Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie

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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie

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 Ngahere o Te Rangimārie ki te marae o Wainuiōmata, ki Wainuiōmata. Ka kāhakihakina ngā whānau maha e te kōhanga reo. Ko tētahi kaupapa matua, ko ngā Whakangungu a Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i roto i Te Tohu Whakapakari. Ka toro atu te whānau ki te purapura o te hapori me te tari ā-rohe hoki o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i ia te wā.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakatinanatanga o ngā mokopuna i te whanaungatanga?

He pai ngā mokopuna ki te āta whakapuaki i te whanaungatanga mā roto mai i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao ā-whānau e atawhai ana i a rātou. Kua whakatakotohia ngā whakaritenga whakaute, pērā i te tuku mihi ki ētahi atu, te aro atu ki ngā whānau, me te whakapuaki kōrero e pā ana ki ngā manuhiri. He kaha ngā mokopuna ki te āta taunekeneke ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ētahi atu hoki, tae atu ki te whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ngā manuhiri. Ka rongo rātou i te awhi me te aroha mā te atawhai nui o te whānau. Ka waiata te whānau me ngā mokopuna i ngā waiata ā-ringa, ā, ka ako ngātahi hoki. Ka tautoko te whānau i ngā mokopuna mā te whakatauira i te āhua o te whakawhanaungatanga, mā te hāpai hoki i ngā mokopuna ki te whai wāhi atu. Ka tāwhai ētahi o ngā mokopuna i tēnā i kitea ai, i tēnā hoki i rangona ai e rātou. Ko ngā tikanga, pērā i te whakatau manuhiri, ka poipoi i ngā taunekeneke whakahoahoa, ā, ka arahina e ngā kaimahi. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā matea ake o ia mokopuna. He kawenga ā ngā tuākana, pērā i te whakatangi i te pere, me te ārahi i ngā karakia me ngā waiata. Ka noho ngā tēina ki te taha o ō rātou tuākana. Ka aro nui ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea ā-tinana, ā-whatumanawa hoki o ngā pēpi. E arohaina ana ngā mokopuna.

Ka ako ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori ki te taha tonu o ētahi atu. E whakatauirahia ana te reo e ngā whānau me ngā kaimahi. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki reo e hāpai ai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna, pērā i ngā karakia, ngā hīmene, ngā pepeha, ngā pānui, ngā pūrākau, me ngā waiata. Ka akiaki, ka tautoko hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te taunekeneke mā te reo. E hāpai ana te wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka i te ako a ngā mokopuna i ngā tauira reo mā te tāruarua, pērā i ngā wā mihimihi. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā mahi ā-ringa hei tohutohu ā-tinana tonu e hāpai ai i te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna. Ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā pēpi mā ō rātou kanohi me ō rātou ringaringa. E tino mōhio ana ngā kaimahi me te whānau ki ngā pēpi, ā, a aro nui ki a rātou. Kei te mauritau ngā mokopuna.

He komiti tā te whānau e kawe ana i ngā whakahaeretanga a te whānau. Hui ai te komiti i ia te wā, ā, ka tuhi rātou i ā rātou tukanga whakataunga. Kua whakatakotohia tētahi mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o ētahi o ngā mahi whakahaere matua. Kua whakaritea te nuinga o ngā take e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

Me whakapakari ake i te aromātai o roto. Kei te māramahia e te whānau, ka hāpai te pakari o ngā tukanga arotake i a rātou ki te whakakaha ake i te whānuitanga tonu o ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kōhanga reo. Kua tautuhia e rātou ngā āhuatanga whakahaere maha hei arotake, ā, kua tīmata kē te arotake haere i ētahi i tēnei wā. E mōhio ana rātou, he mea nui te whakatakoto haere i ngā tukanga e whakapakari ake ai i te aromātai o roto.

Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakamahere me te aromatawai, he iti noa ngā hononga ki waenga i aua tūāhuatanga. Ahakoa ka taetae atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā wānanga e pā ana ki ngā mahi whakamahere, mahi aromatawai hoki, e mōhio ana rātou kei te ako tonu rātou ki te whakahono i ngā mahere ki ngā aromatawai. Kua tae ki te wā kia toro atu te whānau ki te tautoko e tika ana mō ngā kaimahi, hei āta whakatau i te whakatinanatanga o ngā aromatawai i ngā akoranga i whakamaheretia ai mā ngā mokopuna, ā, kia whai wāhi ngā akoranga i whakamaheretia ai ki ngā aromatawai e pā ana ki ngā mokopuna.

Ahakoa ngā whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te aromātai a ētahi o ngā kaimahi i ā rātou ake whakaritenga, kāhore he whakaaturanga e pā ana ki te aromātai hōtaka. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e aroturuki ana i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka mō ngā mokopuna.

E arotakengia ana te tūtohinga, ngā kaupapa here, me ngā tukanga i tēnei wā. E whakaae ana te whānau, koia tētahi wāhi hei āta whakawhanake tonu. He mea nui kia whakapā atu te whānau ki te tautoko o waho, kia āta māramahia ai te whakamatuatua ki te whakahāngai i ngā kaupapa here ki ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā. I whakaae te whānau ki te arotake me te whakatika i taua āhuatanga kia hāngai ai ki ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā.

Ahakoa kua whakaritea te tukanga arohaehae, e ai ki te whānau, kei te arotakengia e rātou i tēnei wā. E mōhio ana te whānau, he mea nui kia hāngai ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi ki ngā arohaehae e pā ana ki ia kaimahi.

Ahakoa kua whakatakotohia Te Ara Tūāpae, kua āhua ono tau kē te tawhito. E mōhio ana te whānau, kua tae ki te wā ki te arotake me te āta whakarite i te aroturukitanga o ngā mahi rautaki i roto i te roanga o te wā, hei whakatinana i ā rātou kaupapa matua o te paetawhiti.

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.

E whakaae ana te whānau, me tahuri rātou ki te:

  • whakarite i tētahi tukanga e aromātai ai i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga.

[R43 (1) (a) (i) (ii) Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C1-4 me te C7-10 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 te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

  • whakawhanakehia e te whānau – mā te tautoko hoki o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo – tētahi mahere mahi hei whakatutuki i ngā take i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.

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

01 Mahuru, 2021

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Wainuiōmata   

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

64005

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

K09A028

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

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

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

24, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 14

Tama 10

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori 24

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Pipiri 2021

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

1 Mahuru 2021

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga 

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga  

Poutū-te-rangi 2017

Hui-tanguru 2014

Hui-tanguru 2010

1 Introduction

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

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimarie is located on Te Marae o Wainuiomata in Wainuiomata. The kōhanga reo attracts many whānau. National Trust training for Te Tohu Whakapakari is a priority. Whānau have regular contact with the local purapura the local Trust office.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna demonstrate whanaungatanga?

Mokopuna positively show whanaungatanga through their interactions with others.

4 Findings

Mokopuna are immersed in a warm whānau environment. Respectful practices are in place such as greeting others, acknowledging whānau and introducing visitors. Mokopuna interact positively with one another and others including whānau, kaimahi and visitors. They experience awhi and aroha through affectionate touch from whānau. Whānau and mokopuna sing actions songs and learn together. Whānau support mokopuna by modelling positive relationships and assisting mokopuna to participate. Some mokopuna copy what they see and hear. Tikanga such as whakatau manuhiri foster social interactions guided by kaimahi. Kaimahi support individual mokopuna needs. Tuākana have responsibilities including ringing the bell, leading karakia and waiata. Teina sit alongside their tuākana. Kaimahi respond to the physical and emotional needs of babies. Mokopuna are loved.

Mokopuna learn te reo Māori alongside others. Language is modelled by whānau and kaimahi. Kaimahi use a range of language strategies to support mokopuna language development including including karakia, himene, pepeha, pānui, pūrākau and waiata.  Kaimahi encourage and support mokopuna language interactions. The formal part of the programme enables mokopuna to learn language patterns through repetition such as mihimihi. Kaimahi use hand actions as physical cues to assist mokopuna participation. Babies communicate using facial expressions and hand movements. Kaimahi and whānau intimately know the babies and respond accordingly. Mokopuna are settled.

Whānau have a committee with responsibility for whānau whakahaere. The committee meets regularly and documents their decision-making processes. An annual plan is in place to guide the administration of key aspects of operations. Most personnel matters are in place.

Key Next Steps

Internal evaluation requires strengthening. Whānau understand that robust internal review processes will assist them to strengthen the overall management of the kōhanga reo. They have identified a number of operations that require review, some of which are presently under way. They acknowledge the importance of putting processes in place to strengthen internal evaluation.

Although planning and assessment practices are in place, there are limited connections between these. While kaimahi attend planning and assessment wānanga, they acknowledge that they are still learning how to connect planning with assessment. It is time for whānau to seek support for kaimahi to ensure that assessments inform planned learning for mokopuna and that planned learning is reflected in mokopuna assessments.

While there is some evidence of individual kaimahi evaluating their respective practices, there is no evidence of programme evaluation. Kaimahi do not monitor the effectiveness of the programme for mokopuna.

Charter, policies and procedures are presently under review. Whānau agreed that this is an area to where continued development is required. It is important that whānau access external support to understand the importance of policies aligning with current regulations. Whānau agreed to review and amend this as necessary to align with current regulations.

While the appraisal process is in place, whānau acknowledge they are presently reviewing it. Whānau are aware that it is important that job descriptions align with appraisals for respective kaimahi.

Although Te Ara Tuapae is in place, it is about six years old. Whānau acknowledged that it is time to review this and to ensure that strategic actions are monitored over time to realise their long-term priorities.

5 Assurance on Legal Requirement

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.

Whānau agree that they must:

  • establish a process for evaluating the effectiveness of the learning programme.

[R43 (1) (a) (i) (ii) Education (ECS) Regulations 2008; C1-4 and C7-10]

6 Recommendation

ERO and the developed the following recommendation:

  • that the whānau, supported by the District Office, develop an action plan to address the issues raised in this report.

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

1 September 2021

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Wainuiōmata

Ministry of Education profile number

64005

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

K09A028

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

28 children, including up to 8 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

24 children, including up to 6 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls       14

Boys       10

Ethnic composition

Māori

24

Review team on site

June 2021

Date of this report

1 September 2021

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Education Review

March 2017

February 2014

February 2010

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie - 09/03/2017

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie ki te marae o Wainuiōmata, ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Ka whakarato te kōhanga reo i te atawhai me te mātauranga ki ngā mokopuna me ō rātou whānau ki te rohe o Wainuiōmata. Ko te reo me ngā tikanga Māori te aronga matua o te whānau. Kei roto katoa i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, ko ngā kōrero, ngā toi, me te ahurea Māori i tuku iho ai.

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

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie ki te marae o Wainuiōmata, ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Nō te rohe o Wainuiōmata te nuinga o ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau. Ka kitea te whanaungatanga ki te tautoko o te whānau i te kōhanga reo me te hapori.

Ko tā te kōhanga reo tirohanga, ko te whakapakari i te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori. Ka whakanui ngā mātāpono me ngā uaratanga o te whānau i te ū tonu ki te whakapakari haere i te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ā rātou tamariki o nāianei, ā, mō meāke nei hoki.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakaatu i tō rātou harikoa me tō rātou tūmāia ki te kōhanga reo?

Ka kitea te tupu haere o te tūmāia me te harikoa o ngā tamariki i roto i ā rātou wheako ki te kōhanga reo.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki roto i tētahi taiao e mau nei i te reo Māori hei aronga matua. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki hei whakapiki ake i te whanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko te mahi tāruarua, te whakapuaki i ngā kupu hou, me te whakahāngaitanga o te tautoko ki ngā matea o ia tamaiti. Ka whakahua ngā tamariki i ngā kupu hou i a rātou e whakawhiti kōrero ana. Ka ako rātou i ngā whakatakotoranga reo o ngā mihimihi, ngā pepeha, ngā whakataukī, me ngā waiata. Nā ēnei, ka māia tā rātou whai wāhi ki ngā wā ako ōkawa. E tupu ana te tūmāia o ngā tamariki ki te whakawhiti kōrero ki waenga i a rātou me ngā pākeke mā te reo Māori.

He ākonga ngana ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, ka ako ngā tamariki mā te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi. Ka ngakau nui ngā tamariki ki ngā whai wāhitanga ki te tūhura me te whakawhānui ake i ō rātou māramatanga mo te ao. Ko te ingoa o te kōhanga reo e tohu ana i te tino tirohanga ki te taiao māoriori me ōna tini āhuatanga katoa. Kua āta whakaritea, kua whakahoungia anō hoki te taiao ako, ā, e tohu ana i te hiahia o te whānau kia ako ngā tamariki i ngā kōrero tuku iho o tēnei hapori. E whakaatuhia ana ngā toi Māori i runga i ngā pakitara, ā, e whakatairanga ana i te whakahirahiratanga o te tuakiri Māori. E ako ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou tūnga ki te ao.

He pai te noho ngatahi me te mahi ngatahi a ngā tamariki ki te taha o ētahi atu. E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i ngā hononga katoa. I ngā wa e mahi tahi ana ngā tamariki, ka kitea te aroha, te whakaute i waenganui ia ratou. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mahinga. Ko te riterite me te tau o te hōtaka akoranga e hāpai ana i te mauritau o ngā tamariki. Ka kawe ake ngā tamariki i ngā mahi ki te tiaki i tō rātou kōhanga reo me ō rātou hoa. Ko te pai o ngā wheako me ngā hononga o ngā tamariki e āta whakatakoto ana i te tino tūāpapa mō ngā akoranga.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

E whanake ana te whakamahere hōtaka me te aromatawai. He hou ngā kaimahi ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Ka kōkiri tonu rātou kia marama ai ratou ki ngā kaupapa me ngā tūmanako o te kōhanga reo. E pupū ake ana te whakawhanaketanga o tētahi mahere ā-tau, ngā mahere ā-wāhanga, me ngā mahere ā-wiki. He mātanga/matatau tētahi kuia o tēnei hapori ki te reo Māori me te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo, ā, e hāpai ana ia i ngā kaimahi ki te whakarite i ngā hōtaka akoranga me ngā mahi aromatawai e tika ana.

Kua āta whakaritea ētahi wāhanga o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Kua whakawhanakehia e te whānau tētahi tukanga whakahaere e whakakotahi ana i te whānau, ā, he ngawari ake hoki mō ngā mātua kāhore e taea te āta taetae atu ki ngā hui katoa. Ko te kaha o ngā whakawhitinga kōrero me te mārama hoki o ngā tūmanako, e āta whakarite ana i te whakatutukitanga o te whānau i ngā kawenga matua o te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. Ko te aronga matua o ngā mahere ā-tau me te arotakenga o ngā pūnaha ki te kōhanga reo, e whakatakoto ana i te waiora me te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki ki te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kāhore te aromatawai o ngā tamariki e hāngai ana ki ngā mahere. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e whakahono ana ki ngā putanga ako i roto i ngā hōtaka i whakamaheretia ai, hei huarahi ki te aroturuki i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. E whanake tonu ana tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā huarahi ka tuitui i ngā ngakau nuitanga o ngā tamariki ki ngā mahere. Ka aroturukitia ake ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, mā te āta whakahono ake i ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai.

Kua tae ki te wā kia whakaritea e te whānau tētahi tukanga arohaehae hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Me tahuri hoki ratou ki te whakamahere rautaki. E mōhio ana te whānau, e tika ana kia āta whakamahia ake e rātou te mahere rautaki a te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Ka hāpai tēnei i a rātou ki te tāutu i ngā kaupapa matua o te kōhanga reo, mō te paetawhiti me te wā waenga.

3 Te Whakatau a te Whānau 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 Ngā Taunakitanga

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

  • whakawhanakehia te aromatawai
  • whakatinanahia tētahi tukanga arohaehae e hāpai ana i te tupu ngaio o ngā kaimahi
  • whakawhanakehia tētahi mahere rautaki.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie ki te marae o Wainuiōmata, ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Ka whakarato te kōhanga reo i te atawhai me te mātauranga ki ngā mokopuna me ō rātou whānau ki te rohe o Wainuiōmata. Ko te reo me ngā tikanga Māori te aronga matua o te whānau. Kei roto katoa i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki, ko ngā kōrero, ngā toi, me te ahurea Māori i tuku iho ai.

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 Ngahere o Te Rangiamārie i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

09 Poutūterangi, 2017 

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

Te tūwāhi

Kei Wainuiōmata

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

64005

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

09A028

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

14, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 6

Tama tāne 8

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Kohi-tātea 2017

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

09 Poutūterangi, 2017

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Hui-tanguru 2014

Hui-tanguru 2010

Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Rangimārie is on Wainuiomata marae in Wellington.The kōhanga reo provides care and education to mokopuna and their whānau in Wainuiomata area. Te reo and tikanga Māori are the main focus of the whānau. Children’s learning is steeped in Māori traditional stories, art and culture.

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangiamārie will be in three years.

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangimārie is on Wainuiomata Marae, in Wellington. Most children and their whānau come from the Wainuiomata area. Whanaungatanga is reflected in the way the whānau support the kōhanga reo and the community.

The vision of this kōhanga reo is to strengthen te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori. Whānau principles and values emphasise the ongoing commitment to strengthening the kōhanga reo to benefit their children now and in to the future.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children show they are happy and confident in the kōhanga reo?

Children show a growing confidence and happiness in their experiences at the kōhanga reo.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children learn in an environment where te reo Maori is a priority. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to increase children’s reo development. These include repetition, introduction of new vocabulary and focused individual support. Children include the new kupu in to their conversations. They learn the language structures of mihimihi, pepeha, whakataukī and waiata. This gives them confidence to participate during these formal times of learning. Children are developing confidence to have conversations with each other and with adults in te reo Māori.

Children are engaged learners. Kaimahi recognise that children learn in a variety of ways. Children enjoy the opportunities to explore and expand on their understanding about the world. The name of the kōhanga reo provides a valuable window to the natural environment and elements. The well organised and refreshed learning environment reflects the desire of the whānau for children to learn about the local stories. Māori art adorn the walls and promote the significance and importance of being Māori. Children are learning about their place in the world.

Children work well with and alongside others. Whanaungatanga underpins all relationships. Interactions are positive caring and respectful. Routines are well established. The consistency and familiarity of the learning programme provide children with a sense of security. Children take responsibility for looking after their kōhanga reo and each other. Children’s positive experiences and relationships provide a sound foundation for learning. 

Planning and Evaluation

Programme planning and assessment is developing. Kaimahi are new to the kaupapa of te kōhanga reo. They continue to familiarise themselves with the kaupapa and expectations of kōhanga reo. An annual plan, term plans and weekly plans are in the early developmental stage. A local kuia with a wealth of knowledge in te reo Māori and the kōhanga reo movement provides support to kaimahi to establish suitable learning programmes and assessment practices.

Aspects of whānau management are well organised. The whānau has developed a management process that is inclusive and less onerous for parents who are unable to commit to regular attendance at meetings. Open communication and clear expectations ensure the whānau is meeting key responsibilities in the management of the kōhanga reo. The focused annual plans and review of the kōhanga reo systems places children’s wellbeing and belonging at the centre of operations.

Key Next Steps

Children’s assessments do not reflect planning. Kaimahi do not make links to the learning outcomes in planned programmes as a source for monitoring children’s progress. They are still developing an understanding of how children’s interests can be integrated in to the planning. Children’s learning could be better monitored if planning and assessment were closely linked.

It is time for whānau to establish an appraisal process to support kaimahi in their professional development. Strategic planning also needs some attention. Whānau acknowledge that they need to make better use of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust’s strategic plan. This will assist them to identify long and medium term priorities for the kōhanga reo.

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 Recommendations

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations:

  • Strengthen assessment
  • Implement an appraisal process that supports the professional growth of kaimahi
  • Develop a strategic plan. 

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Rangimārie is on Wainuiomata marae in Wellington.The kōhanga reo provides care and education to mokopuna and their whānau in Wainuiomata area. Te reo and tikanga Māori are the main focus of the whānau. Children’s learning is steeped in Māori traditional stories, art and culture.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngahere o Te Rangiamārie will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

9 March 2017 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo 

Location

Wainuiomata

Ministry of Education profile number

64005

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

09A028

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

20 children, including up 5 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

14 children, including up to 4 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 6

Boys 8

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

January 2017

Date of this report

9 March 2017

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Reviews

Education Reviews

February 2014

February 2010