56 Dalmeny Street, Tokoroa
View on mapE tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ātaahua ki Tokoroa. Ka whakapūmau te whānau i ngā hononga ki ngā marae i Tokoroa. Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2014, kua arotahi te whānau ki te whakatū i tētahi whare hou, ā, ki te whakamahere hoki mō te tauatanga mā te akiaki i ngā mātua ki te taetae atu ki ngā whakangungu e hāpai ana i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.
E ako ana ētahi o ngā tamariki i te reo Māori, ā, ka whakamahi rātou i te reo Pākehā ki te whakawhitiwhiti i ō rātou whakaaro. He māia te āhua o ngā tamariki tuākana ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro ki ō rātou hoa me ngā kaimahi.
E whanake ana te reo o ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, he whānui ngā tūmomo āheinga o ngā tamariki i roto i te reo Māori. E whakatairanga ana ngā taumahi i te whakamahinga o te reo, ā, ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i ngā kupu hou me ngā rerenga kōrero māmā hei whakamahi ki ngā tūmomo horopaki. He iti noa te reo Māori o ētahi o ngā tamariki, ā, ka ako rātou i ngā kupu ka whakawhānui ake ai i ā rātou puna kupu kōrero. Ka mārama rātou i ngā tohutohu māmā. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ia tamaiti ki te ako i ngā mihi, me te taki i ngā karakia me ngā pepeha. Ka whakamahi rātou i ngā waiata, ngā pātai, me te tāruarua hei whakatairanga i te reo. E ākina ana te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero a ngā pēpi mā te tohu ā-tinana, ā-kanohi hoki. Ka pānui ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, hei whakapuaki i ngā kupu hou ki a rātou. E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao ako e poipoi ana i a rātou. E whakarato ana ngā kaimahi i tētahi hōtaka o ia rā e poipoi ana i te awhi, te tautoko, me te aroha. E hāpai ana aua uaratanga i te ako a ngā tamariki, i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ō rātou hoa hei tuakana, hei teina. Whakamihi ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā, i ngā whakamātau a ia tamaiti ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori ki ngā tūmomo horopaki. E tupu ana te ngākau titikaha o ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā tamariki tuākana i te reo e whai pānga ana ki ō rātou ngākau nuitanga. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whakamārama haere i ā rātou mahi me ā rātou akoranga mā te reo Māori, me te tohu anō hoki i ngā tae me ngā tūāhua. E wātea ana ki ngā tamariki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi, ā, e hāpai ana tēnei tūāhuatanga i ngā tamariki ki te whakapūmau i te whakawhanaketanga o tō rātou reo i roto i ā rātou tākaro me tā rātou tūhura haere i te taiao. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i aua whai wāhitanga ki te whakarato i ngā kupu Māori e whai pānga ana ki ngā taumahi e whakatutukihia ana e ia tamaiti, e ngā rōpū tamariki rānei. Ka kitea te tākare o ngā tamariki ki te whakatinana i te reo Māori ki ngā horopaki whakahoahoa.
Ko ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki e ārahi ana i ngā mahere me ngā whakaritenga i te hōtaka. Ka whakamahi anō hoki ngā kaimahi i Te Whāriki, hei ārahi i ngā tūmanako e whai pānga ana ki ngā mahere. He hononga i ngā kaupapa ako ki ngā mahere o ia wiki me ia rā. Ka whakawhanakehia ngā taumahi i ngā kaupapa, ā, ka poipoi ēnei i ngā tūmomo reanga me ngā ngākau nuitanga anō hoki o ia tamaiti. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā wheako akoranga o ngā tamariki.
Ka aroturukitia te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā kitenga, hei kapo atu i te huarahi ako o ia tamaiti. Ka whakamahi hoki rātou i ngā aromatawai o te Mātai Mokopuna, hei whakatakoto haere i te ahu whakamua o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka puritia aua tuhinga ki ngā pūkete a ia tamaiti. Whakapuakihia ai aua mōhiohio i ia te wā ki te taha o ngā mātua. Ka whai wāhi matua te ako a ngā tamariki.
Ko te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki e ārahi ana i ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. E whakamahi ana te tūtohinga i roto i ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā. Ka arotake te whānau i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga, hei āta whakarite i te aronga nui ki te waiora o ngā tamariki. Ka whakahāngaitia e rātou ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi ki te wā, hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture. Ko te whakawhanaketanga o te katoa o te tamaiti, tētahi aronga matua.
E whakamahi ana te whānau i Te Ara Tūāpae hei hāpai i te whakamahere rautaki. Kua tāutuhia e rātou ngā whāinga me ngā kaupapa matua ā-tau, hei hāpai i te āhua o tā rātou ahu whakamua mō meāke nei. Ka arotahi te whānau ki te whakapakari i te reo Māori, me te whakapiki ake i ngā mōhiotanga e pā ana ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā rawa.
Ko te reo Māori tētahi āhuatanga hei whakawhanake ake. Me whakawhanake e te whānau me ngā kaimahi tētahi rautaki mō te reo Māori, hei whakapakari i te reo o ngā tamariki.
Ko te aromātai i te hōtaka tētahi wāhanga hei whakapai ake. Ahakoa ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi i ia te wā mō ngā whakarerekētanga ki tā rātou whakapuaki i te hōtaka, mā te whakaōkawa tonu i taua whakaritenga ka whakapakari ake i ngā mahi.
Me titiro ki te aromātai o roto. Ahakoa ka arotake, ka whakahou ake hoki te whānau i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga i te tūtohinga, mā te whai whakaaro anō hoki ki te whai atu i tētahi aronga whānui e hāngai pū ana ki ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki, ka whai wāhi anō hoki ki te whakatairanga ake i te kounga o ngā whakaritenga a te whānau.
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 tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Kia tutuki i te whānau aua herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Ātaahua i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
09 Haratua, 2018
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Tokoroa |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
35034 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
04E054 |
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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 |
16, kia tokorua ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
12, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 6 Tama 6 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori Pākehā |
11 1 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
7 - 8 Poutū-te-rangi 2018 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
09 Haratua, 2018 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Mahuru 2014 Mahuru 2011 Mahuru 2007 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ātaahua is in Tokoroa. The whānau have maintained links with the marae in Tokoroa. Since the last ERO report, 2014, whānau has focussed on building a new whare and succession planning by encouraging parents to attend training to support the kaupapa of the kōhanga reo.
Some children are learners of te reo Māori and use English to communicate. Older children appear confident to communicate with peers and kaimahi.
Children’s language is developing. Kaimahi are aware of the differing abilities of te reo Māori amongst the children. Activities promote language use as kaimahi introduce new vocabulary and simple sentences to use in different situations. Children with limited te reo Māori learn words to increase their vocabulary. They understand basic instructions. Kaimahi support individuals to learn mihi, recite karakia and pepeha. They use waiata, questions and repetition to promote the language. Babies are encouraged to communicate using non-verbal gestures. Kaimahi use reading to children to introduce new words. Children are learning to use te reo Māori.
Children learn in a nurturing language environment. Kaimahi provide a daily programme that fosters awhi, tautoko and aroha. These beliefs support children to learn as they interact with peers and as tuakana teina. Kaimahi regularly praise individuals’ efforts for using te reo Māori in different situations. Children are growing in confidence to use te reo Māori.
Older children are learning the language related to their interests. Kaimahi provide activities that allow children to use te reo Māori to describe what they are doing, talk about their learning and name colours and shapes. Access to a range of resources help children to reinforce their language development in play and exploring the physical environment. Kaimahi use these opportunities to provide children with words in Māori related to independent or group activities. Children show eagerness to apply te reo Māori in social settings.
Children’s learning needs guide programme planning and practices. Kaimahi also use Te Whāriki to guide planning expectations. There are links from kaupapa ako to the weekly and daily planning. Activities are developed based on kaupapa, cater for different age groups and individual’s interests. Children’s learning experiences are important.
Children’s learning is monitored. Kaimahi use observations to capture the story of individual’s learning. They use Mātai Mokopuna assessments to record children’s learning progress. These records are kept in children’s profile books. This information is regularly shared with parents. Children’s learning is a priority.
Children’s quality of learning guides whānau management. The charter is used to with the daily operations. Whānau review policies and procedures to ensure children’s wellbeing is in place. They keep personnel documentation up-to-date to fulfil legislative requirements. Children’s holistic development is a priority.
Whānau use Te Ara Tūāpae to support strategic planning. They have identified goals and annual priorities to support their future direction. The whānau focus to strengthen te reo Māori and increasing knowledge related to the kaupapa of kōhanga reo and property developments.
Te reo Māori is an area for development. Whānau and kaimahi need to develop a te reo Māori strategy to strengthen children’s language.
Programme evaluation is an area for improvement. Although kaimahi regularly discuss changes in their delivery formalising this practice will strengthen practices.
Internal evaluation needs attention. Although whānau review and update charter policies and procedures consideration to adopting an overall approach based on outcomes for children can assist with raising the quality of whānau practices.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO identified areas of non-compliance. In order for the kōhanga reo whānau to meet compliance requirements they need to:
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ātaahua will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
9 May 2018
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Location |
Tokoroa |
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35034 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
04E054 |
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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 |
16 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
12 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 6 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori Pākehā |
11 1 |
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Review team on site |
7 - 8 March 2018 |
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Date of this report |
9 May 2018 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
September 2014 September 2011 September 2007 |
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E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ataahua ki Tokoroa, ā, he hononga tōna ki a Ngāti Raukawa.
Ka wheako ngā tamariki i ngā hononga me ngā taunekeneke e atawhai ana, e manaaki ana hoki i a rātou. E ako ana ngā tamariki i a rātou anō, i tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki. Ka kitea tō rātou tino aronga toi whenuatanga ki te kōhanga reo, tae atu hoki ki te whānau, te hapū, me te iwi. He harikoa, he tau hoki te āhua o ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.
E whanake haere ana te reo Māori o ngā tamariki. He pai ngā kaimahi ki te whakatauira haere i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki hopu reo e whai hua ana ki te hāpai i te ako me te whakamahinga a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori.
Ka whakawhanake, ka whakatinana hoki ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā hōtaka akoranga matawhānui mā ngā tamariki. Kua āta tuituia te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo ki te whakamaheretanga o te hōtaka me ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. He pukumahi ngā tamariki, ā, ka whai wāhi ki ngā akoranga puta noa i te rā.
Ka whai hua te mahi ngātahi a te whānau ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ā rātou tamariki. Ka whakatau ngātahi te whānau i ngā whakaritenga. He pai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo mō ngā tamariki.
E ako tonu ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā painga o te arotake whaiaro. Me whakapai ake te whānau me ngā kaimahi i tā rātou kohikohi, tā rātou whakamahinga anō hoki i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, me āna kōkiritanga, āna whakawhanaketanga hoki e whakariterite ana mō te wā kei te heke mai.
I mua o te arotake, i īnoitia te whānau kia whai whakaaro ki ā rātou kaupapa motuhake mō te arotake, ā, kia whakamahia ngā aratohu me ngā rauemi i whakaratohia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.
Kātahi ka whakaritea ngā tino kaupapa motuhake mō te arotake, whai muri o te whakawhitiwhitinga kōrero i waenga o te rōpū arotake o te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau. I arotahi tēnei whakawhitiwhitinga ki ngā kōrero i te puritia e te kōhanga reo (tāpiri atu ki ngā kōrero arotake whaiaro) ā, me te whānui o te pānga o ngā take mō te arotake ki ngā hua ka puta ki ngā tamariki o te kōhanga reo.
I whakaritea e te whānau ko tāna kaupapa arotahi ko:
Ko te katoa o ngā arotake mātauranga ā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i roto o ngā kōhanga reo e arotahi ana ki te kounga o te mātauranga. Ki tā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kei roto i tēnei ko te kounga o te:
Ko ngā kitenga ā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i roto i ēnei wāhanga, kei raro iho nei.
He pēhea te poipoi i ngā tamariki ki te ako i Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira?
He pai te poipoi i ngā tamariki kia ako ai rātou i ngā ariā e whai pānga ana ki Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira.
Te reo Māori. He pai te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā tamariki. He pai te whakatauira o ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori mō ngā tamariki. ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki hopu reo e whai hua ana ki te hāpai i te ako me te whakamahinga o ngā tamariki i te reo Māori. E pakari haere ana te māia o ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori.
Ngā hononga me ngā taunekeneke. Ka wheako ngā tamariki i ngā hononga me ngā taunekeneke e atawhai ana, e aroha ana, e manaaki ana hoki i a rātou. He mauritau te āhua o ngā kaimahi. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā kaimahi ki te whai whakaaro nui ki ētahi atu. Ka kitea te pai o ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ngā pākeke hoki. E mōhio ana, e āta kawe mārika ana hoki ngā tuākana i ā rātou kawenga ki te ārahi me te tiaki i ngā tēina. He harikoa, he tau hoki te āhua o ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo.
Te whakamahere mō ngā akoranga. He pukumahi ngā tamariki, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā akoranga puta noa i te rā. Kua whakawhanakehia e ngā kaimahi me te whānau tētahi hōtaka matawhānui. He mārama ngā hononga o ngā mahere ki Te Whāriki o Te Kōhanga Reo me Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Kua āta tuituia te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo ki ngā mahere o te hōtaka me ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.
Te aronga toi whenuatanga. Ka kitea te tino aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, ki te whānau, ki te hapū, ā, ki te iwi hoki. Ka ākina ngā tamariki kia ako ai rātou i ō rātou pepeha, ā, he whai wāhitanga anō hoki mō rātou ki te taki i ō rātou pepeha ki ētahi atu. E ako ana ngā tamariki i ngā kōrero tuku iho e pā ana ki a rātou anō, i ō rātou hononga ā-whānau, i tō rātou tūrangawaewae anō hoki. E tupu haere ana te manawa whakahī, te tū pakari anō hoki o ngā tamariki.
Te aromatawai. He mārama ki ngā kaimahi me te whānau te pūtake o te aromatawai. He matawhānui ngā mahi aromatawai i whakatakotohia ai hei aru i te ahunga whakamua a ngā tamariki me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga puta noa i te roanga o te wā. Kei ngā pūkete ngā tauira mahi a ngā tamariki hei tirohanga mā ngā whānau, ā, ka hāngai ēnei ki ā rātou akoranga, ō rātou whakawhanaketanga anō hoki.
Te ako a ngā tamariki. E tino hāpaitia ana ngā tamariki ki te ako, i roto i tētahi taiao whakahihiri o te kōhanga reo. Ka whai wāhi atu rātou ki ngā wheako akoranga e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te ako i te ao Māori. E āhei ana ngā tamariki ki te whiriwhiri i ā rātou ake taumahi puta noa i te rā. He pai te whakatakotoranga, te whakaritenga anō hoki o ngā taumahi. He maha ngā rauemi o te kounga pai e wātea ana ki ngā tamariki, hei hāpai i ā rātou akoranga. E ako ana ngā tamariki i te ao e noho nei rātou, ā, he ākonga pākiki, he ākonga mahira hoki rātou.
He pēhea te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki?
He pai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki.
Te whakahaeretanga a te whānau. He pai te mahi ngātahi a te whānau ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki. He mārama ngā mātāpono e ārahi ana i te tūtohinga, ā, ka arotakengia, ka whakahoungia hoki i ia te wā, kia hāngai ake ai ki ngā tūmanako o te whānau. He tika te tautoko i ngā kaimahi i roto i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Nō nā tata tonu nei ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, i arotakengia ai, i whakamahinetia ai hoki. Ka whakatau ngātahi te whānau i ngā whakaritenga.
Nō nā tata tonu nei tētahi kaimahi hou i whakatūngia ai hei hāpai i te whakahaeretanga me te whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakatau wawe te whānau i ngā mahi e tika ana, ā, ka whakatau ngātahi i ngā whakaritenga hei painga mō ā rātou tamariki. Ka whakaratohia ki ngā tamariki tētahi kōhanga reo e āta whakahaerehia tōtikatia ana.
Te arotake whaiaro. Kāhore anō te arotake whaiaro kia āta whakaritea. Kāhore te whānau e whakamahi ana i ā rātou mōhiohio ki te whakamahere. Me whakamahi, me kohikohi hoki te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki te whakahaere, ngā kōkiritanga, me ngā whakawhanaketanga anō hoki o te kōhanga reo, hei hāpai i tā rātou whakarite haere mō te wā kei te heke mai.
I mua o te arotake, i whakakīia e te kaipupuri raihana, te whānau, me ngā kaimahi o te kōhanga reo tētahi Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Kōhanga Reo kua Raihanatia, o Pipiri 2013, me tētahi Rārangi Tātari Whaiaro mā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. I roto i ēnei tuhinga i oati rātou, i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:
I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei, i te mea he nui te pānga o ēnei ki ngā hua ka puta ki ngā tamariki:
E taunaki ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia tahuri te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakawhanake i tētahi mahere ka hāpai i a rātou ki te whakatutuki me te pūrongo i ngā whakahaeretanga, ngā kōkiritanga, me ngā whakawhanaketanga i te kōhanga reo.
Tērā ka whakahaeretia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri, i roto i ngā tau e toru.
Lynda Pura Watson
Kaiwhakahaere ā-Motu mō ngā Ratonga Arotake Māori (Te Uepū ā-Motu)
5 Mahuru 2014
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ataahua is in Tokoroa, and has connections to Ngāti Raukawa.
Children experience warm, loving and caring relationships and interactions. Children are learning about who they are and where they come from. They demonstrate a strong sense of belonging to the kōhanga reo and to whānau, hapū and iwi. Children appear to be happy and settled at kōhanga reo.
Children are developing as speakers of te reo Māori. Kaimahi are good role models of te reo Māori. Kaimahi use effective language acquisition techniques to help children to learn and use te reo Māori.
Kaimahi and whānau develop and implement comprehensive learning programmes for children. The kaupapa of Kōhanga Reo is successfully integrated through programme planning and in children’s learning. Children are busy and engaged in learning throughout the day.
The whānau works effectively together to manage the kōhanga reo in the interests of their children. Whānau make decisions collaboratively. Children are provided with a well managed kōhanga reo.
The whānau and staff continue to learn about the benefits of self review. Whānau and staff need to improve how they gather and use information about the kōhanga reo operations, initiatives and developments to plan for the future.
Before the review, the whānau were invited to consider its priorities for review using guidelines and resources provided by ERO.
The detailed priorities for review were then determined following a discussion between the ERO review team and whānau. This discussion focused on existing information held by the kōhanga reo (including self-review information) and the extent to which potential issues for review contributed to positive outcomes for children at the kōhanga reo.
The whānau chose as its focus area:
All ERO education reviews in kōhanga reo focus on the quality of education. For ERO this includes the quality of:
ERO’s findings in these areas are set out below.
How well are children supported to learn about Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira?
Children are well supported to learn about concepts associated with Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira.
Te reo Māori. Children are developing well as speakers of te reo Māori. Staff are good role models of te reo Māori for children. Kaimahi use effective language acquisition techniques to support children to learn and use te reo Māori. Children are developing in confidence to use te reo Māori.
Relationships and interactions. Children experience warm, loving and caring relationships and interactions. Staff conduct themselves in a calm, peaceful manner. They encourage children to be mindful of others. Children display positive interactions with each other and with adults. Tuakana know about and eagerly accept their responsibilities for guiding and protecting the younger children. Children appear to be happy and settled at kōhanga reo.
Planning for learning. Children are busy and engaged in learning throughout the day. Staff and whānau have developed a comprehensive programme. Plans have clear links to Te Whāriki o te Kōhanga Reo and ngā taumata whakahirahira. The kaupapa of Kōhanga Reo is successfully integrated in programme plans and children’s learning.
Sense of belonging. Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging to the kōhanga reo and to whānau, hapū and iwi. Children are encouraged to learn about their pepeha and are provided with opportunities to recite these to others. Children are learning about who they are, their whānau ties and where they come from. Children have a growing sense of pride and confidence.
Assessment. Staff and whānau understand the purpose of assessment. There are comprehensive assessment practices in place to track children’s progress and development over time. Portfolios provide whānau with samples of children’s work that reflect their learning and development.
Children’s learning. Children are well supported to learn in an interesting kōhanga reo environment. They engage in learning experiences that enable them to learn about the Māori world. Children are able to choose their own activities throughout the day. Activities are well presented and organised. There are numerous good quality resources available to support children’s learning. Children are learning about the world around them and, are curious and inquisitive learners.
How well is the kōhanga managed in the interests of children?
The kōhanga is well managed in the interests of children.
Whānau management. The whānau works well together to manage the kōhanga reo in the interests of the children. The charter has clear guiding principles and it is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect the expectations of the whānau. Staff are appropriately supported to manage the kōhanga. Health and safety policies and procedures have been reviewed and refined recently. Whānau make decisions collaboratively.
A new staff member has recently been appointed to help support the management and operation of the kōhanga reo. The whānau act decisively when needed and make decisions collectively that is in the best interests of their children. Children are provided with a well managed kōhanga reo.
Self review. Self review is not well established. Whānau do not use the information they have to plan. Whānau and staff members need to use and gather information about the kōhanga reo operations, initiatives and developments to help plan their next steps.
Before the review, the licensee, whānau and staff of the kōhanga reo completed an ERO Licensed Kōhanga Reo Assurance Statement June 2013 and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they have attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:
During the review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on outcomes for children:
ERO recommends that the whānau and staff develop a plan to support them to achieve and report on the kōhanga reo operations, initiatives and developments.
ERO is likely to carry out the next review in three years.
Lynda Pura Watson
National Manager Review Services Māori (Te Uepū-ā-Motu)
5 September 2014
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Location |
Tokoroa |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
35034 |
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Type |
Kōhanga Reo |
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Number licensed for |
16 including 2 under 2 years old |
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Roll number |
16 including 0 under 2 years old |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 4 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
21 May 2014 |
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Date of this report |
5 September 2014 |
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Most recent ERO reports |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
September 2011 September 2007 September 2003 |