Te Kōhanga Reo o Tu Whakaara o Rautahi

Education institution number:
40156
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Te Kōhanga Reo
Definition:
Not Applicable
Total roll:
15
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36-40 Grey Street, Kawerau

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Te Kōhanga Reo o Tu Whakaara o Rautahi - 22/04/2020

1 Te Horopaki

Ko Pūtauaki te maunga
Ko Tarawera te awa
Ko Rautahi te marae
Ko Mātaatua me Te Arawa ngā waka
Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi.

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Te Rautahi ki Kawerau. He hononga ā-whakapapa tō te whānau. He maha ngā whakatupuranga o ō rātou whānau i noho ai ki tēnei kōhanga reo. E whai wāhi nui ana te kuia hei hāpai, hei ārahi hoki i te whakapūmautanga o te reo me ngā tikanga Māori mō tō rātou whānau.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakapuaki mai o ngā tamariki i te whanaungatanga?

He hua, he manaakitanga hoki tō te whakawhanaungatanga o ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E tino hāpaitia ana te ako a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori. Ka tū ngā kuia me ngā kaumātua hei tino tauira o te reo Māori mō te whānau. He wawata ō te whānau kia kōrero ā rātou tamariki i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e whakawhānui ai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko ngā akiaki ā-ataata, ko ngā pātai whānui, ā, ko ngā whakawhitinga kōrero hoki. Ka whakamahi ētahi o ngā tamariki tuākana i te reo Māori i a rātou e kōrero ana ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki ngā pakeke hoki. Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā tamariki tēina ki te reo Māori mā te tika o tā rātou aro atu ki ngā kōrero. E whanake ana ngā tamariki kia puāwai ai rātou ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

E hāpaitia ana te ako a ngā tamariki i ō rātou tuakiri me tō rātou tūrangawaewae. Ka whakapūmau ngā kaimahi i ngā tātai whakapapa me ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā tāngata, ngā whenua, me te taha wairua. E ākina ana te whakapuaki mai a ngā tamariki i ō rātou pepeha ki ētahi atu. Ka ngākau nui rātou ki te tū ki mua i tō rātou whānau, me te tūhonohono mā ō rātou pepeha. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi kia mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā pōwhiri. Ka kite ngā tamariki i te whakatinanatanga o ngā kawa me ngā tikanga i te marae. E whanake ana te māramatanga o ngā tamariki ki tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua.

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i tō rātou waiora. Ko te whai wāhi nui mai o ngā kuia e whakatairanga ake ana i te whanaungatanga. E poipoia ana ngā tamariki e ngā kaimahi ki te aroha me te manaaki. He whakaute, he atawhai hoki o ō rātou hononga. He tauira aua taunekeneke ki ngā tamariki, i a rātou e toro atu ana ki te āta whakawhanaunga ki ētahi atu. E whakapūmau ana ngā kaimahi i te noho tahi o te tuakana me te teina. Ka whai whakaaro nui ngā tuākana i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ngā tēina. Kei te mauritau, kei te pakari hoki te āhua o ngā tamariki.

E ākina ana te tūhura haere o ngā tamariki i ō rātou taiao māoriori, tūturu hoki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taonga māoriori, hei whāngai i ngā tairongo o ngā tamariki. Ka akiaki rātou i te taha auaha o ngā tamariki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ngā atua Māori. Ka ako ngā tamariki i te tangongitanga o ngā karakia me ngā waiata e hāpai ai i tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā atua Māori. Ka whakariterite ngā kaimahi i te taiao hei wāhi tūhura mō ngā tamariki. Tērā ētahi wā o te rā e whakawāteahia ana, kia āhei ai ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki ki te ako.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

E whai hua ana ngā tamariki nā te hōtaka i āta whakamaheretia ai. Ka whakamahere ngātahi ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakamahi rātou i Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo ki te ārahi i ngā mahere. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā pūkete ki ngā aromatawai, ā, e kapo atu ana ēnei i te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki. Ka whakapuakihia aua mōhiohio ki ngā hui ā-whānau. Ka whakaaro huritao ngā kaimahi ki te hōtaka akoranga, hei hāpai ake i ngā whai wāhitanga ako o ngā tamariki. Kei te mātātoa, kei te ngana hoki ngā tamariki ki te ako.

E whai wāhi mātātoa ana te whānau ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. He pai te taetae atu a te whānau ki ngā hui e tū ana i ia te wā. Kua whakatakotohia tētahi mahere rautaki. He aratohu hoki tā te whānau, hei hāpai i te whakawhanake tonutanga o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei. Ka whai wāhi atu te mahere ā-tau ki ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi ki te aroturuki i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He pai te mahi ngātahi a te whānau. Ka arowhaingia ngā kaimahi e ngā pirihimana, ā, kua whai wāhi atu hoki rātou ki te tukanga e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te āhua o ngā mahi. Ka whai hononga ngā tamariki mā te whai wāhi mātātoa mai o te whānau ki te kōhanga reo.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

E whanake ana te arotake whaiaro. Kāhore anō te tūtohinga me ētahi o ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki kia arotakengia. Kua tae ki te wā kia aromātaihia aua tuhinga e te whānau. Ka hāpaitia ngā putanga ki ngā tamariki mā te whakahāngaitanga ake o te arotake whaiaro.

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.

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:

  • whakapakari tonuhia e te whānau ētahi o ngā wāhanga o ngā whakaritenga me te whakahaeretanga, mā te tū auau, mā te pākaha hoki o te arotake whaiaro.

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 Tū Whakaara o Te Rautahi i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

22 Paengawhāwhā, 2020

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Te tūwāhi

Kei Kawerau

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40156

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

12E006

Te tūmomo raihana

He kōhanga reo

Kua raihanatia ki te ture

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

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

Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa

16, kāhore he tamaiti kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 7

Tama 9

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

Poutū-te-rangi 2020

Te wā o tēnei pūrongo

22 Paengawhāwhā, 2020

Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Arotake Mātauranga

Whiringa-ā-rangi 2016

Hui-tanguru 2014

Hōngongoi 2010

1 Context

Ko Pūtauaki te maunga
Ko Tarawera te awa
Ko Rautahi te marae
Ko Mataatua me Te Arawa ngā waka
Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi.

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Te Rautahi is in Kawerau. Whānau share whakapapa links. Many generations of their whānau have attended this kōhanga reo. The kuia provides valued support and guidance to maintaining te reo and tikanga Māori for their whānau.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children demonstrate whanaungatanga?

Children engage in caring positive relationships with others.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are well supported to learn te reo Māori. Kuia and kaumatua provide role models of te reo Māori for the whānau. Whānau have aspirations for their children to be speakers of te reo Māori. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to extend children’s language development. These include visual cues, open questioning, and conversations. Some older children use te reo Māori to speak with each other and adults. Younger children show understanding of te reo Māori through appropriate responses. Children are developing as early speakers of te reo Māori.

Children are supported to learn about who they are and where they come from. Kaimahi reinforce whakapapa connections and relationships between people, whenua, and wairua. Children are encouraged to share their pepeha with others. They enjoy standing in front of their whānau to make connections through their pepeha. Kaimahi ensure children are active participants in pōwhiri. Children observe kawa and tikanga of the marae. Children are developing an understanding of their role as tangata whenua.

Children learn in an environment that nurtures their well- being. The presence of kuia reinforces whanaungatanga. Kaimahi treat children with aroha and manaaki. They engage in relationships that are respectful and nurturing. Children use these models of interactions to form positive connections with others. Kaimahi reinforce tuakana teina relationships. Tuakana are considerate in their interactions with teina. Children are settled and appear secure.

Children are encouraged to explore their natural and physical environments. Kaimahi use a range of natural resources to provide children with sensory experiences. They encourage children to be creative. Kaimahi provide opportunities for children to learn about atua Māori. Children learn many different karakia and waiata to support their understanding about atua Māori. Kaimahi arrange the environment for children to explore. There are times of the day when children can follow their interests. Children are confident learners.

Planning and Evaluation

Children benefit from a well-planned programme. Kaimahi plan the learning programme together. They use Te Whāriki ā te Kōhanga Reo to guide planning. Assessment includes profile books that capture children’s progress. This information is shared at whānau hui. Kaimahi reflect on the learning programme to improve children’s learning opportunities. Children are active and engaged learners.

Whānau are active participants in their kōhanga reo. Regular hui are well attended by whānau. A strategic plan is in place. Whānau have a guide to support the future development of the kōhanga reo. The annual plan supports kaimahi to monitor kōhanga reo operations. Whānau work well together. Kaimahi are police vetted and have engaged in a performance management process. Children feel connected when whānau actively participate.

Key Next Steps

Self-review is developing. The tūtohinga and some policies and procedures are yet to be reviewed. It is timely for whānau to evaluate these documents. Children’s outcomes will be supported through focused self-review.

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.

4 Recommendation

ERO and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

  • that the whānau continue to strengthen areas of operations and management through regular and rigorous self-review.

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

The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Te Rautahi will be in three years.

Gloria Takuira

Acting Toka ā-nuku

Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

22 April 2020

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Kawerau

Ministry of Education profile number

40156

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

12E006

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

25 children, including up to 9 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

16 children, including up to 0 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 7

Boys 9

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

March 2020

Date of this report

22 April 2020

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Education Review

November 2016

February 2014

July 2010

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tu Whakaara o Rautahi - 21/11/2016

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi ki Kawerau. Ko te reo Māori anake te reo ka rangona e ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki katoa, nā te whai wāhi mai o tētahi kuia ki te hāpai me te ārahi i te whānau kia pakari ai tā rātou āta whakamahi i te reo Māori.

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

1 Te Horopaki

Ko Pūtauaki te maunga, ko Tarawera te awa, ko Rautahi te marae, ko Mātaatua me Te Arawa ngā waka, ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi.

Nō te tau 1983 Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi i whakatūngia ai. Koia nei te kōhanga reo tuatahi ki Kawerau. Nō te tau 2007 te kōhanga reo i hūnuku ai, ā, e tū ana ki te taha o te Kura o Kawerau Central.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakawhiti kōrero ana mā te reo Māori?

Nā ngā whakawhitinga kōrero me ngā whakautu a ngā tamariki, ka āta kitea te pai o tō rātou māramatanga i te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Ka ako ngā tamariki ki tētahi tino taiao o te reo Māori. Ka hāpai te kuia i ngā tamariki, ngā kaimahi, me te whānau, hei whakatairanga ake i tō rātou māramatanga me tā rātou whakamahi hoki i te reo Māori. Ka whakanui, ka akiaki hoki ngā pākeke i te ako reo mā te māramatanga o ngā tohutohu, me ngā karakia, ngā kōrero whakakoia, ngā whakawhitinga whakaaro, me ngā waiata. Ka aroturuki ngā kaimahi i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori ia wā. He tika ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki ngā pēpi, ā, e whai pānga nui ana hoki ki a rātou. Ka kōrero, ka waiata, ka taki rotarota, ka kōrero pūrākau hoki ngā kaimahi ki ngā pēpi i ngā wā kai. Ka tāwhai, ka aro nui hoki ngā pēpi ki a rātou, ā, ka kōrero ā-ringa, ā-kanohi hoki rātou. E āhei ana ngā tamariki tuākana ki te āta whai wāhi atu, te āta whakautu kōrero hoki i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ōkawa me ngā whakawhitinga ōpaki ki ētahi atu. Ka tūhura ngā tamariki i te reo Māori mā tētahi taiao e āta hāpai ana i a rātou.

He whakaaro nui, he ratarata hoki ngā taunekeneke a ngā tamariki ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka ārahi ngā tikanga i te whanonga o ngā tamariki me ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu. Ka whakatauirahia e ngā kaimahi te manaaki, te aroha, me te awhi. E arohanuitia ana ngā tamariki, a, e tino manaakitia ana hoki. Ka whakamihia ngā mahi angitu a ngā tamariki. Ka whakanui ngā kaimahi i ngā whakamātau me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā tamariki. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou tamariki. E harikoa ana ngā tamariki.

Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga whakaongaonga. He whānui ngā tūmomo taumahi, ā, ka whakapuakihia ēnei mā ngā huarahi whakahihiri. Ka whakauru ngā kaimahi i ngā waiata, ngā kēmu, ngā haka, me te pānui ngātahi, hei whakapiki ake i te ngākau nui. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te āta pānui takitahi i ngā pukapuka, me te pānui ā rōpū hoki. He tākare tā rātou whakautu i ngā pātai, ā, ka whakahāngai rātou i ngā āhuatanga o ngā pakiwaitara ki ā rātou ake wheako. He ākonga pākiki ngā tamariki. Kua waia ngā tamariki ki ngā mahinga, ā, e whāia ana ēnei e rātou.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Kua whakawhanakehia e ngā kaimahi ngā mahere i āta whakaarohia ai. Ka whai kiko ngā mahere, ā, e mau ana hoki i ngā taumahi ako i āta whakahāngaitia ai. Ka whakamōhiotia aua mahere e Te Whāriki. He mārama aua mahere, he ngāwari hoki te whakatinana, ā, e ārahi ana i ngā kaimahi. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā ngā akoranga i āta whakamaheretia ai.

He pai te whakawhanake i ngā mahi e aromatawai ana i ngā tamariki. Ko ētahi o aua aromatawai, ko ngā tauira mahi toi me ngā rārangi arowhai e pā ana ki te whanaketanga. Heoi, ka hāpai ake te reo o ngā tamariki i ngā kaimahi, i a rātou e aroturuki ana i te ahu whakamua o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Ko ngā mahi a ngā tamariki, he whai wāhitanga mō rātou ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro, me te kite i te tuhinga o aua whakaaro. Kei ngā rārangi arowhai whakawhanaketanga o ia tamaiti ngā mōhiohio papai mā te whānau. Ka aroturukitia te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki.

Kei te rawaka te aromātai hōtaka. He māramatanga tō ngā kaimahi ki te pūtake o te aromātai, me te whai pānga o tēnei ki ngā whakapaitanga i roto i ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka tuhi rātou i ngā kōrerorero hei mauhanga, hei tirohanga ake anō. Ko te aromātai a ngā kaimahi e tautuhi ana i tēnā e whai hua ana, me tēnā hei whakapai ake. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki nā te whakaaro huritao i ia te wā, me ngā whakapaitanga ki ngā hōtaka akoranga.

He pai te whakahaere a te whānau i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ko ngā kaupapa here matua, ngā tukanga, me ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ka hāngai katoatia ki ngā putanga. Ka pūrongo i ia te wā ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, ka hāngai tēnei ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo i ia rā. Ka whakaaro huritao te whānau mō aua pūrongo, hei whakaaro ki ngā whakapaitanga ka hāpai ake anō i ā rātou taumata teitei. E hāngai ana ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi katoa ki te wā, ā, kua whakaritea hoki te katoa. Kua oti i ngā kaimahi ā rātou arohaehae. Ka whakatinanahia te mahere rautaki a te whānau ki Te Ara Tūāpae. He tino aronga tā ngā whāinga me ngā kaupapa matua ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Ka hāngai anō hoki taua aronga matua ki tā rātou tūtohinga me te whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā tamariki ki tētahi wāhi e poipoi matua ana i tō rātou waiora me tā rātou ako.

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 ia wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.

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:

  • whakawhanakehia, kia whakatinanahia hoki e te whānau tētahi mahere mahi ā-tau, a, ka aroturuki i ngā kaupapa matua o ia tau.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi ki Kawerau. Ko te reo Māori anake te reo ka rangona e ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki katoa, nā te whai wāhi mai o tētahi kuia ki te hāpai me te ārahi i te whānau kia pakari ai tā rātou āta whakamahi i te reo Māori.

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 Tū Whakaara o Rautahi 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 Kawerau

Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

40156

Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo

12E006

Te tūmomo whare

He kōhanga reo

Te raihana

Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008

Te tokomaha mō te raihana

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

Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa

14, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau

Te ira tangata

Kōtiro 7

Tama tāne 7

Ngā hononga ā-iwi

Māori

100%

Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake

25-26 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 Tāpiri

Hui-tanguru 2014

Hōngongoi 2010

Here-turi-kōkā 2006

Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi is in Kawerau. Te reo Māori is the only language heard by children at kōhanga reo. All children benefit by having the kuia who supports and guides the whānau to build their confidence and use of te reo Māori.

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi will be in three years.

1 Context

Ko Pūtauaki te maunga, Ko Tarawera te awa, Ko Rautahi te marae, Ko Mataatua me Te Arawa ngā waka, Ko Tūwharetoa te iwi

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi was established in 1983. It was the first kōhanga reo established in Kawerau. The kōhanga reo relocated to its current site in 2007 and is situated next to Kawerau Central School.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children communicate in te reo Māori?

Children communication and responses show they have a good understanding of te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children learn in a strong te reo Māori environment. The kuia provides support to children, kaimahi and whānau to support their understanding and use of te reo Maori. Adults promote and encourage language learning through clear instructions, karakia, affirmation, conversations and waiata. Kaimahi monitor te reo Māori development regularly. Communication with babies is appropriate and relevant. Kaimahi talk, sing, recite rhymes and tell stories to babies during mealtimes. Babies mimic and respond to them in non-verbal ways using gesture and expression. Older tamariki are able to engage and respond positively during formal and informal discussions with others. Children explore te reo Māori in a supportive environment.

Children’s interactions with other are considerate and friendly. Tikanga guides children’s behaviour and relationships with others. Kaimahi model manaaki, aroha and awhi. Children are loved and well cared for. Children are affirmed for their successes. Kaimahi acknowledge children’s efforts and achievements. Kaimahi know their children well. Children are happy.

Children participate in a stimulating learning programme. Activities are varied and delivered in interesting ways. Kaimahi include waiata, games, haka and shared reading to add interest. Children enjoy looking at books on their own and with others. They eagerly respond to questions and relate aspects of stories to their own experiences. Children are inquisitive learners. Children are familiar with and follow routines

Planning and Evaluation

Kaimahi have developed well considered plans. Planning is detailed and includes focused learning activities. These plans are informed by Te Whariki. Plans provide a clear and manageable guide for kaimahi. Children benefit from well-planned learning.

Children’s assessments are developing well. These include a range of artwork samples and developmental checklists. However, children’s voice will support kaimahi as they monitor children’s learning progress and achievement. Children’s work provides an opportunity for them to express their views and see it written down. Individual developmental checklists provide good information for whānau. Children’s learning and progress is monitored.

Programme evaluation is adequate. Kaimahi have an understanding of the purpose of evaluation and how it improves their practice. They document discussions as a record and reference point. Kaimahi evaluation determine what works well and what can be improved. Children benefit from ongoing reflection and improvements to learning programmes.

The whānau manage their kōhanga reo well. Core health and safety policies, procedures and practices align with outcomes. Regular reporting to whānau hui covers all the day to day operations of the kōhanga reo. Whānau reflect on these reports to see if improvements are required to maintain their high standards. All employment documentation is current and in place. Kaimahi have completed their appraisals. The whānau strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae. Goals and priorities have a strong focus on te reo Māori me ona tikanga. This emphasis aligns with their charter and programme delivery. Children experience an environment where their wellbeing and learning is paramount.

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 recommendation:

  • Whānau to develop and implement an annual action plan to monitior annual priorities.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi is in Kawerau. Te reo Māori is the only language heard by children at kōhanga reo. All children benefit by having the kuia who supports and guides the whānau to build their confidence and use of te reo Māori.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tū Whakaara o Rautahi will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

21 November 2016 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location

Kawerau

Ministry of Education profile number

40156

Kōhanga Reo Identification Number

12E006

Licence type

Te Kōhanga Reo

Licensed under

Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008

Number licensed for

35 children, including up to 8 aged under 2

Kōhanga Reo roll

14 children, including up to 3 aged under 2

Gender composition

Girls 7

Boys 7

Ethnic composition

Māori

100%

Review team on site

25-26 October 2016

Date of this report

21 November 2016

Most recent ERO report(s)

Education Review

Education Review

Supplementary Review

February 2014

July 2010

August 2006