Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga

Education institution number:
55112
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Te Kōhanga Reo
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Not Applicable
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22
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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga - 04/10/2017

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

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

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

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

  • te hōtaka akoranga, tae atu ki ngā rauemi me te kounga o ngā akoranga
  • te whakahaeretanga o te whānau, tae atu ki te arotake whaiaro, te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi, te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromātai, me te aromatawai
  • ngā wāhanga kāhore i te tutuki e ai ki te ture, tae atu ki te aromātai o roto, te whakamahere ā-tau, ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, me
  • ētahi atu take i tāutuhia ai i te wā o te arotake.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kupenga o te Mātauranga ki Ahuriri. Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, kua hūnuku te kōhanga reo ki tētahi whare hou i te Kura o Henry Hill. I tāutu te pūrongo o mua i te maha o ngā āwangawanga i hāngai ai ki te hōtaka akoranga me te whakahaeretanga a te whānau. Kua āta mahi tētahi mātanga SELO ki te taha o te whānau, kia tutukihia ai ngā whakapaitanga ki aua wāhanga.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

He hōtaka akoranga tā ngā tamariki e aro nui ana ki ō rātou ngākau nuitanga me ō rātou matea. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi i te whakatakotoranga me te whakahaeretanga o te hōtaka. Ka whakarato rātou i te riterite o ngā wheako akoranga, ōkawa mai, ōpaki mai. He maha ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga. E wātea ana te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi mā ngā tamariki, kia āhei ai rātou ki te whakatewhatewha me te tūhura i ā rātou akoranga. Ka arotahi atu ngā tamariki ki ā rātou akoranga mō ngā wā roroa. Ka noho ngā kaimahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki, ki te kōrero mō tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā taumahi ako. Kei te tūmāia ngā tamariki ki te ako.

He mārama ngā tukanga i whakatakotohia ai e ngā kaimahi, hei whakamahere i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka mahi ngātahi rātou ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga whānui ā-wāhanga, tae atu ki ngā mahere ā-wiki me ngā mahere o ia rā. E whai kiko ana ngā mahere, ā, he matawhānui hoki. Kua āta tāutuhia te kiko o te hōtaka, ngā rautaki a ngā kaimahi, me ngā rauemi. Ka panoni haere i te mahere whānui, hei poipoi i ngā reanga ako o ngā tūmomo rōpū tamariki. Ka āta ārahi ngā mahere i te whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka akoranga. E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā hua o te hōtaka akoranga e āta whakahaerehia ana, e āta whakaritea ana hoki.

Kua pai ake ngā tukanga whakahaere a te whānau. E noho pūmau ana te whānau ki te hāpai i te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatūngia e rātou tētahi komiti e kawe ake ana i ngā mahi whakahaere matua, ā, nā tēnei tū āhuatanga, ka āta aroturuki rātou i te ahu whakamua. He pai te whakahaeretanga i ngā pūtea. Kua whakahoungia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga, ā, kua hāpai tēnei i te whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā take matua i whakatakotohia ai ki te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. E whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki.

Kua pai ake ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro. Hui ai te whānau i ia te wā, ā, ka pūrongo i ngā āhuatanga maha o ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. Kua arotakengia e te whānau ā rātou pūnaha pūtea, ā, kua whakahou ake hoki rātou i ngā kaupapa here e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Ka whakatakoto ā-tuhi nei rātou i ngā huarahi ki te whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki ngā haerenga, i ngā whara, i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, i te tiaki i ngā tamariki e moe ana, ā, i te whāngai anō hoki i ngā rongoā. He pai anō hoki te tuhi haere i ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, me te noho wātea mai o aua tuhinga hei pānuitanga ake.

Kua pai ake te whakahaeretanga i ngā kaimahi. He tukanga tā te whānau mō te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi. Hui ai ngā kaimahi ki te taha o te kaiwhakahaere i ngā wā e rua o ia tau, hei tāutu, hei whakawhiti kōrero hoki i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki haere i ā rātou whāinga ngaio. Ka hāpai te tukanga arohaehae i te whai wāhi atu a ngā kaimahi ki ngā whakawhanaketanga ngaio e whakapakari ake i ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. He tino māramatanga tō rātou ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi i te kōhanga reo. E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā painga e ahu mai ana i te kaha o ngā mahi whakangungu a ngā kaimahi.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Me whakapakari ake ngā kaimahi i te aromātai hōtaka me ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromatawai. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e hui ana i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō ngā āhuatanga pakari o te hōtaka akoranga, me ngā wāhanga tonu hei whakapai ake mā ngā tamariki. Ahakoa ka kohi ngā kaimahi i ngā whakaaturanga e pā ana ki te ako a ngā tamariki, kāhore i te mārama te hononga o aua mōhiohio ki ngā whāinga i whakatakotohia ai mō ia tamaiti. Kāhore anō ngā mōhiohio kia āta whakamahia hei tāutu i te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki.

Ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture

Kua whakatutukihia e te whānau ngā wāhanga herenga ā-ture i tāutuhia ai ki te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015. I hāngai aua wāhanga ki:

  • te whakawhanaketanga me te whakatinanatanga i tētahi tukanga ki te arotake me te aromātai i ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo, me te whakawhanake i tētahi mahere ā-tau ka ārahi i ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo
  • ngā tukanga hauora, haumaru anō hoki mō te tiaki i ngā tamariki i a rātou e moe ana, te tuhi haere i ngā aituā me ngā whara, te whāngai i ngā rongoā, te tāutu me te whakakore i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, me ngā tukanga anō hoki e hāngai ana ki ngā haerenga.

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 haere tonu ā rātou mahi ki te whakapakari ake i te aromātai hōtaka me te aromatawai i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.

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

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

04 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Ahuriri

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

55112

Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo

08B010

Te tūmomo raihana

Te Kōhanga Reo

Kua raihanatia ki te ture

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

25 ngā tamariki, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa

25 ngā tamariki, tokoiwa kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 11

Tama 14

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

14 Here-turi-kōkā 2017

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

04 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2017

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Tāpiri

Arotake Mātauranga

Kohi-tātea 2016

Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012

Pipiri 2010

1 Background

Introduction

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

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

Terms of Reference

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

  • the learning programme including resourcing and quality of learning

  • whānau management including self review, personnel management, programme planning, evaluation and assessment

  • areas of non-compliance including internal evaluation and annual planning, health and safety policies and practices, and

  • any further issues identified during the review.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is located in Napier. Since the previous ERO review in 2015, the kōhanga reo has moved into new premises at Henry Hill School. The previous report identified a number of concerns related to the learning programme and whānau management. A SELO advisor has worked closely with the whānau to bring about improvements in these areas.

3 Findings

Children have a learning programme that responds to their interests and needs. Kaimahi ensure the programme is organised and managed. They provide a balance of formal and informal learning experiences. There are many opportunities for children to follow their interests. A range of resources is available for children to investigate and explore in their learning. Children spend sustained periods of time focussed on their learning. Kaimahi sit alongside children to talk about their involvement in learning activities. Children are confident learners.

Kaimahi have clear processes in place to plan the learning programme. They work together to develop term overviews which include weekly and daily plans. The planning is detailed and comprehensive. Programme content, kaimahi strategies and resourcing are clearly identified. The overall plan is adjusted to cater for the learning levels of the different groups of children. Planning clearly guides the delivery of the learning programme. Children enjoy a learning programme that is well managed and organised.

Whānau management processes have improved. The whānau is committed to supporting the kōhanga reo. They have established a committee to carry out key operational tasks which enables them to monitor progress carefully. Finances are well managed. Policies and procedures have been updated which has enabled the whānau to address key issues raised in the previous ERO report. The kōhanga reo is managed in the best interests of children.

Self review practices have improved. The whānau meets on a regular basis and reports on many aspects of kōhanga reo operations. The whānau has reviewed their financial systems, and updated health and safety policies. Steps to improve practices for excursions, injuries, hazards, monitoring sleeping children and administration of medicine are recorded. Whānau hui are well documented and accessible.

Personnel management has improved. The whānau has a process for the appraisal of kaimahi. Kaimahi meet twice a year with the kaiwhakahaere to identify and discuss progress towards their professional goals. The appraisal process enables kaimahi to participate in professional development that strengthens their work alongside children. They have a clear understanding about their roles and responsibilities in the kōhanga reo. Children benefit from well-trained staff.

Key Next Steps

Kaimahi need to strengthen programme evaluation and assessment practices. Kaimahi do not meet regularly to discuss the strengths of learning programme or how it could be improved for children. Although kaimahi collect evidence of children’s learning, it is not clear how this information links to the goals set for individual children. Assessment information is not yet used well to identify children’s progress.

Areas of non-compliance

The whānau has addressed all areas of non-compliance identified in the 2015 ERO report. These areas included:

  • developing and implementing a process for reviewing and evaluating kōhanga reo operations, and developing an annual plan to guide the kōhanga reo operation

  • health and safety procedures for monitoring children’s sleep, recording accidents and injuries, administering medicines, identifying and eliminating hazards, and processes for trips and excursions.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • To continue their work to strengthen programme evaluation and assessment of children’s learning.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

4 October 2017

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Napier

Ministry of Education profile number

55112

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

08B010

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

25 children, including up to 9 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 11

Boys 14

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

14 August 2017

Date of this report

4 October 2017

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Supplementary Review

Education Review

January 2016

October 2012

June 2010

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga - 18/01/2016

Te Aromātai

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga ki Ahuriri. He tokomaha ngā kaimahi kua whai wāhi nei ki te kōhanga reo mō te wā roa. Ko te nuinga o te whānau, he mātua rangatahi, ā, he hou rātou ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.

I te tau 2012 i whakatutukihia ai e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga tētahi arotake tāpiri, ā, i hāngai taua arotake ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, te whakamahere rautaki, te arotake whaiaro, ngā kaupapa here, me te whai huatanga o ngā mahi ki te aromātai i te hōtaka.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea te mārama, te whakamahi hoki a ngā tamariki i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori?

He paku māramatanga tō ngā tamariki ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.

Mana Reo

Ka whakaatūria te reo me ngā tikanga Māori ki ngā tamariki ki te reo. Ka waiata rātou i ētahi waiata, ka whai wāhi atu hoki ki ngā tikanga Māori. Ka whakamahi ētahi o ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te reo Māori māmā ki ngā tamariki. He maha ngā wā ka whakapuakihia ngā tohutohu ki ngā tamariki mā te reo Māori. Ka mārama ngā tamariki i ngā tohutohu māmā, ā, he tika tā rātou whakautu. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā rauemi e wātea ana ki a rātou. He paku māramatanga tō ngā tamariki ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kāhore he tino aronga ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka akoranga o te kounga pai. Kāhore ngā kaiwhakahaere e whiwhi ana i ngā ārahitanga papai hei awhina i a rātou ki te whakahaere i ngā hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore ngā tamariki e rata ana ki ngā hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore i te rawaka ngā rauemi, ā, he iti noa hoki ngā taumahi hei akiaki, hei whakakipakipa hoki i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura, te whakatewhatewha, me te mahi auaha. Kāhore ngā tamariki e tino whai wāhi atu ki ngā akoranga e whai pūtake ana.

Kāhore ngā pākeke e whakawhiti kōrero akoranga ana ki ngā tamariki. Ka tukua ngā tamariki kia tākaro takitahi. Kāhore rātou e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga, ki te whakawhānui hoki i ō rātou whakaaro. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whakaongaongatia ana kia ako.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Kua whai wāhi ake te whānau ki ngā mahi i te kōhanga reo i ia rā. Kua pai ake te tae ā-tinana atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau. He tino pūkenga ō ētahi o te whānau pērā i te raranga, ā, ka āta toro atu te kōhanga reo ki aua pūkenga. He tākare te whānau ki te ako i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

He ngoikore te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. Kāhore te whānau e whai wāhi atu ana ki te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga. Ka whakataungia ētahi o ngā whakaritenga pūtea me te kore whai wāhi mai, te kore whakaae mai rānei a te whānau. I te tarepa ngā moni o te kōhanga reo i tērā tau pūtea. Kāhore i te mārama ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-hui, ā, kāhore he aronga e hāngai ana ki ngā wawata o te whānau. Kāhore ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te kōhanga reo e whakamahia ana hei ārahi i ngā whakataunga.

Kāhore i te rawaka ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro. Kāhore ngā pūnaha hauora, pūnaha haumaru hoki e aroturukitia ana, e arotakengia ana rānei i ia te wā. Kāhore ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā tamariki e tino whāia ana i ngā haerenga ka whakaritea, i te aroturuki o ngā whara, ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, me te whāngai hoki o ngā rongoā, tae atu hoki ki te moe o ngā tamariki. Kāhore e taea e te whānau te noho pūmau ki te whakaaro, e hāpai ana ngā whakaritenga i te haumaru o ngā tamariki.

Kāhore i te rawaka te whakahaere a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore he kirimana mahi ā ngā kaimahi katoa. Kāhore te arohaehae e whakamahia ana hei whakahaere, hei whakamihi hoki i te āhua o ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore i te mārama ngā tukanga whakataunga e pā ana ki te whiwhi utu a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e whai wāhi atu ana ki ngā whakawhanaketanga ngaio i ia te wā, hei hāpai i te whakapaitanga ake o ngā whakaritenga. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e āta whakangungutia ana, e āta hāpaitia ana hoki, ā, nā tēnei, kāhore ngā tamariki e whai hua ana.

Kāhore he aronga, he pūtake hoki ki te mahere hōtaka me te aromātai. Kāhore ngā mahere e hāpai ana i ngā kaimahi ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka whakahihiri mā ngā tamariki. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e hui tahi ana i ia te wā, e arotake ana rānei i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. He iti noa ngā pūrongo ki te whānau mō te āhua o ngā mahi ki te hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki.

Kāhore te aromatawai e tino whakamahia ana hei āta aroturuki i te ahunga whakamua a ngā tamariki. Kāhore he whakamāramatanga mā ngā kaimahi mō ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te aromatawai. Kāhore ngā mātua e whiwhi ana i ngā mōhiohio o te kounga pai mō te ako a ā rātou tamariki.

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 hauma.ru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.

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

  • whakawhanake me te whakatinana i tētahi tukanga mō te arotake me te aromātai i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, tae atu hoki ki ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakaako me te ako[R 47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana GMAS 6]
  • whakawhanake i tētahi mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo[R 47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana GMAS 8]
  • whakatinana i tētahi tukanga e pā ana ki te aroturukitanga o ngā tamariki e moe ana, me te āta whakarite i te whakaaturanga, te whakatinanatanga hoki o taua tukanga, me te whakatakoto haere i tētahi tuhinga o ngā wā moe o ngā tamariki[R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana HS 9]
  • whakatakoto haere i tētahi tuhinga o ngā whara katoa ka pupū ake ki te kōhanga reo[R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana HS 25]
  • pupuri tonu i ngā tuhinga whakaae katoa a ngā mātua mō te whāngai rongoā ki ngā tamariki, me te whakatakoto haere hoki i tētahi tuhinga o ngā rongoā katoa (mai i te tākuta, ērā hoki i hokona ai i te kēmihi) i whāngaihia ai ki ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo[R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana HS 28]
  • whakarite i te āta whai atu i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te haumaru o te tamaiti i ngā haerenga[R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana HS 17]
  • tāutu i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea puta noa i te whare kōhungahunga - o roto, o waho hoki - me te āta whakatutuki haere i ngā mahi e tika ana ki te whakakore i aua āhuatanga.[R 46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; Paearu Raihana HS 12]

4 Ngā Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia hāpaitia e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo te kōhanga reo nei ki te whakahaere i ā rātou pūtea me te whakatutuki i ngā take i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga ki Ahuriri. Kāhore ngā tamariki e tino whakamahi ana i te reo Māori. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whiwhi ana i tētahi hōtaka akoranga o te kounga pai, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o tō rātou reo Māori. He maha ngā āhuatanga ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo hei whakapai ake.

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 Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga i roto i te kotahi tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

18 Kohi-tātea, 2016

5 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Ahuriri

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

55112

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

08B010

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

25, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

23, tekau kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 14

Tama tāne 9

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Whiringa-ā-nuku 2015

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

18 Kohi-tātea, 2016

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Tāpiri

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012

Pipiri 2010

Poutū-te-rangi 2007

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is in Napier. Many staff have been connected to this kōhanga reo for a long period of time. Whānau are mostly young parents who are new to the Kōhanga Reo kaupapa.

In 2012 a supplementary review was undertaken by ERO that focused on children’s wellbeing, strategic planning, self-review, policies and the effectiveness of programme evaluation. At that time some progress had been made with the support of local community and Te Kōhanga Reo District staff.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children understand and use te reo Māori?

Children have some understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori.

Mana Reo

Children have some understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori. They sing waiata and participate in tikanga Māori practices. Some staff and whānau use basic te reo Māori with children. Often commands and instructions for children are delivered in te reo Māori. Children understand basic directions and respond appropriately. Children willingly engage with the resources that are available.

Key Next Steps

Children are not provided with good learning experiences. There is a lack of direction for staff and whānau about how to develop a good quality learning programme. Children are left to play independently. There are insufficient resources and limited activities to encourage and motivate children to explore, investigate and be creative. Children are not always active in meaningful learning. Adults do not engage children in learning conversations. They do not support them to follow their interests and extend their thinking. Children are not stimulated learners.

Planning and Evaluation

Whānau have become more involved with the kōhanga reo on a daily basis. Attendance at whānau meetings has improved. Some whānau have particular skills including weaving that are well used by the kōhanga reo. Whānau are enthusiastic about learning te reo and tikanga Māori.

Key Next Steps

The management of the kōhanga reo is poor. The whānau is not involved in decision making. Some financial management decisions are made without whānau input or agreement. The kōhanga reo was in deficit for the last financial year. Minutes of whānau meetings are unclear and there is no direction that reflects the aspirations of the whānau. Kōhanga reo policies and procedures are not used to guide decision making.

Self-review practices are inadequate. Health and safety systems are not regularly monitored or reviewed. Policies and procedures about children’s physical safety are not well followed for planned excursions, monitoring of injuries, hazards, administration of medicines and sleeping children. The whānau cannot be assured that practices support the safety of children.

Personnel management is inadequate. Not all staff have employment contracts. Appraisal is not used to manage and acknowledge staff performance. There is a lack of transparency about decisions for staff remuneration. Staff do not participate in regular professional development to support improved practice. Children do not benefit from having well trained and well supported staff.

Programme planning and evaluation lacks direction and purpose. Plans do not lead staff to provide an interesting programme for children. The staff do not meet regularly, or do they review the quality of the learning programme. There is very little reporting to whānau about what is occurring in the learning programme for children.

Assessment is not used effectively to monitor children’s progress. There is no clarity for staff about the expectations for assessment. Parents do not receive good quality information about their child’s learning.

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.

The whānau must:

  • develop and implement a process for reviewing and evaluating kōhanga reo operations including learning and teaching practices[R47. Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, Licensing Criteria. GMAS 6]
  • develop an annual plan to guide the kōhanga reo operation[R47, Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, Licensing Criteria, GMAS 8]
  • implement a procedure for monitoring children’s sleep and ensure it is displayed and implemented and a record of children’s sleep times is kept[R46, Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, Licensing Criteria, HS 9]
  • keep a record of all injuries that occur at the kōhanga reo[R46, Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, Licensing Criteria, HS 25]
  • keep a record of the written authority from parents for the administering of medicine and a record of all medicine (prescription and non-prescription) given to children left in the care of the kōhanga reo[R 46, Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008, Licensing Criteria, HS 28]
  • ensure that policies and procedures about children’s physical safety are rigorously followed for planned excursions[R46, Early Childhood Education and Care Centres2008, Licensing Criteria, HS 17]
  • identify hazards throughout the centre both inside and outdoors and then take practical steps to eliminate.[R46, Early Childhood and Care Centres 2008, Licensing Criteria, HS 12]

4 Recommendation

ERO recommends that Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust support the Kōhanga with their finances and to address the issues raised in this report.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is in Napier. Children do not confidently use te reo Māori. Children are not provided with a good quality learning programme that supports them to develop well as speakers of te reo Māori. Many aspects of kōhanga reo operations require improvement.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga will be within one year.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

18 January 2016

5 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Napier

Ministry of Education profile number

55112

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

08B010

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

23 children, including up to 10 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 14

Boys 9

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

October 2015

Date of this report

18 January 2016

Most recent ERO report(s)

Supplementary Review

Education Review

Education Review

October 2012

June 2010

March 2007