Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

Ka whakahaeretia tētahi aromātai tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Toihau Arotake i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.

E aromātai ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whānuitanga me te whai hua o ngā mahi ā te kōhanga reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai i roto i te pūrongo aromātai mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei i tāutuhia ai whai muri o taua aromātai.

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

Ko tēnei aromātai tāpiri i whakaritea i runga i te aromātai o te whakatutukitanga a te whānau i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ki ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i mua atu, me ngā take rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua aromātai. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei aromātai, ko te titiro ki:

• te hōtaka akoranga – tae atu ki te whakatutukitanga o ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki, me ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou ake whiringa i roto i ā rātou ako
• te whakamahere me te aromātai – tae atu ki te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromātai hōtaka, me te aromatawai, te whakamahere ā-tau, me ngā hononga ki te mahere rautaki
• ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture – tae atu ki te hauora me te haumaru, te marautanga, me te mahere ā-tau, me
• ētahi atu take i tāutuhia ai whai muri i te arotake o mua.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia ki Whangārei. Mai i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2017, kua whakatutukihia e te kaiako te whakawhanaketanga ngaio hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga mā ngā tamariki. E whanake tonu ana te whānau i ngā pūkenga me ngā mōhiotanga ki te āta whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo kia whai hua ai.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e āta poipoia ana e ngā kaimahi. Kei te tākare, kei te hihiko hoki ngā kaimahi i roto i ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka tāutuhia ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki e ngā kaimahi. He whai wāhitanga ā ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou ake whiringa ako, mā te tīpako i ngā taumahi me ngā rauemi. Ko ngā taiao o roto, o waho hoki i te kōhanga reo, e whakapuaki ana i te tākaro, ngā wero, me te ngahau. Kei te pākiki ngā tamariki hei ākonga.

Kua whai wāhi atu te kaiako ki ngā whakangungu e whakaratohia ana e te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, hei whakapiki ake i ngā mōhiotanga e pā ana ki Te Whāriki me Te Korowai. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi me ngā mātua i ō rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki ngā mahere o te hōtaka akoranga e whakaatuhia ana ki te papa pānui a te whānau. Kei te tino mōhio te whānau ki tēnā e ākona ana e ngā tamariki. Kua āta tuhia ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-kaimahi, ā, e tohu ana hoki i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero i tēnā e wāhi hua ana, ā, i ngā āhuatanga hoki hei whakapai ake. Kua whai hua nui tēnei tūāhuatanga ki te whakapaitanga ake o te hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua tino whakapai ake hoki ngā mahi aromatawai, ā, he whānui ngā tūmomo huarahi e whāia ana hei whakaemi i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, ā, hei whakapuaki anō hoki i aua akoranga ki te taha o ngā mātua. Ka whakaaro nuitia ngā tamariki ki ngā mahi whakamahere, te aromātai, me te aromatawai.

Kei te pakari haere te māramatanga o te whānau ki ngā wāhanga katoa o ngā whakahaeretanga ki te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui i ia te wā, ā, kei te piki haere te whai wāhi atu a ngā mema o te whānau. Kua whakatinanahia ngā tukanga e arohaehae ai i ngā kaimahi, ā, ka whakapuakihia ngā kōrero urupare e te whānau me ngā kaimahi. Kua whakawhanakehia tētahi mahere ā-tau.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Me whakawhanake, me whakatinana hoki te whānau i te aromātai o roto me ngā tukanga aroturuki e pakari ake ai, hei hāpai ake i tā rātou whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. He kaupapa here, he tukanga hoki i te tūtohinga, kāhore e hāngai ana ki tēnei wā. Ahakoa e whakatutuki ana ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o tēnei wā i te nuinga o ngā paerewa e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, mā te arotake tonu i aua tuhinga ka hāpai i te whānau ki te whakahāngai i ērā ki ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā tonu. Kāhore ngā mahere rautaki e arotahi ana ki ngā kaupapa matua mō te whakawhanake tonutanga o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakarite te whānau i tētahi mahere rautaki e whakaraupapa ana i tētahi rārangi o ngā mahi, hei āta whakarite i te whakatinanatanga o ngā whāinga me ngā wawata.

4 Ngā Taunakitanga

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

• toro atu te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te tautoko o ngā kaimahi o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te:
• whakapakari i te aromātai o roto me ngā mahi aroturuki
• arotake i te tūtohinga, me te whakahou ake i ngā kaupapa here matua me ngā tukanga matua
• arotake i te mahere rautaki, me te whakarite i tētahi mahere mahi.

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

Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Charles Rolleston

Toka ā-nuku

26 Pipiri, 2019

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Background

Introduction

A supplementary evaluation is undertaken at the discretion of the Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office (ERO).

ERO evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO evaluation and/or any additional areas identified since that evaluation.

Terms of Reference

This supplementary evaluation is based on an evaluation of the performance of the kōhanga reo governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the previous ERO report or issues identified since that evaluation. The terms of reference for this evaluation area to investigate:

• the learning programme - including meeting children’s learning needs and opportunities for children to make choices for their own learning
• planning and evaluation - including programme planning, programme evaluation and assessment, annual planning and links to the strategic plan
• areas of non-compliance - including health and safety, the curriculum, and annual plan
• and any issues identified since the previous review.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia is based in Whangārei. Since the 2017 ERO review, the kaiako has undertaken professional development to improve the quality of the learning programme for children. The whānau continue to develop skills and knowledge to effectively manage the operations of the kōhanga reo.

3 Findings

Children learn in an environment that is well supported by kaimahi. Kaimahi are enthusiastic and motivated in their work alongside children. They encourage children to participate in all aspects of the learning programme. Children’s interests and needs are identified by kaimahi. Children have opportunities to make choices in their learning by selecting activities and resources. The indoor and outdoor environments of the kōhanga reo foster play, challenge and fun. Children are curious learners.

The kaiako has participated in training provided by Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust to increase knowledge about Te Whāriki and Te Korowai. Kaimahi and parents contribute their ideas to the planning for the learning programme which is displayed on the whānau notice board. The whānau are well aware of what children are learning. Kaimahi hui minutes are well documented and include discussions about what is going well and what needs to improve. Consequently, this has contributed to improving the learning programme for children. Assessment practice has improved significantly with a range of different ways to gather and share children’s learning with parents. Children are well considered in planning, evaluation and assessment practice.

The whānau is developing a greater understanding about all areas of operation of the kōhanga reo. Meetings are held regularly and participation by whānau members is increasing. Appraisal processes for staff have been implemented and feedback is provided to the whānau and staff. An annual plan has been developed.

Key Next Steps

The whānau must develop and implement more robust internal evaluation and monitoring processes that will better support them to manage kōhanga reo operations. The charter contains outdated policies and procedures. While the current policies and procedures meet most minimum health and safety standards, a further review of these documents would support the whānau to align these with current legislation. Strategic planning does not focus on the priorities for the future development of the kōhanga reo. It is time for whānau to establish a strategic plan with a list of actions to ensure the goals and aspirations are realised.

4 Recommendations

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• the whānau and kaimahi seek support from Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust kaimahi to:
• strengthen internal evaluation and monitoring
• review the charter and update key policies and procedures
• review the strategic plan and establish an action plan.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Charles Rolleston

Toka ā-nuku

26 June 2019

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia ki Kamo, ki Whangārei. Ka tautoko, ka ārahi hoki ngā kaumātua i te whānau me ā rātou mokopuna. He nui ngā whakarerekētanga ki ngā tūnga kaimahi i roto i ngā marama tekau mā rua kua pahure ake nei, tae atu anō ki te tāoki mahi a tō rātou kuia kua roa nei e whai wāhi atu ana ki te kōhanga reo.

He tākare ngā kaimahi, ā, e tīmata ana ki te whakawhanake haere i ngā hononga kia whai hua ai te mahi ngātahi. He tino whakahirahira te kōhanga reo hei wāhi ako e whakanui ana i te whai wāhi matua o te reo Māori mō te whānau.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e mārama ana, e whakamahi ana hoki i te reo Māori?

E whakawhanake ana te tūmāia o ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Kua waia ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā wheako akoranga ā-kaupapa ki ngā tamariki, hei whakawhānui i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki reo, pērā i te tāruarua o ngā kupu me ngā hanganga reo matua. Ka whakamahi rātou i ngā waiata hei whakapūmau i te reo. E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori, me tā rātou whakamahinga hoki i te reo.

E āta poipoia ana, e āta manaakitia ana hoki ngā tamariki. Ka rongo rātou i te pai o ngā taunekeneke ki te taha o ngā kaimahi. E ako ana ngā tamariki ki te tiaki i a rātou anō, ā, i ētahi atu hoki. Whakanuia ai ā rātou whakamātau i ngā wā katoa. Ka aro ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea ā-tinana o ngā tamariki. Ka kawe ake ngā tamariki i ngā mahi ki te tiaki i tō rātou kōhanga reo, tae atu ki te whakapaipai whai muri i ngā wā kai.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kāhore i te rawaka te whakatutukitanga o ngā matea ako o ia tamaiti. Ahakoa te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi o te kounga pai e wātea ana ki ngā tamariki, kāhore ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki e āta whakaarohia ana i ngā wā katoa. E kōkirihia ana te nuinga o ngā akoranga e ngā pākeke. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e whakarato i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whiriwhiri me te whakatau haere i roto i ā rātou ake akoranga.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ko ngā painga mō ā rātou tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā mahi a te whānau. Kua whakaritea te tūtohinga, ā, he aronga mārama tēnei e whakaratohia ana mō ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua tāutuhia te reo Māori hei kaupapa matua. Ka tāutu te mahere rautaki i ngā kaupapa matua i whakatakotohia ai e te whānau mō ngā whakawhanaketanga ka whai ake nei. Kei ngā tuhinga kaimahi te tirohanga whānui mārama ki ngā tūranga o ngā kaimahi, me ā rātou kawenga mahi. I tēnei wā, e whai tonu ana te whānau i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga tawhito rawa i roto i te hauora me te haumaru. Ka whakatinanahia, ka tuhia hoki ngā akoako hōneatanga ohorere i ia te wā.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kāhore i te rawaka te whakamahere hōtaka me te aromātai. Kāhore ngā matea ako ake me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ia tamaiti e āta whakaarohia ana. I tēnei wā, e āta tāutuhia ana te nuinga o te hōtaka e ngā pākeke. He whāiti noa te māramatanga o te whānau ki te pūtake me te tukanga o ngā mahi whakamahere. Kāhore anō te whānau kia whakaritea tētahi tukanga hei aromātai i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga.

Me āta titiro ki te aromatawai i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Ko ngā pūkete te tino huarahi e whāia ana hei tūmomo aromatawai. He mea nui kia riterite ngā mahi katoa e pā ana ki te aromatawai i ngā tamariki.

Ahakoa e arotake ana te whānau i ētahi āhuatanga o ngā whakahaeretanga ki te kōhanga reo, he maha tonu ngā wāhanga hei tirohanga ake. Ko ētahi o aua wāhanga hei arotake, ko:

• ngā whakaritenga ki te aroturuki i ngā tamariki e moe ana, i ngā wā tīni kope, ā, i te tatauranga anō hoki ki waenga i ngā tamariki me ngā pākeke
• ngā tukanga e arohaehae ana i ngā kaimahi
• ngā kaupapa matua me ngā mahere ā-tau, me te hāngaitanga anō hoki o ēnei ki te mahere rautaki.

3 Te Whakatau a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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:

• 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.

Hei whakapai ake i āna whakaritenga, me tahuri te whānau ki te:

• whakarite i te whakatinanatanga o te marau o te kōhanga reo, mā ngā mahere, ngā whakapuakitanga, me te aromātai e tohu ana i te māramatanga ki te ako a te mokopuna, ki ō rātou ngākau nuitanga, me ngā horopaki o te whānau me te ao e noho nei rātou (ērā i tuhia, ērā kāhore anō kia tuhia)
  [Te Angamahi Marautanga Mātauranga Kōhungahunga i kāhititia ai mō ngā kōhanga reo, Paearu C2]
• whakaoti i tētahi mahere ā-tau e ārahi ana i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo.
  [GMA8 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]

4 Ngā Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia mahi rātou ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te:

• whakapai i te whakamahere me te whakatinana o te hōtaka akoranga hei whakatutuki i ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki katoa
• whakapakari i te āheinga o ngā kaimahi ki te whakatinana i ngā tukanga aromātai me ngā tukanga aromatawai e tika ana
• whakapakari i te aromātai o roto, kia whai wāhi ai hoki te aroturuki me te pūrongo i te katoa o ngā wāhanga matua o te whakahaeretanga.

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

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia i roto ngā tau e rua.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

24 Paengawhāwhā, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

1 Context

Te Kōhanga reo o Manaakitia is located in Kamo, Whangarei. Kaumātua support and guide the whānau and their mokopuna. Significant staffing changes have taken place over the past twelve months, including the retirement of their long serving kuia.

Enthusiastic kaimahi are in the early stages of developing effective working relationships together. The Kōhanga reo provides an important space for whānau to learn in an environment where te reo Māori is a priority.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children understand and use te reo Māori?

Children are developing confidence to use te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are familiar with te reo Māori. Kaimahi provide children with kaupapa based learning experiences that broaden children’s knowledge and understanding of te reo Māori. Kaimahi use language strategies such as repetition of key words and structures. They use waiata to reinforce language. Children’s understanding and use of te reo Māori is developing.

Children are nurtured well and cared for. They experience positive interactions with kaimahi. Children are learning to care for themselves and others. They are constantly praised for their efforts. Kaimahi are attentive to the physical needs of children. Children take responsibility for their kōhanga reo which includes cleaning up after kai.

Key Next Steps

Children’s individual learning needs are not being adequately met. Whilst there are a good range of quality resources available, children’s interests and learning needs are not always recognised. Most learning is adult directed. Kaimahi do not provide children opportunities to make choices and decisions about their own learning.

Planning and Evaluation

Whānau have the best interests of their children at heart. The charter is in place and provides clear direction for children’s learning. Te reo Maori is identified as the priority. The strategic plan identifies the priorities whānau have set for future developments. Personnel documents provide a clear overview of kaimahi roles and responsibilities. Currently, whānau continue to follow health and safety policies and procedures that are out of date. Regular emergency drills are conducted and recorded.

Key Next Steps

Programme planning and evaluation is inadequate. Children’s individual learning needs and interests are not well considered. Currently the programme is mostly determined by adults. Whānau have a limited understanding of the purpose and process for planning. Kaimahi have not yet established a process for evaluating the effectiveness of the learning programme.

Children’s assessment of learning and progress needs some attention. Profiles are the preferred method of assessment. It is important that assessment practice for all children are consistent.

While whānau review some aspects of kōhanga reo operations, there are a number of areas that require attention. These include the review of:

• practices for monitoring sleeping children, nappy changing and children to adult ratios
• appraisal processes for kaimahi
• priorities and annual planning that is aligned to the strategic plan.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

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:

• 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.

In order to improve practice the whānau must:

• ensure that the Kōhanga Reo curriculum is informed by planning, implementation, and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of mokopuna learning, their interests, whānau, and life contexts (documented and undocumented)
  [Early Childhood Education Curriculum Framework as gazetted for Kōhanga Reo, Criterion C2]
• Complete an annual plan to guide the kōhanga reo operation.
  [GMA8 Early Childhood Services Regulations 2008, Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga National Trust 2008]

4 Recommendations

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations to work with district Kōhanga Reo staff to:

• improve the planning and implementation of the learning programme be developed to meet the learning needs of all children
• build kaimahi capacity to implement appropriate evaluation and assessment processes
• strengthen internal evaluation to include monitoring and reporting on all key areas of operations.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Manaakitia will be within two years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

24 April 2017 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo