734 Tweed Street, Invercargill
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua ki te taha o Te Wharekura o Arowhenua, ki Waihōpai. Ko tō te whānau wawata, kia whakawhiti atu ngā mokopuna ki te kura i muri i tō rātou noho ki te kōhanga reo. Whai muri i te arotake i tū ai i te tau 2020, kua mahi te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te taha o tētahi kaiwhakarato SELO, ki te whakatutuki i ngā take maha.
Ka whakatinana ngā mokopuna i te whanaungatanga mā ā rātou taunekeneke papai me ō rātou hononga whai pūtake ki te taha o ētahi atu.
Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te manaaki, te aroha, me te āwhina i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā mokopuna. He maha ngā wā ka ārahi ngā tuākana i ētahi wāhanga o te hōtaka akoranga, ā, ka whakamihia rātou i ia te wā mō ā rātou whakamātau. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te whai wāhi nui ki ngā kaupapa mahi i te kōhanga reo. Ka whai whakaaro ngā tuākana, i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ō rātou tēina, ā, ka toro atu ngā pēpi ki te atawhai o ngā kaimahi. Ka riro i ngā mokopuna ngā taunekeneke e manaaki ana i te tangata.
Ka whai wāhi nui ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e whakamana ana i te reo Māori. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi kia rongo ai ngā mokopuna i ngā tauira reo tūturu, i a rātou e whakarongo ana ki ngā whaikōrero. Ka whakatauira rātou i te reo e tika ana, ā, ka poipoi i te whakamahinga o ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori. Ka tautokona te tū o ngā mokopuna ki te taki i ō rātou pepeha. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tuākana ki te whakamahi i tēnā o te reo Māori e mōhiotia ana e rātou. Kei te whanake te tūmāia o ngā mokopuna ki te whakapuaki i te reo Māori.
He maha ngā wheako e poipoi ana i te mahi ngātahi, i te tū takitahi, ā, e akiaki ana hoki i te āheinga o te tamaiti ki te whakatau i āna ake whakaritenga. Kua waihangatia te taiao hei whakahihiri i ngā mokopuna i roto i ā rātou akoranga. He wāhi ake mō ngā tuākana, he wāhi anō hoki mō ngā pēpi, hei hāpai i a rātou ki te tūhura haere mā roto mai i ngā wāhi e hāngai pū ana ki ō rātou ake reanga. He pai te whakaritenga o ngā rūma, he nui ngā rauemi, ā, he muramura hoki. E whakatairanga ana ngā wāhi ako i te tākaro, i te taha auaha, ā, i te taha tūhura hoki. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā hononga e whai pūtake ana, i a rātou e tūhura ana i tō rātou taiao, ā, e whai ana hoki i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga.
Ka hono pū ngā mahere ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Ka whakawhanakehia ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki e ngā kaimahi, ā, ka ārahi i ngā whakaritenga. Kua tautuhia ngā whāinga ako, ā, ka whakatinanahia ngā taumahi e tika ana mō ngā tūmomo reanga, kia tutuki ai aua whāinga. Kei ngā mokopuna te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako ako.
Ko te whanaungatanga te tūāpapa mō te āhua o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he kaha te taetae atu. Kua whakatakotohia ngā pūnaha whakahaere tari, ā, he māmā hoki te whakapā atu ki ngā mōhiohio. Kua arotakengia, kua whakahoungia hoki e te whānau ā rātou kaupapa here me ā rātou tukanga, hei āta whakatau i te aronga matua tonu o te hauora, te haumaru, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
E āta whakatakoto ana te tūtohinga i te aronga mārama mō te whakahaeretanga me te whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo. Ko ngā mokopuna te aronga matua o te whānau whakahaere. Kei te mahere rautaki te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau, ā, ka tautuhi hoki i ngā whāinga pae tawhiti me ngā kaupapa matua. Nō nā noa nei te mahere ā-tau i arotakengia ai, ā, kei te tautuhi i ngā wāhanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga, me ngā wā hoki e tika ana ki te whakatutuki i aua tūāhuatanga. Kua whakatakotohia te tukanga mō te pūrongo i ngā pūtea. Kua oti ngā arohaehae kaimahi, ā, ka whai wāhi ērā ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio e haere tonu ana i ia te wā. Kua āta mahi te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te taha o tētahi kaiwhakarato SELO ki te whakatutuki haere i ngā take i tautuhia ai i te arotakenga i tū i te tau 2020.
Tērā tonu ētahi wāhanga matua kia whakatutukihia e te whānau me ngā kaimahi:
ahakoa te tangongitanga o te hōtaka akoranga, ka taea hoki te aro ake ki ngā matea o ngā mokopuna, mā te whakamahi i ngā aromatawai me ngā mōhiohio ki te taha tonu o te aromātai hōtaka, hei aroturuki i te whai huatanga me te haere tonutanga o ngā whakapaitanga
kua tautuhia e te whānau ā rātou whāinga me ō rātou wawata ki tā rātou mahere rautaki. Kua tae ki te wā, kia whakamahia e te whānau te mahere mahi, hei aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā, ki:
te haumaru ā-whatumanawa, tae atu ki te ārahi mauritau me te ārai tamariki
te haumaru ā-tinana, tae atu ki te mātakitaki tamariki, ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, ngā aituā, te whāngai rongoā; me ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki mō ngā haerenga whakawaho
te tū tika o ngā kaimahi, tae atu ki te tika o ngā tohu mātauranga, ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti
ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te mate urutā.
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
āta whakatinana i te tukanga aromatawai, hei aroturuki, hei whakatakoto haere hoki i te ako a ngā tamariki, ā, me whakarite hoki i tētahi tukanga e aromātai ai i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga.
[R43 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C1 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
mahi te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, kia whai tautoko rātou ki te aromatawai me te aromātai hōtaka
aroturuki mārika i te mahere mahi, hei tātari i te ahu whakamua o ngā whāinga rautaki me ngā kaupapa matua.
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
18 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2022
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Waihōpai |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
65188 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
10D066 |
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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 |
20, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
21, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 15, Kuki Airani 3, Other 3 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Here-turi-kōkā 2022 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
18 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2022 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Tāpiri, Poutū-te-rangi 2021; Arotake Tāpiri, Here-turi-kōkā 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2016 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO reports provide important information for hapū and iwi.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua is located alongside Te Wharekura o Arowhenua in Invercargill. Whānau aspire for mokopuna to transition to the kura after their time at kōhanga. Since the 2020 review, the kōhanga whānau have been working alongside a SELO provider to attend to a number of concerns.
Mokopuna demonstrate whanaungatanga through their positive interactions and meaningful relationships with others.
Kaimahi model manaaki, aroha and āwhina in their interactions with mokopuna. Tuakana often lead aspects of the learning programme and are regularly praised for their efforts. Kaimahi encourage mokopuna to participate freely in kaupapa mahi within the kōhanga reo. Tuākana are considerate when interacting with their tēina and pēpi seek affection from kaimahi. Mokopuna experience interactions of manaaki ki te tangata.
Mokopuna enjoy an environment that prioritises te reo Māori. Kaimahi ensure mokopuna are exposed to authentic language models as they listen to whaikōrero. They model appropriate language and nurture mokopuna use of te reo Māori. Mokopuna are supported to stand and recite their pepehā. Tuakana are confident to use what they know in te reo Māori. Mokopuna are developing confidence in their use of te reo Māori.
There are a number of experiences that foster co-operation, independence and encourages freedom to make choices. The environment is created to excite mokopuna in their learning. Designated areas for tuakana, and pēpi enable them to explore in a space that is relevant for their age groups. The rooms are well organised, resourced, and colourful. The learning areas promote play, creative and exploration. Mokopuna engage in meaningful relationships as they explore their taiao and pursue their interests.
Planning makes clear links to Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Year, term and weekly plans are developed by kaimahi and guide practice. Learning goals are identified, and age-appropriate activities are implemented to achieve these. Mokopuna have a range of learning experiences.
Whanaungatanga provides a foundation for the way in which the whānau manage the kōhanga reo. Whānau hui are held regularly are well attended. Administrative systems are in place with easy access to information. The whanau have reviewed and updated their policies and procedures to ensure mokopuna health safety and wellbeing are priority.
The Tūtohinga provides clear direction for the management and operations of the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna are the focus of whānau whakahaere. The strategic plan includes the vision and aspirations of the whānau and identifies long term goals and priorities. The recently reviewed annual plan identifies key areas of operations and when these must be attended to. Financial reporting is in place. Kaimahi appraisals are completed and lead to ongoing professional development. The kōhanga whānau has worked closely with the SELO provider to progress concerns highlighted during the 2020 review.
although the learning programme provides variation, it can be more responsive to the needs of mokopuna, by using assessment practice and information alongside programme evaluation to monitor the effectiveness and ongoing improvement
whānau have identified their goals and aspirations in their strategic plan. It is now time for whānau to utilise the action plan to monitor their progress.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection
physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures
suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios
emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic.
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
implement a process of assessment to monitor and record children’s learning and establish a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programme.
[Regulation 43 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C1 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
that whānau work alongside the district office for support with assessment and programme evaluation
rigorously monitor the action plan to determine the progress of strategic goals and priorities.
Rita Walker
Acting Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
18 October 2022
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Location |
Invercargill |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
65188 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
10D066 |
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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 |
25 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
21 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 15, Cook Island Māori 3, Other 3 |
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Review team on site |
August 2022 |
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Date of this report |
18 October 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Supplementary Review, March 2021; Supplementary Review, August 2019; Education Review, April 2016 |
Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, me ngā hapori ki te whakatakoto i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i ngā whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua ki te taha o Te Wharekura o Arowhenua, ki Waihōpai. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna i taua tino hononga, a, he tokomaha ngā mokopuna ka whakawhiti atu ki te kura whai muri i tō rātou noho ki te kōhanga reo. He maha tonu ngā take e whakatutuki tonuhia ana e te whānau, mai i ērā i whakaraupapahia ai i te pūrongo o mua.
Kāhore te aromātai o roto e āta whakamahia ana hei hāpai i te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna.
He pai te whakahaeretanga o ngā take e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi. He kirimana, he tuhinga tūranga mahi hoki ā ngā kaimahi katoa i nāianei. Kei te māramahia e ngā kaimahi ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mō ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā mokopuna. Kua arowhaingia ngā kaimahi katoa i nāianei e ngā pirihimana.
E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao kāhore e āta hāpai ana i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori. Ahakoa kei te mārama rātou i ngā tohutohu māmā me ngā pātai māmā, he pai kē atu ki a rātou te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mā te reo Pākehā. Me tahuri wawe ki te whakapakari ake i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori mō ngā mokopuna.
Me hāpai wawe i ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. He iti noa te whai wāhi atu a te whānau. Kāhore i te tino kaha te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau. He uaua ki te akiaki i te whānau ki te whai wāhi mai ki ngā mahi whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. Nā tēnei, he maha ngā mahi whakahaere matua i te tari kāhore e whakatutukihia ana. Kāhore he mahere rautaki, nō reira, kāhore e taea e te whānau te tāutu, te whakamahere rānei ngā whāinga o te paetawhiti me ngā mahi e tika ana ki te whakatutuki i aua tūāhuatanga. Kāhore te arotake auau o ngā kaupapa here e whakatutukihia ana. Kāhore e tuhia ana, kāhore rānei e pūrongotia ana ngā arowhai i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea. Ahakoa kua whakawhanakehia tētahi pūnaha arohaehae, kāhore anō kia whakapuakihia. Kāhore e taea e ngā kaimahi te tāutu ngā wāhanga o ā rātou mahi hei whakawhanake ngaio, kāhore hoki e taea te whakapā atu ki ngā kaupapa whakawhanaketanga ngaio e whai pānga ana. Kāhore te aromātai o roto e āta whakamahia ana hei whakapai ake i ngā putanga mō ngā mokopuna.
Kāhore te hōtaka e aromātaitia ana. Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia ngā pūnaha mō te whakamahere me te aromatawai, kāhore aua āhuatanga e aromātaitia ana i ia te wā. Kāhore e taea e ngā kaimahi te whakamōhiohio ā rātou whakaritenga, kia āhei ai rātou ki te whakatinana me te aroturuki i ngā whakapaitanga ki te hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore ngā akoranga e poipoi ana i ngā matea o ngā mokopuna.
I te wā o te aromātai, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei:
Kia tutuki i te whānau ngā herenga ā-ture katoa, me tahuri rātou ki te:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, e te whānau o te kōhanga reo, e te poari hoki o te kura te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
10 Poutūterangi, 2021
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Waihōpai |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
65188 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
10D066 |
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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 |
20, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
13, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 6 Tama 7 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 11 Pākehā 2 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Hakihea 2020 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
10 Poutūterangi 2021 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Here-turi-kōkā 2019 Paenga-whāwhā 2016 Mahuru 2012 |
The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua is located alongside Te Wharekura o Arowhenua in Invercargill. Mokopuna benefit from this close relationship as many of them attend the kura after their time at kōhanga. Whānau are still working on a number of issues outlined in the previous report.
Internal evaluation is not well utilised to support quality learning for mokopuna.
Personnel matters are managed well. All kaimahi now have contracts and job descriptions. Kaimahi understand their roles and responsibilities in working with the mokopuna. All kaimahi have now been police vetted.
Mokopuna learn in an environment where te reo Māori development is compromised. Although they comprehend simple instructions and basic questions, English is the preferred language of communication. Urgent action is required to strengthen te reo Māori development for mokopuna.
Whānau whakahaere requires urgent support. There is limited whānau involvement. Whānau hui are not well attended. It is a challenge to engage whānau to participate in kōhanga reo management. As a result, there are a number of key administrative tasks that are not being fulfilled. There is no strategic plan in place, therefore whānau are unable to identify and plan long-term goals and required actions to achieve these. Regular policy review does not occur. Hazard checks are not being recorded and reported on. Although an appraisal system has been developed, it has not yet been implemented. Kaimahi cannot identify areas for their professional development and access relevant professional learning development. Internal evaluation is not being utilised to improve outcomes for mokopuna.
Programme evaluation does not occur. Although there are systems in place for planning and assessment, they are not evaluated regularly. Kaimahi are unable to inform their practice to implement and monitor improvements to the learning programme. Learning does not cater to mokopuna needs.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau/kura board developed the following recommendation:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
10 March 2021
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Location |
Invercargill |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
65188 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
10D066 |
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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 |
20 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
13 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 7 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori Pākehā |
11 2 |
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Review team on site |
December 2020 |
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Date of this report |
10 March 2021 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Supplementary Review Education Review Education Review |
August 2019 April 2016 September 2012 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua ki ngā papa o Te Wharekura o Arowhenua, i Waihōpai. He tino hononga ō rātou ki te wharekura, ā, ka uru atu te nuinga o ngā tamariki ki taua kura whai muri i te kōhanga reo.
E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou ngākau titikaha hei ākonga, i a rātou e whai wāhi atu ana ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako ako.
E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te whakaute me te manaaki i ētahi atu. Ko te whanaungatanga kei te pūtake o ngā taunekeneke a ngā kaimahi. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka āta hāpaitia ngā tamariki hei poipoi i tō rātou waiora. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te pai, te manaakitanga, te tautāwhi hoki o ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, ka whai whakaaro nui ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu. Ko te ako a ngā tamariki ki te tohatoha tētahi kaupapa matua ki ngā kaimahi. Whakamaharatia ai ngā tamariki i ia te wā kia whai whakaaro nui rātou ki ō rātou hoa katoa. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki.
E ako ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou hononga. Ka whakarato te whānau i ngā whai wāhitanga kia mōhio ai ngā tamariki ki ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou whānau whānui. Ka hāpai, ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakapapa ki te katoa. Kei te mōhio ngā tamariki ki ngā kawa me ngā tikanga e pā ana ki te whakatau manuhiri ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi i te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa matua katoa e tū ai ki te wharekura. Kei te tūmāia, kei te mauritau hoki ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki te taiao o te wharekura. Kei te mārama haere ngā tamariki i ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae.
He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te rongo me te ako i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo. Ko tō te whānau wawata, kia mātau ā rātou tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tauira reo papai mā ngā tamariki. Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori, mā te āhua o ō rātou kanohi me ō rātou reo ā-tinana. Ka whakapuaki ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki whakawhanake reo, hei hāpai i te whakamahinga o te reo, tae atu ki te tāruarua, ngā waiata, ngā pepeha, ngā karakia, me ngā hīmene. Ahakoa ā rātou mahi ki te poipoi i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo, e kōrero kē ana ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā puta noa i te rā.
He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te tūhura haere i tō rātou taiao ako tūturu, māoriori hoki. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i te mōhio haere o ngā tamariki ki ngā taiao o waho o te kōhanga reo me te kura. He aronga nahanaha ki ngā akoranga o waho, kia noho haumaru ai ngā tamariki.
Me whakakaha ake i te ū pūmau ki te reo Māori, i te rere māhorahora anō hoki o te reo ki te kōhanga reo. Rongo ai ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā e kōrerohia ana i ia te wā ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ngā manuhiri me ngā mema o te whānau mā te reo Pākehā me te reo Māori ki mua tonu i ngā tamariki. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, ka aro kē rawa ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Pākehā ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki te whānau hoki. He mea nui kia rapu te whānau i ngā huarahi ka hāpai ake i ō rātou āheinga ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori, ā, i tō rātou tautoko mātātoa hoki i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki.
Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tamariki ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi ako. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako hei tuakana, hei teina, ā, hei hoa hoki. E hāpai ana te hōtaka o te ata i ngā tuākana me ngā tēina ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou pepeha, ki te ako i ngā waiata, ā, ki te mahi ngātahi hoki i ngā kaupapa korikori tinana. Ka whakawehe ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki hei rōpū o ngā tuākana, hei rōpū hoki o ngā tēina i a rātou e whai wāhi atu ana ki ngā akoranga ki te taha tonu o ō rātou hoa. E ākina ana te whai a ngā tēina i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga.
He maha wāhanga matua o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau me te aromātai o roto, kāhore e whakatinanahia ana.
Kāhore ngā mema o te whānau e tino mōhio ana ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi hei hāpai i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Me whai whakaaro rātou me pēhea te whakapiki ake i ō rātou māramatanga ki ngā huarahi e hāpai ai i tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki te whai huatanga o te kōhanga reo.
Kāhore anō ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga kia whakahoungia, kia hāngai ai ēnei ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Ki te kore he kaupapa here, he tukanga hoki e whai pānga ana ki tēnei wā, tē taea te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki te whakatūturu.
Kāhore anō kia āta whakaritea ngā mahi e pā ana ki te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromatawai tamariki, me te aromātai i te hōtaka. Me toro atu ki te tautoko o waho hei āta whakarite i te whakawhanaketanga a ngā kaimahi i ō rātou mōhiotanga me ā rātou whakaritenga e pā ana ki te marau.
Kāhore te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaimahi e āta whakatinanahia ana. Me whakahou ake i ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, ngā kirimana, me ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana. Me whakatutuki i ngā arohaehae, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā kaimahi, otirā, i ā rātou mahi hoki ki te taha o ngā tamariki.
Kāhore he mahere rautaki, kāhore hoki he mahere mahi, hei ārahi i te ahu whakamua o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei. Kāhore he mahere ā-tau hei āta whakarite i te whakatutukitanga o te katoa o ngā mahi whakahaere tari ki te kōhanga reo, i roto tonu i te wā e tika ana. He maha ngā āhuatanga o ngā mahi whakahaere tari ki te kōhanga reo, kāhore e whakatutukihia ana.
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 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:
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 Te Aho Matua i roto i te kotahi tau.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
09 Hereturikōkā, 2019
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Waihōpai |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
65188 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
10D066 |
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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 |
20, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
12, tokowhā 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 Tauiwi |
10 2 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Pipiri 2019 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
09 Hereturikōkā, 2019 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Paenga-whāwhā 2016 Mahuru 2012 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, evaluates kōhanga reo throughout Aotearoa. ERO’s reports provide information for whānau, hapū, iwi and communities.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua is located on the grounds of Te Wharekura o Arowhenua in Invercargill. There are well established relationships with the wharekura where most children enrol after graduating from the kōhanga reo.
Children are developing confidence learners as they participate in a range of learning experiences.
Children are developing an understanding about respect and care for others. Kaimahi have established interactions that reflect whanaungatanga. They know their children well and provide support to cater for their wellbeing. Children experience positive, caring and nurturing relationships with others. As a result, children are very respectful of others. Children learning to share is a priority for kaimahi. Children are constantly reminded to be mindful of other children. Children are settled.
Children are learning about their connections. Whānau provide opportunities for children to know who they are and who their extended whānau are. Kaimahi support and encourage children to share their whakapapa with everyone. Children are familiar with the kawa and tikanga of welcoming visitors into their kōhanga reo. Kaimahi ensure children are part of all major events at the wharekura. Children are confident and at ease participating in the wharekura environment. Children are developing an understanding of who they are and where they belong.
Children have opportunities to hear and learn te reo Māori in the kōhanga reo. Whānau aspire for their children to be speakers of te reo Māori. Kaimahi provide good language models for children. Children show their understanding of te reo Māori through their facial expressions and body language. Kaimahi employ a variety of language development strategies to support language use including repetition, waiata, pepeha, karakia and hīmene. Despite these efforts to foster te reo Māori in the kōhanga reo, children are speaking English throughout the day.
Children enjoy exploring their physical and natural learning environment. Kaimahi encourage children to become familiar with their outdoor environments of the kōhanga reo and the kura. There is a structured approach in the outdoor learning to related to children's physical safety.
The consistent and natural use of te reo Māori in the kōhanga reo requires strengthening. Children hear English being spoken regularly during their time in the kōhanga reo. Visitors and whānau members speak English and Māori to each other in front of the children. Consequently, children tend to speak English to each other and to whānau. It is important that whānau seek ways to improve their capability to use te reo Māori and actively support children’s language development.
Children participate in a variety of learning activities. Kaimahi provide children with opportunities to learning as tuākana teina and as peers. The morning programme allow tuākana and teina to share their pepeha, learn waiata and participate together in fitness activities. Kaimahi separate childen into tuākana teina groups to take part in learning with their peers. The teina are encouraged to follow their interests using a variety of resources. Tuākana are involved in learning about numbers, handwriting, recognising letters. This approach helps to prepare them for kura.
Several key areas of whānau management and internal evaluation are not implemented.
Whānau members are not fully aware of their roles and responsibilities to support the management of the kōhanga reo. They should consider ways to increase their understanding of how they can contribute to the effectiveness of the kōhanga reo. Policies and procedures have not been updated to align with current legislation. Children’s health and safety cannot be assured in absence of current policies and procedures. Personnel management is not well implemented. Job descriptions, contracts and police vetting require updating. Appraisals must be carried out to support kaimahi development and their work with children.
Programme planning, children’s assessment and programme evaluation practices are not well established. External support is required to ensure that kaimahi develop their knowledge and practice of curriculum.
There is no strategic plan and action plan to guide the future direction of the kōhanga reo. There is no annual plan to ensure all key administration tasks in the kōhanga reo are completed in a timely way. Many aspects of kōhanga reo administration are not being attended to.
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:
establish an ongoing process of self-review or internal evaluation to help maintain and improve the quality of practice for children
[Regulation 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA6 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
review and update policies and procedures to ensure that all reasonable steps to promote the health and safety of children are met and maintained for the emotional and physical wellbeing of all children
[Regulation 46 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS1-33 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ensure kaimahi plan, implement, and evaluate the Te Kōhanga Reo curriculum to provide positive learning experiences for children
[Regulation 43 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C1-13 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ensure all workers who have access to children are safety checked on accordance with the Children’s Act 2014
[Regulation 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA7A Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua will be within one year.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
9 August 2019
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Location |
Invercargill |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
65188 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
10D066 |
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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 |
20 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
12 children, including 4 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 6 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori Other |
10 2 |
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Review team on site |
June 2019 |
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Date of this report |
9 August 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review |
April 2016 September 2012 |
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E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua ki te taha o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua, ki Waihōpai. Ka whakahaere te kura me te kōhanga reo i raro i te maru o Te Aho Matua me Te Korowai. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki te pakari o tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga, tō rātou tūmāia hoki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua ki Waihōpai. I te tau 1997 te kōhanga reo i whakatūngia ai ki Waimatua, i raro i te maru o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua. E whakahaere ana te kura me te kōhanga reo i raro i ngā kaupapa o Te Aho Matua me Te Korowai. He iti te rārangi ingoa o te kōhanga reo. He matatau te kaiako ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, e tino tautokona ana hoki e te kaiāwhina. Kei te tū hoki te kaiāwhina hei kaiwhakahaere.
He pēhea te whakaatu a ngā tamariki i tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga, i tō rātou tūmāia hoki?
Ka whakaatu ngā tamariki i te tino aronga toi whenuatanga me te tino tūmāia.
He kaha te manawanui, te manaaki, me te whakaute o ngā tamariki mō rātou anō, mō ō rātou hoa, ā, mō ētahi atu hoki. E tino tautokona ana rātou ki te wāhi i ngā mahinga me ngā whakaritenga o ia rā. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tūhura me te whakatewhatewha i te taiao māoriori me te taiao tūturu. He harikoa, he tau hoki ngā tamariki.
E ako ana ngā tamariki i ngā atua Māori, ngā kaupeka o te tau, me te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo kaupapa. Ka whakatutuki rātou i ngā tūmomo tikanga māmā i te taenga mai o ngā manuhiri. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā tikanga, ā, ka whakamahi rātou i te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā tamariki i ngā wā katoa. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ā rātou mahi, ā rātou tākaro hoki ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka ako ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao tino rangimārie. E noho wātea ana ki a rātou ngā tūmomo rauemi, taputapu hoki ka hāpai i ō rātou ake matea ako. He tau ngā tamariki ki te taiao o tō rātou whānau, ā, e tino manaakitia ana.
Kei te mārama, kei te kōrero hoki ngā tamariki i te reo Māori māmā. He matatau te kaiako ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, he ngāwari, he atawhai hoki tōna āhua ki te taha o ngā tamariki. E noho ngākau nui ana te kaiāwhina me te kaiako ki ngā tamariki. He kaha tō rāua matatau ki te reo hei whakatairanga, hei whakapiki ake hoki i te whakamahinga a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo Māori puta noa i te rā.
Kāhore ngā pūmanawa, ngā ngākau nuitanga, me ngā matea o ia tamaiti e āta poipoia ana. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, e tika ana kia arotakengia te whakamahinga o te taiao ako. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e āta kapo atu ana i ngā whai wāhitanga ki te whakawhānui ake i ngā whakaaro o ngā tamariki.
He maha ngā wā ka kōrero ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā. Ahakoa he maha ngā whai wāhitanga ki te hōtaka akoranga ki te whakawhānui ake i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero a ngā tamariki mā te reo Māori, kāhore aua wā e āta kapohia atu ana. Kāhore ngā taumahi ako me ngā taunekeneke e arotahi ana ki te whakapakari ake i te tūmāia me te āheinga o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
He pai te mahi ngātahi a te kaiako me te kaiāwhina ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. Kua whakaritea ngā haora mahi a te kaiāwhina ki te whakatutuki i ngā mahi e pā ana ki te whakahaere tari me te whakahaeretanga a te whānau. Ka hāngai ngā mahinga a ngā kaimahi ki te hora me te whakapai hoki i ngā kai a ngā tamariki, te whakarite i ngā taumahi, me te whakapai haere, te tiaki rawa. He kaha te whānau ki te whai wāhi atu i ngā wā e tika ana ki te āwhina.
He mātātoa te akiaki a ngā kaimahi i te whai wāhi mai, te tautoko hoki o ngā mātua i roto i ngā mahinga me ngā taumahi a ngā tamariki i ia rā. He tino whai wāhitanga tēnei ki te whakapakari ake i te tūmāia, te māramatanga, me te mōhiotanga hoki o ngā mātua ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Ka tono atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā mātua mō ō rātou whakaaro ka hāpai i ā rātou tamariki i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. Ko te pakari me te whai wāhi nui o te whānau tētahi tino aronga a ngā kaimahi.
Kei ngā tuhinga me ngā pūnaha te māramatanga o ngā aratohu me ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga, te kawenga takohanga, me te ako a ngā tamariki, tō rātou waiora, me tō rātou atawhai. Ka whakamōhio ngā meneti a te whānau, he mārama hoki, ā, ka kitea te tino tukanga o roto mō te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga. Ka hāngai ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki ngā wāhanga matua o te whakahaeretanga.
He matawhānui ngā tukanga e pā ana ki ngā hōneatanga ohorere. Ka whai pūtake te kaha o te noho rite, ā, ka āta whakatinana hoki i ngā tāngata e tika ana inā ka pupū ake tētahi āhuatanga ohorere. Ka whai pānga hoki tēnei ki ngā akoako me ngā tukanga hōneatanga ohorere ki te taha o te wharekura.
Ko te whakamahere rautaki me te whakamahere ā-tau ētahi tino whakaritenga matua o te whakahaeretanga a te whānau, hei whai atu. I tēnei wā, kāhore he aronga rautaki hei tāutu i ngā whāinga me ngā kaupapa matua mō te tau 2016, ki tua atu hoki, tae atu ki te aroturuki, te arotake hoki i te ahu whakamua.
Kei te whanake tonu ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromātai, me te aromatawai. Kāhore ngā mōhiohio ki ngā mahere hōtaka e tino whai kiko ana, pērā i ngā whāinga ako me ngā tino hononga ki Te Whāriki o Te Kōhanga Reo. He iti noa ngā tohu o te āhua o ngā taumahi ako ki te poipoi i ngā tūmomo reanga me ngā matea, ngā ngākau nuitanga hoki o ia tamaiti. He whāiti noa ngā mōhiohio aromatawai.
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 te taunakitanga e whai ake nei:
Kia whakatōpū te whānau me ngā kaimahi i te whakahaeretanga pae tawhiti, pae tata hoki mā te āta aroturuki, te arotake whaiaro anō hoki i ia te wā o ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo, puta noa i ngā whakahaeretanga katoa.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua ki te taha o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua, ki Waihōpai. Ka whakahaere te kura me te kōhanga reo i raro i te maru o Te Aho Matua me Te Korowai. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki te pakari o tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga, tō rātou tūmāia hoki.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
04 Paenga-whāwhā, 2016
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Waihōpai |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
65188 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
10D066 |
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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 |
20, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
12, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 6 Tama tāne 6 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Hui-tanguru 2016 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
04 Paenga-whāwhā, 2016 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga |
Mahuru 2012 2008 Paenga-whāwhā 2006 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua is next to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua in Invercargill. The kura and kōhanga reo operate according to Te Aho Matua and Te Korowai. Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and confidence.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua will be in three years.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua is in Invercargill. The kōhanga reo was established in Waimatua in 1997 under the umbrella of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua. The kura and kōhanga reo both operate under the kaupapa of Te Aho Matua and Te Korowai. The kōhanga reo has a small roll. The kaiako is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori and is well supported by the kaiāwhina who is also kaiwhakahaere.
How well do children demonstrate sense of belonging and confidence?
Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and confidence.
Children are very patient and show care and respect for themselves, for their peers and others. They are well supported to follow the daily routines and practices. Children have opportunities to explore and investigate the natural and physical environment. Children are happy and settled.
Children are learning about atua Māori, the seasons and a range of interesting topics. They experience basic tikanga when visitors arrive. Kaimahi model tikanga and consistently use te reo Māori around children. Children enjoy their work and play at kōhanga reo.
Children learn in a quiet, calm and peaceful environment. They have ready access to resources and equipment to support their individual learning interests. Children are comfortable and well cared for in their whānau environment.
Children understand and speak basic te reo Māori. The kaiako is a fluent speaker of te reo Māori and has a gentle and caring manner with children. The kaiāwhina and kaiako are dedicated to the children. They both have sufficient fluency and proficiency to promote and increase children’s use of te reo Māori. Children hear te reo Māori throughout the day.
Children’s individual learning strengths, interests and needs are not well catered for. Kaimahi acknowledge the need to review how the learning environment is used. Kaimahi miss opportunities to extend children’s thinking.
Children often speak English. While the learning programme provides many opportunities to maximise conversations with children in te reo Māori these are not used to full advantage. Learning activities and interactions do not focus on building children’s confidence and ability to speak te reo Māori.
The kaiako and kaiāwhina work well together to manage the kōhanga reo. The kaiāwhina has set hours to attend to administration and whānau management. Kaimahi routines involve setting and clearing children’s kai and activities, cleaning and maintenance. Whānau members readily provide additional support as required.
Kaimahi actively encourage parent interest and support for children’s daily routines and activities. These are valued opportunities to build parent confidence, understanding and knowledge about the kaupapa of kōhanga reo. Kaimahi invite parents to share ideas to support their children in the learning programme. Whānau confidence and contribution is a clear focus for kaimahi.
Documentation and systems provide clear guidelines and expectations for management, accountability and children’s learning, wellbeing and care. Whānau minutes are informative and transparent and reflect a clear process for decision-making. Discussions focus on key areas of management.
Emergency procedures are comprehensive. The high level of preparedness is practical and effectively applies human resource when and as required in an emergency. This includes well-coordinated emergency evacuation drills and procedures with the wharekura.
Strategic and annual planning are key next steps for whānau management. There is currently no strategic approach to identify goals and priorities for 2016 and beyond including monitoring and reviewing progress.
Programme planning, evaluation and assessment practices are developing. Programme planning lacks detailed information such as learning objectives and clear links to Te Whāriki o Te Kōhanga Reo. There is little evidence of how learning activities will cater for age-group and individual needs and interests. Assessment information is limited.
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 recommendation:
That whānau and kaimahi consolidate long and short term management through close monitoring and regular internal review of the kōhanga reo practices across all areas of operations.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua is next to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua in Invercargill. The kura and kōhanga reo operate according to Te Aho Matua and Te Korowai. Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and confidence.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aho Matua will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
4 April 2016
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Location |
Invercargill |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
65188 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
10D066 |
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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 |
20 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
12 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 6 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
February 2016 |
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Date of this report |
4 April 2016 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review |
September, 2012 2008 April 2006 |
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