Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi

1 He Kupu Arataki

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.

2 Te Horopaki

“Ko ngā kōhungahunga mō tātau nei rangatira o te rangi, manaakitia, atawhaitia, kia tau te rangimārie”

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi ki te marae o Rangitahi, ki Murupara. Ko te Ngāti Manawatanga me te reo Māori ngā aronga matua ki te whānau. He tino hononga ō te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te hapori. He papa tākaro hou tō te kōhanga reo, i whakatuwheratia ai i te tīmatanga o te tau nei.  

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakapuaki mai o ngā mokopuna i tō rātou māramatanga ki te tuakiri me te aronga toi whenuatanga?

Ka whakarato te whānau o te kōhanga reo i tētahi taiao e whāngai ana i te tuakiri o ngā mokopuna, ā, e poipoi ana i te whanaungatanga.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e whakakoia ana i ō rātou hononga ki tō rātou whānau, tō rātou hapū, me tō rātou iwi. Ka kitea te whanaungatanga, puta noa i te kōhanga reo. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te aroha, te manaaki, me te tiaki i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā mokopuna. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā tuākana ki te manaaki i ō rātou tēina i ngā wā karakia me ngā wā whāriki. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te ārahi me te whai wāhi atu ki ngā tikanga e whakatau ai i ngā manuhiri ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ka whakapono te whānau ki te whakatutukitanga o ngā kaimahi i ngā matea ako o ngā mokopuna. Ka aro nui ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea o ngā mokopuna katoa, ā, ka āta whai māramatanga, ka āta aro tika hoki ki ngā Tama Ariki. E tino tautokona ana te kaha whai wāhi atu a aua mokopuna ki te hōtaka akoranga.

Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki e hāpai ai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna, tae atu ki te whakatauiratanga o ngā kīanga reo Māori, te patapatai, te whāngai kupu, te tāruarua, me te whakamihi. Ka ako ngā mokopuna i ō rātou whakapapa mā ngā mōteatea, ngā waiata, me ngā pepeha e tūhonohono ana i a rātou ki ō rātou hapū me tō rātou iwi. Ka whai atu ngā pēpi i ngā mahi a ā rātou tuākana, ā, ka tāwhai hoki i ngā kupu o ngā waiata.

Ka whai wāhi nui ngā mokopuna ki ngā hononga me ngā wheako ako e whai pūtake ana i te hapori whānui. He mātātoa te tautoko o ngā kaimahi i te whānau o te kōhanga reo, kia whai wāhi atu ai rātou ki ngā kaupapa i te hapori, tae atu hoki ki ngā tangihanga, ngā rā hākinakina, ngā mākete o te takiwā, me ngā haerenga ki Rotorua. E ako ana ngā mokopuna i ngā tikanga me ngā kawa mā te āhurutanga o ō rātou kuia me ō rātou koroua. E ako ana ngā mokopuna i ō rātou tuakiri me ō rātou tūrangawaewae.

He tukanga ā ngā kaimahi mō te whakamahere me te aromatawai. Kei ngā mahere ngā whāinga, ngā putanga ako, ngā rautaki, me ngā rauemi e hāpai katoa ai i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka. Ka whai atu ngā wheako ako i ngā kaupeka o te tau me ngā atua Māori. Ka āta whakatau ngā kaimahi kia whai wāhi ai te marae ki ngā mahere, hei puna mātauranga o ngā akoranga e pā ana ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa. Ka āta tuhi haere i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna. Ka whai wāhi te aromātai ki ngā pūkete a ngā mokopuna. Kua whakatakotohia ngā mātai mokopuna me ngā kōnae. Ka kapo atu ngā mōhiohio i ngā āhuatanga miramira o te ako me te ahu whakamua a ia tamaiti. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā taumahi ako e whakahono ana i a rātou ki ō rātou hapū, me tō rātou iwi.

He kaha te whanaungatanga ki waenga i te whānau, ā, ka kitea ki te āhua tonu o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau i te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā. Kei te mahere rautaki te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau. Ka arotahi ngā kaupapa matua o te pae tawhiti me te pae tata ki te reo Māori, me te whakatupu i ngā pūkenga me ngā āheinga o te whānau mō meāke nei. Ka tautuhi te mahere mahi i tēnā ka whāia e te whānau kia tutuki i a rātou ngā putanga e hiahiatia ana, ā, ka whakatakoto hoki i ngā rārangi wā. He auau te pūrongo atu, puta noa i ngā wāhanga o te whakahaeretanga, tae atu ki te whakahaere tari, te tiaki i ngā whare, me te hauora me te haumaru. Ka whakawhārikihia, ka kōrerohia hoki ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. He ārahitanga, he aronga hoki o roto i aua tuhinga mā ngā kaimahi me te whānau. E whakatutuki ana ngā whakaritenga whakahaere kaimahi i ngā herenga ā-ture, ā, ka hāpai hoki i te tupu ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā whakataunga a te whānau, me te whai pānga o ērā ki te rōnakitanga hei te pae tawhiti.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Me whakapakari ake i te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi mō te hōtaka akoranga, ahakoa ka whakaaro huritao rātou ki tēnā i ngākau nuitia ai e ngā mokopuna, ka whai hua hoki te whakaōkawa ake i te aronga. Ka whai hua te whakamahere hōtaka mā te whakapakaritanga o te aromātai hōtaka, inarā, mā te whakatakoto ā-tuhi i ngā putanga, hei panoni, hei whakamōhio hoki i ngā huringa whakamahere o meāke nei. Ka whakatairangatia te ako a ngā mokopuna, i te wā ka wāhi hua ake ngā tukanga aromātai.

Ka noho mātua rā te reo Māori ki te whānau. E ai ki te whānau, me toro atu rātou ki te tautoko, hei hāpai i a rātou ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou āheinga me ō rātou pūkenga ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā ka rongo rātou i te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana i te kāinga.

Ahakoa e hāngai ana ngā kaupapa here o te hauora me te haumaru ki te wā, ahakoa kua whakatutukihia ngā akoako ohotata, kāhore he tuhinga e tohu ai i ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata. E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia aroturuki, kia tuhi hoki te whānau i aua whakaritenga, i ia wā ka whakatutukihia.  

5 Te Whakatau a te Whānau o te Kōhanga Reo ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

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.

6 Te Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

• mahi te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, hei hāpai i te aromātai hōtaka, ā, hei āta whakarite hoki i te aroturukitanga me te tuhinga o ngā akoako ohotata

• whakawhanakehia e te whānau whakahaere ngā rautaki ka whakapakari ake i ngā āheinga reo Māori o te whānau.  

Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

30 Pipiri, 2022

 

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

Te tūwāhi	Kei Murupara
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga	41010
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo	12F046
Te tūmomo whare	He kōhanga reo
Te raihana	Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008
Te tokomaha mō te raihana	36, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa	18, tokorua kei raro i te rua o ngā tau
Ngā hononga ā-iwi	Māori 18
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake	Pipiri 2022
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo	30 Piripi 2022
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga	Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2017; Arotake Mātauranga, Hui-tanguru 2014; Arotake Mātauranga, Here-turi-kōkā 2010

1 Introduction

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.

2 Context

“Ko ngā kōhungahunga mō tātau nei rangatira o te rangi, manaakitia, atawhaitia, kia tau te rangimarie”

Te Kōhanga reo o Rangitahi is located on Te Marae o Rangitahi in Murupara. Ngāti Manawatanga and te reo Māori are priorities for whānau. The kōhanga reo whānau has strong relationships with the local community. The kōhanga reo has a new playground that was opened at the beginning of this year. 

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do mokopuna express their understanding of identity and belonging?

The kōhanga reo whānau provides an environment that nurtures mokopuna’ identity and fosters whanaungatanga.

4 Findings

Mokopuna are immersed in an environment that affirms their connections to whānau hapū and iwi. Whanaungatanga is evident throughout the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi model aroha, manaaki and tiaki in their interactions with mokopuna. They support tuākana to care for their teina during karakia and whāriki time. Kaimahi provide opportunities for mokopuna to lead mihi and participate in tikanga that welcomes manuhiri to their kōhanga reo. Whānau trust kaimahi to meet mokopuna learning needs. Kaimahi are attentive to the needs of all mokopuna and take particular care to understand and respond appropriately to Tama Ariki. These mokopuna are well supported to fully participate in the learning programme.

Kaimahi use a range of strategies that support mokopuna language development including modelling te reo Māori phrases, questioning, prompting, repetition and praise. Mokopuna learn about their whakapapa through mōteatea, waiata and pepehā that connect them to their hapū and iwi. Pēpi follow the actions of their tuākana and mimic the words of waiata. 

Mokopuna enjoy meaningful relationships and learning experiences in the wider community. Kaimahi actively support the kōhanga reo whānau to participate in community events including tangihanga, sports days, local markets and trips to Rotorua. Mokopuna are learning tikanga and kawa surrounded by their kuia and koroua. Mokopuna are learning about who they are and where they come from.

Kaimahi have processes in place for planning and assessment. Planning includes goals, desired learning outcomes, and strategies and resources that support programme implementation. Learning experiences follow the seasons and Atua Māori. Kaimahi make sure that planning includes the local marae as a resource to learn tikanga and kawa. Mokopuna progress is well documented. Aromātai is included in mokopuna profile books. Mātai mokopuna and kōnae are in place. Information captures highlights of individual learning and progress. Mokopuna experience learning activities that link them to their hapū and iwi.

Whanaungatanga is strong amongst whānau and is reflected in the way whānau manage the kōhanga reo operations. Whānau hui are held regularly. The strategic plan includes the vision and aspirations of the whānau. Long and short-term priorities are focused on te reo Māori and growing whānau skills and capabilities into the future. The action plan identifies what whānau will do to achieve the desired outcomes and includes timeframes. There is regular reporting across areas of operation including administration, building maintenance and health and safety. Policies and procedures are presented and discussed. These provide clear guidance and direction for kaimahi and whānau. Personnel management practices meet legislative requirements and support kaimahi’ professional growth. Mokopuna benefit from whānau decisions that reflect sustainability for the future.  

Key Next Steps

Programme evaluation requires strengthening. While kaimahi discuss the learning programme and reflect on what mokopuna enjoyed, a more formal approach would be beneficial. Programme planning will benefit from strengthening programme evaluation, particularly recording outcomes to adapt and inform future planning cycles. Mokopuna learning is enhanced when evaluation processes are effective.

Te reo Māori is a priority for whānau. Whānau acknowledge they need support to build their capacity and capability to speak te reo Māori. Mokopuna benefit when they hear te reo Māori being spoken in the home.

Although health and safety policies are up to date and emergency drills have been actioned, there is no documented evidence to of emergency evacuation drills. ERO recommends that the whānau monitor and document these as they are carried out. 

5 Kōhanga Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirements

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 recommendations:

• that whānau continue to work alongside the District Tari for support to strengthen programme evaluation and to ensure emergency drills are monitored and documented

• whānau whakahaere to develop strategies that will build te reo Māori capabilities of whānau.

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

30 June 2022

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Location	Murupara
Ministry of Education profile number	41010
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number	12F046
Licence type	Te Kōhanga Reo
Licensed under	Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for	36 children, including up to 8 aged under 2
Service roll	18 children, including 2 aged under 2
Ethnic composition	Māori 18
Review team on site	June 2022
Date of this report	30 June 2022
Most recent ERO report(s)	Education Review, March 2017; Education Review, February 2014; Education Review, August 2010

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi ki te marae o Rangitahi, ki Murupara. He māoriori, he māhorahora anō hoki te whakatinana a ngā tamariki i te whanaungatanga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo me tō rātou hapori. E tino mōhio ana ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ko ngā painga mō ngā tamariki te aronga matua a te whānau. E whakamanahia ana, e whakatairangatia ana hoki te tuakiri me te mana whenua o ngā tamariki me te whānau hei uri o Ngāti Manawa. Ka āta kitea ki te taunekeneke me ngā hononga o ngā tamariki tō rātou māramatanga pai ki te whanaungatanga.

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

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi ki Murupara, ki te taha o te marae o Rangitahi. Ko te reo Māori me te Ngāti Manawatanga tētahi aronga matua a te whānau. He tino hononga tō te kōhanga reo ki te kura o te hapori nei, ā, ka whakawhiti atu te nuinga o ngā tamariki ki taua kura whai muri i te kōhanga reo. Ka mahi ngātahi te whānau hei painga mō ngā tamariki.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakatinana ana i te whanaungatanga?

E tino whakatinana ana ngā tamariki i te whanaungatanga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo, ki tō rātou hapori hoki.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao ako. He whai wāhitanga mō rātou ki te rongo, te pā, te hongihongi me te whai wāhi atu ki ngā tikanga e hāngai ana ki te taiao māoriori. Kua whakahāngaitia te wāhi o waho ki te tamaiti, ā, nā tēnei ka pupū ake te hiahia o ngā tamariki ki te tākaro ngātahi me te mahi ngātahi. E whakarato ana te whānau i tētahi wāhi haumaru mō ngā tamariki. He māia te whakamātau haere a ngā tamariki. Ka ngākau nui rātou ki te whai wāhi atu ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo wheako i te hapori. Ka whakamaheretia ētahi haerenga e whai pānga ana ki ngā kaupapa o te wā, ā, he pai hoki te whakahaeretanga o aua haereere. He ākonga pākiki ngā tamariki.

He pakari ngā tamariki, ā-whatumanawa, ā-tinana hoki. Ka kawe ake rātou i ētahi o ngā mahi e pā ana ki te tiaki i a rātou ano. Ka kitea hoki tō rātou mōhio ki ngā mahi hauora me ngā kai oranga. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā tamariki ki ngā karakia me ngā waiata. He harikoa ā rātou nekeneke, he tika anō hoki ā rātou taunekeneke, puta noa i ngā wāhi o roto, o waho hoki. Ka whai pūtake ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu, ā, he mātātoa tō rātou tū hei tuākana, hei tēina. Ka rongo rātou i te aroha, te manaaki, me te āwhina. Ka whakatauirahia, ka akiaki hoki ngā kaimahi me te whānau i ngā hononga papai ki ētahi atu. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi ako, rauemi tūturu hoki, hei hāpai i ngā akoranga. He harikoa, he tau hoki ngā tamariki.

E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i tō rātou mārama ki tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te kawe ake i ngā tūnga ārahi i ngā pōhiri. E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki ō rātou tūnga me ā rātou kawenga ki ngā horopaki ōkawa. Ka kitea tō rātou aronga toi whenuatanga, tō rātou mana motuhake anō hoki ki tō rātou taiao whānui. E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki a rātou anō, ki tō rātou tūrangawaewae hoki.

E ngākau nuitia ana, e whakaongaongatia ana ngā tamariki ki te taiao ako o te reo. Rongo ai ngā tamariki i te reo Māori i ngā wā katoa. E ākina ana ngā tamariki tuākana ki te kōrero i te reo Māori anake. Ka taea e ngā tamariki hou me ngā tēina te tāwhai ngā kupu hou me ngā kīanga māmā, ā, ka whakapuaki whakaaro mā te reo tinana. Ka aroturukitia, ka pūrongotia hoki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i roto i te reo Māori. Ko te reo Māori anake te reo e kōrerohia ana e ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka Whai Ake

Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga i āta whakamaheretia ai, ā, i āta whakaritea ai hoki. Ka whakaaro huritao ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou mahi. Ka whakamahere, ka arotake hoki rātou i te hōtaka akoranga me ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakaaro nui rātou ki ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki i a rātou e whakamahere ana. Ka wetewetea ngā mahere ā-tau, ā, ka tuhia ngā whāinga me ngā taumahi o ia wiki. He nui te whakapono o te whānau ki ngā kaimahi me te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ko te waiora o te katoa o te tamaiti tētahi kaupapa matua ki te whānau.

He pai te aroturuki i te ako a ngā tamariki me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Ko ētahi o ngā mahi aromatawai, ko ngā kitenga, ko te ahu whakamua i runga anō i te āhua o ngā whāinga, me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki te whānau. Ka tuhia, ka pūrongotia hoki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki ki te whānau. E tino tautokona ana te ako a ngā tamariki.

He pai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. E kōkiri ana te Ngāti Manawatanga i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakapūmau te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā tūmanako katoa i whakatakotohia ai ki tā rātou tūtohinga. He mārama, he koi hoki te mahere rautaki. Mā te aromātai o roto ka puta ake ki te whānau me ngā kaimahi ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā āhuatanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. E whai hua ana ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Arotakengia ai ēnei i ia te wā, i ngā hui ā-whānau o ia marama. Kua tīmatahia te arohaehae ngā kaimahi katoa. Ko te hauora me te haumaru tētahi aronga matua ki te kōhanga reo. He kaha te māramatanga me te kawenga takohanga ki waenga i te whānau. Ka mahi ngātahi te whānau ki te hāpai i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki i roto i ngā wāhanga katoa. Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga katoa a te whānau.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga i āta whakamaheretia ai, ā, i āta whakaritea ai hoki. Ka whakaaro huritao ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou mahi. Ka whakamahere, ka arotake hoki rātou i te hōtaka akoranga me ngā putanga mō ngā tamariki. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakaaro nui rātou ki ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki i a rātou e whakamahere ana. Ka wetewetea ngā mahere ā-tau, ā, ka tuhia ngā whāinga me ngā taumahi o ia wiki. He nui te whakapono o te whānau ki ngā kaimahi me te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ko te waiora o te katoa o te tamaiti tētahi kaupapa matua ki te whānau.

He pai te aroturuki i te ako a ngā tamariki me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Ko ētahi o ngā mahi aromatawai, ko ngā kitenga, ko te ahu whakamua i runga anō i te āhua o ngā whāinga, me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero ki te whānau. Ka tuhia, ka pūrongotia hoki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki ki te whānau. E tino tautokona ana te ako a ngā tamariki.

He pai te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. E kōkiri ana te Ngāti Manawatanga i ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakapūmau te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā tūmanako katoa i whakatakotohia ai ki tā rātou tūtohinga. He mārama, he koi hoki te mahere rautaki. Mā te aromātai o roto ka puta ake ki te whānau me ngā kaimahi ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ngā āhuatanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. E whai hua ana ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. Arotakengia ai ēnei i ia te wā, i ngā hui ā-whānau o ia marama. Kua tīmatahia te arohaehae ngā kaimahi katoa. Ko te hauora me te haumaru tētahi aronga matua ki te kōhanga reo. He kaha te māramatanga me te kawenga takohanga ki waenga i te whānau. Ka mahi ngātahi te whānau ki te hāpai i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki i roto i ngā wāhanga katoa. Ko ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga katoa a te whānau.

3 Te Whakataunga a te Kōhanga Reo ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te arotake, 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 Ngā Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:

• mahi tonu ki te taha o te Pōari Mātua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakapai ake i ngā mahi kua whakaritea o tēnei wā, ā, ki te whakakaha ake hoki i ngā mahi arotake i roto i te kōhanga reo, hei whakū i ngā putanga papai mō ngā tamariki.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi ki te marae o Rangitahi, ki Murupara. He māoriori, he māhorahora anō hoki te whakatinana a ngā tamariki i te whanaungatanga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo me tō rātou hapori. E tino mōhio ana ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ko ngā painga mō ngā tamariki te aronga matua a te whānau. E whakamanahia ana, e whakatairangatia ana hoki te tuakiri me te mana whenua o ngā tamariki me te whānau hei uri o Ngāti Manawa. Ka āta kitea ki te taunekeneke me ngā hononga o ngā tamariki tō rātou māramatanga pai ki te whanaungatanga. 

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 Rangitahi i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

09 Poutūterangi, 2017

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

Te tūwāhi	Kei Murupara
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga	41010
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo	12F046
Te tūmomo whare	He kōhanga reo
Te raihana	Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008
Te tokomaha mō te raihana	36, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa	26, tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau
Te ira tangata	Kōtiro 11 Tama tāne 15
Ngā hononga ā-iwi	Māori		100%
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake	Hui-tanguru 2017
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo	09 Poutūterangi, 2017
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga	Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga	Hui-tanguru 2014 Here-turi-kōkā 2010 Poutū-te-rangi 2007

Evaluation

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi ki te marae o Rangitahi, ki Murupara. He māoriori, he māhorahora anō hoki te whakatinana a ngā tamariki i te whanaungatanga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo me tō rātou hapori. E tino mōhio ana ngā kaimahi ki ngā tamariki, ā, ko ngā painga mō ngā tamariki te aronga matua a te whānau. E whakamanahia ana, e whakatairangatia ana hoki te tuakiri me te mana whenua o ngā tamariki me te whānau hei uri o Ngāti Manawa. Ka āta kitea ki te taunekeneke me ngā hononga o ngā tamariki tō rātou māramatanga pai ki te whanaungatanga. 

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

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi is in Murupara beside Rangitahi Marae. Te reo Māori and Ngāti Manawatanga is a priority for the whānau. The kōhanga reo has a strong relationship with the local kura where most children attend when they are of school age. The whānau work together in the interests of the tamariki.

2 The Review Findings

How well do children demonstrate whanaungatanga?

Children demonstrate whanaungatanga well in their kōhanga reo and in their community.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are aware of their learning environment. They have opportunities to feel, touch, smell and experience protocol associated with the natural environment. A child focused outdoor area invites children to play and work with others. Whānau provide a safe place for children. Children are confident to take risks. They enjoy a range of experiences in the local community. Excursions relevant to the present kaupapa are planned and well managed. Children are inquisitive learners.

Children are emotionally and physically confident. They manage aspects of their own care. They also display a sense of healthy habits and nutrition. Children actively participate in karakia and waiata. They move happily and interact appropriately through the indoor and outdoor spaces. Children have meaningful contact with others and are active as tuakana and teina. They experience aroha, manaaki and awhina. Kaimahi and whānau model and encourage positive relationships with others. Kaimahi provide a range of learning and physical resources to support learning. Children are happy and settled.

Children are developing an understanding of their role as tangata whenua role. Kaimahi support children to take up leadership roles during pōhiri. Children are aware of their roles and responsibilities in formal situations. They display a sense of belonging and ownership of their surroundings. Children know who they are and where they are from.

Children are interested and motivated by the language learning environment. Children hear te reo Māori at all times. Older children are encouraged to speak only in Māori. New and younger children can mimic words and simple phrases and use body language to convey messages. Children’s progress in te reo Māori is monitored and reported on. Kaimahi speak only te reo Māori to the children. Children are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.

Planning and Evaluation

Children participate in a well-planned and organised learning programme. The kaimahi are reflective practitioners. They plan and review the learning programme and outcomes for children. Kaimahi know the children well and consider their interests and needs when planning. Mahere-ā-tau are broken down and whāinga and activities are documented each week. Whānau have a high degree of trust in the kaimahi and the quality of the learning programme. Children’s holistic well-being is a priority for the whānau.

Children’s learning and development is well monitored. Assessment practices include observations, progress against whainga and discussions with whānau. Children’s progress is recorded and reported to whānau. Children are well supported in their learning.

The kōhanga reo is well managed. Ngāti Manawatanga drives kōhanga reo operations. The whānau and kaimahi uphold all expectations as set out in their charter. The strategic plan is clear and concise. Internal evaluation provides the whānau and kaimahi with information about aspects of kōhanga reo operations. Policies and procedures are effective. They are reviewed regularly during monthly whānau hui. Appraisals for all staff have begun. Health and safety is a priority in the kōhanga reo. Levels of transparency and accountability amongst whānau are high. The whānau work together to support kaimahi and children in all areas. Children are at the heart of all whānau decision making.

3 Whānau Management Assurance on Compliance Areas

During the review, 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 work with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust and maintain and build on current practises including strengthening internal evaluation practice.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Rangitahi is beside Rangitahi marae in Murupara. Children demonstrate whanaungatanga naturally and spontaneously in their kōhanga reo and community. Kaimahi know the children well and positive outcomes for children is a priority for the whānau. Children and whanau’s identity as Ngāti Manawa and Mana Whenua is valued and enhanced. Children’s interactions and relationships with others reveal a good understanding of whanaungatanga.

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

9 March 2017 

Information about the Kōhanga Reo 

Location	Murupara
Ministry of Education profile number	41010
Kōhanga Reo Identification Number	12F046
Licence type	Te Kōhanga Reo
Licensed under	Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for	36 children, including up to 8 aged under 2
Kōhanga Reo roll	26 children, including up to 8 aged under 2
Gender composition	Girls 11 Boys 15
Ethnic composition	Māori		100%
Review team on site	February 2017
Date of this report	9 March 2017
Most recent ERO report(s)	Education Review Education Review Education Review	February 2014 August 2010 March 2007