Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga

1 He Kupu Arataki

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.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga ki Papakura, ki Tāmaki-makau-rau ki te tonga. E noho pūmau ana te whānau ki te whakapakari ake i ngā mōhiotanga ki te reo Māori. Ka ārahi, ka tautoko hoki te kuia i ia rā. Nō te tau 2019 te kōhanga reo i whakahoungia ake ai. E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna ki ō rātou whai wāhitanga ako? 

Kei te harikoa te āhua o ngā mokopuna, he mātātoa tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā whai wāhitanga ako.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E hāpaitia ana te tūhura haere a ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori, mā roto mai i tētahi taiao papai. Ka rongo rātou i te reo Māori e whakapuakihia ana mā ngā huarahi ōkawa me ngā huarahi ōpaki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki pērā i te mihimihi, te patapatai, te whāngai kupu, me te waiata hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo o ngā mokopuna. Ka taea e ngā pēpi tō rātou māramatanga ki te reo Māori te whakaatu mā te reo ā-tinana, ā, mā te tawhai i ngā kaimahi. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna kia puāwai tō rātou reo Māori.

Ka rongo ngā mokopuna i ngā taunekeneke papai ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te awhi, te manaaki, te tautoko, me te aroha. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā pēpi ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā tākaro, ā, ka whakanui rātou i ngā whakamātau me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā mokopuna. Ka aro nui ngā mokopuna ki ā rātou taunekeneke ki te taha o ngā kaimahi. Ka ako ngātahi rātou hei tuakana, hei teina. Ka kitea te whakaute o ngā mokopuna ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki ngā pakeke hoki. Kei te mauritau te āhua o ngā mokopuna.

E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i tō rātou tuakiri. Ka mārama rātou, ā, he tika anō hoki ō rātou āhua i a rātou e whakatau manuhiri ana. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā tikanga. E ako ana ngā mokopuna i tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua. He māhorahora te pupū ake o ā rātou haka me ā rātou waiata, puta noa i te rā. Ka kitea te pakari o ngā mokopuna hei ākonga.

E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga ako e whai pūtake ana, kia āhei ai ngā mokopuna ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga, me te toro atu ki ō rātou whakaaro pohewa mā ngā huarahi auaha. He ākonga pākiki ngā mokopuna.

Whānau Whakahaere

He mātātoa te whai wāhi a te whānau ki ngā mahi whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. He pakari te aronga rautaki o te tūtohinga mō te whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo. He mārama ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga, te whakahaeretanga, ngā kawenga, me ngā takohanga. Ka tū auau ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, he kaha anō hoki te taetae atu. Ka whiwhi te whānau i ngā pūrongo auau i ā rātou hui. Kua whakatakotohia ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi me ngā arohaehae. Kua āta tāutuhia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā whakaritenga a te whānau.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

He ōpaki te nuinga o ngā mahi aromātai hōtaka. Ko te tuhi haere i ngā aromātai hōtaka ka hāpai i ngā kaimahi ki te kapo atu i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e tū ana i ia te wā mō ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna.

Kāhore anō te whānau kia whakawhanake i tētahi mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o te tūtohinga. Ka hāpai te mahere ā-tau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā mahi whakahaere mā te huarahi e whai hua ai. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā e āta whakahaerehia ana ngā pūnaha whakahaere.

Ahakoa kua tāutuhia e te whānau ā rātou whāinga me ō rātou wawata ki tā rātou mahere rautaki, he mea nui kia tuhi, kia aroturuki hoki te whānau i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki haere i ō rātou wawata. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna ina he pakari te aronga atu ki te aroturuki i te whai huatanga o ngā mahi ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga a te whānau.

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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:

• 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.

Kia tutuki i a rātou ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:

• whakarite i tētahi mahere ā-tau e aroturuki ana i te ahu whakamua o ngā āhuatanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga.

[R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA8 Ngā Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008] 

• āta whakarite i te noho mōhio o rātou ngā pakeke e whakarato ana i te mātauranga me te atawhai, ki ngā akoako ohotata e tika ana, ā, kia whakatutukihia aua akoako ki te taha o ngā tamariki i ia toru marama noa te putuputu, koni atu rānei

[R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS8 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]

6 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

• āta mahi ngātahi te whānau me te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakarite i tētahi mahere mahi e whakatutuki ai i ngā whakaritenga matua i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

21 Paengawhāwhā, 2021

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi	Kei Tāmaki-makau-rau
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga	25261
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo	03I051
Te tūmomo whare	He kōhanga reo
Te raihana	Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008
Te tokomaha mō te raihana	20, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa	17, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te ira tangata	Kōtiro 4 Tama 13
Ngā hononga ā-iwi	Māori	100%
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake	Hui-tanguru 2021
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo	21 Paengawhāwhā, 2021
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga	Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri	Kohi-tātea 2017 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2015 Paenga-whāwhā 2011

1 Introduction

The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maunga Kōhungahunga is in Papakura, South Auckland. The whānau are committed to increasing capability of te reo Māori. The kuia provides guidance and support on a daily basis. In 2019 the kōhanga reo underwent renovations. Whanaungatanga underpins whānau whakahaere.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna engage in their learning opportunities?

Mokopuna appear happy and actively engage in learning opportunities.

4 Findings

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Mokopuna are supported to explore te reo Māori in a positive environment. They hear te reo Māori used around them in formal and informal ways. Kaimahi use a variety of strategies such as mihimihi, questions, prompts and waiata to support mokopuna language development. Babies are able to express their understanding of te reo Māori through body language and mimicking kaimahi. Mokopuna are developing as early speakers of te reo Māori.

Mokopuna experience positive interactions with others. Kaimahi model awhi, manaaki, tautoko and aroha. They support pēpi to participate in play and praise efforts and achievements. Mokopuna respond positively to kaimahi interactions. They learn from each other as tuakana teina. Mokopuna show respect to one another and adults.  Mokopuna appear settled and content. 

Mokopuna learn in an environment where their identity is nurtured. They understand and behave appropriately when welcoming manuhiri. Kaimahi and whānau role model tikanga. Mokopuna are learning about their role as tangata whenua. They spontaneously haka and waiata throughout the day. Mokopuna show they are secure learners.

Mokopuna are learning to explore their environment. Kaimahi provide meaningful learning opportunities that allow mokopuna to follow their interests and use their imagination in creative ways. Mokopuna are curious learners.

Whānau Whakahaere

Whānau members actively participate in the management of the kōhanga reo operations. The tūtohinga provides sound strategic direction for the development of the kōhanga. There are clear expectations for decision making, management, responsibility and accountability. There are regular whānau hui that are well attended. The whānau receive regular reports at their hui. Personnel documentation and appraisals are in place. Health and safety policies and procedures clearly defined. Mokopuna are at the centre of whānau management and operations. 

Key Next Steps

Programme evaluation is largely informal. Documenting programme evaluations would allow kaimahi to capture the regular discussions that take place about mokopuna learning.

Whānau have yet to develop an annual plan to guide the implementation of the tūtohinga. An annual plan would allow operational tasks to be accomplished in an efficient manner. Mokopuna benefit when effective operational systems are well managed.   

While whānau have identified their goals and aspirations in their strategic plan, it’s important that whānau record and monitor progress in relation to their aspirations. Mokopuna will benefit from a sound approach to monitoring how well whānau goals are being achieved. 

5 Assurance on Legal Requirement

Actions for Compliance

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, whānau must:

• ensure there is an annual plan is in place to monitor the progress of key aspects of operations.

[R46 Education (Early Childhood Services] Regulations 2008; GMA 8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008

• ensure adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency drills and carry these out with children at least every three months
  [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

6 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• whānau work closely with the District Regional Office to establish an action plan to address key next steps identified in this report. 

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

21 April 2021

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location	Kei Tāmaki-makau-rau
Ministry of Education profile number	25261
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number	03I051
Licence type	Te Kōhanga Reo
Licensed under	Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for	20 children, including up to 5 aged under 2
Kōhanga Reo roll	17 children, including up to 5 aged under 2
Gender composition	Girls       4 Boys      13
Ethnic composition	Māori	100%
Review team on site	February 2021
Date of this report	21 April 2021
Most recent ERO report(s)	Education Review Education Review Education Review	January 2017 November 2015 April 2011