is a priority. As part of their learning journey, whānau also want their children to know their cultural and ancestral heritage; and to develop as confident and enthusiastic learners. Children learn in an environment which values the collective efforts of whānau. Kaumātua are actively involved at the kōhanga reo, to promote their language, customs and beliefs to children and whānau.
Children show increasing confidence with and knowledge in using te reo Māori me ona tikanga to communicate with others.
Children enjoy the opportunities they have to use te reo Māori. Kaimahi and kuia have lots of ongoing meaningful social and learning conversations with children. Karakia, mihi, waiata, waiata-ā-ringa and movement to music are strong elements of the daily programme which children enjoy. Their learning of the language is enhanced by these formal and informal interactions.
Children enjoy using body language to express their messages and understanding of the language. They are well guided and nurtured to refine their knowledge of the language. Babies happily participate and explore in their language learning environment. They enjoy the freedom to explore and express themselves spontaneously in their own reo. Children show increasing confidence with and knowledge in using te reo Māori me ona tīkanga to communicate.
Children’s multiple senses as language learners are stimulated. Kaimahi and whānau successfully organise and provide a wide range of learning activities that children can physically, emotionally and intellectually explore. They especially like sharing conversations during activities about ngā atua Māori. Children are developing respect for ngā atua Māori in their lives and the world around them. Children are consistently prompted and supported by adults to make connections to their world, te ao Māori and themselves.
Children thrive in learning that encourages exploration and interaction with the world around them. They display confidence when communicating with kaimahi, whānau and their peers. Children’s participation is valued and appreciated. Kaimahi inspire children to learn. They model te reo Māori for children. Children enjoy books, being read to and reading on their own. They have fun with role play and replay real life experiences in te ao Māori contexts.
Children explore language in a highly supportive whānau learning environment. Whanau members across the generations, including kaumātua are actively involved in children’s daily learning. Children learn and hear the language and its customs affirmed by their whānau who collectively bring a wide range of te reo Māori expertise and knowledge. Children’s language is valued and appreciated by the whānau. They receive love, praise and ongoing support when they need it. Children are developing a love and respect for te reo Māori me ona tīkanga.
Children receive a variety of well planned and purposeful learning experiences. Kaimahi prepare term, weekly and daily plans that are effectively managed for learning across the ages and different abilities. Programme plans inform whānau about their child’s learning at kōhanga reo. Children’s needs, their interests and te reo Māori me ona tīkanga is at the centre of programme planning.
The children’s learning and wellbeing is managed by the whānau. There are clear and well developed management systems in place. These are implemented consistently and maintained by the whānau. Whānau self review practices are contributing to ongoing improvement and growth which has a direct and positive impact on outcomes for children. Whānau know about the day to day operations of the kōhanga reo. They attend to emergent issues and concerns as they arise. There is regular reporting on strategic priorities which provides good information to whānau about progress and direction of the kōhanga reo for children.
Whānau have planned well their future priorities and are effectively reviewing regularly against these. Whānau make clear decisions and plan well to support children’s learning.
There is more potential for assessment information to show more about each child’s learning experiences, successes and outcomes. Kaimahi record information about what children do in a range of ways. However, they do not record what children are learning or what the emerging learning outcomes for children are. Kaimahi and whānau are yet to examine how they can build on existing assessment to include more considered accounts of children’s individual learning and their next steps.
Children’s learning programme is not regularly reviewed and reported. Kaimahi recognise that this is a next step to monitor the extent to which programmes, provisions for learning and practices impact positively on all learners, and their diverse learning needs.
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 recommends that whānau improve self review to include regular reporting about the programme.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki is located in Mount Maunganui. Children know te reo Māori me ona tikanga well and can communicate with others. Children thrive in a learning environment that encourages exploration and interaction with the world around them. The children’s learning and wellbeing is managed well by the whānau.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
8 June 2015
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Location |
Mount Maunganui |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
40152 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
14A005 |
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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 |
30 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
27 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 12 Boys 15 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
April 2015 |
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Date of this report |
8 June 2015 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
February 2012 June 2009 May 2005 |