Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki

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

Ko Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki tētahi kōhanga reo noho tāone ki Waitākere, ki Tāmaki-makau-rau. E noho pūmau ana te whānau ki te hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o ā rātou tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Tokowhā ngā kaimahi hou.

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whakaatu mai o ngā mokopuna i tō rātou whanaungatanga?

Ka whakaatuhia e ngā mokopuna te whanaungatanga mā ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.

4 Ngā Whakaaturanga

E poipoia ana ngā mokopuna mā ngā hononga e hāpai ana, e whai pūtake ana hoki. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te whakaute, te manaakitanga, me te aroha ki ētahi atu. He manaakitanga tō ā rātou taunekeneke ki ngā mokopuna. Nā taua āhuatanga, ka kitea hoki te whakaaro nui me te manawanui o ngā mokopuna tuākana i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ō rātou tēina. Ka whakaako ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna mō ngā āhuatanga o te taiao māoriori, ā, ka aro atu ki te whakanui i te whakaute i a rātou e toro atu ana ki ngā taonga māoriori. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi i tā rātou ako i ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu tāngata me ngā kaupapa taiao mā ā rātou tākaro, ā rātou waiata, me ngā karakia, ngā kīanga hoki e rangona ana, huri noa i a rātou. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki te papai o te whakawhanaungatanga.

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake

He mea nui kia tirohia e te whānau ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā mahi i te tari me tō rātou kōhanga reo. He maha ngā wāhanga whakahaere kāhore anō kia aroturukitia, inarā i ērā e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru o ngā mokopuna.

Me whakarite i ngā tukanga aromātai o roto a te whānau. He maha ngā wāhanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga o te whānau hei arotake. Ahakoa e whakaaro ana ngā kaimahi ki te whakatinana i tētahi tūāpapa matihiko mō te whakamahere hōtaka, te aromatawai i ngā mokopuna, me te aromātai hōtaka, he nui tonu ngā mahi hei whakatutuki i roto i aua wāhanga. Ko ngā mahere, kei te tīmatanga noa o ngā mahi whakawhanake. Me āta titiro ki te aromatawai i ngā mokopuna. He iti noa te aroturuki i te ako a ngā mokopuna. Kāhore te whānau e whakamōhiotia ana mō te āhua tonu o te ahu whakamua a ā rātou tamariki i roto i ngā akoranga. Kāhore anō ngā kaimahi kia whakarite i tētahi tukanga mō te aromātai i te hōtaka akoranga. I tēnei wā, kāhore he huarahi ki te hōkai i te whai huatanga, i te āhua rānei o ngā whakapaitanga ki te hōtaka. E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia arotakengia aua tūāhuatanga o runga ake nei.

Me whakarite te whānau kia noho mātua rā ko te hauora me te haumaru o ā rātou mokopuna. Kāhore anō kia arotakengia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, whai muri i te tau 2014. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, kāhore ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e hāngai ana ki ngā herenga ā-ture o tēnei wā. Kāhore he akoako hōneatanga mō te rū whenua me te ahi. Kei te whakamōrearea taua āhuatanga i te noho haumaru o ngā mokopuna. Kāhore te tiaki o ngā whare me te haumaru o ngā taputapu e aroturukitia ana. He tino āhuatanga tērā e whakamōrearea ana i te noho haumaru o ngā mokopuna. Kāhore he mahere ā-tau. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, kāhore ngā mahi whakahaere matua i te tari e whakatutukihia ana. He mea nui kia arotakengia ngā wāhanga katoa o ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo, hei āta whakatau i te noho haumaru o ngā mokopuna i ngā wā katoa.

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.

Kia tutuki i a rātou ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:

• whakarite i te kāwanatanga me te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo kia whai hua ai, mā ngā whakaritenga o te whakahaeretanga papai, tae atu ki Te Korowai
  [R47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA 1-12 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008] 
• whakarite i tētahi tukanga o te arotake whaiaro, o te aromātai o roto rānei e whakahaerehia ana i ngā wā katoa, hei hāpai i te kōhanga reo ki te whakapūmau me te whakapai ake i te kounga o te mātauranga me te atawhai
  [R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA6 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]  
• āta whakarite i te whakatinanatanga o te marau o te kōhanga reo mā ngā mahere, ngā whakapuakitanga, me ngā aromātai e tohu ana i te māramatanga ki te ako a ngā mokopuna, tae atu hoki ki ō rātou ngākau nuitanga, ō rātou whānau, me te āhua tonu o ō rātou nā ao
  [R43 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; C2 Te Angamahi o te Marautanga mō te Mātauranga Kōhungahunga i kāhititia ai mō ngā Kōhanga Reo] 
• arotake i ngā tukanga e āta whakarite ana i te whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga ā-ture katoa e pā ana ki ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata ina he rū whenua, he ahi rānei
  [R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS8 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]  
• āta whakarite, kia arowhaingia, kia tuhia, kia pūrongotia hoki te āhua o ngā taputapu, te wāhi, me ngā rauhanga, ā, me whai atu hoki i ngā mahi whakatikatika hei āta whakatau i te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki
  [R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS12 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
• āta whakarite i tētahi mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo
  [R47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA8 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008] 

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 mahi te kōhanga reo ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo – mā te tautoko hoki o Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga – ki te whakatika haere i ngā āhuatanga kāhore i tēnei wā e whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga ā-ture, otirā, kua whakaraupapahia ki te mahere mahi. Whai muri i te takiwā o te ono marama, ka aromātai anōtia aua āhuatanga.

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

30 Pipiri, 2021

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Introduction

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

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki is an urban-based kōhanga reo in Glen Eden, Auckland. Whānau are committed to supporting their children to develop as speakers of te reo Māori. There are four new kaimahi.

3 Evaluation Focus

To what extent do mokopuna demonstrate whanaungatanga?

Mokopuna demonstrate whanaungatanga through their relationships with others.

4 Findings

Mokopuna are nurtured through supportive and meaningful relationships. Kaimahi and whānau model respect, manaakitanga and aroha towards others. Their interactions with mokopuna are caring. As a result, the older mokopuna show concern and patience in their interactions with their teina. Kaimahi teach mokopuna about the natural environment and emphasise the importance of respect when they interact with natural resources. Kaimahi ensure they learn about their associations with people and natural events through their play, waiata, karakia and phrases they hear spoken around them. Mokopuna experience positive relationships.

Key Next Steps

It is important that whānau look at their roles and responsibilities in managing the administration and operations of their kōhanga reo. There are many areas of operations that have not been monitored especially those that pertain to the health and safety of the mokopuna

Whānau internal evaluation process needs to be established. There are many key aspects of whānau operations that requires review. While kaimahi are looking to implement a digital platform for programme planning mokopuna assessment and programme evaluation, there is a still a lot of work to be done in these areas. Planning is in its initial phase of development.  Mokopuna assessment requires attention. There is minimal monitoring of mokopuna learning. Whānau are not informed of how their tamariki are progressing in their learning. Kaimahi have yet to establish a process to evaluate the learning programme. Currently, there is no way to gauge why or how improvements have been made to the programme.

Whānau need to ensure that the health and safety of their mokopuna is prioritised. Health and safety policies and procedures have not been reviewed since 2014. This indicates that policies and procedures do not align to current legislation. There has been no earthquake and fire drills. Mokopuna safety is at risk. Building maintenance and equipment safety are not monitored. These provide major threats to the safety of mokopuna. There is no annual plan in place. Because of this, key administrative tasks are not attended to. It is important that all aspects of kōhanga reo operations are reviewed to ensure mokopuna are kept safe at all times.

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.

To meet compliance requirements, they must:

• ensure that the kōhanga reo is effectively governed and managed in accordance with good management practices, including Te Korowai
  [Regulations 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA 1-12 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
• ensure there is an ongoing process of self-review or internal evaluation to help the kōhanga reo maintain and improve the quality of its education and care
  [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA6 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
• ensure Te Kōhanga Reo curriculum is informed by planning, implementation and evaluation that demonstrates an understanding of children’s learning, their interests, whānau and life contexts
  [Regulations 43 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; C2 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
• review procedures to ensure all requirements for fire and earthquake emergency evacuation drills are carried out and recorded 
  [Regulation 46 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; [HS8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008] 
• ensure that equipment, premises and facilities are checked, recorded and reported and appropriate action taken to ensure the safety of children 
  [R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; [HS 12 Licensing criteria for kōhanga reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008] 
• develop an annual plan that guides the operations of the kōhanga reo.
  [Regulation 47 – Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

6 Recommendations

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:

Te Kōhanga Reo along with the District Office and supported by ERO will work towards meeting the items of non-compliance as outlined in the action plan. These items will be evaluated in approximately six months.

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

30 June 2021

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

Te Aromātai

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki i te tāone o Glen Eden, ki Tāmaki-makau-rau. E poipoia ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi tino taiao ako. He pārekareka ki a rātou te whānuitanga o ngā wheako akoranga, ā, e whakawhanake ana ō rātou pūkenga ki te whakawhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori. Ko te ako a ngā tamariki e ārahi ana i te whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo.

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

1 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki ki te tāone o Glen Eden, i Tāmaki-makau-rau. E noho pūmau ana te whānau ki te hāpai i ā rātou tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. I tēnei wā, e whakarite ana rātou i ngā tūmomo ohu ki te whakapakari i tā rātou aronga rautaki me tā rātou rōnakitanga.

2 Ngā Whakaaturanga o te Arotake

He pēhea rawa te poipoi me te atawhai i ngā tamariki?

E poipoia ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi tino taiao ako.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

E ako ana ngā tamariki i tā rātou whai wāhi ki te taiao o te kōhanga reo. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i a Papatūānuku, i a Ranginui, me ngā atua Māori. Ka arotahi rātou ki te tūnga me ngā kawenga mahi a ngā tamariki hei kaitiaki o te whenua. Ka aro ki ngā kai hauora me te kori tinana hei hāpai i te orangatanga ki te taha o ngā tamariki. Ka kitea ngā kawa me ngā tikanga Māori puta noa i te hōtaka o ia rā, ā, ka ārahi ēnei i ngā mahinga ki te kōhanga reo. Ka waihanga ngā tamariki i ngā pukapuka pakiwaitara e pā ana ki tō rātou taiao, me te whakatupu, te hauhake, me te tunu i ngā kai ka ahu mai i ngā māra ki te kōhanga reo. Ka manaaki ngā tamariki i tō rātou taiao.

E poipoia ana te ako me te waiora o te katoa o te tamaiti. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi tētahi taiao ako e āta poipoi ana i ngā tamariki. Ka karakia hei whakatau, hei whakarite anō hoki i ngā tamariki ki te ako. Ka whai pānga nui ki te kōhanga reo ngā uaratanga o te rangimārie, te manaaki, te aroha, me te whakaaro nui ki ētahi atu. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te āta taunekeneke ki waenga i a rātou anō, me te noho ngākaunui ki ō rātou hononga ki ngā kuia me te whānau. Kua waihangatia ngā taumahi kia mahi ngātahi ai ngā tamariki, ā, kia manaaki anō hoki tētahi i tētahi. E mataara ana ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea ako o ia tamaiti. He harikoa ngā tamariki, ā, ka poipoia, ka whakamanatia ki tō rātou taiao ako.

Kua rumakina ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao o te reo Māori. Ka whakapuakihia e ngā kaimahi te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi ako reo mā ngā tamariki. Ka whakamahia ngā karakia, ngā pepeha, me ngā waiata hei whakatairanga ake i te mōhiotanga o ngā tamariki ki te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki waenga i a rātou anō, puta noa i te rā. He mātātoa te whakatairanga ake a te whānau i te reo Māori ki te kāinga, hei hāpai i te ako a ngā tamariki. E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ngā pūkenga ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori.

E whanake ana te maioha o ngā tamariki mō ō rātou taiao ako. Kua waihangatia e te whānau tētahi taiao whakahihiri ki waho, hei whakatairanga i ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua whakatairangatia te taiao o waho ki ngā rauemi māori. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura, ki te whakatewhatewha, me te kōkiri i ā rātou ake tākaro. Ka akiaki rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whakawhanake i ō rātou māramatanga ki te kaitiakitanga. Ka hāpai ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i ō rātou tairongo ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te tūhura i tō rātou taiao.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai 

Ka āta whakamaheretia ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Kua whakawhanakehia e ngā kaimahi te matawhānui o ngā tukanga whakamahere, hei ārahi i ā rātou whakaritenga. E āta kitea ana ngā hononga, mai i ngā mahere ki te whakatinanatanga. Ka ahu mai ngā taumahi i ngā kaupapa ako, ā, he whānui ngā rerekētanga, ka whakaongaonga anō hoki i te kuhu a ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga. Ka kitea te ngākau nui o ngā tamariki ki te ako.

Aroturukitia ai te ako a ngā tamariki i ia te wā. Ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ia tamaiti, mā ngā kitenga ki te hōtaka o ia rā, te whakatakoto haere i ngā pūkete o ngā tauira mahi a ngā tamariki, me te whai i te angamahi aromatawai a te mātai mokopuna. Ka kitea ki ngā kōrero te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki i roto i te reo Māori me ngā akoranga ā-kaupapa, ā, ka whakapuakihia aua mōhiohio ki te taha o ngā mātua. Ka ākina ngā mātua ki te kōrero ki ngā kaimahi mō te ahu whakamua o ā rātou ake tamariki. Ko te ako a ngā tamariki e whakamomona ana i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka.

Ka āta whakaarohia ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki. Aromātai ai ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka akoranga i ia te wā. Ko te aroturuki i ia te wā e whakatinana ana i ngā whakarerekētanga e tika ana, hei whakapai ake i te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. He āhuatanga nui te ako a ngā tamariki.

Ka whakamahi te whānau i te whakamahere rautaki me te arotake whaiaro hei whakamōhio i ngā mahere. Kua whai wāhi te whānau ki ngā wānanga e pā ana ki Te Korowai me Ngā Pou e Whā. I tēnei wā, kei te whakarite rātou i ngā ohu a te whānau, hei whakapakari ake i tā rātou aronga rautaki me tā rātou rōnakitanga. E mōhio ana te whānau ki ā rātou whāinga me ā rātou kaupapa matua. He mahere mahi tā rātou hei hāpai i te aroturuki o te ahu whakamua me te whakatutuki haere i ā rātou kaupapa matua ā-tau.

Kua noho te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo hei aronga matua mā te whānau. Kua whakatinanahia e rātou ngā rautaki hei hāpai i te reo Māori ki te kōhanga reo me te kāinga. Kua arotakengia e te whānau ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ā, kua whakahāngaitia ēnei ki ā rātou whakaritenga. Kua whakaritea ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā kaimahi. Kua oti ngā arohaehae, ā, kua whakahāngaitia ēnei ki ngā matea whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. E whai hua ana ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i te pūtea.

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 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.

Te Whakarāpopototanga

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki i te tāone o Glen Eden, ki Tāmaki-makau-rau. E poipoia ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi tino taiao ako. He pārekareka ki a rātou te whānuitanga o ngā wheako akoranga, ā, e whakawhanake ana ō rātou pūkenga ki te whakawhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori. Ko te ako a ngā tamariki e ārahi ana i te whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo.

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 Kākāriki i roto i te toru o ngā tau. 

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori 

19 Here-turi-kōkā, 2016 

Purpose

The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews kōhanga reo throughout Aotearoa. ERO’s reports provide information for whānau, hapū, iwi and communities.

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo 

Evaluation

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki is urban based in Glen Eden, Auckland. Children are nurtured in a positive learning environment. They enjoy a range of learning experiences and developing skills to communicate in te reo Māori. Children’s learning guides kōhanga reo development

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

1 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki is urban based in Glen Eden, Auckland. Whānau are committed to supporting their children to develop as speakers of te reo Māori. They are in the process of establishing ohu groups to strengthen their strategic direction and sustainability.

2 The Review Findings

How well are children nurtured and cared for?

Children are nurtured in a positive learning environment.

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children are learning about their contribution to the kōhanga reo environment. Kaimahi provide opportunities for children to learn about Papatuānuku, Ranginui and atua Māori. They focus on children’s roles and responsibilities as kaitiaki for the whenua. Nutrition and physical activity is used to promote healthy living with children. Kawa and tikanga Māori is reflected throughout the daily programme and guides kōhanga reo routines. Children create story books about their local environment, growing, harvesting and cooking kai from the kōhanga gardens. Children care for their environment.

Children’s holistic learning and wellbeing is nurtured. Kaimahi have created a caring learning environment for children. Karakia is used to settle and prepare children for learning. The values of rangimarie, manaaki, aroha and respect for others are an important part of the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi support children to interact positively with each other and enjoy warm relationships with kuia, and whānau. Activities are designed so children work co-operatively and care for themselves and others. Kaimahi are responsive to the individual learning needs of children. Children are happy, nurtured and secure in their learning environment.

Children are immersed in a te reo Māori environment. Kaimahi expose children a range of language learning activities. Karakia, pepeha and waiata are used to enhance children’s knowledge of te reo Māori. Children use te reo Māori with each other throughout the day. Whānau actively promote te reo Māori in the home to support children’s learning. Children are developing skills to communicate in te reo Māori.

Children are developing an appreciation for their learning environments. Whānau have created an exciting outdoor environment to enhance children’s learning. The use of natural resources has enhanced the area. Kaimahi encourage children to explore, investigate and play independently. They encourage children to develop an understanding of kaitiakitanga. Kaimahi support children to use their senses in a variety of activities. Children enjoy exploring their environment.

Planning and Evaluation

Children’s learning is well planned. Kaimahi have developed comprehensive planning processes to guide their practices. There are clear links from planning to delivery. Activities are based on kaupapa ako, provide variety, and stimulate children’s engagement in learning. Children show that they enjoy learning.

Children learning is regularly monitored. Kaimahi gather information about individuals using observations in the daily programme, collecting profiles with samples of children’s work and following the mātai mokopuna assessment framework. Information shows children’s progress in te reo Māori and kaupapa learning, which are shared with parents. Parents are encouraged to talk with kaimahi about their child’s progress. Children’s learning informs programme development.

Children’s learning needs are carefully considered. Kaimahi regularly evaluate the learning programme. Ongoing monitoring informs changes as needed to improve the quality of children’s learning. Children’s learning is important.

Whānau use strategic planning and internal review to inform planning. Whānau have participated in wānanga about Te Korowai and Ngā Pou e Whā. They are in the process of developing whānau ohu groups to strengthen their strategic direction and sustainability. Whānau know their goals and priorities. They have an action plan to support monitoring progress and achievement of their annual priorities.

The kaupapa of kōhanga reo has been a focus for whānau. They have implemented strategies to support te reo Māori in the kōhanga reo and home. Whānau have reviewed policies and procedures for health and safety and aligned these to their practices. Personnel management systems are in place. Appraisal has been completed and aligned to kaimahi professional development needs. Financial management systems are effective.

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.

Conclusion

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki is urban based in Glen Eden, Auckland. Children are nurtured in a positive learning environment. They enjoy a range of learning experiences and developing skills to communicate in te reo Māori. Children’s learning guides kōhanga reo development 

When is ERO likely to review the kōhanga reo again?

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

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori 

19 August 2016 

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