Te Kōhanga Reo o Waipatu

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

Ka whakahaeretia tētahi arotake tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Kaitiriwā Toihau Arotake Māori i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.

E aromātai ana te arotake tāpiri 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 arotake mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua arotake.

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

Ko tēnei arotake tāpiri i whakaritea i runga o 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 arotake. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei arotake, ko te titiro ki:

• Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira – te aroturuki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki
• Te whakamahere me te aromātai – ngā whakataunga a te whānau, ngā hononga papai me te whakahaere i te whanonga, me
• ētahi atu take i tāutuhia ai whai muri i te arotake o mua.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare o Wikitōria ki te marae o Waipatu, ki Heretaunga. He tino hononga tō te kōhanga reo ki ngā hapū o tō rātou hapori, ā, ka whai wāhi atu ki te rōpū whakakotahitanga o ngā marae, tae atu ki ngā māra o te hapori, ngā whare karakia, ngā kāinga o ngā kaumātua, me ngā whare karapu whutupaoro. I taunakihia te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kia mahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te taha o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i tāutuhia ai i te wā o taua arotake. Ka hāngai te pūrongo nei ki te whānuitanga o te whānau ki te whakatutuki i aua wāhanga.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

I tāutuhia ki te pūrongo o mua, kīhai ngā tamariki i āta tautokona i roto i ā rātou akoranga. Mai i taua wā, he nui te ahu whakamua. He pai te āta whakamahere, te aroturuki, me te aromātai i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kei ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai katoa ngā tikanga me ngā āhuatanga o te mātauranga. Ka whai pānga anō hoki ēnei ki ngā wawata o te whānau. Ka pūrongohia ngā akoranga me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki ki te whānau i ngā hui o ia marama. Kua tae atu te whānau ki ngā wānanga o Te Whāriki, kia mōhio ai me pēhea te tautoko ake i ngā akoranga a ā rātou tamariki. I tēnei wā, e whai wāhi atu ana ngā kaimahi katoa ki ngā mahi whakangungu me te whakawhanaketanga ngaio. He kaupapa here hou, he tukanga hou hoki e āta whakarite ana i te whai o ngā kaimahi katoa i ngā mātāpono, ngā whenu, ngā whāinga, me ngā putanga ako o Te Whāriki. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga e hāpai ana i ā rātou akoranga.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

I taunaki te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kia whakarato te whānau i ngā kitenga me te tautoko hei whakapai ake i ngā whakataunga a te whānau, te whakahaeretanga o te whanonga, me ngā hononga papai.

He nui ngā whakawhanaketanga i whakatutukihia ai i roto i ngā mahi whakataunga a te whānau, te whakahaeretanga i te whanonga o ngā tamariki, me te whakaritenga o ngā hononga papai. He pakari te ārahitanga i te whakahaeretanga a te whānau, hei āta whakarite i te tika me te mārama o ngā whakataunga. Kua arotakengia e te whānau tā rātou tūtohinga, ngā kaupapa here, me ngā tukanga. Ka kōrerohia ngā wāhanga katoa o te whakahaeretanga a te whānau, ka āta whakatakoto ā-tuhi nei i ngā whakataunga, ā, ka arotakengia te ahu whakamua i ia te wā. Kua tautokona te whānau e tētahi ratonga o waho, i raro i te maru o tētahi kirimana SELO. Nā tēnei, kua whakapakari ake te whānau i tō rātou āheinga ki te arotake whaiaro, hei whakapūmau i te ahu whakamua.

Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki papai, hei whakahaere i te whanonga o ngā tamariki. Ka hoatuhia e ngā kaimahi ētahi atu mahi, hei āwhina, hei tautoko, ā, hei whakawhānui atu i ngā āhuatanga pai mo ngā tamariki. Ka ngākau nui te whānau ki te aronga papai ā te kōhanga reo, ki ngā tamariki.

He maha ake ngā hononga papai. He tukanga ā te whānau hei whakahaere i ngā take amuamu. Ko te mauritau o te kōhanga reo e whakatau ana anō hoki i ngā tamariki. Kua piki ake te whai wāhi mai o ngā pāpā ki te hōtaka. He mātātoa tā rātou whai wāhi atu hei kairīwhi, hei kaitautoko anō hoki i ngā kaimahi. E whai hua ana ngā tamariki nā te whai wāhi mai me te tū tōtika hoki o ngā tāne.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kei te whanake tonuhia te whakamahere rautaki. Kei te whakatutuki tonu te whānau i ngā mahi rautaki i whakamaheretia ai hei kōkiri i te mahere rautaki hou. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā ngā putanga i whakaritea ai, ā, e āta whakatau ana hoki i te rōnakitanga o te kōhanga reo ā meāke nei.

4 Ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture

He whakamārama

I tāutuhia ki te pūrongo o mua ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture, tae atu ki ngā tukanga ki te aroturuki i ngā wā moe, me ngā take i hāngai ai ki te kore whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga ā-ture, o te paearu raihana rānei, te whakahaere i te whanonga, me te whakapā atu ki ngā mōhiohio, te whai wāhi atu hoki ki te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatutukihia te katoa o aua herenga ā-ture i tāutuhia ai ki te pūrongo o Hui-tanguru 2016.

5 Te Taunakitanga

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

• kia whakaoti i tētahi mahere rautaki me tētahi mahere mahi.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare o Wikitōria ki te marae o Waipatu, ki Heretaunga. He tino nui te ahu whakamua a te whānau i roto i ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai ki te pūrongo o mua. He pai tā rātou mahi ngātahi ki te āta whakarite i te kounga o ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki, me te āta ahu whakamua tonu o te kōhanga reo ā meāke nei.

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 Whare o Wikitōria i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

25 Kohitātea, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

1 Background

Introduction

A supplementary review is undertaken at the discretion of the Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori in the Education Review Office (ERO).

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

Terms of Reference

This supplementary review 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 review. The terms of reference for this review are to investigate:

• Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira - Monitoring children’s learning and progress.

• Planning and Evaluation - Whānau decision making, positive relationships and behaviour management and any issues identified since the previous review.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare o Wikitōria is based at Waipatu Marae in Hastings. The kōhanga reo has strong connections to their local hapū and form part of a marae collective including community gardens, whare karakia, kaumatua flats and rugby clubrooms. The last ERO report recommended that the whānau and staff work with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) to address the issues identified during the review. This report considers the extent to which the whānau has addressed these areas.

3 Findings

The previous ERO report identified concerns about children not being well supported in their learning. There has been significant progress in since then. Children’s learning is well planned, monitored and evaluated. All planning and assessment includes tikanga and aspects of matauranga. These coincide with whānau aspirations. Children’s learning and progress is reported to whānau at monthly hui. Whānau have attended Te Whāriki wānanga to learn how to better support their children’s learning. All kaimahi are currently involved in training or professional development. New policies and procedures ensure that all kaimahi follow the principles, strands, goals and learning outcomes of Te Whāriki. Children enjoy a learning programme that supports their learning.

Planning and Evaluation

The previous ERO report recommended whānau provide evidence and support to improve whānau decision-making, behaviour management and positive relationships.

There has been considerable development in whānau decision-making, children’s behaviour management and the establishment of positive relationships. Whānau management is guided by strong leadership to ensure decision-making is fair and transparent. The whānau have reviewed their Tūtohinga, policies and procedures. All areas of whānau management are discussed, decisions are clearly recorded and progress is regularly reviewed. The whānau have been supported by an external provider under a SELO (Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities) contract. This has enable whānau to build self-review capability in order to sustain progress.

Kaimahi use positive strategies to manage children’s behaviour. Children are provided with alternative activities including positive reinforcement and re-direction to alternative activities. Whānau appreciate the positive approach the kōhanga reo has with the children.

Positive relationships have increased. The whānau have in place processes for managing complaints. The positive environment has had a settling effect on children. There has been an increase in fathers participating in the programme. They play an active role as relieving staff and supporting the kaimahi. Children are fortunate to be surrounded by positive male role models.

Key Next Steps

Strategic planning is still developing. Whānau continue to fulfil the planned strategic actions towards the new strategic plan. Children benefit from a planned outcomes that will ensure sustainability of the kōhanga reo in to the future.

4 Actions of non-compliance

Background

The last report identified areas of non-compliance including procedures to monitor sleep habits, complaints about non-compliance with the regulations or licensing criteria, behaviour management and access to information and involvement in the Kōhanga Reo. All areas of non-compliance identified in the February 2016 report have been addressed.

5 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• Complete the strategic and action plan.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whare o Wikitōria is based at Waipatu Marae in Hastings. The whānau have made significant progress with the areas identified in the previous report. They work well together to ensure quality outcomes for children and a positive future for the kōhanga reo.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

25 January 2017

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