Te Puna Reo o Manawanui

1 Te Aromātai i Te Puna Reo o Manawanui

He pēhea te kaha o Te Puna Reo o Manawanui ki te whakatairanga i ngā putanga akoranga takatika mō ngā tamariki?

E pai ana te tūnga o te puna reo ki te whakatairanga i ngā putanga akoranga takatika mō ngā tamariki.

Kei raro nei ngā kitenga a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga hei hāpai ake i ngā whakawā nei.

He whakamārama

He whare kōhungahunga rūmaki ki te reo Māori a Te Puna Reo o Manawanui kei Te Atatu i Tāmaki Makaurau. E toru tekau te rahi o ngā tamariki e tika ana ki te raihana o te puna reo tae atu ana ki ngā tamariki tokorima ki raro i te rua tau te pakeke. Ka whakahaeretia te puna reo mō te katoa o te rā. Kua noho te puna reo ki tēnei wāhi mai i te tau 2000, ā, nō tēnei rohe, puta noa hoki i Tāmaki Makaurau ngā tamariki o tēnei puna reo.

Ko tētahi o ngā kaiako he kuia kua roa e mahi ana ki te ao mātauranga kōhungahunga tae atu ana ki ngā pokapū tākaro. Kua whai tohu katoa ngā kaiako. He matau rātou ki te reo Māori, ā, e ngākaunui ana hoki me te whānau o Manawanui, ki te mātauranga kaupapa Māori me te whakatairanga i te oranga katoa ki te hapori Māori. Ko te tino mātāpono o te hōtaka mātauranga o te puna reo ko te whakakotahi i te reo Māori, ngā wāriu me ngā tikanga a te Māori tae noa ki ngā mātāpono o Te Whāriki hei waihanga i tētahi wheako akoranga whakaihiihi mā ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao reo Māori.

Ko tētahi poari whakahaere kei te whakahaere i te puna reo, ā, ka hui rātou i ia rua wā o te tau. He komiti whakahaere hoki tō te puna reo, ā, ka hui i ia rua wiki. Kei ēnei rōpū te kawenga kāwana i te me ngā whakahaere katoa i te puna reo. Ko te kuia, koia hoki te kaiwhakahaere o te puna reo te puna mātauranga me te rangatira o te puna reo.

He takatika katoa ngā pūrongo a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kua puta mai i tēnei puna reo. Mai i te arotake a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga o mua atu nei i te tau 2010, kua whakarahi ake te whare matua o te puna reo tae atu ana ki tētahi mahau hou, ā, kua whakahoutia tētahi wāhanga o te wāhi tākaro ki waho.

Ngā kitenga o te arotake

He pai ki ngā tamariki te marautanga whānui o kei Te Whāriki me ngā mātāpono o te mātauranga kaupapa Māori. Ka whakarato ngā kaiako i ngā wāhi tākaro maioha, ā, he tāngata whai whakaaro rātou ki ngā ratonga a hōtaka me ngā rauemi hei hāngai ki ngā tamariki katoa. Ka whakatau takiahi ngā tamariki i ngā kaupapa mā rātou me te uru ki ngā tākaro ngātahi. Ka arahi o rātou kōwhiringa me o rātou ngākaunui i te hōtaka e whakarato ana i ngā whai wāhitanga maha mā ngā tamariki ki te tipu hei akonga autaia, akonga māia hoki.

Ka noho ko te reo me ngā tikanga Māori hei pou here mō ngā āhuatanga katoa o te ako o ngā tamariki. Kei te ngākaunui ngā kaiako me te whānau ki te mātauranga kaupapa Māori me te oranga katoa o te Māori tahi i te puna reo me te kāinga. He tohunga te mahi ngātahi a ngā kaiako me ngā tamariki i a rātou e tākaro ana me te whakaatu i tō rātou whakaute pono mō o rātou whakaaro. Kei te wātea ngā whakaaturanga me ngā tuhinga ki ngā mātua me ngā tamariki me te whakaatu mārama i te pūāwaitanga o tō rātou ako i te haere o te wā. Kei reira hoki ngā whai wāhitanga ako i te reo matatini mā ngā mahi huhua puta noa i te hōtaka. He kaiuru māia ngā tamariki ki ngā pūrākau whakaari, ā, he pai kia rātou te whai wāhi ki te waiata, te tākaro, te ako me te mahi ngātahi.

E ngākaunui ana ngā kaiako, ngā kaiwhakahaere me te whānau ki te whakatairanga i te oranga katoa hei huarahi mō te Māori. Ka whakamanatia te tuakiri o ngā tamariki hei Māori i ia wa, i ngā wā katoa. Ka hāpai te huarahi o te whānau ki te whakakotahi me te noho whakaute ki te whakaiti i ngā ārai ki te ako mō ngā takitahi me ngā rōpū tamariki. Ka whakanuia ngā paetae o ngā tamariki me te whānau i ia wa. Ka kimi mātātoa ngā kaiako i te awhina me te tautoko o te whānau me te whakautu ki ngā wawata o ngā mātua e pā ana ki te ako o a rātou tamariki.

Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako, ngā whakahaere me te whānau i te arotake whaiaro hei mahinga whai whakaaro e arotahi ana ki te whakapai ake i ngā wā katoa. Ka whai whakaaro rātou ki o rātou ake mahi hei whakapai ake i ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki me a rātou tamariki. Ka whakautu o rātou arotake whaiaro a pūnaha, whai hua hoki, ki ngā arotake o waho, ngā whāinga o roto me ngā whāinga rautaki. Ka hāngai tika tonu te ako me te whakawhanake ngaiotanga ki te hāpai ake i te tutuki i ngā whāinga o te puna reo.

Ka mahi ngā kaiako, ngā kaiwhakahaere me te whānau mā ngā mahi puare me ngā mahi ngātahi, ā, he rōpū mahi kairangi rātou. Ka tiri rātou i ngā mahi whakahaere me te whakamahi i o rātou kaha hei whakatutuki i te tirohanga roa o te puna reo. Ka whai wāhi hoki ngā aromihi mahi ki ngā mahi whakapai ake, ā, ka oti ēnei mahi a ngaio, a whai kawe hoki.

Ngā mahi matua a meāke nei

I whakaae tahi te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā kaiako me ngā kaiwhakahaere ki te:

• whakarite me te whakamahine i tō rātou mahere a tau
• arotake i ia wa i ngā mahi whakaako mā ngā wā āta mātaki i tō hoa mahi, me te
• whakawhanake io rātou tukanga me o rātou mahi whakawhiti ki te kura.

Te Whakatau a te Whakahaeretanga ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I mua o te arotake, i whakakiia e te kaipupuri i te raihana me ngā kaimahi o Te Puna Reo o Manawanui, tētahi Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Whānau o te Pokapū me tētahi Rārangi Tātari Whaiaro. I roto i ēnei tuhinga i oati rātou i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture pā ana ki:

• ngā whakahaerenga ā te whānau
• te hauora, te waiora me te whai oranga
• ngā whakahaerenga kaimahi
• ngā whakahaerenga pūtea me ngā whakahaerenga rawa.

I te wā o te arotake i titiro Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki ngā pūnaha o te ratonga mō te whakahaere i ngā wāhi e whai ake nei e tino pākaha tūpono ana ki te oranga o ngā tamariki:

• te haumaru ā whatumanawa(tae atu ana ki te arahi takatika me te ārai i te tamaiti)
• te haumaru ā tinana(tae atu ana ki te mātaki i ngā tamariki, ngā tukanga whakamoe, ngā aituā, ngā rongoā, te noho mā o te kōhanga, ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki ngā haerenga)
• kia tika ngā mahi whakahaere kaimahi (tae atu ana ki ngā taumata tohu, te whakawātea o ngā kaimahi i Te Tari Pirihimana, te rehitatanga o ngā kaiako, me te rahi o ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki)
• ngā tukanga me ngā mahi puta ohorere i te kōhanga ki te tahu te whare ki te ahi, ki te rū whenua rānei.

E tika ana kia whakatairanga ngā ratonga kōhungahunga katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki me te arotake i ia wā i o rātou hanganga ture.

Whakaritenga Whaimuri

Hei ā hea te Tari Arotake Mātauranga arotake anō ai i te ratonga kōhungahunga?

Tērā ka whakahaeretia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri i Te Puna Reo o Manawanui i roto i ngā tau e toru.

Lynda Pura Watson
Kaiwhakahere ā-Motu mō ngā Ratonga Arotake Māori (Te Uepū-ā-Motu)

Te take o ngā pūrongo a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Ko te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te tari kāwanatanga kō tōna tino aronga ko te arotake i ngā whare kōhungahunga puta noa i Aotearoa. Kei ngā pūrongo a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā kōrero mō ngā mātua me ngā hapori e pā ana ki te kaha o tēna, o tēna o ngā ratonga me ngā mahi a meāke nei hei whanaketanga mā rātou. Kei te Wāhanga Tuatoru o tēnei pūrongo ka kitea Ngā Pou Here, arā ko te anga aromātai ahurea rua tērā. He hoa mahi ngā ratonga kōhungahunga ki ngā mahi arotake, ā, ko te tikanga ka whakamahi rātou i ngā kitenga arotake hei whakarei ake i te oranga me te ako o ngā tamariki.

1 Evaluation of Te Puna Reo o Manawanui

How well placed is Te Puna Reo o Manawanui to promote positive learning outcomes for children?

This puna reo is well placed to promote positive learning outcomes for the children.

ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.

Background

Te Puna Reo o Manawanui is a total immersion te reo Māori early childhood facility located on the Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland. The puna reo is licensed for 30 children including 5 under 2 years of age and provides a full day service. The puna reo has been operating from the current premises since 2000 and caters for families from the local area and across Auckland.

The teaching team includes a local kuia who has had a long association with early childhood education, including play centre. Teachers are all qualified. They are competent speakers of te reo Māori who are committed, alongside the whānau of Manawanui, to kaupapa Māori education and the promotion of holistic wellbeing within the Māori community. The overarching principle of the educational programme of the puna reo is that it incorporates Māori language, cultural values and traditions together with the principles of Te Whāriki to create a stimulating learning experience where tamariki are immersed in a Māori speaking environment.

The puna reo is managed by a board of trustees who meet twice a year and a management committee who meet fortnightly. These groups are responsible for the governance and overall operations of the puna reo. The kuia/centre manager has a wealth of cultural wisdom and provides effective leadership at the puna reo.

The puna reo has a history of positive ERO reports. Since the ERO review in 2010, the main puna reo building has had some extensions including a new covered verandah area and part of the outdoor play area has been upgraded.

The Review Findings

Children enjoy a rich, broad curriculum based on Te Whāriki and the principles of kaupapa Māori education. Teachers provide inviting play areas and are thoughtful about programme provision and resources to cater for all children. Children make independent choices and confidently engage in cooperative play. Their decisions and interests guide a programme that provides many opportunities for children to grow as capable and confident learners.

Te reo and ngā tikanga Māori underpin all aspects of children’s learning. Teachers and whānau members are committed to kaupapa Māori education and the holistic wellbeing of Māori both at the puna reo and at home. Teachers skilfully engage with children as they play, and demonstrate a genuine respect for their thoughts and ideas. Displays and records are accessible to parents and children and clearly show how learning develops over time. Opportunities to learn literacy and mathematics skills are included in many ways across the programme. Children are confident participants in dramatic storytelling and enjoy opportunities to sing, play, learn and work together.

Teachers, management and whānau are committed to promoting holistic wellbeing as a pathway for Māori. Children’s identity as Māori is consistently and continually valued and affirmed. The whānau approach is to be inclusive and respectful helps to minimise potential barriers to learning for individuals and groups of children. Both children and whānau achievements are regularly celebrated and acknowledged. Teachers actively seek the input and support of whānau and respond to parents’ aspirations for their children’s learning.

Teachers, management and the whānau use self review as an action and reflection tool which focuses on continuous improvement. They reflect on their own practice to improve outcomes for children and their whānau. Their systematic and purposeful self review is responsive to external review and internal priorities and strategic goals. Professional learning and development is targeted to support the achievement of goals of the puna reo.

Teachers, management and whānau work together in open, collaborative ways and are a high performing team. They share the leadership of initiatives and use their strengths to realise the vision of the puna reo. Performance appraisal also contributes to improvement and is completed in a professional, responsible manner.

Key Next Steps

ERO, the teachers and management agree that they should continue to:

• develop and refine their annual plan
• regularly review teaching practice through peer supervision sessions, and
• develop their transition to school processes and practices.

Management Assurance on Legal Requirements

Before the review, the management of Te Puna Reo o Manawanui completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they select ‘have’ or ‘have not’ taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:

• administration
• health, safety and welfare
• personnel management
• financial and property management.

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 early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.

Next ERO Review

When is ERO likely to review the service again?

The next ERO review of Te Puna Reo o Manawanui will be in three years.

The Purpose of ERO Reports

The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO’s reports provide information for parents and communities about each service’s strengths and next steps for development. ERO’s bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.

2 Information about the Early Childhood Service

3 General Information about Early Childhood Reviews

ERO’s Evaluation Framework

ERO’s overarching question for an early childhood education review is ‘How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?’ ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:

Pou Whakahaere – how the service determines its vision, philosophy and direction to ensure positive outcomes for children

Pou Ārahi – how leadership is enacted to enhance positive outcomes for children

Mātauranga – whose knowledge is valued and how the curriculum is designed to achieve positive outcomes for children

Tikanga whakaako – how approaches to teaching and learning respond to diversity and support positive outcomes for children.

Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.

ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.

A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.

For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to ERO’s Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.

ERO’s Overall Judgement and Next Review

The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:

• Very well placed – The next ERO review in four years
• Well placed – The next ERO review in three years
• Requires further development – The next ERO review within two years
• Not well placed - The next ERO review in consultation with the Ministry of Education

ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO’s website.

Review Coverage

ERO reviews are tailored to each service’s context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.