Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana

Education institution number:
40178
Service type:
Te Kōhanga Reo
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
34
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Address:

Te Mapou Marae, Te Teko

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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua 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 hāngai te pūrongo nei ki ā rātou pūnaha, ā rātou whakahaeretanga, me ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū me ngā iwi.

2 Te Horopaki

Ko Pūtauaki te maunga

Ko Rangitāiki te awa

Ko Te Māpou te marae

Ko Ngāti Awa te iwi

Ko Mātaatua te waka

Ko Te Kiriwera Hana te kōhanga reo.

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana ki te taha o te marae o Te Māpou, i Te Teko. E whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo ki ngā whare e rua i hangaia ai hei kōhanga reo. He whare tō ngā tuākana, he whare anō tō ngā tēina. Kei te wāteatea ngā taiao ako, ā, he nui hoki ngā rauemi.

I kitea ki te aromātai Mana Whakahaere a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te Mahuru o te tau 2023, i te whakahaerehia te nuinga o ngā whakaritenga, ā, i te tautokona te kawe atu a ngā kaimahi i ō rātou tūranga. Ko te ako a ngā mokopuna, ko tō rātou waiora hoki te aronga o ngā whakataunga.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakapuaki a ngā mokopuna i tō rātou whai māramatanga ki te whanaungatanga?

E whakapuaki ana ngā mokopuna i tō rātou māramatanga ki te whanaungatanga, mā te papai o ā rātou taunekeneke me ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.

4 Mana Mokopuna

E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e mau ana i ngā hononga e whai pūtake ana. E pou here ana ngā uara o te aroha, te tiaki, me te manaaki i ngā taunekeneke katoa ki waenga i ngā pakeke me ngā mokopuna. Ka whakarato ngā kuia me ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te ārahi i ētahi āhuatanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakapau kaha ngā tuākana ki te tautoko i ō rātou tēina i te wā mihimihi. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e tika ana ki te hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te whāngai kupu, te tāruarua, te tohutohu, me te whakatauira i te hanganga reo e tika ana. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā mokopuna tuākana ki te whakaputa i te reo e mōhiotia ana e rātou. E hāpaitia ana te ako a ngā mokopuna i ō rātou hononga ā-whakapapa mā ngā pepeha me ngā waiata koroua. E tino tautokona ana ngā pēpi e ngā kaimahi e noho manawanui ana. Ka kitea tō rātou māramatanga me tā rātou whai wāhi atu mā te āhua o ō rātou kanohi me te kori i ō rātou tinana. Ka whakamihi, ka akiaki hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā wā katoa, ki te whakatairanga ake i te ngākau titikaha o ngā mokopuna. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā taumahi ako e whakangahau ana, e pārekareka ana hoki. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā mokopuna, ā, he pai tā rātou whakawhanaunga ki ētahi atu.

Kua whakatakotohia ngā tukanga mō te aromātai hōtaka. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi mō te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga, ngā putanga ki ngā mokopuna, me ngā whakapaitanga e tika ana i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. Kua tuhia ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e tohu ana i te whakaaro huritao ki tēnā i whai hua ai, me ngā wāhanga hoki o te hōtaka akoranga hei whakapai ake. E whakatairangatia ana te ako a ngā mokopuna nā te whakahāngaitanga o ngā aronga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

I te taenga atu o Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo, i manatokotia ngā take katoa i tautuhia ai ki te pūrongo Mana Whakahaere o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, mō ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi, me te mahere rautaki mahi.

E taunaki tonu ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia kawea e te whānau tētahi arotakenga o ngā kaupapa here katoa me ngā tukanga katoa e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Ko te hauora me te waiora o ngā mokopuna te mea nui.

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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.

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia arotake tonuhia e te whānau ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru.  

Darcy Te Hau 
Toka-ā-Nuku - Director
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

19 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2023

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Te Teko

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40178

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

12E001

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

50, kia 20 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

37, 20 kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 37

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Mahuru 2023

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

19 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2023

Ngā pūrongo o mua
 

Mana Whakahaere – Arotake Mātauranga, Mahuru 2023; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2016

1 Introduction

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. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.

2 Context

Ko Putauaki te maunga

Ko Rangitaiki te awa

Ko Te Mapou te marae

Ko Ngati Awa te iwi

Ko Mataatua te waka

Ko Te Kiriwera Hana te Kōhanga Reo.

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana is situated alongside Te Marae o Te Māpou in Te Teko. The kōhanga reo operates out of two purpose-built whare. Tuākana and teina each have their own whare. The learning environments are spacious and well resourced. 

The ERO September 2023 evaluation of Mana Whakahaere practices found most aspects of operations were being managed and kaimahi were supported to carry out their roles. Mokopuna learning and wellbeing was the focus of decision making. 

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna express their understanding of whanaungatanga?

Mokopuna express their understanding of whanaungatanga through their positive interactions and relationships with others.

4 Mana Mokopuna

Mokopuna learn in an environment where relationships are meaningful. Values of aroha, tiaki and manaaki underpin all interactions between adults and mokopuna. Kuia and kaimahi provide mokopuna with opportunities to lead aspects of the learning programme. Tuākana make a deliberate effort to support their teina during mihimihi. Kaimahi use appropriate strategies to support mokopuna language development.  These include prompts, repetition and instruction and modelling correct language structure. Older mokopuna are confident to use what they know. Mokopuna are supported to learn about their whakapapa connections through pepehā and waiata koroua. Pepi are well supported by dedicated kaimahi. They show their understanding and engagement through facial expressions and body gestures. Constant praise and encouragement are used by kaimahi to promote mokopuna confidence. Mokopuna engage in learning activities that a both fun and enjoyable. Mokopuna are happy, settled and engage positively with others.

Processes are in place for programme evaluation. Kaimahi discuss the quality of the learning programme, outcomes for mokopuna, and improvements to be made to the learning programme. Documented discussions reflect on what worked well, and areas to improve the learning programme. Mokopuna learning is enhanced through focused approaches.

Key Next Steps

Matters identified in the previous ERO Mana Whakahaere report relating to personnel documentation and a strategic action plan were verified during the onsite visit. 

ERO continues to recommend whānau undertake a review of all health and safety policies and procedures.  Mokopuna health and wellbeing is paramount. 

5 Kōhanga Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirements

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.

6 Recommendation

ERO recommends that whānau continue to review health and safety policies and procedures. 

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
– Director
Te Uepū ā-MotuMāori Review Services

19 October 2023

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Te Teko

Ministry of Education profile number

40178

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

12E001

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

50 children, including up to 20 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

37 children, including up to 20 aged under 2

Ethnic composition

Māori 37

Review team on site

September 2023

Date of this report

19 October 2023

Most recent ERO report(s)   

Education Review - Mana Whakahaere, September 2023; Education Review, June 2019; Education Review, May 2016

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana - 28/06/2019

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana ki te marae o Te Māpou, ki Te Teko. E whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo nō roto mai i ngā whare e rua i hangaia ai hei kōhanga reo. Ka whakanuia e ngā tamariki me te whānau te mana whenua o te marae o Te Māpou, ā, ko Ngāti Hāmua te hapū, ko Ngāti Awa te iwi. E noho matua ana te hāhi Ringatū ki ngā akoranga me ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakaatu i te whanaungatanga?

He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki, ā, kua whai hononga rātou ki tō rātou taiao ako ā-whānau.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E poipoia ana ngā tamariki ki te aroha i tō rātou wāhi ako. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā hononga papai ki ngā tamariki. Ka manaaki, ka tiaki hoki ngā tuākana i ngā tēina. E arahina ana ngā pēpi me ngā tēina e ō rātou tuākana i roto i ngā mahinga o ia rā me ngā tākaro. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka aro nui ki ō rātou matea. Ka awhi, ka whakamihi hoki rātou i ngā tamariki. He tino pakari ngā hononga o ngā pēpi ki ngā kaimahi. Ka toro atu rātou ki ngā kaimahi, kia tautāwhitia, kia manaakitia. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki o ngā reanga katoa ki te kawe atu i ngā mahi ārahi. Ka kitea te tūmāia o ngā tamariki i a rātou e ārahi ana i ngā karakia, ngā waiata, me ngā mihimihi. Ka ngākau nui rātou ki te whakapuaki i ā rātou akoranga ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ka āta whakanuia, ka āta whakakoia hoki ngā whakapuakitanga a ngā tamariki.

Ka whakanuia, ka whakatairangatia hoki te tuakiri ahurea o ngā tamariki. Ka whakapūmau te whānau i ō rātou hononga ki te marae o Te Māpou. Tīmatahia ai ia wiki ki ngā karakia Ringatū i roto i te whare tīpuna. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te whakapuakitanga ā-hinengaro nei i ngā karakia Ringatū, kia rongo ai, kia ako ai hoki ngā tamariki i aua whiti. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga e hāpai ana i tō rātou tuakiri me tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga anō hoki ki te marae o Te Māpou. Ka toro atu hoki te taiao ako o ngā tamariki ki tua atu i te marae. Ka ngākau nui rātou ki te korikori tinana ki te marae ātea. E tūhonohono ana ngā tamariki ki tō rātou marae, ki tō rātou hapū, ki tō rātou iwi.

Kua tau, kua ngākau titikaha hoki ngā tamariki ki te tūhura haere i tō rātou taiao. Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi i ngā haerenga ki waho atu i te kōhanga reo hei whakawhānui ake i te mōhiotanga o ngā tamariki ki te ao whānui. Ka hono atu rātou ki tō rātou purapura, ā, ka toro atu hoki ki ētahi atu marae o te takiwā. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te ako ngātahi me te tākaro ngātahi. Ka tiakina te whakapā atu o ngā tamariki ki ngā wāhi ako katoa me ngā papa tākaro hoki o waho. Ko tā ngā kaimahi whāinga, he whakarato i ngā whai wāhitanga ako me ngā wheako ako e whakangahau ana i ngā tamariki. He whānui ngā tūmomo kēmu me ngā tūmomo rauemi mā ngā tamariki. Kei te tūmāia, kei te mauritau hoki ngā tamariki.

Te Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Ahakoa e kitea ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori, ka kōrero kē rātou i te reo Pākehā ki waenga i a rātou anō. E āta whakatauira ana, e āta whakamahi ana hoki ngā kaimahi me ngā pakeke i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo. Me rapu ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā huarahi auaha e akiaki ai i ngā tamariki ki te whakakaha ake i tā rātou kōrero i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

He pai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Kei te pakari ngā pūnaha kua whakatakotohia hei hāpai i ngā whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga. Kei te mātātoa te tū o ngā mema o te whānau ki ō rātou tūranga, ā, ka whakapuaki ngātahi rātou i ō rātou mātauranga me ō rātou mōhiotanga e hāpai ana i te kōhanga reo. E āta arahina ana te whānau e tā rātou mahere rautaki. Ko te ako a te whānau me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga e haere tonu ana i ngā wā katoa. Ka kitea te tupu tonu o te whānau ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo tohu mātauranga i whakatutukihia mā ngā kaupapa whakangungu a te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he pai te taetae atu a te tokomaha. Ka whai wāhi atu te whānau ki ngā whakataunga, ā, ka āta tūhonohono atu hoki ki ngā akoranga a ā rātou tamariki me tō rātou atawhai.

He maha ngā huarahi aromatawai e whāia ana, ā, nā ērā e puta mai ai ngā mōhiohio papai mā ngā mātua mō ngā wheako ako a ā rātou tamariki ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whakaatuhia ngā mahi toi me ngā mahi auaha a ngā tamariki ki ā rātou pūkete. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā pūrongo ki ngā mātua mā te huarahi aromatawai o Mātai i te Mokopuna. Ka aro nui ngā mahi aromatawai ki te ako a ngā tamariki me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Kua āta whakaritea anō hoki te aromātai hōtaka, ā, ka whakamōhio i ngā kaimahi ki ngā āhuatanga hei whakapai ake, hei whakarerekē rānei i roto i ā rātou whakaritenga, i ngā hōtaka akoranga, ā, i ngā ratonga anō hoki mā ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

He whānui rawa ngā mahere hōtaka, ā, kāhore i te rawaka te kiko o roto e tohu ai me pēhea te whakatutuki i ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tūmomo rōpū tamariki. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, mā te whakarahi ake i te kiko o ngā mahere ka mārama ake anō hoki te huarahi hei whai atu ki te tautoko i ngā matea tonu o ngā tamariki.

Ka taea e te whānau te whakapakari ake te āhua o ā rātou mahi ki te tuhi haere i ō rātou whakaaro huritao me tā rātou arotake, hei whakaatu i ngā whakarerekētanga i whakatutuki ai i roto i te roanga o te wā, me te whai pānga o aua tūāhuatanga ki te tupu o tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ko ngā wāhanga o ngā tuhinga hei whakaarotanga kia pakari ake ai, ko ngā whakataunga me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki ngā hui ā-whānau mō te arotake tonutanga o ngā kaupapa here, me tā rātou ahu whakamua anō hoki ki te whakatutuki i tā rātou mahere rautaki.

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.

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:

  • mahi te whānau ki te taha o tō rātou purapura me te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakatairanga i ngā mahi e whakamahere ana i te hōtaka, ā, ki te whakapakari anō hoki i te āhua o ā rātou mahi ki te tuhi haere i tā rātou aromātai o roto.

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 Te Kiriwera Hana i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Charles Rolleston

Toka ā-nuku

28 Pipiri, 2019

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Te Teko

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40178

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

12E001

Te tūmomo raihana

He kōhanga reo

Kua raihanatia ki te ture

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

50 ngā tamariki, kia 20 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa

34 ngā tamariki, 14 kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 22

Tama 12

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Pipiri 2019

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

28 Pipiri, 2019

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Tāpiri

Haratua 2016

Haratua 2013

Hui-tanguru 2010

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana is based at Te Māpou marae in Te Teko. The kōhanga reo operates out of two purpose-built whare. Children and whānau acknowledge the mana whenua of Te Māpou marae, Ngāti Hāmua as the hapū and Ngāti Awa as the iwi. The Hāhi Ringatū is integral to learning and whānau whakahaere.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children show whanaungatanga?

Children are confident and connected in their whānau learning environment.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are nurtured in a loving environment. Kaimahi model positive relationships for children. Tuākana care and look out for tēina. Babies and tēina are guided in the daily routines and play by their tuākana. Kaimahi know children well and are responsive to their needs. They hug and praise children. Babies have close bonds with kaimahi. They look to kaimahi for reassurance and care. There are opportunities for children of all ages to take the lead. Children show confidence when they lead karakia, waiata and mihimihi. They enjoy sharing their learning with others. Children’s contribution is warmly celebrated and affirmed.

Children’s cultural identity is celebrated and enhanced. The whānau maintain their connections with Te Māpou marae. They begin each week in the tipuna whare with Ringatū karakia. Kaimahi and whānau model the delivery of the Ringatū karakia from memory so that children hear and learn these verses. Children are involved in learning that contributes to their identity and belonging to Te Māpou marae. Children’s learning environment extends to the marae. They enjoy korikori tinana on the marae ātea. Children’s connections extend to their marae, hapū and iwi.

Children explore their environment with familiarity and confidence. Kaimahi plan trips outside the kōhanga reo to extend children’s knowledge of the wider world. They connect with their local purapura and visit the local marae. Kaimahi support children to learn and play alongside each other. Children have supervised access to all learning spaces and outside playgrounds. Kaimahi aim to provide learning opportunities and experiences that are fun for children. There are a range of games and resources for children to enjoy. Children are confident and settled.

Key Next Steps

While children show an understanding of te reo Māori, they speak English with each other. Kaimahi and adults provide good modelling and use of te reo Māori in the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi and whānau should look for creative ways to encourage children to speak te reo Māori more at kōhanga reo.

Planning and Evaluation

The kōhanga reo is well managed. There are robust systems in place that support kōhanga reo operations and management. Whānau members are active in their roles and collectively contribute their expertise and knowledge to support the kōhanga reo. The whānau are well guided by their strategic plan. Whānau learning and development is ongoing. Success with whānau growth is evident in the range of qualifications completed through Te Kohanga Reo National Trust training since the previous ERO review. Whānau hui are held regularly and well attended. The whānau are involved in decision making and actively connected with their children’s learning and care.

Assessment is gathered in a variety of ways that provide useful information to parents about their children’s learning experiences at kōhanga reo. Children’s artwork and creations are displayed in their profile books. Kaimahi provide reports to parents using the Mātai i te Mokopuna assessment method. Assessment practices highlight children’s learning and development. Programme evaluation is also well established and informs kaimahi about where they can make improvements and changes to their practice, the learning programmes and other provisions for children.

Key Next Steps

Programme planning is very broad and does not have sufficient detail to show how the interests and needs of groups of children will be met. Kaimahi acknowledge that more detail in planning will give clearer direction about how children’s specific needs can be supported.

The whānau can strengthen how they document their own reflections and reviews to show the changes made over time that have contributed to the growth of their kōhanga reo. Areas of documentation to consider strengthening include decisions and discussions at whānau hui about ongoing policy review and their progress towards their strategic plan.

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.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • that the whānau work with their purapura and the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust to enhance programme planning practices, and strengthen how they document their internal evaluation.

When is ERO likely to evaluation the kōhanga reo again?

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

Charles Rolleston

Toka ā-nuku

28 June 2019

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Te Teko

Ministry of Education profile number

40178

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

12E001

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

50 children, including up to 20 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

34 children, including 14 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 22

Boys 12

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

June 2019

Date of this report

28 June 2019

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Supplementary Review

May 2016

May 2013

February 2010

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana - 31/05/2016

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana ki te marae o Māpou, ki Te Teko. E ai ki te whānau, he kaha te whanaungatanga ki te kōhanga reo. He hiahia tō rātou ki te mōhio ki te whai pānga o tēnei ki te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka kitea, ko te tino hononga o ngā tamariki ki ngā pākeke me ō rātou hoa tētahi tino tūāpapa e whai hua ana i roto i tā rātou ako.

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kiriwera Hana i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana ki te marae o Māpou, ki Te Teko. Kua roa nei ngā tau e mahi ana te kuia ki te kōhanga reo. Ia rā, ka ārahi ia i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki. He whare mō ngā tuākana, ā, he whare anō hoki mō ngā tēina, engari ka hui tahi ngā tamariki katoa ki te karakia, te mihimihi, me te kai. He wāteatea ngā wāhi ako, ā, he nui hoki ngā rauemi. E noho pūmau ana te whānau ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e tohu i te kaha o te whanaungatanga hei tino tūāpapa mō ā rātou akoranga?

Ka kite ki ngā tamariki, ko ō rātou hononga, ā rātou taunekeneke anō hoki ki ngā kaimahi me ō rātou hoa, he tino tūāpapa mō ā rātou akoranga.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Ka kite i te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki te kawa me mgā tikanga. He tau tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā pōwhiri me ngā whakatau hei tangata whenua. Kei te marae te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga, ā rātou taunekeneke, me ā rātou wheako akoranga. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā tamariki ki te nuinga o ngā kaupapa i te marae. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ngā uaratanga e ahu mai ana i ngā tikanga Māori, ā, e ākona ana anō hoki e rātou.

He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ngā akoranga e whai pūtake ana. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā akoranga ōkawa, ngā akoranga ōpaki anō hoki, pērā i ngā kaupapa mahi me ngā taumahi tākaro. He ngana te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki mō ngā wā roa. E āhei ana rātou ki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao ako, ā, e arahina ana e ngā kaimahi. He whānui ngā tūmomo rauemi e wātea ana ki a rātou. He harikoa, he tau hoki te ako a ngā tamariki.

Ka rongo ngā tamariki i ngā hononga papai ki te kōhanga reo. Ka taunekeneke rātou ki ngā kuia, ngā kaimahi, ngā mema o te whānau, me ō rātou hoa hoki, ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. E ākina ana tā rātou ako ki te taha o ō rātou hoa, ā, he pārekareka ki a rātou te noho a te tuakana me te teina. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki i ia rā, nā te ahu mai o ngā taunekeneke i te whanaungatanga.

Ka ako ngā tamariki i roto i te hōhonutanga o tētahi taiao ako reo. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki e whai hua ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā mōhiotanga o ngā tamariki me tā rātou whakamahi i te reo Māori. He hononga ki waenga i te reo me te ako i ngā kaimahi e whakamahi ana i ngā pātai whānui me ngā tauira tāruarua o te reo. Ka mārama ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki tō rātou taiao, ā, he pakari rātou ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ko te whai huatanga o ngā mahi whakahaere, whakariterite hoki ki te kōhanga reo, tētahi āhuatanga matua ki te whānau. Kua whakahoungia te tūtohinga, ā, e āta ārahi ana tēnei. Kua tuhia ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te whakatūnga o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakapuakihia ngā tauāki taketake ki te taha o ngā whānau i tā rātou whakaurunga ki te kōhanga reo. Kua whakaritea te nuinga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Kua āta whakaritea ngā pūnaha pūtea. Kua waitohungia ngā tuhinga mahi e ngā kaimahi katoa. He mārama ki a rātou ō rātou tūranga, ā rātou kawenga anō hoki i a rātou e mahi ana ki te taha o ngā tamariki. E āta whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo mō ngā tamariki, ā, ka noho matua tā rātou ako, tō rātou waiora hoki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kei te whakawhanake tonuhia te arotake whaiaro. He whāiti noa te pūrongo i ngā take e pā ana ki te ahu whakamua o ngā whāinga rautaki, te whakatutukitanga o te aromātai hōtaka, ngā aromatawai e pā ana ki ngā tamariki, me ngā arohaehae a ngā kaimahi, ā, ka whai pānga ēnei ki te aroturukitanga o te kounga o ngā whakahaeretanga me ngā whakaritenga.

3 Te Whakataunga a te Kōhanga Reo ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:

  • te haumaru whatumanawa (tāpiri atu ko te ārahi mauritau, ko te ārai tamariki)
  • te haumaru ā-tinana (tāpiri atu ko te mātakitaki tamariki; ko ngā whakaritenga whakamoe; ko ngā aituā; ko te whāngai rongoā; ko ngā whakaritenga akuaku; ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tikanga haerenga whakawaho)
  • te tū tika o ngā kaimahi (tae atu ki ngā taumata tohu mātauranga; te arowhai a ngā pirihimana; ngā rēhitatanga kaiako; me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti)
  • ngā whakaritenga, tikanga hōneatanga e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua.

Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.

4 Te Taunakitanga

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

Hei whakapakari ake i te arotake whaiaro, me tahuri te whānau ki te:

  • pūrongo i te ahu whakamua i runga anō i te āhua o ngā whāinga rautaki
  • tuhi i te aromātai hōtaka
  • aroturuki i te ako me te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki mā ngā mahi aromatawai e tika ana
  • whakatutuki i te arohaehae kaimahi.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana ki te marae o Māpou, ki Te Teko. E ai ki te whānau, he kaha te whanaungatanga ki te kōhanga reo. He hiahia tō rātou ki te mōhio ki te whai pānga o tēnei ki te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka kitea, ko te tino hononga o ngā tamariki ki ngā pākeke me ō rātou hoa tētahi tino tūāpapa e whai hua ana i roto i tā rātou ako.

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 Kiriwera Hana i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

31 Haratua, 2016

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Te Teko

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40170

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

12E001

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

50, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

28, tokowhitu kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 14

Tama tāne 14

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Poutū-te-rangi 2016

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

31 Haratua, 2016

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Haratua 2013

Hui-tanguru 2010

Hui-tanguru 2008

Mahuru 2004

Evaluation

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana ki te marae o Māpou, ki Te Teko. E ai ki te whānau, he kaha te whanaungatanga ki te kōhanga reo. He hiahia tō rātou ki te mōhio ki te whai pānga o tēnei ki te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka kitea, ko te tino hononga o ngā tamariki ki ngā pākeke me ō rātou hoa tētahi tino tūāpapa e whai hua ana i roto i tā rātou ako.

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Kiriwera Hana i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kiriwera Hana is on Mapou Marae in Te Teko. The kuia has been at the kōhanga reo for many years. She provides guidance to both kaimahi and children every day. Tuakana and teina each have their own whare although all children come together for karakia, mihimihi and kai. The learning environments are spacious and well resourced. Whānau are committed to the kaupapa of te kōhanga reo.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children show that relationships provide a positive foundation for their learning?

Children show that their relationships and interactions with kaimahi and their peers provide a positive foundation for their learning.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children demonstrate an understanding of kawa and tikanga. They are comfortable to participate in pōwhiri and whakatau as tangata whenua. The marae provides a range of opportunities for children to build their knowledge, their interactions and their learning experiences. Children participate in most activities on the marae. Children enjoy and learn from values based on tikanga Māori.

Children enjoy meaningful learning. Kaimahi offer opportunities for formal and informal learning to occur like kaupapa mahi and play activities. Children are engaged for extended periods of time. They are able to explore their learning environment guided by kaimahi. Children have a variety of resources available to them. Children are happy and contented learners.

Children experience positive relationships at kōhanga reo. They interact with kuia, kaimahi, whānau members and their peers in a range of situations.They are encouraged to learn alongside their peers and they enjoy positive tuakana teina relationships. Children benefit from interactions based on whanaungatanga every day.

Children learn within a rich language learning environment. Kaimahi use effective strategies to extend children’s knowledge and use of te reo Māori. Language and learning are linked as kaimahi use open ended questions and repeated language patterns. Children understand te reo Māori within their environment and are confident to speak te reo Māori.

Planning and Evaluation

Effective management and operations of the kōhanga reo is a priority to the whānau. The charter has been updated and provides clear guidance. The historical accounts of the establishment of the kōhanga reo is documented. The mission statements are shared with whānau during enrolments. Most policies and procedures are in place. Financial systems are well established. Personnel documentation has been signed by all kaimahi. They are clear about their roles and responsibilities when working with children. Children experience a well-managed kōhanga reo where their learning and wellbeing are a priority.

Key Next Steps

Self review is still developing. There is limited reporting on the progress of strategic goals, carrying out programme evaluation, children’s assessments and kaimahi appraisals to contribute to monitoring the quality of operations and practice.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

During the review, ERO looked at the kōhanga reo systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:

  • emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
  • physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
  • suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
  • evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.

All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations:

In order to strengthen self-review whānau should:

  • Report on progress against strategic goals
  • Document programme evaluation
  • Monitor children’s learning and progress through appropriate assessment practice
  • Carry out kaimahi appraisal.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kiriwera Hana is on Māpou Marae in Te Teko. Whānau articulate that whanaungatanga is strong at the kōhanga reo. They were interested to know how this impacted on children’s learning. It was evident that the close bond children had with the adults and their peers provides a positive foundation for their learning.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

31 May 2016 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Te Teko

Ministry of Education profile number

40178

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

12E001

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

50 children, including up to 8 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

28 children, including up to 7 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 14

Boys 14

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

March 2016

Date of this report

31 May 2016

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Supplementary Review

Education Review

Education Review

May 2013

February 2010

February 2008

September 2004