Te Whare 3 - Takahiwai Marae RD1, Ruakaka
View on mapE tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Takahīwai ki te taha o te marae o Takahīwai, ki Ruakākā. He hononga tō te nuinga o te whānau ki te hapū o tēnei hapori, ā, nō Ngāpuhi rātou. Nā te hokinga mai o tētahi kaimahi o mua me tana Tohu Whakapakari, he pai te tūnga o te whānau ki te āta whakarite i te whiwhinga o ngā tamariki i ngā hua katoa o tētahi hōtaka akoranga e āta whakamaheretia ana, e āta whakatinanahia ana hoki. Ka whakamana, ka whakatairanga hoki te whānau i te reo Māori me te tino tuakiri.
He māia, he pākiki hoki ngā tamariki ki te tūhura haere.
Ka rumakina ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. I ngā wā katoa, ka rongo rātou i te reo o Ngāpuhi. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana ki waenga i te whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ō rātou hoa. Ka ū rātou kia mārama ā rātou kōrero, ā, ka tāwhai hoki rātou i ngā kupu kōrero me ngā rerenga kōrero māmā. Ka akiaki, ka hāpai hoki ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero i ngā wā tākaro me ngā wā ako. Ka tāruarua rātou i ngā kōrero hei akiaki i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā tamariki. E tino hāpaitia ana te whanaketanga o ngā tamariki ki kōrero i te reo Māori.
E tino poipoia ana, e tino atawhaitia ana hoki ngā tamariki. Ka rongo rātou i te aroha, te manaaki, me te āwhina. Ka whai pūtake ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu i ngā wā tākaro me ngā wā ōkawa ki te ako. Ko te pakari me te whai pūtaketanga o ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tamariki me te whānau e hāpai ana i te tū takitahi me te tūmāia o ngā tamariki hei ākonga. Ka hāpaitia te whiriwhiri i ngā kai hauora. He riterite ngā mahinga o ia rā, ā, he ngāwari hoki ngā whakawhitinga ki waenga i ngā taumahi. Ko ngā tūmanako o te whānau me te riterite anō hoki o ngā mahinga e hāpai ana i te whanonga pai ki waenga i ngā tamariki. Ka noho ngā pēpi ki te taha o ngā tuākana i ngā taumahi ako. Ka tino whai wāhi nui ngā tamariki, ā, he harikoa anō hoki rātou ki tō rātou nohonga ā-whānau.
He mātātoa te tūhura haere a ngā tamariki. Ka whakatau whiringa rātou mō ā rātou ake tākaro me ā rātou ake akoranga. E wātea ana ki ngā tamariki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi ako, rauemi tūturu hoki. Ko te rua onepū tētahi tino wāhi huihuinga o te whānau me ngā tamariki, ā, ka ngākau nui rātou ki te tākaro ngātahi. Kua whakaritea tētahi wāhi ake mō ngā pēpi ki te tūhura me te whakatewhatewha hoki mā ngā rauemi e tika ana mō rātou. He pakari, he haumaru hoki ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki ki waenga i a rātou anō me ngā pākeke. Ka tākaro takirōpū, ka tākaro takitahi hoki rātou mō ngā wā roroa. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā whiringa ako a ngā tamariki. Ka kitea te ngata o ngā tamariki ki ā rātou mahi.
Kua āta tuhia, kua āta whakahāngaitia ngā mahere ki Te Whāriki. Kei roto i ngā mahere, ko ngā putanga ako, ngā rauemi, me ngā taumahi e hāngai ana ki ngā mahere katoa. Ka tuhia te aroturukitanga o te ahu whakamua o ia tamaiti ki ngā pūkete. Ka āta whakamahia te aromatawai mātai mokopuna. Ka whakaatuhia, ka whakatutukihia hoki te ahu whakamua i te mutunga o ia wāhanga, mā te whakamahinga o tētahi tauira i whakaratohia ai e te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Ka pūrongo ā-waha hoki ngā kaiako ki ngā whānau. E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i tētahi hōtaka i āta whakaritea ai.
He pai te whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo. Kua āta tāutuhia ki te mahere rautaki ngā whāinga o te wā waenga me ērā o te pae tawhiti. E noho matua ana te reo Māori o ngā tamariki, ngā kaimahi, me te whānau ki aua whāinga. He mārama te aronga, te ārahitanga hoki o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga, hei hāpai i te whakahaeretanga a te whānau me ngā kaimahi i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ka whakatakotohia e te whānau ngā meneti o ngā hui e tū ana i ia te wā. He whānui ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, ā, ka whai wā ngā tāngata katoa ki te whakapuaki whakaaro. Ka whakatakotohia ki ngā hui ā-whānau te kiko o ngā pūrongo pūtea, tae atu hoki ki ngā tahua hei utu. E hāngai ana ngā tuhinga kaimahi me ngā mauhanga kaimahi ki te wā, tae atu hoki ki ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi me ngā kirimana. Kua whakaritea ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te arohaehae. He mārama te ārahitanga me te aronga o ngā kaimahi, i roto i ō rātou tūranga mahi me ā rātou kawenga. Ka whiwhi ngā tamariki i ngā painga nā te whai huatanga o ngā pūnaha whakahaere me ngā whakaritenga.
Kāhore he mahere ā-tau hei āta whakatinana, hei āta aroturuki hoki i ngā whāinga rautaki. Nā runga i tēnei āhuatanga, kāhore anō kia whakamaheretia, kāhore anō hoki kia aroturukitia tētahi aronga ka whakatutuki i ngā whāinga i whakatakotohia ai. Kāhore e taea e te whānau te āta whakatau tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā taumata i whakatakotohia ai ki tā rātou mahere rautaki.
Kāhore i te rawaka te aromātai hōtaka. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e aromātai ana i te hōtaka akoranga hei whakapai i te kounga o ngā akoranga me ā rātou ake whakaritenga. Kāhore ngā hui e tū auau ana, hei whakatakoto i te tino huarahi ki te pūrongo ki te whānau. Kāhore ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki e āta aroturukitia ana mā te aromātai i te hōtaka.
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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Takahīwai i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
12 Paengawhāwhā, 2017
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Ruakākā |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
40208 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
01B020 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
17, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
13, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 6 Tama tāne 7 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Poutū-te-rangi 2017 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
12 Paengawhāwhā, 2017 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri |
Paenga-whāwhā 2014 Poutū-te-rangi 2010 Hakihea 2006 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Takahiwai is next to Te Marae oTakahiwai in Ruakākā. Most of the whanau are from the local hapū and affiliate to Ngāpuhi. With the recent return of an ex-kaimahi who is a Tohu Whakapakari holder, the whānau are well positioned to ensure children receive the full benefit of a well-planned and implemented learning program. Whānau value and prioritise te reo Māori and a strong sense of identity.
Children are confident and curious explorers.
Children are immersed in te reo Māori. They are continually exposed to language specific to Ngāpuhi. Children hear te reo Māori amongst whānau, kaimahi and their peers. They persist in making their messages clear and mimic the spoken word and simple sentences. Kaimahi and whānau members encourage and support conversations during play and learning. They use repetition to encourage te reo Māori development in children. Children are well supported as developing speakers of te reo Māori.
Children are well nurtured and cared for. They experience aroha, manaaki and āwhina. They have meaningful contact with others during play and formal learning times. Close and meaningful relationships between children and whānau support children as independent and self-assured learners. Healthy eating choices are encouraged. Daily routines are consistent and transitions between activities are smooth. Whānau expectations and consistent routines promote positive behaviour amongst children. Babies join tuakana during learning activities. Children are highly engaged and happy in their whānau environment.
Children are active explorers. They make choices about their own play and learning. Children have access to a variety of learning and physical resources. The sand pit serves as a focal point for whānau and tamariki to gather and enjoy each other’s company. Babies have a specific area in which to explore and investigate using age appropriate resources. Children interact confidently and safely with each other and with adults. They play together in groups and on their own for extended periods of time. Kaimahi support children’s learning choices. Children express a sense of satisfaction in their work.
Planning is well documented and aligned to Te Whāriki. Planning includes learning outcomes, resources and activities across all plans. Monitoring of children's individual progress is recorded in children's profile books. The mātai mokopuna assessment tool is well used. Progress is visible and completed at the end of each term using a template provided by the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT). Kaiako also provide verbal reports to whānau. Children experience a programme that is well organised.
The operations of the kōhanga reo is well managed. The strategic plan has clearly identified medium and long term goals. These goals prioritise te reo Māori for children, kaimahi and whānau. Policies and procedures give clear direction and guidance for whānau and kaimahi to manage their kōhanga reo. Whānau keep minutes of regular hui. Discussions are open and allow all participants to have their say. Detailed financial reports are made at whānau hui including accounts for payment. Personnel documents and records including job descriptions and employment contracts are current. Appraisal policy and procedures are in place. Kaimahi have clear guidance and direction regarding their roles and responsibilities. Children benefit from effective management and organisation systems.
There is no annual plan in place to successfully implement and monitor strategic goals. As a result there is no planned and monitored approach to achieving set goals. Whānau cannot be sure that they are achieving set targets from their strategic plan.
Program evaluation is inadequate. Kaimahi do not evaluate the learning programme to improve the quality of learning and their own practice. They do not have regular hui which will create the basis of reporting to whānau. Children’s learning needs are not well monitored through programme evaluation.
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 and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
the whānau work with the regional TKRNT office to develop and implement an annual plan to ensure goals and objectives of the strategic plan is realised
strengthen programme evaluation.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Takahīwai will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
12 April 2017
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Location |
Ruakākā |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
18220 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
01B020 |
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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 |
17 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
13 children, including up to 3 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 7 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
March 2017 |
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Date of this report |
12 April 2017 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Supplementary Review |
April 2014 March 2010 December 2006 |
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Ko Manaia te maunga
Ko Te Renga Paraoa te moana
Ko Rangiora te tūpuna whare
Ko Takahiwai te marae
Ko Takahiwai te Kōhanga Reo.
E tū ana te kōhanga reo o Takahiwai i te marae o Takahiwai, ki Ruakāka ki te tonga o Whangarei. I tīmata te kōhanga reo i te tau 1982. I te tau 1983, i whakahaeretia te kōhanga reo i roto i te tūpuna whare e kīia nei ko Rangiora. I te tau 1988 i hangaia te whare e whakamahi ana te whānau i tēnei wā tonu.
Kei te tino tautokotia ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki ō rātou tuakiri.
E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou mātauranga mō te reo Māori me tō rātou mita o Patuharakeke. He mea pakari rawa te āhua o ā rātou mōhio mō ō rātou noho piri pūmau ki te whānau, ā, e tino maia ana rātou ki te kawe i ō rātou haepapa mō ā rātou ake akoranga. E tino mōhio ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou taiao, ā, e mārama ana rātou ki a Tangaroa. Kei te tino tipu ō rātou mātauranga mō te mana whenua.
He tino pai te whānau ki te āta whakahaere i tō rātou kōhanga reo me te whakarato i tētahi taiao manaaki hei tautoko i ā rātou ki te ako i te reo. E mārama ana rātou i ō rātou whāinga hei whakatutuki. Kāhore anō te whānau kia aroturuki me te tuku pūrongo e pā ana ki ō rātou paetae me ngā mahi angitū e hāngai ana ki ō rātou whāinga ā-tau. E whakamahi ana te whānau i te arotake whaiaro hei tāutu i ngā wāhanga hei whakapai ake anō i te kōhanga reo.He mea hōhonu, he whānui hoki ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiora.
Me whakanui e te whānau i ā rātou whai wāhitanga i roto i te hōtaka o ia rā, ā, me haere tonu ā rātou tautoko ki a rātou anō ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou māia me ō rātou āheinga ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
I mua o te arotake, i īnoitia te whānau o Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Mokohuia o te Rautahi 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 (tāpiri atu ki ngā kōrero arotake whaiaro) ā, me te whānui atu 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 rawa te pai o te tautoko i ngā tamariki ki te ako i ō rātou tuakiri mā Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira?
Kei te tino tautokotia ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki ō rātou tuakiri.
Mana Reo. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou mātauranga ki te reo Māori i roto i tētahi taiao manaaki. Ka rangona e rātou te mita o Patuharakeke mai i ngā kaimahi i te wā:
E tino māia ana ngā tamariki pakeke ki te whakaputa i te reo Māori, ā, e māia ana rātou ki te whakamātautau i te reo.
Mana Tangata. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou mātauranga mō te pepeha me te whakapapa o tēnā tamaiti, o tēnā tamaiti. E mōhio ana rātou i te pepeha o tō rātou kōhanga reo. E māia ana ngā tamariki, ā, ka āhei rātou ki te kawe i ō rātou ake haepapa mō ā rātou ake ako. Ka āta whiriwhiri rātou i ngā kōwhiringa e hiahiatia ana e rātou te whai i te wā tākaro, ā, ka whai wāhi rātou ki ngā ngohe ā-rōpū. E tino māia ana ngā tamariki ki a rātou anō.
Mana Whenua. E tino mōhio ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou taiao. E mōhio ana rātou i te taiao e tū tata ana ki a rātou, te taiao o te hapori huri noa i a rātou tae noa ki te taiao o te moana. Ko te marae me te marae ātea ētahi wāhi anō ka torotorotia ngā tamariki i ia wā, i ia wā. Ka kitea te moana mai i te marae. E mārama ana ngā tamariki ki a Tangaroa. E tino whanake ana ngā mātauranga o ngā tamariki mō te mana whenua.
Mana Atua. E whakaatu ana ngā tamariki i te whanonga manawanui, ā, ka tiakina rātou i ā rātou anō. Ka mōhio rātou i te kaupapa o te karakia, ā, ka karakia rātou i te wā kai. He mea manawanui ā rātou taunekeneke pāpori ki ā rātou anō. Kua tino manaakitia ngā tamariki. E waia ana ngā tamariki ki ngā atua Māori. Ka tūhura haere rātou i ngā atua Māori i roto i ngā kaupapa akoranga o ia rā. Kei te tino whanake ō rātou mātauranga mō te mana atua.
Mana Aotūroa. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou māramatanga mō te ao ō ahupungao me te ao ō mataora. E mārama ana rātou ko te moana tētahi tino wāhi o tō rātou taiao. Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā karakia, ā, ko te karakia anō tētahi tino akoranga haumaru mō te moana. E whanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou māramatanga mō te moana mā te waiata, te kōrero, te whakarongo ki ngā pūrākau, te kōrero me te tirotiro, ā, ka whai wāhi rātou ki ngā kaupapa whai hua me ngā ngohe whai take. E whakarato ana te papa tākaro ō waho i ngā wheako mā ngā tamariki ki te tūhura hauere me te whai atu i ngā tākaro pohewa. E maia ana ngā tamariki ki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao.
He pēhea rawa te pai o te whānau ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo hei tautoko i ngā tamariki ki te ako?
Kei te tino pai rawa te whānau ki te whakahaere i tō rātou kōhanga reo me te whakarato i tētahi taiao manawanui me tētahi taiao whai hua hei tautoko i ngā akoranga ā ngā tamariki.
Ngā whakahaere ā te whānau. He tukanga whai take tō te whanau hei arahi i ngā whakahaere o te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatūria e te whanau ngā kaupapa here mō ngā take e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kua arotakehia ētahi kaupapa here, ā, kua tuhia anō ētahi kaupapa here hou. E tautoko ana ngā kaupapa here i ngā tukanga, ā, ka arahi ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga i ngā whakaritenga o ia ra.
Te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi. E hāngai ana ngā whakahaere a te whanau ki ngā mātāpono o te kaiwhakatukumahi. He tukanga tō rātou hei tautoko i ngā kaimahi ki te kawe i ā rātou mahi. Kua oti i a rātou ngā rārangi mahi me ngā kirimana whakawhiwhi mahi. Kei te wāhanga whakamutunga o te huringa o ngā aromātai mō ngā kaimahi.
Te whakahaere pūtea. Kei te tino pai ngā whakahaere a te whānau i ngā whakahaere pūtea. He tōtika, ā, he māmā te whai i ngā pūrongo pūtea. Kua hokona e te whānau ngā rauemi mātauranga kia riro i ngā tamariki me te hōtaka akoranga ngā rauemi kounga nui. Kei te ora rawa te tūnga pūtea o te kōhanga reo.
Te Ara Tūāpae, te māhere rautaki me te māhere ā-tau. E tino mārama ana ngā mātua o te whānau i ā rātou tino mahi o ēnei rā me ngā mahi mō ngā rangi ā meāke nei. E tautoko ana teAra Tūāpaei ngā whāinga me ngā tūmahi o te māhere rautaki. He māhere ā-tau tō te whānau e rārangitia ana ngā tūmahi mā ia whāinga me ngā kōrero tōtika e pā ana ki ‘ko wai’, ‘he aha’, ā, ‘ā hea’ mō ia tino tūmahi me whakatutukitia ia tau, ia tau.
Te arotake whaiaro. E whakamahi ana te whānau i te arotake whaiaro hei tāutu i ngā wāhanga hei whakapai ake anō i te kōhanga reo. Ka riro i a rātou ngā pūrongo, ā, ka tino whai whakaaro rātou mō ngā take i roto i ngā pūrongo ka whakatakotoria i ngā hui i te wā i te wā. Ka arotahi ngā pūrongo mō te hōtaka akoranga ki ngā akoranga.He mea hōhonu, he whānui hoki ngā arotake whaiora ka whakahaeretia i ia wā, i ia wā hei painga mō ngā tamariki.Ka aroturuki, ā, ka tuku pūrongo te whānau mō ngā take e pā ana ki tō rātou māhere rautaki.
Te whakamāherehere me te aromatawai, Ka whai take ngā whakamāherehere. Kei roto i ngā whakamāherehere ngā tino wāhanga hei ārahi me te whakatinana i te kaupapa o Tangaroa. Kua tīmata ngā kaimahi ki te whakarite i tētahi pukapuka paetae mō ia tamaiti. Kua reri ngā mahi a ngā tamariki ki te whakauru i roto i ngā pukapuka.
Te aromātai. Kei te whai hua te hōtaka aromātai. Ka hui ngā kaimahi ia wiki ki te whiriwhiri me te whakatakoto ā-tuhi i ngā āhuatanga katoa o te hōtaka, ā, ko te whakapai ake te tino pūtake o ngā hui me ngā whakawhitiwhiti kōrero. Ka āta whiriwhiri rātou i ngā take hei tāutu ae rānei kāore rānei te hōtaka e whakatutuki ana i ngā matea o ngā tamariki katoa.
I mua o te arotake, i whakakiia e te kaipupuri raihana, te whānau, me ngā kaimahi o okiuh, tētahi Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau o te Kōhanga me tētahi Rārangi Tātari Whaiaro. 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 tūtohu ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te:
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)
Paenga-whāwhā 2014
Ko Manaia te maunga
Ko Te Renga Paraoa te moana
Ko Rangiora te tupuna whare
Ko Takahiwai te marae
Ko Takahiwai te Kōhanga Reo.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Takahiwai is located on Takahiwai Marae, Ruakāka, south of Whangarei. The Kōhanga Reo started in 1982. In 1983 the Kōhanga Reo operated out of the tupuna whare Rangiora. In 1988 the current building was constructed.
Children are well supported to learn about their identity.
Children are developing knowledge of te reo Māori and their dialect of Patuharakeke. They have a strong sense of belonging and confidently take responsibility for their own learning. Children know their environment and are aware of Tangaroa. Their knowledge of mana whenua is developing well.
Whānau are efficient managers of their Kōhanga Reo and provide a positive environment to support children’s language learning. They understand their priorities. Whānau are yet to monitor and report progress and successes, against their annual priorities. Whānau use self review to determine areas for improvement in the Kōhanga Reo. Regular self review is thorough.
Whānau should increase their participation in the daily programme and continue to support each other to develop confidence and capability to speak te reo Māori.
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 their identity through Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira?
Children are well supported to learn about their identity.
Mana Reo. Children are developing knowledge of te reo Māori in a very supportive environment. They hear the Patuharakeke dialect from kaimahi when:
The older children use te reo Māori confidently and are willing to take risks with the language.
Mana Tangata. Children are developing knowledge of their individual pepehā and whakapapa. They know the pepehā of their Kōhanga Reo. Children are confident and take responsibility for their own learning. They make individual choices in their play and participate in group activities. Children are confident in their knowledge of themselves.
Mana Whenua. Children know their environment well. They know about the immediate and local environment including the sea. The marae and marae ātea are places children often visit. The sea is visible from the marae. Children are aware of Tangaroa. Children’s knowledge of mana whenua is developing well.
Mana Atua. Children demonstrate positive behaviour and, take care of each other. They know and practice karakia at mealtimes. Their social interactions with each other are positive. Children are well cared for. Children are familiar with ngā atua Māori. They explore these in kaupapa learning each day. Their knowledge of mana atua is developing well.
Mana Aotūroa. Children are developing an understanding of the physical and natural environment. They are aware that the moana is important in their environment. Children learn karakia, important safety lesson about the sea. Children develop their understanding of the sea through waiata, stories, korero, observing and participating in appropriate and purposeful activity. The outdoor playground provides opportunities to explore and engage in creative play. Children confidently explore their environment.
How well do whānau manage the Kōhanga Reo to support children to learn.
Whānau are efficient managers of their Kōhanga Reo and provide a positive and effective environment to support children’s learning.
Whānau Management. Whānau have relevant processes to guide the operations of the Kōhanga Reo. Whānau have health and safety policies in place. Some policies have been reviewed and new ones written. Policies inform procedures and guide practice.
Personnel management. Whānau practice reflects elements of good employer practice. They have systems to support kaimahi in their work. Job descriptions and employment contracts are complete. The appraisals are in the later stages of completion.
Financial management. The whānau manages the Kōhanga Reo finances effectively. Financial reporting is clear and transparent. Whānau have purchased education resources to ensure that the children and the learning programme include high quality resources. The Kōhanga Reo is in a financially viable position.
Te Ara Tūāpae,Strategic and Annual Plans. Whānau members understand their priorities for now and into the future. Te Ara Tūapae has informed the strategic objectives and actions. Whānau have an annual plan that lists the actions required for each objective and ‘who’, ‘what’, and ‘when’ in relation to keys tasks undertaken each year.
Self review. Whānau use self review to determine areas for improvement in the Kōhanga Reo. They receive and act on reports shared regularly at hui. Reports about the learning programme focus on learning.Regular self review is thorough and benefits children. Whānau monitor and report on their strategic plan.
Planning and Assessment. Planning is purposeful. It incorporates all the necessary elements to guide the delivery of the kaupapa of Tangaroa. Kaimahi have started to develop individual profile books for children. Children’s work is ready to be included in the books.
Evaluation. Programme evaluation is effective. Kaimahi meet weekly to discuss and document all aspects of the programme with a view to improvement. They take deliberate steps to identify whether the programme meets the needs of all the children.
Before the review, the licensee, whānau and staff of the kōhanga reo completed an ERO Kōhanga Whānau Assurance Statement 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:
ERO is likely to carry out the next review in three years.
Lynda Pura Watson
National Manager Review Services Māori (Te Uepū-ā-Motu)
30 April 2014
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Location |
Ruakākā |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
18220 |
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Type |
Kōhanga Reo |
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Number licensed for |
17 including 6 under two years old |
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Roll number |
11including 2 under two years old |
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Gender composition |
Girls - 5 Boys - 6 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
March 2014 |
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Date of this report |
30 April 2014 |
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Most recent ERO reports |
Supplementary Review Education Review |
May 2011 March 2010 |