Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, me ngā hapori ki te whakatakoto i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i ngā whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maungārongo ki te taha o te marae o Te Piringa Tahi Te Maungārongo, ki Waitākere, i Tāmaki-makau-rau. He kōhanga reo noho tāone tēnei e poipoi ana i ngā mokopuna me ō rātou whānau. He tino hononga tō te kōhanga reo ki te hapori me tō rātou marae.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whiwhi a ngā mokopuna i ngā tino putanga ako e whai hua ana? 

Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou harikoa, tō rātou mauritau hoki hei ākonga.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te tangongitanga o ngā taonga māoriori hei whiringa mā ngā mokopuna. Ka whai wā ngā mokopuna ki te whai i ā rātou ake kaupapa ako. He māhorahora te tūhura haere a ngā mokopuna i te wāhi o waho. He pai tā rātou tākaro ngātahi. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i tētahi hōtaka e hāpai ana i ngā mokopuna ki te whakatau i ngā hīraurau hopanga māmā, ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro pohewa, ā, ki te mahi auaha hoki. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te āta whakamahi i tō rātou wāhi ako. He ākonga pākiki ngā mokopuna.

Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki te whakawhanaungatanga e whai pūtake ana, e hāpai ana hoki i a rātou. He ngāwari, he atawhai ngā kaimahi. E whai pūtake ana ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā mokopuna, te whānau, me ngā kaimahi. Ka māramahia e ngā tuākana ā rātou kawenga, ā, ka manaaki rātou i ō rātou tēina. Ka aru, ka mātakitaki hoki ngā pēpi i ō rātou tuākana. E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e mau ana i te aroha me te manaaki. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā uara o te aroha, te manaaki, te awhi, me te tautoko. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā mokopuna.

He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a te whānau ki te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. He pai te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau. Ka tuhia ngā whakataunga ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, e āta whakamōhiotia ana. Kua whakaritea ngā tukanga aromātai o roto. He huringa taiāwhio mō te arotakenga o ngā kaupapa here. He auau te whakatutukitanga o ngā pūrongo, puta noa i ngā whakahaeretanga. E tautuhi ana te tūtohinga i ngā tukanga mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Kua whakaritea ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ki te whakahaeretanga hoki o ngā kaimahi, ā, e hāngai katoa ana ki tēnei wā. Ko te waiora o ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Kua āta whakaraupapahia ngā kaupapa matua a te whānau ki tā rātou mahere rautaki. Kei te mahere mahi ngā rauemi hei whakamahi, ngā rārangi wā, me ngā pūrongo i runga tonu i te āhua o ngā whāinga rautaki. Kei te whānau tētahi mahere ā-tau e ārahi ai i te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna i te wā e whakaaro nuitia ana ō rātou matea mō te paetawhiti.

Kua āta whakatakotohia ngā whakaritenga ki te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromatawai, me te aromātai hōtaka. Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako ako e hono pū ana ki Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. E tino tautokona ana te ako a ngā mokopuna mā te matawhānui tonu o ngā mahere. E whai pūtake ana ngā aromatawai. Ko te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna e whakapuakihia ana ki te taha o ngā whānau i ia te wā. Hui ai ngā kaimahi i ia wiki ki te whakaaro huritao ki te hōtaka ako. E arotahi ana te aromātai hōtaka ki ngā āhuatanga e whakapai ake ai i te hōtaka akoranga. Kei te āta whakamaheretia, kei te āta aroturukitia hoki ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna.

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te aromātai, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei:

• te haumaru ā-whatumanawa, tae atu ki te ārahi mauritau me te ārai tamariki
• te haumaru ā-tinana, tae atu ki te mātakitaki tamariki, ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, ngā aituā, te whāngai rongoā; me ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki mō ngā haerenga whakawaho
• te tū tika o ngā kaimahi, tae atu ki te tika o ngā tohu mātauranga, ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti 
• ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te mate urutā.

6 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 tonu te whānau o te kōhanga reo i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromātai o roto hei āta whakatau i te whai huatanga me te kounga o ngā putanga ako mā ngā mokopuna.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

05 Haratua, 2021

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Introduction

The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo is beside Te Piringa Tahi Te Māungarongo Marae in West Harbour, Auckland. This is an urban based kōhanga reo that caters for mokopuna and their whānau.  The kōhanga reo has a close relationship with the community and their marae.

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna experience positive learning outcomes?

Mokopuna demonstrate they are happy and contented learners.

4 Findings

Mokopuna are learning to explore their environment. Kaimahi provide a range of natural resources for mokopuna to choose from. Time is allocated for mokopuna to follow their own learning interest. Mokopuna freely explore the large outdoor area. They play well together. Kaimahi provide a programme where mokopuna can solve simple problems, use their imagination and be creative. Kaimahi encourage mokopuna to make the most of their learning space. Mokopuna are curious learners.

Mokopuna experience meaningful and supportive relationships. Kaimahi are gentle and caring. Relationships between mokopuna, whānau and kaimahi are meaningful. Tuakana understand their roles and manaaki their teina. Babies follow and watch their tuākana. Mokopuna learn in a loving and caring environment. Kaimahi model values such as aroha, manaaki, awhi and tautoko. Mokopuna appear happy and settled.

Whānau members actively participate in the management of the kōhanga reo operations. Whānau hui are well attended. Decision making at whānau hui are well informed and recorded. Internal evaluation processes are in place. There is a cycle for policy review. There is regular reporting across operations. The Tūtohinga defines processes to manage kōhanga reo operations. Health and safety and personnel management policies and procedures are current and in place. Mokopuna wellbeing is at the center of whānau management practice. Whānau priorities are clearly outlined in their strategic plan. The action plan includes resource requirements, timeframes and reporting against the strategic goals. Whānau have in place an annual plan to guide the administration of operations.  Mokopuna benefit when their future needs are considered.

Programme planning, assessment and programme evaluation practices are established. Kaimahi plan a range of learning experiences that clearly links to Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira. Mokopuna learning is well supported through thorough planning. Assessment is purposeful. Mokopuna learning and progress is regularly shared with whānau. Kaimahi hui together weekly to reflect on the learning programme. Programme evaluation focuses on improvements to the learning programme.  Mokopuna learning is well planned and monitored.

5 Assurance on Legal Requirement

During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:

• emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection
• physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures
• suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios
• emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic.

6 Recommendation

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

• Te Kōhanga Reo whānau continue to further strengthen internal evaluation practices to ensure effective quality learning outcomes for mokopuna.

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services

5 May 2021

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo ki Waitākere, ki Tāmaki-makau-rau. E poipoi ana tēnei kōhanga reo i ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau e noho ana ki Tāmaki-makau-rau ki te hauāuru. Kei te pakari haere ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

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

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo ki te taha o te marae o Te Piringatahi o te Maungarongo, ki Waitākere, i Tāmaki-makau-rau. E poipoi ana tēnei kōhanga reo i ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau i Tāmaki-makau-rau ki te hauāuru.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e kōrero i te reo Māori?

Kei te pakari haere ngā tamariki tuākana ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E rumakina ana ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā hanganga reo e tika ana, ka akiaki hoki i te tāruarua, ā, ka hāpai hoki i ngā tamariki ki te whakautu tika. He māhorahora te kōrero a ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki ētahi atu. Ka tāwhai ngā pēpi i ngā kupu me ngā mahi. Ka akiaki ngā tuākana i ngā tēina ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka ako te whānau i te reo Māori ki te taha o ā rātou tamariki. Kei te pakari haere ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki te whānuitanga o tētahi hōtaka akoranga whakahihiri. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te kawe ake i ngā whai wāhitanga ki te ārahi, i ngā wā o ngā karakia me ngā mihimihi. Ka tūhura ngā tamariki i tō rātou marae, ā, i konei rātou ako ai i ngā kawa me ngā tikanga, me ngā kōrero tuku iho. Ka ako ngā tamariki ki te manaaki me te whakaute i tō rātou taiao. E wātea ana ki a rātou te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi māoriori me ērā anō hoki i waihangatia ai e te ringa tangata. Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki i ngā rauemi hei hāpai i ā rātou akoranga, tae atu ki te kaute, me te ako i ngā tae. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao. He pakari ngā tamariki ki tō rātou wāhi ako.

Kei te ako ngā tamariki i ngā uaratanga o te whakaute, te waiora, me te atawhai. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whai whakaaro nui ki a rātou e kōrero ana i ngā wā o te mihimihi me te karakia. He pakari ngā tamariki ki te taki i ō rātou pepeha me ā rātou mihimihi ki mua i ō rātou hoa me tō rātou whānau. Ka whakanuia ngā whakamātau me ngā whakatutukitanga a ngā tamariki. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te harikoa, te pārekareka, te awhi, me te manaaki. He tau, he pakari hoki ngā tamariki hei ākonga.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ko ngā tamariki kei te aronga o ngā mahi ki te whakamahere i te hōtaka. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi tētahi tukanga mārama mō ngā mahi whakamahere, ā, e hāngai ana tēnei ki Te Whāriki. He whai wāhitanga mō te whānau ki te whakapuaki whakaaro mō ngā mahere me te kōrero urupare mō ngā taumahi, ngā haerenga, me ngā rauemi. Kei ngā kaimahi ngā mahere i āta whakatinanahia ai mō ia tau, mō ia wāhanga, ā, mō ia rā hoki. Ka whakahāngaitia ngā mahere mō ngā tūmomo rōpū reanga. Ko te reo Māori te aronga matua, puta noa i ngā mahere. Ka whiwhi ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako e hāpai ana i tā rātou ako.

Ka hāpai ngā mahi aromatawai i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kei ngā pūkete ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki te ahu whakamua o ia tamaiti, me ngā rārangi arowhai e hāngai pū ana ki tōna whakawhanaketanga ā-tangata, ā-whatumanawa hoki. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te Mātai i te Tamaiti, hei aromatawai i te ahu whakamua o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ka āta aroturukitia te ako a ngā tamariki.

E whai hua ana te aromātai o roto, ā, he painga tēnei mō ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau. Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te haumaru o tō rātou wāhi ako. Kua āta whakaritea ngā kaupapa here matua me ngā tukanga matua mō te hauora, te haumaru, te waiora me te atawhai. Kua arotakengia ētahi kaupapa here, ā, kua tāutuhia ētahi atu hei whakaarotanga ake. Ka whakapau kaha te whānau ki te āta whakarite i te hāngaitanga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga katoa ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Ko te waiora me te atawhai o ngā tamariki te aronga matua.

E whai hua ana te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi. E hāngai ana ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi a ngā kaimahi ki te wā, ā, kua āta whakatakotohia. Kua oti i ngā kaimahi ā rātou mahi arohaehae. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā hōtaka whakangungu a Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Ka whakatairangatia te whakawhanaketanga ako o ngā tamariki i te wā e hāpaitia ana te kōkiri atu a ngā kaimahi i ā rātou ake akoranga me ō rātou ake whakawhanaketanga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Kāhore ngā kaimahi e aromātai ana i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga. He iti noa ngā mōhiohio e tohu ana i ngā huarahi ka whāia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ahakoa ka kōrerorero ngā kaimahi mō ngā hōtaka akoranga, kāhore rātou e tuhi ana i aua whakataunga ka kōkiri i ngā whakarerekētanga. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whiwhi ana i ngā hua ka puta i te whakaaro huritao ki te whakapai ake i ngā putanga ako mō ngā tamariki.

Kāhore i te kōhanga reo tētahi mahere rautaki hei hāpai i tā rātou aronga whakamua. Ahakoa ka taea e rātou te tāutu ngā whāinga mō meāke nei, kāhore anō ēnei kia āta whakatinanahia hei tohu i te huarahi ka whai atu rātou kia tutukihia ai.

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:

• whakawhanake, kia whakaoti hoki i te mahere rautaki me te mahere ā-tau
• whakawhanakehia, kia whakatinanahia hoki e te whānau me ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga hei whakapai ake i te aromātai hōtaka.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo ki Waitākere, ki Tāmaki-makau-rau. E poipoi ana tēnei kōhanga reo i ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau e noho ana ki Tāmaki-makau-rau ki te hauāuru. Kei te pakari haere ngā tamariki ki te kōrero 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 Te Māungarongo i roto i ngā tau e toru.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

18 Whiringa-ā-rangi, 2016

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo is in West Harbour, Auckland. This kōhanga reo caters for children and their whānau from the West Auckland area. Children speak te reo Māori with increased confidence.

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

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo is beside Te Piringa Tahi Te Maungarongo Marae in West Harbour, Auckland. This kōhanga reo caters for children and their whānau from the West Auckland area.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children speak te reo Māori?

Older children speak te reo Māori with increased confidence.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaimahi model correct language structures, encourage repetition and prompt children to respond appropriately. Children speak Māori spontaneously to others. Babies mimic words and actions. Tuakana encourage teina to speak te reo Māori. Whānau learn the Māori language alongside their children. Children speak te reo Māori with increased confidence.

Children participate in a varied and interesting learning programme. Kaimahi encourage children to take on leadership opportunities during karakia and mihimihi. Chidlren explore their marae where they learn about kawa and tikanga of the marae as well as and local history. Children learn to care for and respect their environment. They have access to a variety of natural and commercially made resources. Children use resources to support their learning including counting and colour recognition. Kaimahi encourage children to explore their environment. Children are confident in their learning environment.

Children learn values of respect, wellbeing and care. Kaimahi encourage children to respect others while they are talking during mihimihi and karakia. Children are confident to recite their pepeha and mihimihi in front of their peers and whānau. Children are acknowledged for their efforts and achievements. Children experience harikoa, parekareka, awhi and manaaki. Children are settled and secure learners.

Planning and Evaluation

Children are the focus of programme planning. Kaimahi have established a clear process for planning that is aligned to Te Whariki. Whānau have opportunities to contribute to planning and provide feedback on activities, haerenga, and resources. Kaimahi have detailed plans for each year, term and day. Plans are adapted for different age groups. Te reo Māori is a priority throughout planning. Children receive a range of experiences to support their learning.

Assessment practices support children’s learning. Portfolios include personalised progress information and checklists to highlight social and emotional development. Kaimahi use Matai i te Tamaiti to assess children’s learning progress. Children’s learning is well monitored.

Internal evaluation is effective and benefits children and their whānau. Children experience a safe learning environment. Core health and safety and wellbeing and care policies and procedures are in place. Some policies have been reviewed and others identified for further reflection. Whānau take all reasonable steps to ensure all policies and procedures align to current regulations. Children’s wellbeing and care is paramount.

Personnel management is effective. Kaimahi employee documentation is current and in place. Kaimahi have completed their appraisals. Kaimahi undertake TKRNT training programmes. Children’s learning development is enhanced when kaimahi are encouraged to participate in their own learning and development.

Key Next Steps

Kaimahi do not evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programme. There is very little information to show how improvements are made to the quality of the learning programme. While kaimahi informally discuss learning programmes, they do not record decisions on how to bring about change. Children do not benefit from reflective practice to improve learning outcomes for children.

The kōhanga reo does not have a strategic plan to support their future direction. While they can identify future goals these have not been detailed to show how they will be achieved.

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:

• develop and complete strategic and annual plans

• Whānau and kaimahi develop and implement processes to improve programme evaluation.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Māungarongo is in West Harbour, Auckland. This kōhanga reo caters for children and their whānau from the West Auckland area. Children speak te reo Māori with increased confidence.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

18 November 2016 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo