Te Kōhanga Reo o Paimārie

1 Te Horopaki

Ko Paimārie te kōhanga reo 
Ko Rangitīkei te taiwhenua
Ko Aotea te rohe
Ko Ngāti Apa te iwi

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Paimārie ki Mātene. He hononga ō te whānau ki a Ngāti Apa. Haere mai ai ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo i Bulls, i Hunterville, ā, i Mātene hoki. Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kua hoki mai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo i te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whānau.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakaatu i te tūmāia?

Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou harikoa, tō rātou mauritau hoki i roto i ō rātou hononga me ā rātou akoranga.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E whanake ana ngā tamariki i ngā hononga manaaki. Ka whakarite, ka whakapūmau hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā hononga e ahu mai ana i te whanaungatanga. Ka whakamihi, ka akiaki hoki rātou i ngā tamariki. Ka poipoi, ka tautāwhi hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā pēpi i ngā taumahi ako ā-rōpū. He pārekareka ki ngā pēpi te kanikani i ngā wā waiata. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki tuākana ki te ārahi i ngā tūmomo wāhanga o te hōtaka. Ka tūmāia ngā tamariki tuākana hei kaiārahi. Ka whakamihia, ka whakanuia hoki rātou e ngā kaimahi mō ā rātou whakatutukitanga. E arohaina ana ngā tamariki, ā, ka puāwai hoki tō rātou aroha ki ētahi atu.

E taunekeneke ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e whakamana ana i tō rātou tuakiri. Ka tau haere ngā tamariki ki te hōtaka i ngā mihimihi i te tīmatanga o te rā. Ka tautoko ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ko ngā waiata o te takiwā nei e whakapakari ana i ngā māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki ō rātou tātai whakapapa. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tae atu ki ngā pōhiri me ngā whakatau. Ka mātakitaki ngā tamariki i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa e pā ana ki te whakatau manuhiri. E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki a rātou anō.

E ako ana ngā tamariki i ngā mahinga i āta whakaritea ai. Kua waihangatia e ngā kaimahi tētahi taiao e hāpai ana i te māia o ngā tamariki ki te āta whakawhitiwhiti haere. Kua waia ngā tamariki ki te hōtaka o ia rā. Kei te mārakerake te kite atu i te raupapatanga me te riterite o te hōtaka. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te kawe haere me te tiaki haere i a rātou anō, kia tū takitahi ake ai rātou i a rātou e tupu ana. E āta whai whakaaro nui ana ngā tuākana ki ō rātou tēina i roto i ngā mahinga. Ka aro tuatahi atu rātou ki ngā tēina i ngā wā katoa. Ka kitea te mauritau o ngā tamariki.

E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga e hāpai ana i ā rātou whiringa. Ka whakarite ngā kaimahi i ngā wāhi me ngā rauemi kia wātea ai ngā tamariki ki te kōkiri i ngā akoranga e hāngai ana ki ō rātou matea me ō rātou hiahia. E noho wātea ana ngā rauemi ki a rātou. He pārekareka aua wā ki ngā tamariki. Ka whai wāhi nui rātou ki ngā mahi mō te wā roa. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tākaro ki te taha o ō rātou hoa, ā, ki te tākaro takitahi hoki inā e hiahia ana. E whanake ana te ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki hei ākonga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Me whakapakari ake i te reo Māori. Ahakoa e whakamahi ana ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori i te nuinga o te wā, kei te kōrero kē ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā. He mea nui kia whakapakarihia te mōhiotanga me te whakamahinga o te reo Māori, puta noa i te wā. Me tautoko i ngā tamariki kia pakari ai tā rātou kōrero i te reo Māori.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

E whakahaere ana te whānau i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ā rātou tamariki. He pai te taetae atu o te whānau ki ngā hui. Kua arotakengia te tūtohinga, ā, kua whakahāngaitia hoki ki te wā. He aronga ki te arotake i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e whai pānga ana ki te oranga ā-whatumanawa, ā-tinana hoki o ngā tamariki. Kua whakatakotohia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. E hāpai ana te mahere ā-tau i te kaiwhakahaere ki te whakatutuki i ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kōhanga reo. Kua whakaritea ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi, ā, e hāngai katoa ana ki te wā. He tukanga tā te whānau mō te āhua mahi, hei aroturuki i ngā hiahia o ngā kaimahi. Ko te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki te aronga nui.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Ahakoa kei te mārama ki te whānau ā rātou kaupapa matua, kāhore he mahere rautaki e whakaraupapa ana i aua whāinga. He mea nui kia tuhi, kia whakatinana, kia aroturuki hoki te whānau i te ahu whakamua, i runga anō i te āhua o tā rātou aronga rautaki. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki me te whānau i te wā e aroturukitia ana te whakawhanake tonutanga o tō rātou kōhanga reo mō meāke nei.

Ahakoa e noho mātua ana ki te whānau ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, kāhore anō kia whakatutukihia, kia tuhia rānei ngā akoako hōneatanga ohorere. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakaarohia e te whānau te haumaru o ngā tamariki mā te aro atu ki taua āhuatanga.

Me whakapai ake i te aromatawai, te whakamahere, me te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa he mahere tā te whānau hei ārahi i ngā taumahi o ia rā, kāhore anō kia tāutuhia ngā tino rautaki e whakatupu ake ai i te whakawhanaketanga reo Māori o ngā tamariki. Kāhore anō ngā huarahi aromatawai e kapo atu ana i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i roto i te roanga o te wā. Kei te ngoikore te aromātai hōtaka. Kāhore he huarahi mō ngā kaimahi hei tātari i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore anō ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki kia whakawhānuihia.

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.

I tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Kia tutuki i te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:

• whakahaere me te tuhi i ngā akoako hōneatanga e pā ana ki te rū whenua, hei āta whakatau i te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki.
  [R46(1)(2) Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS8 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:

• whakawhanakehia, kia whakaritea hoki tētahi mahere rautaki
• whakatinanahia ngā tukanga mō ngā hōneatanga ohorere
• whakapakarihia te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai.

5 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 Paimārie i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

30 Poutūterangi, 2020

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Context

Ko Paimarie te kōhanga reo 
Ko Rangitikei te taiwhenua
Ko Aotea te rohe 
Ko Ngāti Apa te iwi

Te Kōhanga Reo o Paimārie is in Marton. The whānau have connections to Ngāti Apa. Children attend the kōhanga reo from Bulls, Hunterville and Marton. Since the last ERO review, the whānau have regained sole management of their kōhanga reo from Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT).

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children show confidence?

Children show they are happy and content in their relationships and learning.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are developing caring relationships. Kaimahi establish and maintain connections based on whanaungatanga. They praise and encourage children. Kaimahi hold and comfort babies during whole group learning activities. Babies enjoy dancing to waiata. Kaimahi provide opportunities for older children to lead various aspects of the programme. Older children are confident is their role as leaders. They are praised and affirmed by kaimahi for their achievements. Children are loved and show love to others.

Children interact in an environment that affirms their identity. Mihimihi at the beginning of the day is a time for children to settle into the programme. Kaimahi support children to share their pepeha with others. Waiata about the local area strengthens children’s understanding of their whakapapa connections. Kaimahi provide opportunities for children to attend pōhiri and whakatau. Children observe ngā tikanga and kawa related to welcoming manuhiri. Children are developing an understanding of who they are.

Children learn well established routines. Kaimahi create an environment that supports children to move with confidence. Children are familiar with the daily programme. It is obvious that the programme is predictable and consistent. Kaimahi encourage children to carry out self-help and be more independent as they get older. Tuakana are very mindful of their teina during routines. They put teina needs before theirs at all times. Children show they are settled.

Children engage in learning that supports their choices. Kaimahi set up spaces and resources so children can initiate learning based on their needs and preferences. Resources are made readily available. Children enjoy this time. They remain engaged for long periods of time. Children have opportunities to play alongside their peers or on their own if they so wish. Children are developing as confident learners.

Key Next Steps

Te reo Māori needs strengthening. Whilst kaimahi use te reo Māori most of the time, children speak English. There is a need to build te reo Māori capability and use across the whānau. Children need support to become confident speakers of te reo Māori.

Planning and Evaluation

Whānau manage the kōhanga reo in the best interests of their children. There is good attendance at hui. The charter has been reviewed and is up to date. There is a focus to review policies and procedures related to children’s emotional and physical wellbeing. Health and safety policies and procedures are present. The annual plan supports the kaiwhakahaere to meet kōhanga reo operations. Personnel documentation is in place and current. Whānau have a performance management process to monitor kaimahi needs. Children’s health and safety is the focus.

Key Next Steps

While whānau are clear about their priorities, there is no strategic plan to document these goals. It is important for whānau to record, implement and monitor progress against their strategic direction. Children and whānau will benefit when the future development of their kōhanga reo is monitored.

While health and safety policies and procedures are a priority for whānau, emergency evacuation drills have not been carried out or documented. It is time for whānau to consider the safety of children by focusing their attention on this issue.

Assessment, planning and programme evaluation require improvement. Whilst whānau have a plan to guide daily activities, specific strategies to grow te reo Māori development of children are not identified. Assessment methods are yet to capture children’s learning and progress overtime. Programme evaluation is inadequate. Kaimahi have no way to gauge the effectiveness of the learning programme. Children’s learning is yet to be extended.

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.

ERO identified areas of non-compliance. In order for the kōhanga reo whānau to meet compliance requirements they need to:

• carry out and document earthquake evacuation drills to ensure the safety of children.
  [R46 (1)(2) Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

4 Recommendations

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations:

• develop and establish a strategic plan
• implement emergency evacuation processes
• strengthen planning, assessment and evaluation.

5 When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

30 March 2020

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

Ka whakahaeretia tētahi aromātai tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Kaitiriwā Toihau Arotake Māori 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 hauora me te haumaru – te aroturuki i te atawhai, te hauora, me te haumaru o ngā tamariki
• te hōtaka akoranga – te aroturuki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki
• te whakamahere me te aromātai – te whakatau a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga, te noho hāngai o ngā mauhanga ki te wā, te whakarite i ngā mahi ki te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi, me te arotake auau i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga
• ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture – te whakatinanatanga o ngā whakaritenga i whakaraupapahia ai ki te kaupapa here e pā ana ki te moe
• ētahi atu take i tāutuhia ai i te wā o tēnei arotake.

2 Te Horopaki

Ko Paimārie te kōhanga reo

Ko Rangitīkei te taiwhenua

Ko Aotea te rohe

Ko Ngāti Apa te iwi

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Paimārie ki Mātene. He hononga tō te whānau ki a Ngāti Apa. E whakahaere tonuhia ana te kōhanga reo e te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Whai muri i te tau 2016, kua piki ake te tatauranga tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, ā, kua whakatūngia tētahi kaiwhakahaere ukiuki ki te tari, me tētahi kaiako. Kua mahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te taha o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i te atawhai me te ako a ngā tamariki. He nui te ahu whakamua ki te hāpai i te whakamaheretanga o te hōtaka, me te aromātai i te hōtaka o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. He hononga ki Te Whāriki, ā, ka arotahi hoki ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

He ākonga pākiki ngā tamariki. Kua whakaritea te hōtaka o ia rā kia āhei ai ngā tamariki ki te kōkiri i ā rātou ake akoranga, ki te tīpako i ngā taumahi, me te āta tākaro ki roto, ki waho hoki. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki ngā taumahi i te papa tākaro. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā uaratanga o te awhi me te tautoko. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i ngā karakia me ngā waiata i ngā wā ōkawa me ngā wā ōpaki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā waiata me ngā kēmu ki te whakawhanake i te reo o ngā tamariki. Ka tautoko rātou i te ako a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori. He harikoa ngā tamariki.

E hāngai ana ngā hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki ki Te Whāriki. Kua whakahāngaitanga ngā hōtaka ki ngā kaupeka o te tau, ā, e mau ana hoki i ngā mahere mō te tau, ngā wāhanga, ngā wiki, me ia rā. He matawhānui te ako ā-kaupapa, ā, he whānui anō hoki ngā tūmomo taumahi ako me ngā tūmomo whai wāhitanga ako. He rawaka ngā mōhiohio a ngā kaimahi hei ārahi i a rātou ki te whakapuaki i tā rātou hōtaka akoranga. Ka aroturuki ngā kaimahi i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga mā ngā whakaaro huritao ōpaki me ngā whakaaro huritao ōkawa. E whai hua ana ngā tamariki nā ngā akoranga e whai pānga nui ana ki ō rātou matea ake.

E arotake ana te whānau i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Kua tata te oti ngā hononga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga ki ngā whakaritenga. Kua whakatūngia tētahi kaiwhakahaere ukiuki ki te tari, ā, māna te whakatakotoranga, te whakaputu, me te noho wātea mai o ngā tuhinga e kawe ana. E hāngai ana ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi ki te wā, ā, kua āta whakaritea. He pai kē atu te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo mō ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Ko ngā pūkete te tino huarahi e whāia ana hei aroturuki i te ako a ngā tamariki. Engari, kāhore ēnei e tāutu ana i tēnā e mōhiotia ana e ngā tamariki. Ko te arotahi ki tēnā e ākona ana e ngā tamariki, me ō rātou mōhiotanga kē, ka whai wāhi nui ki te aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua.

Ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture

Te wāhanga e ahu whakamua ana

Kua whakaritea tētahi rehita moe, ā, e hāngai ana tēnei ki te wā.

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:

• whakapakari tonu te whānau i te aromatawai. 

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 Paimārie i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

08 Haratua, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

1 Background

Introduction

A supplementary evaluation is undertaken at the discretion of the Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori in 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:

• Health and Safety – monitoring children’s care and health, safety
• Learning programme – monitoring children’s learning and progress
• Planning and Evaluation – whānau decision making, records are up to date, personnel management practices are in place and policies and procedures are regularly reviewed
• Areas of non-compliance – sleeping policy is implemented into practice
• Any issues identified during the on-site review.

2 Context

Ko Paimārie te kōhanga reo

Ko Rangitīkei te taiwhenua

Ko Aotea te rohe

Ko Ngāti Apa te iwi.

Te Kōhanga Reo o Paimārie is in Marton. The whānau have connections to Ngāti Apa. The kōhanga reo remains under management of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT). Since 2016 the roll has increased and appointments of a fulltime administrator and kaiako. Whānau and kaimahi have worked with TKRNT to address children’s care and learning. Significant progress has been made to support programme planning and programme evaluation of children’s learning. There are links to Te Whāriki and a focus on te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.

3 Findings

Children are inquisitive learners. They daily programme is organised to allow children to initiate their learning, make choices in activities and enjoy play indoors and outdoors. Children enjoy activities on the papa tākaro. Kaimahi provide children with opportunities to learn the values of awhi and tautoko. Children are exposed to karakia and waiata in formal and informal settings. Kaimahi use waiata, and games to develop children’s language. They support children to learn te reo Māori. Children are happy.

Children learning programmes are based on Te Whāriki. Programmes are based on seasons which includes annual, term, weekly and daily plans. Kaupapa learning is comprehensive and includes a wide variety of learning activities and opportunities. Kaimahi have sufficient information to guide them in the delivery of their learning programme. Kaimahi monitor the effectiveness of the learning programme using informal and formal reflections. Children benefit from learning that is based on their individual needs.

Whānau are reviewing policies and procedures. Policies and procedures links to practice are nearly complete. A fulltime administrator has been appointed who is responsible for filing, storage and access to documents. Employment documentation is current and in place. The kōhanga reo is better managed for children.

Key Next Steps

Profiles are the main method of monitoring children’s learning. However these do not identify what children know. A focus on what children are learning and what they know will make a valued contribution to monitoring their progress.

Areas of non-compliance

Areas of progress

A sleep register is current and in place.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• Whānau continue to strengthen assessment.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Paimārie will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

8 May 2017 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo