Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Arapeta

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Arapeta ki Mauinaina, i Tāmaki-makau-rau. He kōhanga reo rahi tēnei kua raihanatia mō ngā tamariki 86, ā, kia 25 tonu o aua tamariki ki raro i te rua o ngā tau te pakeke. He hihiri, he wāteatea hoki te taiao o te kōhanga reo, ā, e poipoi ana i te ako me te tākaro o ngā tamariki. Ko ētahi o ngā whānau e kawe ana i a rātou tamariki ki tēnei kōhanga reo, e noho kē ana ki waho atu o te hapori.

Whai muri i te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2014, kua arotahi tonu te whānau ki ngā painga mō ngā tamariki, ā, kua whakapūmau tonuhia hoki e rātou ngā whakaritenga papai ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te kite i te ako a ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i a rātou?

Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tuākana tō rātou ngākau nui ki te ako ki tētahi taiao e manaaki ana i a rātou.

E ako ana ngā pēpi i tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i ō rātou matea, ā, e atawhai ana hoki i a rātou.

Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou marautanga ki te reo Māori, ā, he pai tā rātou aro nui ki te reo.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira  

He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā āhuatanga katoa o te hōtaka akoranga. Kua waihangatia, kua whakaritea hoki ngā wāhi o roto, o waho hoki hei poipoi i ngā whai wāhitanga ako o ngā tūmomo reanga katoa, ā, he nui anō hoki ngā rauemi hei whakatutuki i te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka whakawhiti haere ngā tamariki ki ngā tūmomo taumahi i aua wāhi ako. Ka whakarato anō hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā taonga māoriori ki ngā tamariki, hei whakamahinga i roto i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou whiringa, me te whai i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. E whakatau haere ana ngā tamariki i ā rātou whiringa i roto i ngā akoranga.

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e poipoi ana i a rātou. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te kōkiri i ō rātou ake atawhai me ō rātou wā kai, wā moe hoki i runga anō i te āhua o ō rātou matea. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te aroha, te manaaki, me te āwhina hei poipoi i ngā taunekeneke papai i roto i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ko ngā tamariki hei āta hāpai ake, ka poipoia, ka manaakitia. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tuākana me ngā tēina ki te ako ngātahi. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tuākana ki te whakawhanake i tō rātou tū ki te ārahi i roto i te hōtaka akoranga. He mauritau ngā tamariki.

E ako ana ngā tamariki i ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te ako i tō rātou whai wāhi nui ki te whānau, mā ngā pepeha me ngā whakapapa. Ka hāpai ngā kōrero tuku iho me ngā hītori o te wāhi nei i te ako a ngā tamariki i te hapori whānui. Ko ngā karakia, ngā hīmene, me ngā mihimihi e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i ngā tikanga i te kōhanga reo, i roto i tā rātou hōtaka o ia rā. He aronga toi whenuatanga tō ngā tamariki.

Ka kitea te hiahia o ngā tamariki ki te ako i te reo Māori. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori, ā, ka akiaki rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mā te reo Māori, me te rongo i te ngākau nui ki te pānui i roto i te reo Māori. Ka whakarato rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te mihimihi ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ka hāpai anō hoki i tā rātou whakamahinga o te reo i roto i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka taea e ngā tamariki ngā rerenga kōrero māmā te whakamahi, hei patapatai, hei whakautu kōrero anō hoki ki ētahi atu. E ākina ana te whakapuaki o ngā pēpi i ō rātou matea mā te reo ā-tinana, ā-kanohi hoki. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tuākana te ngākau nui ki te whakarongo ki ngā kōrero me te whiriwhiri i ngā pukapuka hei pānuitanga mā rātou. He pakari te whakatauira o ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te tāruarua, hei āta whakanui i ētahi tino whakatakotoranga reo, tae noa ki te wā he pakari, he mātau anō hoki ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i aua rerenga. Ka rongo ngā pēpi i te reo Māori mā ngā waiata, ngā kēmu ā-ringa, me ngā pukapuka. E whanake ana ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai 

Ko te ako a ngā tamariki, ko tō rātou whakawhanaketanga hoki e noho matua ana. Ka whai ngā kaimahi i ngā tukanga whakamahere e arotahi ana ki ngā painga mō ngā tamariki. Kei ngā mahere hōtaka, ko tētahi tirohanga ā-wāhanga e ārahi ana i ngā whakaritenga o ia wiki me ia rā. He aronga nui ki te tūhura i te taiao ake, ā, mā tēnei ka whakawhanake ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi ako e whai pānga ana. Ko ngā whāinga o ngā taumahi, kia whakaongaongatia, kia whakahihiritia, kia whakawhānuihia aua taumahi i ngā whai wāhitanga ako o ngā tamariki. Ko te aromātai i te hōtaka tētahi wāhanga pūmau o te tukanga whakamahere. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i aua mōhiohio ki te whakarerekē haere i ngā āhuatanga, hei whakatairanga ake i te kounga o te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka whakaaro nuitia ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki.

Ka aroturukitia te tukanga ako o ngā tamariki. He pai ngā mōhiohio e whakatakotohia ana, mō te ako a ia tamaiti, mai i tōna tīmatanga ki te kōhanga reo, tae noa ki tana putanga. Ka puritia e ngā kaimahi ngā tauira mahi me ngā kōrerorero e pā ki te ako a ia tamaiti, ki tōna whakawhanaketanga, tae noa hoki ki tōna whakapapa. Ka whakatakotohia aua mōhiohio ki ngā pūkete a ia tamaiti. E ākina ana te whānau kia pānui aua pūkete. Ka whakatakotohia anō hoki te whakawhanaketanga o te katoa o te tamaiti.

Ka ārahi te ako a ngā tamariki i ngā whakataunga a te whānau i roto i ngā mahi whakahaere. Ka whakapūmautia te katoa o ngā pūnaha whakahaere ki te taumata teitei, kia riro ai i ngā tamariki te kounga o ngā wheako ako, te atawhai, me te aronga nui. Ka whakamahia te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, kia noho mōhio ai te whānau ki ngā whakawhanaketanga, ngā whakaritenga, ngā kaupapa here, me ngā tukanga i te kōhanga reo. Ko ngā painga mō ngā tamariki e whakatinana ana i ngā whakaritenga a te whānau. E ārahi ana ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki i te aronga o te kōhanga reo.

Ka whakamahia te aromātai o roto hei whakatinana haere i te aronga o te kōhanga reo. He riterite te tuhi haere me te pūrongo haere, puta noa i te kōhanga reo. Ko ētahi o ngā kaupapa matua a te whānau, ko te whakarato i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako mō ngā tamariki, me te whakapakari anō hoki i te āheinga o te whānau ki te whakahaere. Ka āta aroturukitia ngā painga mō ngā tamariki.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kāhore i te riterite ngā whakaritenga ki te aromātai i te hōtaka. Ahakoa e kōrero ana ngā kaimahi mō ngā hōtaka akoranga i ia te wā, kāhore i te riterite ā rātou whakaritenga.

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:

• haere tonu ngā whakaaro huritao me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e pā ana ki te hōtaka akoranga, puta noa i te kōhanga reo, hei āta whakatau i tēnā hei whakapai ake tonu.

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 Arapeta i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori 

24 Paengawhāwhā, 2018 

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Arapeta is in Panmure, Auckland. It’s is a large kōhanga reo licensed for 86 children including up to 25 children under two years old. A vibrant spacious kōhanga reo environment fosters children to learn and play. Some whānau live outside the local area to bring their children to the kōhanga reo.

Since the previous ERO report, 2014, the whānau have continued to focus on outcomes for children and maintained good management practices.

2 The Evaluation Findings

How well do children show learn in a nurturing environment?

Older children’s show they enjoy learning in a caring environment.

Babies learn in an environment that caters for their needs and care.

Children show understanding and respond well to te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children actively participate in all aspects of the learning programme. The indoor and outdoor is designed, resourced and organised to cater for all age groups learning opportunities. Children move between activities in these learning areas.  Kaimahi provide children with natural resources to use in the daily programme. They encourage children to make choices and follow their interests in the learning programme. Children are making choices about learning.

Children learn in a nurturing environment. Kaimahi encourage children to manage aspects of their own care, eating and sleep based on their needs. Kaimahi and whānau model aroha, manaaki and āwhina to foster positive interactions in the daily programme.  Individuals requiring additional support are nurtured in a caring environment. There are opportunities for tuākana and tēina to learn alongside each other. Kaimahi provide tuākana to develop leadership roles in the learning programme. Children are settled.

Children learn about who they are and where they are from. Kaimahi encourage children to learn about their place in the whānau through pepeha and whakapapa. Local stories and histories support children to learn about the wider community. Karakia, hīmene and mihimihi enable children to use tikanga of the kōhanga reo in their daily programme. Children have a sense of belonging.

Children display an interest in learning te reo Māori. Kaimahi model te reo Māori, encourage them to express themselves in te reo Māori and share the joy of reading te reo Māori. They provide children with opportunities to greet each other and support them to use the language in different situations. Children can use simple sentences to ask questions and reply to others.  Babies are encouraged to communicate their needs using body language and facial expressions. The older children display an interest in listening to stories and choosing books to read. Kaimahi are strong role models of te reo Māori. Kaimahi use repetition to emphasise particular language patterns until children are confident and competent to use them. Babies hear te reo Māori in waiata, hand play and books. Children are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.

Planning and Evaluation

Children’s learning and development is a priority. Kaimahi follow processes for planning that are focuses on outcomes for children. Programme planning includes a term overview that guides the weekly and daily practices.  There is an emphasis on exploring the local environment, that provides kaimahi with developing appropriate learning activities. Activities aim to stimulate, motivate and extend children’s learning opportunities. Programme evaluation is a regular part of the planning process. Kaimahi use this information to make changes that will enhance the quality of children’s learning. Children learning needs are considered.

Children’s learning progress is monitored. There is good information kept about each child’s learning from the time they enter till they graduate from the kōhanga reo.  Kaimahi keep samples of their work and anecdotal records about each child’s learning and development and their whakapapa. This information is kept in their individual profile book. Whānau are encouraged to read these. Children’s holistic development is recorded.

Children’s learning guides whānau management decision making. All management systems are upheld to a high standard, so that children receive quality learning experiences, care and attention. A range of communication strategies are used to keep whānau informed about kōhanga reo developments, practice, policies and procedures. Outcomes for children informs whānau practices. Children’s learning needs guides the kōhanga reo direction.

Internal evaluation is used to inform the direction of the kōhanga reo. Recording and reporting across the kōhanga reo is consistent. Whānau priorities include providing diverse experiences for children and building whānau management capacity. Outcomes for children are closely monitored.

Key Next Steps

Programme evaluation practices are inconsistent. While kaimahi regularly talk about the learning programmes kaimahi practices vary.

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:

• Continue to reflect and discuss the learning programme across the kōhanga reo to determine what can be improved.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori 

24 April 2018 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo 

1 Te Aromātai a te Tari Arotake Mātauranga

Kei Tauoma te tūnga o Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Arapeta, kei roto o Tāmaki-makau-rau. Kua whakarerekēhia ngā whakaritenga raihana a te kōhanga reo, ā, kotahi tana raihana i nāianei. Ka whakarato te kōhanga reo i ngā waka ki te tiki i ngā tamariki me te whakahoki anō hoki i a rātou ki ō rātou kāinga, mai i Maungarei, i Tauoma, i Ukutoia, i Ōrākei. He pai te whanaketanga o te taiao o te kōhanga reo hei whakaongaonga, hei poipoi anō hoki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo matea o ngā tamariki.

I whakaritea e te whānau ko Mana Tangata te kaupapa arotahi mō tēnei arotake. He hiahia tō rātou ki ngā kōrero urupare a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga mō tēnei pātai aromātai, arā:

• ‘He pēhea te whakaatu a ngā tamariki i te tino hononga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo?’

E whakaongaongatia ana ngā tamariki, ā, he māia, he kaha anō hoki tō rātou hononga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.

Ka kitea te whakaute, te manaaki, te whai whakaaro nui hoki o ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu, ki tō rātou taiao anō hoki. Kua whakapūmautia e rātou ngā tino hononga pakari, whakaute anō hoki ki tō rātou whānau, ki waenga i a rātou anō hoki. Ka whakapūmau ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te whakahirahiratanga o te whanaungatanga ki ngā tamariki, hei tūāpapa mō ngā taunekeneke katoa. He harikoa, he tau hoki rātou i runga anō i tō rātou mōhiotanga, te whai wāhi nui hoki ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.

Ka whiwhi ngā tamariki i ngā wheako akoranga hōhonu, whakahihiri anō hoki e whai pūtake ana, ā, e whakapakari ana i ō rātou māiatanga ki te ako mātātoa, ka whakakoia hoki i tō rātou tino hononga ki tō rātou whānau. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te whānuitanga o ngā wheako akoranga o te ao Māori me te ao whānui, tae atu ki te tūhura haere i ngā taiao māoriori, tūturu hoki o waho. He maha ngā huarahi auaha, ā-ringa hoki e akiaki ana i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura i te ao e noho nei rātou. Ka tino hāpaitia tō rātou whakawhanake i te reo Māori mā ngā mahi toi, te ako o waho, me ngā taumahi e hāngai pū ana ki ngā ngākau nuitanga.

Ko ngā painga mō ngā tamariki me ngā wawata o te whānau kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. E whai hua ana te whakahaeretanga a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. He kaha tā rātou tirohanga ngātahi e mau nei i ngā tūmanako whakahaere mārama e arotahi ana ki te āta whakahaere i te kōhanga reo i runga i ā rātou aratohu tūtohinga i āta whakawhanakehia ai, me tana aronga. Ko ngā putanga hua mō te katoa te aronga nui o te whānau, inā koa, ko te āta whakatairanga mārika i te reo Māori.

2 Ngā Kaupapa Motuhake o te Arotake

Te Arotahi o te Arotake

I mua o te arotake, i īnoitia te whānau kia whai whakaaro ki ā rātou kaupapa motuhake mō te arotake.

Kātahi ka whakaritea ngā tino kaupapa motuhake mō te arotake, whai muri o te whakawhitinga kōrero i waenga o te rōpū arotake o te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Māori me te whānau.

I whakaritea e te whānau ko āna kaupapa arotahi mō tēnei arotake, ko:

• Mana Tangata.

Ko te katoa o ngā arotake mātauranga ā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Māori i roto i ngā kōhanga reo e arotahi ana ki te kounga o te mātauranga. Ki tā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Māori, kei roto i tēnei ko te kounga o te:

• arotake whaiaro a te whānau me te whakamahere rautaki
• whakamahere hōtaka, te aromatawai, me te aromātai.

Ko ngā kitenga ā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga Māori i roto i ēnei wāhanga, kei raro iho nei.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Mana Tangata

He whakamārama

I whakaritea e te whānau ko Mana Tangata tā rātou kaupapa arotahi mō tēnei arotake. He hiahia tō rātou ki ngā kōrero urupare a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga mō tēnei pātai aromātai, arā:

‘He pēhea te whakaatu a ngā tamariki i te tino hononga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo?’

E whakaongaongatia ana ngā tamariki, ā, he māia, he kaha anō hoki tō rātou hononga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.

Ngā wāhanga e pai ana te whakahaere

Ka wheako ngā tamariki i ngā taunekeneke me ngā hononga mauritau, e manaaki ana, e tautoko ana hoki i a rātou ki te kōhanga reo. Ko te whanaungatanga e pou here ana i ngā taunekeneke katoa. Kua māro, kua tino pono rawa te taura here tangata a ngā tamariki ki ngā kaimahi. Ka kitea tō rātou manaaki, tō rātou whakaaro nui hoki ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka whakatauira ngā mema o te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā uaratanga o tō rātou whānau, pērā i te whakaute, te atawhai, me te manaaki ki ngā tamariki, i a rātou e whakawhiti kōrero ana ki a rātou anō, ā, e whakahaere ngātahi ana hoki i te kōhanga reo. Ka rumakina ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao ā-whānau e whakawhānui ana i tō rātou mōhio, tō rātou maioha anō hoki mō te whānau whānui. Ka ako rātou, ko ngā uaratanga o te whānau mō ngā akoranga, e whai pānga nui ana ki ā rātou taunekeneke, me ō rātou hononga.

Ka whakanuia te pūmanawa o ngā tamariki hei ākonga e whai wāhi mātātoa ana. He pai te whakahaeretanga a ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā taumahi ako i whakamaheretia ai mō ngā tamariki katoa. Ka whakaongaonga, ka whakahihiri hoki ngā tūmomo taumahi ako i te ako a ngā tamariki. Kua whakamaheretia ngā wā tunu kai, ā, he whai wāhitanga ēnei mō ngā tamariki ki te whakatinana haere i ā rātou mahi tūhura, mā te pā ā-ringa, te rongo ā-arero, me te hongihongi. E wātea ana ngā tamariki ki te whiriwhiri haere ki ngā wāhi o roto, o waho hoki. Ka ngākau nui rātou ki te wāhi tākaro o waho i āta waihangatia ai. He kaha rātou ki te haere ki te rua kirikiri. Ka tautoko, ka ārahi, ka aroturuki hoki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki i a rātou e tūhura ana i tō rātou taiao, ā, e whakatau whiringa ana hoki. Ka āta poipoia te māia, te aronga toi whenuatanga anō hoki o ngā tamariki.

Ka whakaongaongatia ngā tamariki kia tūhura ai, kia ako ai hoki rātou mā ngā huarahi auaha. He pai ngā rauemi me ngā whakaritenga i te kōhanga reo, kia ngāwari ai te whakatau a ngā tamariki i ā rātou ake huarahi ako. He poraka rahi, he poraka iti, he taonga tākaro, he panga, he pukapuka,

he taonga puoro anō hoki hei whakamahinga mā ngā tamariki. He mea whakahari, muramura hoki ki ngā pātū, ā, e whakaongaonga ana ēnei i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura haere i te ao e noho nei rātou.

He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te maha o ngā huarahi mō rātou ki te tūhura me te ako i tō rātou reo. Ka rongo rātou i ngā tauira papai o te reo Māori puta noa i te rā. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero. He pakari ētahi o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, ka whai wāhi atu rātou ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e whai pūtake ana. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki reo papai hei akiaki i te whakamahinga a ngā tamariki i te reo, me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga reo. Nā ngā karakia, ngā hīmene, me ngā waiata ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki i te reo Māori hei hiki i ō rātou wairua. He pai te whakawhanaketanga o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

He pakari ngā tūmomo huarahi a ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro. He tākare ngā tamariki tuākana ki te whakawhiti whakaaro me te whakaatu i tēnā e mahia ana e rātou. Ka whakawhiti whakaaro ngā tamariki tēina mā te menemene, me te tāruarua i ngā nekehanga me ngā kupu kōrero. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ngā kaupapa ā-rōpū me ngā wā anō hoki ki te kōkiri i tā rātou ake tūhura haere. Ka whai hua ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi ki te whakahaere i ngā mahinga kia pakari haere ai ngā tamariki ki te ārahi. Ia rā, ka whakanuia te whai wāhi nui o ngā tamariki ki te kōhanga reo, me tō rātou pūmanawa hei ākonga angitu.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ngā wāhanga e pai ana te whakahaere

Ko te waiora me ngā painga o ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā whakaritenga a te whānau. He pai te whakahaeretanga a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia marama. He pai te whakahaeretanga o te arotake whaiaro a te whānau, kia auau ai anō hoki te arotake, te pūrongo, te aroturuki, me te whakatau whakaritenga. Arotakengia ai te mahere rautaki a te whānau i ia te wā. Ka āta whakahaerehia e te whānau ngā wāhanga katoa o te whakahaere tari me te whakariterite. Ka whakatairangatia ngā putanga ako o ngā tamariki me te angitu o te whānau ki te kōhanga reo.

Ka whakawhiwhia e ngā tamariki ko ngā hōtaka akoranga i āta whakaritea, ā, i āta whakahaeretia hoki. He pai te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki te katoa o ngā whakaritenga i te hōtaka e whakarato ana i te aronga mārama, ā, e whai pānga ana hoki ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā tamariki, e hāngai pū ana hoki ki ngā matea o ā rātou tamariki. Whakatutukihia ai te whakaaro huritao, te arotake, me te aromātai a ngā kaimahi, ā, he aronga nui ki te aroturuki i te whai huatanga o ngā hōtaka me ngā whakaritenga mō ngā tamariki katoa.

Ko te ahunga whakamua me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā tamariki e tuhia ana mā ngā huarahi e whai tikanga ana, e whai pūtake ana hoki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo huarahi papai e kapo ana i te huarahi ako a ngā tamariki, me tō rātou māia, tō rātou āheinga hoki hei ākonga e whai wāhi nui ana. E wātea ana ki te whānau ngā mōhiohio papai e pā ana ki te whakawhanaketanga me ngā putanga hua o tā rātou tamaiti ki te kōhanga reo.

Ngā wāhanga hei whakawhanake

Ko te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā tamariki tētahi kaupapa matua ki te whānau. E mōhio ana rātou, he mea nui te whai atu i tēnei kaupapa rautaki matua ki ngā whānau katoa, kia hāpaitia ai anō hoki te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki ki ō rātou kāinga.

4 Te Whakatau a te Whānau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

Te Tirohanga Whānui

I mua o te arotake, i whakakīia e te kaipupuri raihana, te whānau, me ngā kaimahi o te kōhanga reo tētahi Tauāki Kupu Tūturu a te Kōhanga Reo kua Raihanatia, o Pipiri 2013, me tētahi Rārangi Tātari Whaiaro mā te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. I roto i ēnei tuhinga i oati rātou, i whāia e rātou ngā huarahi whai take hei whakatutuki i ā rātou herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki:

• ngā whakahaeretanga 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 whakamātauhia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei, i te mea he nui te pānga o ēnei ki ngā hua ka puta ki ngā tamariki:

• te haumaru whatumanawa (tāpiri atu ko te whakatau tamariki, ko te ārai i ngā mahi whakaweti, mahi tūkino)
• te haumaru ā-tinana (tāpiri atu ko te whakatau tamariki; ko ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, tiaki tamariki; ko ngā aituā me te whāngai rongoā; ko ngā whakaritenga akuaku; ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tikanga haerenga whakawaho)
• ngā tohu mātauranga me ngā whakaritenga kaimahi
• ngā whakaritenga, tikanga hōneatanga e pā ana ki te ahi me te rū whenua.

Kāhore Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i tāutu i ētahi wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture.

5 Ngā Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ā, e whakaae ana hoki te whānau, kia noho matua te wāhanga i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, hei whakawhanake ake.

Hei ā hea te Tari Arotake Mātauranga arotake anō a i te kōhanga reo?

Tērā ka whakahaeretia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te arotake whai muri, i roto i ngā tau e toru.

Lynda Pura Watson

Kaiurungi Whakatūruki Arotake Māori

14 Kohi-tātea 2015

1 The Education Review Office (ERO) Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Arapeta is located in Panmure, Auckland. The kōhanga reo has had a change in their licensing arrangements and now operates with one licence. Kōhanga reo transportation is provided to pick up and drop off children from the surrounding suburbs of Mount Wellington Panmure, Glen Innes and Orakei. The kōhanga reo environment is well developed to stimulate and cater for the diverse needs of children.

The whānau chose Mana Tangata as their focus area for the review. The were interested in receiving ERO’s evaluative feedback about,

• How well do children show a strong sense of belonging to their kōhanga reo?

Children are stimulated, confident and show a strong sense of belonging in their kōhanga reo environment.

Children show respect, care and consideration to others and their surroundings. They have formed strong and trusting bonds with their whānau and each other. Kaimahi and whānau reinforce to children the importance of whānaungatanga as the basis for all interactions. They are happy, settled and know their special place and space in their kōhanga reo environment.

Children receive rich, vibrant and meaningful learning experiences that build their confidence as active learners, and affirm their special connection to their whānau. Children enjoy the wide range of te ao Māori and wider world learning experiences including, outdoor exploration of the natural and physical environments. There are a lot of creative and hands on ways in which children are encouraged to explore the world around them. Their development of te reo Māori is well supported through the arts, outdoor learning and interest based activities.

Children’s interests and whānau aspirations are at the heart of whānau management. The kōhanga reo is managed effectively by the whānau. They have a strong and shared vision with clear management expectations which are focused on effective kōhanga reo management in line with their well developed charter guidelines, and its direction. Successful outcomes for all are important to the whānau, particularly the successful promotion of te reo Māori.

2 Review Priorities

The Focus of the Review

Before the review, the whānau were invited to consider its priorities for review using guidelines and resources provided by ERO.

The detailed priorities for review were then determined following a discussion between the ERO review team and whānau. This discussion focused on existing information held by the kōhanga reo (including self-review information) and the extent to which potential issues for review contributed to positive outcomes for children at the kōhanga reo.

The whānau chose as its focus area:

• Mana Tangata.

All ERO education reviews in kōhanga reo focus on the quality of education. For ERO this includes the quality of:

• whānau self review and strategic planning
• programme planning, assessment and evaluation.

ERO’s findings in these areas are set out below.

3 Findings

Mana Tangata

Background

The whānau chose Mana Tangata as their focus area for the review. The were interested in receiving ERO’s evaluative feedback about,

• How well do children show a strong sense of belonging?

Children are stimulated, confident and show a strong sense of belonging to their whānau and kōhanga reo.

Areas of good performance

Children experience positive, caring and supportive interactions and relationships at the kōhanga reo. Whānaungatanga underpins all interactions. Children have formed strong and trusting bonds with kaimahi. They show care and consideration towards each other. Whānau members and kaimahi model their whānau values of respect, care and manaaki to children in the way they communicate with each other and operate the kōhanga reo together. Children are immersed in a whānau environment that broadens their awareness and appreciation of whānau whanui. They learn that whānau values for learning play an important part in interactions and relationships.

Children’s potential as learners and active participants is recognised. Kaimahi manage well the wide range of learning activities planned for all children. The types of learning activities stimulate and motivate children to learn. There are planned cooking times that give children the opportunity to explore hands on through touch, taste and smell. Children have freedom of choice in the indoor and outdoor areas. They love the well designed outdoor play area. The sandpit is a popular place. Kaimahi support, guide and monitor children as they explore their space and make choices. Children’s confidence and sense of place is successfully nurtured.

Children are stimulated to explore and learn in vibrant and creative ways. The kōhanga reo environment is resourced and organised so that children can easily self determine their own learning pathways. There are large and small blocks, toys, puzzles, books and musical instruments for children to use. Eye catching and colourful displays cover the walls, and stimulate children to explore the world around them.

Children enjoy the many ways they can explore and learn their language. They hear good models of te reo Māori throughout the day. Kaimahi encourage children to participate in conversations. There are children who confidently speak te reo Māori and engage in purposeful conversations. Kaimahi use a range of effective language strategies to encourage children’s language use and development. Karakia, himene and waiata allow kaimahi and children to use te reo Māori to uplift their wairua. Children are developing well as emerging speakers of te reo Māori.

Children express themselves in confident ways. Older children eagerly communicate and share with others what they are doing. Younger children communicate by smiling, repeating movements and words. Children enjoy the whole group activities and times to explore independently. Kaimahi manage routines effectively so that children can build on their confidence through leadership. Children are reminded daily about their special place in the kōhanga reo, and of their potential as successful learners.

Planning and Evaluation

Areas of good performance

Children’s wellbeing and interests are central to whānau practices. The whānau manage the kōhanga reo operations well. Regular whānau hui are held each month. Whānau self review is well managed for regular review, reporting, monitoring and decision making. The whānau strategic plan is regularly reviewed. All areas of administration and management are effectively managed by the whānau. Learning outcomes for children and whānau success at kōhanga reo is enhanced.

Children receive well planned and considered programmes of learning. Kaimahi understand well all programming practices that provide clear direction, include children’s interests and target the needs of their children. Kaimahi reflection, review and evaluation are carried out regularly with a strong focus on monitoring the effectiveness of programmes and practices for all children.

Children’s progress and achievements are recorded in meaningful, purposeful ways. Kaimahi use a range of effective methods to capture children’s learning journey as confident and capable learners and participants. Whānau have available to them good information about the development and success outcomes of their child while at kōhanga reo.

Area for development

Children’s te reo Māori development is a priority for the whānau. They recognise the importance of pursuing this strategic priority with all whānau so children’s language development is well supported at home.

4 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

Overview

Before the review, the licensee, whānau and staff of the kōhanga reo completed an ERO LicensedKōhanga Reo Assurance Statement June 2013, and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents, they have attested that they had taken all reasonable steps to meet their legislative obligations related to:

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

During the review, ERO checked the following items because they have a potentially high impact on outcomes for children:

• emotional safety (including behaviour management, prevention of bullying and abuse)
• physical safety (including behaviour management, sleeping and supervision practices; accidents and medication; hygiene and routines; travel and excursion policies and procedures)
• staff qualifications and organisation
• evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.

ERO did not identify any areas of non-compliance.

5 Recommendations

ERO recommends and the whānau agree to give high priority to the area for development identified in this ERO report.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

ERO is likely to carry out the next review in three years.

Lynda Pura Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer-Māori

14 January 2015

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