129 Valley Road, Kawerau
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
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E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou ki Kawerau. Nō Ngāti Tūwharetoa te nuinga o ngā whānau. Ko ētahi o ngā kaimahi, he mokopuna nā te kaiako tuatahi, ā, e hāpai tonu ana rātou i tōna whakareretanga iho. E poipoi ana te kōhanga reo i ngā mokopuna 12, ā, tokorima o rātou i raro i te rua o ngā tau.
E whakawhanake ana ngā mokopuna i te māramatanga ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako e poipoi ana i te ngākau titikaha. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i tētahi taiao ako whakangahau, taiao auaha hoki mō ngā mokopuna. Ka whāngai atu i te tangongitanga o ngā taumahi ako pāhekoheko e whakaongaonga ana, e poipoi ana hoki i ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna. Kua āta whakaritea aua taumahi, ā, ka whakatakotohia ki ngā tūmomo pokapū huri noa i te whare wāteatea o te kōhanga reo. Ka haereere ngā mokopuna ki ngā tūmomo taumahi e whakarato ana i ngā whai wāhitanga mō rātou ki te tākaro kēmu, ki te mahi toi, me te tākaro pāhekoheko. Ka whakamihi ngā kaimahi i ngā whakatutukitanga o ngā mokopuna, ā, ka whakanui anō hoki ngā mokopuna i ā rātou ake mahi angitu, me te angitu hoki o ētahi atu. Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou whakawhanaketanga hei ākonga auaha.
E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e aro matua ana ki te reo Māori. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori mā ngā karakia, ngā waiata, ngā pūrākau, ngā pepeha, me ngā mihimihi. Ka whakarato rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te whakawhiti kōrero me te uru atu ki ngā tikanga whakatau, tae atu ki ngā waiata tautoko me te harirū. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā mokopuna tuākana ki te ārahi i ētahi wāhanga o te hōtaka akoranga, me te whakapuaki i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki te taha o ētahi atu. Ka tū ngā tuākana ki te taki i ō rātou pepeha mā te tautoko anō hoki o ngā kaimahi. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā pēpi ki ngā akoranga, ka tāwhai i ngā oro, ā, ka tohu anō hoki i tō rātou māramatanga me tā rātou ako mā te reo ā-tinana me te āhua hoki o ō rātou kanohi. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna hei ākonga o te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori.
Ka whakawhanake ngātahi ngā kaimahi i ngā mahere o te hōtaka. Ka whai pānga ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki i ngā kaupeka o te tau, i ngā atua Māori, me ngā mahere o ia rā, ā, ka whakaatuhia hei tirohanga mā te whānau. Ko ngā mahere mā ngā mokopuna tuākana ake, kua waihangatia hei poipoi i ngā matea o ngā mokopuna mō te whakariterite ki te whakawhiti atu ki te kura. Kei ngā mahere ngā haerenga e whakapūmau ana i ngā kaupapa ako, ā, e whakarato ana i ngā huarahi mō ngā whānau ki te whai wāhi mai, me ngā wheako ako hōhonu hoki. Ka āta whakaarohia ngā matea ako me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna i roto i ngā tukanga o te hōtaka akoranga.
E pou here ana te manaakitanga me te whanaungatanga i ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Ka tautoko, ka ārahi hoki ngā kaumātua me ngā kuia i ngā whānau i roto i ngā whakahaeretanga o ia rā me ngā tukanga whakatau whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, he whai wāhitanga ēnei mō ngā mātua ki te hāpai i ngā whakataunga. Ka aroturuki ngātahitia ngā pūtea, ngā kaimahi, te marau, ngā haerenga, te tiaki waka, te tiaki rawa, te whakamahere rautaki, me ngā kaupapa here. E hāpai ana te mahere ā-tau i te aroturukitanga o te kaiwhakahaere i ngā mahi whakahaere ki te tari o te kōhanga reo. Ko te hauora me te waiora o ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga a te whānau i roto i ngā mahi whakahaere.
Me whakapakari i ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te aromatawai me te aromātai. Ahakoa kua whakaritea ngā aromatawai, kāhore ngā tuhinga mokopuna e tino hāngai pū ana ki tēnā i whakamaheretia ai ki te mahere ako. Hui ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te hōtaka akoranga, engari he iti noa ngā whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te aromātai i te hōtaka akoranga, kia puta ai ngā whakapaitanga. Ka whakatairangatia te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna i te wā e riterite ana ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai.
Me whakarite i te aromātai o roto, i te arotake whaiaro rānei. Kāhore he huringa taiāwhio mō te arotake auau, ā, nā tēnā, kua kore e kitea ana ētahi o ngā kaupapa here i te wā e tika ana kia whakahoungia. Kāhore ngā whānau e tino mārama ana ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi i roto i te tukanga arotake, inarā mō ērā e pā ana ki te tūtohinga, ki ngā kaupapa here, me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo.
Me titiro ki te whakamahere rautaki. Me whakamahine i te mahere mahi. Ahakoa ka tautuhi ngā whānau i ngā mahi, kāhore e whakatakoto anō hoki i ngā rārangi wā me te hunga whai kawenga e aroturuki ai, e pūrongo ai hoki i te ahu whakamua o te mahere.
Kāhore anō kia whakatutukihia ngā arohaehae kaimahi. Nā tēnā, tē taea e ngā kaimahi te uru ki ngā whai wāhitanga whakawhanaketanga ngaio papai ka whakatairanga ake i te kounga o ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā ka whakaratohia mā ngā kaimahi ngā taputapu e tika ana ki te poipoi i ō rātou matea ako ake.
Kāhore ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata e āta whakamaheretia ana. Kāhore he whakaaturanga e tohu ana i te whakamātautanga o ngā akoako rū whenua, akoako aukatinga hoki i ia te wā. E whakamōrearea ana i te haumaru o ngā mokopuna.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha a te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, arā, ki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, ā, ka arotake i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia mahi te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me te purapura, ki te whakapakari me te whakapai ake i ngā wāhanga i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Kawerau |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 41005 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 12E043 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 30 ngā tamariki, kia tokoiwa ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 12 ngā tamariki, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 12 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2025 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 24 Pipiri 2025 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2022, Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2017 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. The ERO reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
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Whāia e koe te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou is located in Kawerau. Most whānau are affiliated to Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Some kaimahi are mokopuna to the founding kaiako and work to continue her legacy. The kōhanga provides a service for 12 mokopuna including five under the age of two.
Mokopuna are developing an understanding of who they are and where they belong.
Mokopuna are immersed in a variety of learning experiences that fosters self-confidence. Kaimahi provide a fun and creative learning environment for mokopuna. They offer a wide variety of engaging, learning activities that are stimulating and cater to mokopuna interests. These activities are well-prepared and organised and placed at various stations across the open plan layout of the kōhanga reo. Mokopuna move freely between activities that offer opportunities to engage in games, arts and crafts, and interactive play. Kaimahi praise mokopuna achievement and mokopuna celebrate their own success and the success of others. Mokopuna show they are developing as creative learners.
Mokopuna learn in an environment where te reo Māori is a priority. Kaimahi role-model te reo Māori through karakia, waiata, pūrākau, pepeha, and mihimihi. They provide opportunities for mokopuna to participate in whakawhiti kōrero and whakatau processes including waiata tautoko and harirū. They encourage older mokopuna to lead in aspects of the learning programme and to share their knowledge with others. Tuākana stand to recite their pepeha with some support from their kaimahi. Pēpi engage in learning and mimic sounds, use body language and facial expressions to show their understanding and learning. Mokopuna are developing learners of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.
Programme planning is developed collaboratively amongst kaimahi. Mahere ā-tau, ā-wahanga, ā-wiki incorporates the seasons of the year, Atua Māori, daily planning, and is displayed for whānau to view. Focussed planning for older mokopuna is designed around mokopuna needs in preparation for transition to kura. Planning includes haerenga that reinforce kaupapa ako and provides a chance for whānau engagement and rich learning experiences. Mokopuna learning needs and interests are considered in learning programme processes.
Manaakitanga and whanaungatanga underpin whānau whakahaere practices. Kaumātua and kuia support and guide whānau in the daily operation and decision-making processes of the kōhanga reo. Regular hui whānau give the opportunity for mātua to contribute to decision making. Financial, personnel, curriculum, haerenga, waka maintenance, property maintenance, strategic planning and policies are monitored as a collective. The annual plan supports the kaiwhakahaere to monitor administrative tasks for kōhanga reo operations. Mokopuna health and wellbeing is at the heart of whānau whakahaere decisions.
Assessment and evaluation processes require strengthening. While assessments are in place, mokopuna records do not entirely reflect what is planned in the mahere ako. Kaimahi meet and regularly discuss the learning programme, however, there is little evidence to show evaluation of the learning programme for improvements. Mokopuna learning and progress is promoted when planning, assessment and evaluation processes are consistent.
Internal evaluation or self-review needs to be established. The absence of a regular review cycle has resulted in some policies being overlooked when updates are necessary. Whānau are not clear about their roles and responsibilities in the review process particularly around the tūtohinga, policies, and procedures related to the operations of the kōhanga reo.
Strategic planning needs attention. There action plan requires refinement. While whānau identify actions, these do not include timeframes and who is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the progress of the plan.
Kaimahi appraisals are incomplete. As a result, kaimahi cannot access relevant professional development opportunities to enhance the quality of their practice. Mokopuna benefit when kaimahi are provided the tools to cater for their individual learning needs.
Emergency evacuation drills are not well planned. There is no evidence to show earthquake and lockdown drills are regularly practiced. Mokopuna safety is compromised.
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:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children’s health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
In order to meet all legal requirements, whānau must
ERO recommend kōhanga whānau work alongside Te Tari-ā-rohe and Purapura to strengthen and improve areas identified in this report.
Tiwana Hibbs
Toka ā Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
| Location | Kawerau |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 41005 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 12E043 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 30 children, including up to 9 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 12 children, including 6 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 12 |
| Review team on site | March 2025 |
| Date of this report | 24 June 2025 |
| Most recent ERO reports | Education Review, October 2022; Education Review, August 2019; Education Review, June 2017 |
Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou ki Kawerau, ki te rohe whānui o Te Moana-a-Toi. Kua raihanatia te kōhanga reo mō ngā mokopuna 30, me te tokoiwa o rātou ki raro i te rua o ngā tau te pakeke i te wā kotahi. E tangi tonu ana te whānau mō tō rātou kuia rangatira o te kōhanga reo, kua huri ki tua o te ārai. Kei te pupuri tonu rātou i āna whakareretanga iho, ā, kei te whakarato i ngā painga e whai hua ana ki ngā mokopuna.
Ka whai hua, ka whai pūtake hoki ngā hononga me ngā taunekeneke a ngā mokopuna ki ētahi atu.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te whanaungatanga. He hononga ā-whakapapa e pai here ana i te nuinga o ngā whānau. Ka āta whakatau ngā kaimahi kia whai ngā taunekeneke katoa ki waenga i ngā pakeke me ngā mokopuna i te atawhai me te manaaki. He ngāwari ngā kaimahi, ā, ka whakatauira rātou i ngā uara o te aroha, te manaaki me te tiaki ki te taha o ngā mokopuna. E ākina ana te whai whakaaro nui, te manaaki hoki o ngā tuākana, i a rātou e taunekeneke ana ki ō rātou tēina. Ko tā ngā kaimahi, he whakapuaki ki ngā mokopuna, ko te reo e whāngai ana i tō rātou oranga wairua. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā tino rautaki, pērā i ngā karakia, ngā waiata, me te tāruarua, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā mokopuna. Ka whakarato rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tuākana ki te ārahi i ngā wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka akoranga, pērā i te pepeha mā te waiata. I ngā wā katoa, ka whakamihi ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna mō ā rātou whakatutukitanga. Ka ako ngā mokopuna i ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.
E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao rāhiri i āta whakaritea ai. Ka whakarato te whānau i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki me ngā rauemi hei akiaki i ngā mokopuna ki te taunekeneke ngātahi. He wāteatea te whakatakotoranga o te wāhi ako o roto, ā, he pai hoki te noho tahi o ngā wāhi pukumahi, me ngā wāhi mārie. Ka whakatairanga te wāhi tākaro o waho i te taha tūhura, ā, ka akiaki i ngā mokopuna ki te whakatōpū i te tākaro me te korikori tinana. E mōhio ana ngā mokopuna ki ō rātou wāhi ako, ā, ka poipoi taua tūāhuatanga i te pakari haere o ō rātou ngākau titikaha, i a rātou e tākare ana ki te whai wāhi nui, ā, e whakapuaki ana hoki i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga.
Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka akoranga, ka aroturuki i te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna, ā, ka aromātai hoki i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. He matawhānui ngā mahere, kua āta whakaritea, ā, kua āta tuhia hoki. Ka whakamahere ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi e poipoi ai i ngā tūmomo rōpū reanga, i ngā ngākau nuitanga ake o ia tamaiti, ā, i ngā matea ako hoki o ngā mokopuna. Ka kapohia ngā huarahi ako ake o ia mokopuna ki ngā kōnae. Kua whakaemihia te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo mōhiohio ki ngā kōnae, tae atu ki ngā whakaahua o ngā mokopuna e whai wāhi atu ana ki te tangongitanga o ngā kaupapa ako. Ka aro nui ngā kōnae ki te whai wāhi atu me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna, tae atu ki tō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Hui ai ngā kaimahi i ia te wā ki te whakaaro huritao me te arotake i ā rātou whakaritenga. Ka whakamahi rātou i aua mōhiohio ki te whakatairanga ake i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā mokopuna, ā, ka whai wāhi nui rātou ki tētahi hōtaka e whakatutuki ana i ō rātou matea ako.
Ka whakaaweawe te whanaungatanga i te aronga o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. Ka ārahi, ka whai tohutohu hoki te tūtohinga mā te whānau, ā, kua pou herea ki ngā uara o Te Korowai. He mārama ngā tūmanako mō te whānau, i roto i ngā mahi e pā ana ki ngā whakataunga, te whakahaeretanga, te whai kawenga, me te takohanga. Ka whai mōhiohio ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, he matawhānui hoki. Ko ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora, te haumaru, me ngā kaimahi, e hāngai katoa ana ki ngā herenga ā-ture. Whakatutukihia ai ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata i ia te wā, ā, ka tuhia hoki. Ka aroturuki te whānau i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, hei āta whakatau i te aronga matua ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
Ka whakamōhiotia te mahere rautaki a te whānau ki Te Ara Tūāpae. Ka whai wāhi hoki ki tēnā, ko ngā whāinga me ngā wawata mō te ahu whakamua me te whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo. Kei te mahere mahi ngā rauemi, ngā rārangi wā, me ngā putanga e hiahiatia ana. Kei te tautuhi te mahere ā-tau i ngā wāhanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga, ngā mahi, me ngā rārangi wā. He kawenga ngātahi tā te whānau, ki te whakatutuki i ngā kaupapa matua katoa. Ko ngā mahi whakahaere kaimahi, e hāpai ana i te tupu me te whakawhanaketanga o ngā kaimahi. Ko tā ngā kirimana mahi me ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, he āta whakamārama i ngā kawenga e tūmanakohia ana. Kua oti te arohaehae kaimahi, ā, he aronga tonutanga i ia te wā ki te whakatairanga ake i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga o ngā kaimahi.
I whakapuakihia e te whānau me ngā kaimahi tā rātou takunetanga ki te whakauru i ngā kaimahi ki ngā akoranga a Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, kia whakawhanake tonuhia ai ō rātou mōhiotanga me ō rātou pūkenga, hei mātanga tautoko, hei mātanga whai hua.
E tautoko ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whai atu i tēnei whakaritenga matua, nā te mea ka poipoi tonu te whakaritenga nei i ngā putanga e whai hua ai ki ngā mokopuna.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā, ki:
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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
whakatairanga ngātahi tonu te whānau i te kounga o te ako me te manaaki e whakaratohia ana mā ngā mokopuna.
Rita Walker
Toka ā Nuku Whakakapi
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
04 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2022
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Kawerau |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
41005 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
12E043 |
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Te tūmomo whare |
He kōhanga reo |
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Te raihana |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
30, kia tokorua ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
11, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 11 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Mahuru 2022 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
04 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2022 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2017; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2014 |
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with whānau, leaders, kaimahi and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability. ERO reports provide important information for hapū and iwi.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou is situated in the Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty. The kōhanga reo is licenced for 30 mokopuna including nine under two years of age at any one time. The whānau is mourning the loss of a prominent kuia of the kōhanga reo. They continue to uphold her legacy and provide positive outcomes for mokopuna.
Mokopuna have positive and meaningful relationships and interactions with others.
Mokopuna are immersed in whanaungatanga. Most whānau are related through whakapapa. Kaimahi ensure all interactions between adults and mokopuna are nurturing and caring. Kaimahi are gentle and model values of aroha, manaaki and tiaki with mokopuna. Tuākana are encouraged to be considerate and caring when interacting with their tēina. Kaimahi expose mokopuna to language that nurtures their spiritual wellbeing. Kaimahi use deliberate strategies such as karakia, waiata and repetition to support mokopuna te reo Māori development. They provide tuākana opportunities to lead formal aspects of the learning programme such as pepehā through waiata. Kaimahi consistently praise mokopuna for their achievements. Mokopuna learn about their connection to others.
Mokopuna learn in an environment that is inviting and well organised. Whānau provide a range of strategies and resources to encourage mokopuna to interact with other. The indoor learning space is open plan with a good balance of busy and quiet areas. The outdoor play area promotes exploration and encourages mokopuna to combine play with physical activity. Mokopuna know their learning spaces and this fosters continued confidence as they enthusiastically participate as they pursue their interests.
Kaimahi plan the learning programme, monitor mokopuna learning and progress and evaluate the quality of the learning programme. Planning is thorough, organised and documented. Kaimahi plan activities to suit different age groups, individual interests and mokopuna learning needs. Mokopuna individual learning journeys are captured in kōnae books. These contain a range of sources of information including photos of mokopuna engaged in a variety of learning kaupapa. Kōnae give attention to mokopuna participation, progress, and development. Kaimahi meet regularly to reflect and review their practice. They use this information to improve the quality of the learning programme. Mokopuna are confident and enjoy a programme that meets their learning needs.
Whanaungatanga influences the whānau approach to management of kōhanga reo operations. The Tūtohinga provides guidance and direction for the whānau and is underpinned by the values of Te Korowai. There are clear expectations for whānau about decision-making, management, responsibility, and accountability. Whānau hui minutes are informative and thorough. Health, safety and personnel policies and procedures align to legislation. Emergency evacuations are regularly practiced and documented. Whānau monitor health and safety practices to ensure the wellbeing of mokopuna is prioritised.
The whānau strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae. This includes the goals and aspirations for the future direction and development of the kōhanga reo. An action plan includes resourcing, timeframes, and desired outcomes. The annual plan identifies key areas of operation, actions and timeframes. The whānau have shared responsibility to meet all priorities. Personnel management practices support kaimahi growth and development. Employment contracts and job descriptions provide clarity of expected responsibilities. Kaimahi appraisals are complete with an ongoing focus of enhancing kaimahi knowledge and skills.
Whānau and kaimahi shared their intention to enrol kaimahi on Te Kohanga Reo National Trust courses to further develop their knowledge and skills to be supportive and effective practitioners.
ERO supports this key next step which will continue to foster positive outcomes for mokopuna.
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.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
whānau collectively continue to enhance the quality of learning and care for Mokopuna.
Rita Walker
Acting Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
4 October 2022
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Location |
Kawerau |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
41005 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
12E043 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo / Early Childhood Centre |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
11 children, including up to 2 aged under 2 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 11 |
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Review team on site |
September 2022 |
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Date of this report |
4 October 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, August 2019; Education Review, June 2017; Education Review, June 2014 |
Ka whakahaeretia tētahi aromātai tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Toihau Arotake i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.
E aromātai ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whānuitanga me te whai hua o ngā mahi ā te kōhanga reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai i roto i te pūrongo aromātai mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei i tāutuhia ai whai muri o taua aromātai.
Ko tēnei aromātai tāpiri i whakaritea i runga i te aromātai o te whakatutukitanga a te whānau i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ki ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i mua atu, me ngā take rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua aromātai. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei aromātai, ko te titiro ki:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou ki Kawerau. Nō te Pipiri o 2018 te pūrongo arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i tāutu ai i ngā āhuatanga maha hei whakapai ake i roto i ngā mahi whakamahere me te aromātai. Kua mahi ngātahi te whānau ki te whakatutuki i aua wāhanga hei whakapai ake. Ki tō rātou whakaaro, ko ngā whakapaitanga i whakatutukihia e rātou whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i pērā ai nā te kaha ake o te noho pūmau me te whai wāhi atu a ngā mema o te whānau.
Kua pai ake ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromātai, me te aromatawai. Kua mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakatakoto i ngā aronga e riterite ake ana i roto i te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. Ka whakatū ngā kaimahi i ngā hui i ia wiki ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. Kua mōhio ake ngā kaimahi ki te whakahono i ngā wheako akoranga i whakamaheretia ai ki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki.
Kua whakapai ake te whānau i te whakaritenga me te whakahaeretanga o tō rātou kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui i ia te wā, ā, he pai te taetae atu a te whānau. He auau te pūrongo i ngā whakahaeretanga ki te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatutukihia ētahi āhuatanga o te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi. He mahere rautaki hoki i nāianei. Kua whakaritea ētahi atu hui hei āta whakapuaki i te tino kiko o ngā mahi ki te whakahaere i ngā whāinga rautaki. Kua arotakengia ngā kaupapa here. He huringa taiāwhio i nāianei mō ngā mahi arotake. E hāngai ana ngā mahi a te whānau ki ngā tūmanako me ngā taumata i whakaraupapahia ai ki te tūtohinga.
Kua pai ake hoki ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro. Tū ai ngā wānanga ā-whānau puta noa i te tau, ā, ka arotahi ki te whakapiki ake i tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki te kōhanga reo me te ako i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. E noho kotahi ana te whānau ki te whai wāhi nui atu ki te mātauranga o ā rātou tamariki.
Ahakoa ngā tino whakapaitanga whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, me whakatairanga tonu te whānau me ngā kaimahi i tēnā kua whakatutukihia e rātou tae noa mai ki tēnei wā, ā, me whakapakari anō hoki rātou i ngā whakaritenga o te wā.
Me whai kiko, me whai aronga hoki ngā tuhinga whakamahere hōtaka mā te whakatakoto i ngā tūmomo taumahi ako ka whakaratohia mā ia rōpū tamariki i te kōhanga reo, i ngā whāinga ako, ā, i ngā huarahi ka whāia e ngā kaimahi ki te hāpai i aua tūāhuatanga. Me hono pū ngā aromatawai ki ngā whāinga ako i whakatakotohia ai ki ngā mahere o te hōtaka.
Ahakoa ngā tauira papai e tohu ana i te whai huatanga o te aromātai hōtaka ā ētahi o ngā kaimahi, he mea nui kia whakapuakihia e te katoa o ngā kaimahi tēnā e whai hua ana ki te hōtaka akoranga, me tēnā hei whakarerekē kia poipoia ake ai ngā tūmomo rōpū tamariki.
Me whai kiko ake ngā mōhiohio ki te mahere rautaki, mō te āhua o ngā tino whāinga o te kōhanga reo mō meāke nei, me ngā huarahi ka whāia e te whānau kia tutuki aua whāinga hei te pae tata me te pae tawhiti. Mena kāhore aua kiko kōrero i roto i te mahere rautaki, he uaua ki te whānau te aromātai i te whai huatanga o tā rātou ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki i ō rātou wawata mō te kōhanga reo.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
07 Hereturikōkā, 2019
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Kawerau |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
41005 |
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Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo |
33511 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Kua raihanatia ki te ture |
Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
30 ngā tamariki, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
19 ngā tamariki, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 6 Tama 13 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Pipiri 2019 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
07 Hereturikōkā, 2019 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Pipiri 2017 Pipiri 2014 Haratua 2010 |
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A supplementary evaluation is undertaken at the discretion of the Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office (ERO).
ERO evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO evaluation and/or any additional areas identified since that evaluation.
This supplementary evaluation is based on an evaluation of the performance of the kōhanga reo governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the previous ERO report or issues identified since that evaluation. The terms of reference for this evaluation area to investigate:
Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou is in Kawerau. The previous ERO review report of June 2018 identified several areas for improvement in relation to planning and evaluation. The whānau have worked collaboratively to address these areas for improvement. They attribute the improvements since the previous ERO review to the increased commitment and active involvement of whānau members.
Programme planning, evaluation and assessment practices have improved. Kaimahi have worked collaboratively to establish more consistent approaches to programme planning, assessment and evaluation. Kaimahi hold weekly hui where they discuss kōhanga reo operations. There is greater awareness by kaimahi to link planned learning experiences to children’s progress.
The whānau has improved the organisation and management of their kōhanga reo. Regular hui are held with good attendance by the whānau. Reporting about kōhanga reo operations is regular. Aspects of personnel management have been addressed. A strategic plan is now in place. Further hui are planned to unpack necessary detail about the management of strategic goals. Policies have been reviewed. There is now a regular cycle of review in place. Whānau practices align to the expectations and standards outlined in the charter.
Self-review practices have also improved. Whānau wānanga are held throughout the year and focus on increasing their involvement in the kōhanga reo and learning about the kaupapa of kōhanga reo. Whānau are united in their contribution to their children’s education.
While there have been clear improvements since the previous ERO review, whānau and kaimahi should continue to build upon what they achieved to date and strengthen current practice.
Programme planning documents should provide detail and direction for what learning activities will be provided for each group of children in the kōhanga reo, what the learning goals will be, and how kaimahi will support this. Assessment must link back to the learning goals set in programme planning.
While there are good examples of effective programme evaluation by individual kaimahi, it is important for all kaimahi to share what is working well in the learning programme, and what can be changed to better cater for different groups of children.
The strategic plan requires more detailed information about what the specific goals are for the future of the kōhanga reo and how the whānau will achieve those goals in the short and longer term. Without this detail in the strategic planning, it will be difficult for the whānau to evaluate how well they are progressing towards achieving their aspirations for the kōhanga reo.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Purapura Hou will be in three years.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
7 August 2019
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Location |
Kawerau |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
41005 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
33511 |
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Licence type |
Te Kōhanga Reo |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
19 children, including 4 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 6 Boys 13 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
June 2019 |
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Date of this report |
7 August 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education review Education review |
June 2017 June 2014 May 2010 |
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