Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki

Education institution number:
18807
Service type:
Te Kōhanga Reo
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
10
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Roma Road, Ahipara

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Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki - 16/01/2020

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ōhākī ki te marae o Roma, ki Ahipara, i Muriwhenua. Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2016, kua tīni haere ngā kaimahi me te whānau. I kōkirihia te arotake i te whānau e tīmata ana ki te whakahaere i aua rerekētanga. Kua tahuri mai te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te tautoko me te ārahi i te whānau, i a rātou e whakatutuki haere ana i ngā āhuatanga matua e tika ana kia tupu tonu.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakaatu i tō rātou whai hononga ki te hapori o Ahipara?

Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou ngākau nui ki te ako i ō rātou hononga ki te hapori o Ahipara.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

He hōhonu ngā wheako ako ā-marae a ngā tamariki. E mōhio ana rātou ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o te marae. Whai wāhi atu ai ngā tamariki ki ngā kaupapa i te marae ki te taha o tō rātou whānau. Ka kite rātou i ngā mahi a te tangata whenua e whakatutukihia ana e tō rātou whānau. Ka whakatairanga te whānau i ngā waiata me ngā karakia, tae atu hoki ki ngā whakapapa me ngā hītori e pā ana ki te whenua. Kua whakamaheretia ngā wheako ako ki Ahipara, tae atu ki ērā e whai pānga nui ana ki a Tangaroa. He tino hononga tō ngā tamariki ki te marae.

E ako ana ngā tamariki i te reo Māori mā te tūhura haere. Ko ngā taumahi i whakamaheretia ai, e ahu mai ana i ngā matea me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki. Ka kitea tō rātou aronga nui ki te tūhura i ngā wāhi o waho me te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga. Ka kōrero ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā tamariki, i ngā tamariki e tūhura haere ana. Ka kite ngā kaimahi i ngā kaupapa e aro nuitia ana e ngā tamariki, ā, ka kapo atu rātou i aua wā hei whakawhānui, hei wero hoki i te reo e whakamahia ana, e mōhiotia ana hoki e ngā tamariki, tae atu ki ngā wā kai me ngā tākaro e kōkirihia ana e te tamaiti. E rongo ana ngā tamariki i te reo o te rohe i roto i ngā kaupapa a te marae. E whakaongaongatia ana te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki.

E ako ana ngā tamariki i te whakahirahiratanga o te manaaki me te tiaki. Ko ngā mihimihi me ngā pepeha i ia rā, e whakamana ana i te tū o ngā tamariki i roto i te whānau, te hapū, me te iwi. Ka tautoko ngā tamariki i ō rātou hoa mā ngā waiata kīnaki. He whakaute, he manaakitanga hoki tō ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tamariki. Ka whakapuakihia te aroha me te manaaki ki waenga i tēnā me tēnā, puta noa i te rā. Ka kōkiri ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi ako katoa kia puāwai ai te tohatoha, te whakaaro nui, me te rangimārie o tētahi ki tētahi. E manaaki ana, e aroha ana hoki ngā tamariki.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ko te ako a ngā tamariki, ko te atawhai hoki i a rātou, tētahi aronga nui o te whānau. Ahakoa te nui o ngā rerekētanga, kua tahuri ngā mātua ki te whakatutuki i ngā tūranga matua me ngā kawenga mahi. E tino arahina ana ngā mema ki tā rātou tūtohinga e āta whakatakoto ana i ngā whakaritenga mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatakotohia ngā pūnaha hei ārahi i ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā. Kua āta whakaritea ngā mauhanga whakahaere i te tari. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he pai te taetae atu a te whānau. Ko ngā tūmomo pūrongo e whakatakotohia ai, ko ērā mō te whakahaere i te tari, i te waka, i ngā pūtea, me te hauora me te haumaru, me ērā hoki a te heamana, ngā kaiako, me te purapura. He pai te aroturuki i te nuinga o ngā wāhanga o te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki. E whakapūmau ana te whānau i ngā uara o te tūtohinga, me ngā tikanga, ngā kawa hoki, i roto i te āhua o tā rātou whakahaere i te kōhanga reo i tēnei wā hurihuri. E arotahi ana rātou kia whai kounga te atawhai i ngā tamariki, me tā rātou ako.

E whakahaere ana te whānau i te marautanga o Te Whāriki mā ngā tamariki. E arotahi ana ngā mahere o Te Whāriki ki te ako mā te tūhura me te whakahonohono ki te taiao whānui tonu o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakaritea ngā haerenga i ia te wā hei whakawhānui ake i te ako a ngā tamariki i ngā kaupapa i whakamaheretia ai. Kua whakatakotohia ngā whakaritenga o ia rā me ngā mahere ā-wiki, ā-wāhanga, ā-tau hoki hei ārahi i te whakapuakitanga. Ka whakamaheretia te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo kaupapa whai hononga mā ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kua tāutuhia e te whānau ngā kaupapa matua kia whakahaerehia ai ngā rerekētanga me te tupu tonu o te kōhanga reo. Kua mahi te kaupapa kaimahi ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te taha o te whānau ki te whakatutuki haere i aua kaupapa matua. Ko ētahi o aua kaupapa matua, ko te whakatū i tētahi atu kaiako whai tohu mātauranga, me te whakapakari ake i ngā āheinga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Hei te tīmatanga o te tau e whai ake nei aua whakaritenga whakapuakihia ai.

I tētahi hui ā-whānau nō nā noa nei i tū ai, i whakatakoto te whānau i ngā kaupapa matua hei whakawhanake ā tērā tau. Ko ētahi o aua kaupapa, ko te arotake i ngā mahere rautaki, i te tūtohinga, ā, i Te Korowai hoki. Ka āta hāpai tēnei i te whānau ki te kawe atu i ngā tūranga hou me ngā mahi hou.

Kua tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga tētahi kaupapa rautaki matua mā te whānau, arā, kia whakapakari te whānau i ō rātou āheinga i roto i te reo Māori, hei whakatairanga i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki.

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.

I tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Kia tutuki i te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:

  • whakatau i a rātou ngā pakeke e whāngai ana i te mātauranga me te atawhai, tō rātou mōhio ki ngā akoako ohorere e tika ana, me te whakatutuki haere i aua akoako ki te taha o ngā tamariki, te tuhi hoki i aua wā, i ia toru marama (koni atu rānei), ā, me whai whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te whai pānga o te aromātai i ngā akoako ki te arotakenga ā-tau o te mahere ohorere a te ratonga.
    [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]

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 ngā kaimahi ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo ā Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whai ake.

5 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 Ōhaki i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

16 Kohitātea, 2020

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Ahipara

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

18807

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

01H007

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

Tokowhitu, kotahi kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 6

Tama tāne 1

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Whiringa-ā-rangi 2019

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

16 Kohitātea, 2020

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Whiringa-ā-rangi 2016

Whiringa-ā-nuku 2013

Pipiri 2009

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ōhaki is based on Roma marae, Ahipara, in the far north. Since the previous ERO report, 2016, there has been changes in kaimahi and whānau. The review was conducted when the whānau were in the early stages of managing these changes. The local Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) has responded with support and guidance to whānau to work through key priorities for growth.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children show their connection to Ahipara community?

Children show enjoyment in learning their connections to the community of Ahipara.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children have rich marae-based learning experiences. They are familiar with tikanga and kawa of the marae. Children frequently participate with whānau at events held on the marae. They see the tangata whenua roles carried out by their whānau. They promote waiata and karakia that includes whakapapa and history about the whenua. There are planned learning experiences in Ahipara, including to Tangaroa. Children have strong connections to the marae.

Children learn te reo Māori through exploration. Planned activities are based on the needs and interests of children. They show a strong preference to explore the outdoors and follow their interests. Kaimahi use te reo Māori alongside children as they explore. Kaimahi recognise moments of high interest to children and use these times to extend and challenge children’s use and knowledge of the language including wā kai and self-directed play. Activities on the marae expose children to hear the language of the rohe. Children’s language development is stimulated.

Children learn about the importance of manaaki and tiaki. Daily mihimihi and pepeha affirm children’s place within the whānau, hapū and iwi. Children support their peers with waiata tautoko. Respectful and caring relationships are formed amongst children. They show aroha and manaaki towards each other throughout the day. Kaimahi facilitate all learning activities in ways that foster sharing, consideration and rangimārie with each other. Children are caring and loving.

Planning and Evaluation

Children’s learning and care is an ongoing focus of whānau. Despite significant change, parents have stepped into key roles and responsibilities. Members are well guided by their tūtohinga that sets out clear practices for managing the kōhanga reo. Systems are in place to guide daily operations. Administration records are well organised. Regular whānau hui are held with good whānau attendance. Tabled reports include administration, chairperson, kaiako, waka, finance, purapura, and health and safety. Most areas of the kōhanga reo are monitored well for children. Whānau uphold the charter values, tikanga and kawa in the way they manage the kōhanga reo through this time of change. They are focused on quality care and learning for children.

Whānau are managing the curriculum of Te Whāriki for children. Te Whāriki plans focus on learning through exploration and making connections to the local and wider kōhanga reo environment. Regular haerenga are planned to extend children’s learning of planned kaupapa. Weekly, daily organisation, term plans and a mahere a tau are in place to guide delivery. Connections for children are planned and varied.

Key Next Steps

The whānau has identified priorities to manage change and grow the kōhanga reo. TKRNT district has been working with the whānau on these priorities. These include the recruitment of another qualified kaiako and building the professional capacity of existing kaimahi. Plans are in place for the beginning of next year.

A recent whānau hui has highlighted key priorities for development next year. These include the review of strategic planning, the tūtohinga and te korowai. This will support the whānau well as they take on new roles and responsibilities.

ERO has identified a strategic priority for whānau to increase their te reo Māori capacity to enhance language development for children.

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.

ERO identified areas of non-compliance. In order for the kōhanga reo whānau to meet compliance requirements they need to:

  • adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency drills, carry these out with children and maintain records of these, on an at least three-monthly basis and have evidence of how evaluation of the drills has informed the annual review of the service’s emergency plan.
    [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • the whānau to work with TKRNT district representatives to address the key next steps identified in this ERO report.

5 When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

16 January 2020

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Ahipara

Ministry of Education profile number

18807

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

01H007

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

7 children, including up to 1 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 6

Boys 1

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

November 2019

Date of this report

16 January 2020

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Education Review

November 2016

October 2013

June 2009

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki - 21/11/2016

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki ki te marae o Roma, ki Ahipara i Muriwhenua. He tino hononga ā-whakapapa, ā-hapori, ā-marae hoki tō ngā tamariki me te whānau. Ki tō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga titiro, e whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo pūkenga reo Māori hei hāpai i tā rātou whakapuaki kōrero.

Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki i roto i ngā tau e toru.

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki ki te marae o Roma, ki Ahipara i Muriwhenua. He mārama te tirohanga ngātahi o te whānau mō te wā kei te heke mai. He hiahia tō rātou kia whakawhanake, kia whakapūmau hoki ā rātou tamariki i te tino aronga toi whenuatanga me te tuakiri, hei whakapakari mārika i a rātou, i roto i ā rātou mahi katoa ka whakatutukihia hei ngā tau kei te heke mai.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mā te reo Māori?

E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo pūkenga ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mā te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

He pakari ngā tamariki ki tō rātou kōhanga reo me tō rātou marae. Ka āta tūhura haere rātou i te marae. Ka hāpai te marae i tā rātou ako i ngā kōrero tuku iho me ō rātou whakapapa. Ka whakatauira te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o te marae ki te kōhanga reo. Kei te puāwai te pakari o ngā tama ki te tū hei kaikōrero. Ka ārahi rātou i ētahi āhuatanga o te hōtaka akoranga, tae atu ki ngā karakia me ngā mihimihi. Ka hāpai ngā pākeke i ngā kōtiro tuākana ki te karanga. Ka tautoko ngā tuākana i ō rātou tēina, kia ako ai hoki rātou i aua tikanga. Ka ako ngā tamariki i ngā tino kupu me te mita o tō rātou iwi. E tino tautokona ana te kōrero a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori. He kaha te aronga toi whenuatanga o ngā tamariki.

Ka ako ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao ā-whānau e poipoi ana. Ka rongo rātou i te tauawhi, te manaaki, me te aroha. He manaakitanga, he whakaute hoki tō ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tamariki me ngā pākeke. Ka ako ngā tamariki i te whakahirahiratanga o ngā hononga me ngā tātai whakapapa ki waenga i a rātou. Ka hāpai ngā pākeke i te āta ako, te āta whakamahi hoki a ngā tamariki i ngā karakia me ngā tikanga. Ka whakanui rātou i ngā whakamātau me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā tamariki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako takirōpū me te ako takitahi. He pakari te whakapuaki o ngā tamariki i ō rātou whakaaro me ō rātou kare-ā-roto. He harikoa ngā tamariki.

Ka whakatairangatia, ka whakawhānuihia hoki te ako a ngā tamariki mā te whānuitanga anō hoki o ngā tūmomo wheako. Kei te hōtaka akoranga ā te whānau ngā mahere kia haere, kia whai wāhi atu hoki ngā tamariki ki te taiao māoriori, pērā i te moana, te ngahere, me te awa. Kei ngā pēpi tō rātou ake wāhi ako hei tūhura, ā, ka whakamātau rātou mā ngā rauemi me ngā taumahi e hāngai pū ana ki ō rātou ake reanga me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki hei ākonga pākiki.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

He pakari ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga ā te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He āhua hou tonu rātou, engari he pai tonu tā rātou mahi ngātahi ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou āheinga, ā, hei āta whakarite i ngā painga mō ngā tamariki. He pai te whakamōhio i te whānau mō ngā mahi me ngā tūmomo kaupapa ki te kōhanga reo. Whai wāhi ai rātou i ia te wā, ki ngā whakataunga e pā ana ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahi te whānau i Te Ara Tūāpae hei ine i tā rātou ahu whakamua, i runga anō i ā rātou ake whāinga rautaki, tae atu ki te whakapakaritanga ake o te reo Māori, te whai wāhi a te whānau, me te whakatū i ngā kaimahi. E whai hua ana ngā tamariki, nā te whakahaeretanga pai i te kōhanga reo.

He pai te whakaritenga o te whakamahere hōtaka. Ka hāngai ngā mahere ki Te Whāriki, ā, he tino aronga mō ngā kaimahi i a rātou e mahi ana ki ngā tūmomo rōpū, ā, e whakatinana ana hoki i ngā kaupapa mahi. Ka hāngai ngā kaupapa mahi a ngā tamariki ki ngā hītori o te hapori, ngā pou whenua, me ngā horopaki. Kei ngā pēpi tā rātou ake hōtaka, ā, e hāngai ana tēnei ki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero me te whakawhanaketanga ā-tinana. He pai te tautoko o te kaiako matua i ngā kaimahi tēina, kia ako ai rātou i ngā mahi e pā ana ki ngā mahere. Ka whakaatuhia te angamahi whakamahere, kia kite ai, kia whakapuaki whakaaro ai hoki ngā mātua. Ko ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā āheinga o ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā mahere.

Kei te whanake tonuhia te aromatawai. He ātaahua ngā pūkete, ā, ka āta whakaatuhia. Ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā tauira o ngā mahi me ngā mahi toi a ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahia ngā whakaahua hei whakaatu i ngā tamariki e mahi ana, ā, e tākaro ana hoki. Ka tuhi haere ngā kaimahi i ā rātou kitenga, hei tohu i tēnā e ākona ana e ngā tamariki, me ā rātou taunekeneke anō hoki ki ētahi atu. Ka aroturukitia te ako a ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

  • Me aroturuki auau i te taiao, hei āta whakarite i te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki i a rātou e tākaro ana
  • Me arotake i te whakamahinga o ngā wāhi ki te kōhanga reo, kia āhei ai ki te āta whakaako ā-rōpū, me te āta whakaako i ngā kaupapa mahi
  • Me whakarite i te otinga a ngā kaimahi i ngā arohaehae i ia tau
  • Me tāutu i ngā huarahi e tika ana hei aromatawai i te ahu whakamua a ngā kaimahi ki te ako i te reo Māori
  • Me whakatairanga ake i te taumata o te aromātai, me te pūrongo ki te whānau, mō ngā wāhanga matua o te hōtaka me ngā whakaritenga.

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 ratonga 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:

  • whakapiki ake i te aronga o ngā pūkete ki te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki i roto i te reo Māori, ngā tikanga Māori, me ngā kaupapa Māori
  • tuhia ngā kaupapa matua, ā, kia whakawhanakehia ngā mahere hei aroturuki i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki ki te marae o Roma, ki Ahipara i Muriwhenua. He tino hononga ā-whakapapa, ā-hapori, ā-marae hoki tō ngā tamariki me te whānau. Ki tō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga titiro, e whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo pūkenga reo Māori hei hāpai i tā rātou whakapuaki kōrero.

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 Ohaki i roto i ngā tau e toru.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

21 Whiringa-ā-rangi, 2016

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Ahipara

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

18807

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

01H007

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

15, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 9

Tama tāne 6

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Whiringa-ā-nuku 2016

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

21 Whiringa-ā-rangi, 2016

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Whiringa-ā-nuku 2013

Pipiri 2009

Paenga-whāwhā 2005

Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki is on Roma Marae, inland from Ahipara in the Far North. Children and whānau have close whakapapa, community and marae links to each other. ERO are pleased to report that children are developing a range of te reo Māori skills to express themselves.

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

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki is on Roma Marae, inland from Ahipara in the Far North. The whānau has a clear shared vision for the future. They want their children to develop and maintain a strong sense of belonging and identity to sustain them in all that they achieve into the future.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children express themselves in te reo Māori?

Children are developing a range of skills to express themselves in te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are confident in their kōhanga reo and marae setting. They explore the marae environment with confidence. The marae supports them to learn about their local history and whakapapa. The whānau and kaimahi model marae protocols and customs at the kōhanga reo. Boys are emerging as confident kaikorero. They lead aspects of the learning programme including karakia and mihimihi. Adults support the older girls in karanga. Tuakana support their teina to also learn these roles. Children learn the specific vocabulary and dialect of their local iwi. Children are well supported as developing speakers of te reo Māori. Children have a strong sense of belonging.

Children learn in a nurturing whānau environment. They experience tauawhi, manaaki and aroha. Relationships between children and with adults are caring and respectful. Children learn about the importance of relationships and whakapapa connections to each other. Adults support children to learn and use karakia and tikanga respectfully. They acknowledge children’s efforts and achievements. Kaimahi provide opportunities for children to learn in groups or on their own. Children communicate their ideas and feelings with confidence. Children are happy.

Children’s learning is enhanced and extended through a broad range of experiences. The whānau learning programme includes plans for children to visit and interact with the natural environment including the moana, the ngahere and the awa. Babies have their own learning space to explore and experiment with resources and activities specific to their age and development. Children are developing as curious learners.

Planning and Evaluation

The whānau has sound systems and processes to manage the kōhanga reo. They are relatively new but work well together to build their capacity to ensure positive results for children. Whānau are well informed of kōhanga reo activities and events. They regularly contribute to decision making regarding children’s learning. The whānau use Te Ara Tuapae to measure their progress against their own strategic goals including strengthening te reo Māori, whānau participation and kaimahi appointments. Children benefit from a well-managed kōhanga reo.

Programme planning is well established. Planning is based on Te Whāriki and provides good direction for kaimahi when working across groups and implementing kaupapa mahi. Kaupapa mahi for children focus on local histories, landmarks and contexts. Babies have their own programme focussed on communication and physical development. The kaiako matua provides good support to the younger kaimahi to learn about planning. The planning framework is displayed for parents to see and contribute to. Children’s interests and capabilities are central to planning.

Assessment is still developing. Portfolios are attractive and well displayed. Kaimahi collect samples of children’s work and artwork. Photos are used to show children at work and at play. Kaimahi make notes through observations to show what children learn and how they interact with others. Children’s learning is monitored.

Key Next Steps

  • Regular monitoring of the environment to ensure children’s safety during play

  • Review the use of space in the kōhanga to include purposeful learning for group and kaupapa mahi

  • Ensure appraisals are completed annually for staff

  • Identify ways to assess progress kaimahi are making to learn te reo Māori

  • Raising the level of evaluation and reporting to whānau about key areas of the programme and practices.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

During the review, ERO looked at the service’s 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:

  • Increase the focus in children’s portfolio’s on children’s progress in te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and kaupapa Māori

  • Document key priorities and develop plans to monitor progress towards meeting the goals.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ohaki is on Roma Marae, inland from Ahipara in the Far North. Children and whānau have close whakapapa, community and marae links to each other. ERO are pleased to report that children are developing a range of te reo Māori skills to express themselves.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

21 November 2016 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Ahipara

Ministry of Education profile number

18807

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

01H007

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

15 children, including up to 3 aged under 2

Gender Composition

Girls 9

Boys 6

Ethnic Composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

October 2016

Date of this report

21 November 2016

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Education Review

October 2013

June 2009

April 2005