16 Tennyson Street, Dannevirke
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 hapū me ngā iwi.
Tini whetū ki te rangi, ko Rangitāne ki te whenua
Ko Tararua rāua ko Ruahine ngā maunga. Ko Rāwhiti ki te uru te awa. Ko Peketahi te taniwha, ko ia te kaitiaki o te rohe. Ko Rangitāne te iwi. Ko Kurahaupō te waka.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Taniwaka ki Tamaki-nui-a-Rua. Nō te tau 1984 te kōhanga reo i tīmatahia ai. Nō nā noa nei i rerekē ai ētahi o ngā tūranga mahi, tae atu ki te tūnga kaiwhakahaere tari me ngā tūnga kaimahi. E hāpaitia ana rātou e tētahi kuia ka taetae mai ki te kōhanga reo i ia rā.
Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā tikanga Māori hei wāhanga tonu o ā rātou wheako o ia rā, ā, kei te whanake tā rātou kōrero i te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao reo Māori hōhonu. Ka whai wāhi atu rātou ki ngā horopaki ōkawa ki te kōhanga reo me te marae, ā, ka rongo rātou i te reo me ngā tikanga o Rangitāne. Ka whakawhanake haere ngā mokopuna i tō rātou māramatanga ki tō rātou tū hei tangata whenua, i a rātou e titiro ana, e whakarongo ana hoki ki ngā kuia me ngā kaumātua e karanga ana, e whaikōrero ana. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rautaki ki te whakawhanake i te reo Māori o ngā mokopuna, tae atu ki te whakatauira, te patapatai, te whāngai kupu, me te tāruarua. Ka poipoi, ka akiaki, ka whakapūmau ngā kaimahi i ngā whakamātau a ngā mokopuna mā te whakamihi. Ka whai wāhi atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā akoranga e āta poipoi ana i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.
Ka manaaki ngā mokopuna i tō rātou taiao. Ka whai wā rātou ki te whakawehe i ngā hangarua me ngā para wairākau. Kua whakatinanahia e ngā kaimahi te Para Kore, ā, he kōkiritanga mātauranga tēnei e whakaiti ake ana i te nui o te para ka puta i te kōhanga reo. Ka whakawhānuihia te ako a ngā mokopuna nā ngā taumahi pērā i te mahi wairākau, te whakatō, me te hauhake. E ako ana ngā mokopuna me pēhea te tiaki i a Papatūānuku.
E pou here ana te whanaungatanga i te whakaratonga o te hōtaka. He ohu marautanga iti tā te whānau, ā, ka hui rātou i ia te wā ki te mahi ngātahi me ngā kaimahi, ā, ka whakamahere i te hōtaka akoranga me te aromātai i tōna kounga. Ka whakaatuhia te mahere ā-tau hei kōwaiwai matarahi e toro whānui ana i te roanga o tētahi o ngā pakitara o te kōhanga reo. He tā pikitia ātaahua e tohu ana i a Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku, me ngā maunga, ngā hiwi, me ngā awa. Ka hāngai ngā kaupapa matua ki ngā kaupeka o te tau me ngā atua e whai pānga ana. Ka whai pānga ngā mahi whakamahere me ngā mahi aromatawai i ngā matea ako o ngā tēina me ngā pēpi. Ka aromatawai ngā kaimahi i te ako a ngā mokopuna mā ngā whakawhitinga kōrero, ngā kitenga, me te kōrerorero ki ngā whānau. Ko ngā whakaahua, ngā kōrerorero, me ngā tauira ako a ngā mokopuna, e āta whakaemihia ki ngā mokopuna kōnae. Ka kitea ki ngā mātai mokopuna ngā akoranga me te ahu whakamua i roto i te roanga o te wā. E tino tautokona ana te ako a ngā mokopuna i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori ki te kōhanga reo.
Ka mahi ngātahi te whānau ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. He hou ngā kaimahi whakahaere tari, ā, kei te ako rātou i ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi. He hou hoki ngā kaimahi o te kōhanga reo, ā, e hāpaitia ana tā rātou mahi mā te kuia e taetae atu ana ki te kōhanga reo i ia rā. Kei te pā tonu ngā kawekawe o te KOWHEORI-19 ki te whānau. Ko te māuiui o ngā kaimahi me ngā mokopuna i pā ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo i ia rā. Hei āta whakatau i te ū ki ngā tatauranga tika ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki, i noho ētahi o ngā mokopuna ki te kāinga. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, kua tauwhati te haere tonutanga o ngā akoranga a ētahi o ngā mokopuna.
Hui ai te whānau i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. Kei ngā mahere rautaki, ngā mahere mahi, me ngā mahere ā-tau ngā aronga e whai hua ana mō ngā mahi whakahaere o ia rā, me te whakatinanatanga o ā rātou whāinga o te pae tawhiti. Ko te tika o ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga, me ngā whakaritenga e whakatairanga ana i te hauora, te haumaru, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna me te whānau. He pai te whakatutuki haere i ngā take kaimahi. Tū ai te arohaehae kaimahi i ia te wā, ā, ka whai wāhi ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Nō nā noa nei te kōhanga reo i whakatakoto ai i tētahi kaupapa here mō te reo Māori, ā, kua rite kia whakamanahia e te whānau. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā ka whakamahere te whānau mō ō rātou matea o tēnei wā tonu, o anamata hoki.
I ētahi wā ka kōrero ngā mokopuna i te reo Pākehā i a rātou e noho ana ki te kōhanga reo. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakatinanahia e te whānau te kaupapa here nō nā noa nei i whakawhanakehia ai mō te reo Māori, hei hāpai i ngā whānau ki te ako me te whakapiki ake i tā rātou whakamahinga o te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā mokopuna, ki waho atu i te kōhanga reo. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā ka rongo rātou i te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana ki te kāinga, ā, ki te hapori whānui hoki.
Me titiro ki te tūtohinga. I tēnei wā, e rua ngā puka ārahi e whakatakoto ana i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga a te kōhanga reo. Me whakakotahi te whānau i aua puka e rua, kia kotahi ai te puka ārahi matawhānui e wātea ana ki te katoa. Ka whakatairangatia te waiora o ngā mokopuna, i te wā e mārama ana ki te katoa ngā tukanga i āta whakaritea ai.
Kua tauwhati te whai wāhi a te whānau ki te kōhanga reo. I te wā o te mate urutā KOWHEORI-19, i pā ki te kōhanga reo ngā whakarerekētanga tino nunui. He rōpū kaimahi hou, tae atu hoki ki ngā kaitiaki o te tari. He mea nui kia rapu huarahi te whānau ki te whakapūmau i te haere tonutanga o ngā mahi whakahaere i te kōhanga reo, me te ako a ngā mokopuna. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā ka mahi ngātahi te whānau ki te hāpai i te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.
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.
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo, kia mahi ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakatinana i ngā whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai kia whai ake.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
23 Hereturikōkā, 2022
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Tamaki-nui-a-Rua |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
55097 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
08G015 |
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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 |
36, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa |
20, tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori 20 |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
Pipiri 2022 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
23 Hereturikōkā 2022 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a |
Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, Haratua 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2013 |
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.
Tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Rangitane ki te whenua
Ko Tararua rāua ko Ruahine ngā maunga. Ko Rāwhiti ki te uru te awa. Ko Peketahi te taniwha, ko ia te kaitiaki o te rohe. Ko Rangitāne te iwi. Ko Kurahaupo te waka.
Te kōhanga Reo o Taniwaka is in Dannevirke. It was established in 1984. There have been recent staff changes, including administration and kaimahi. They are supported by a kuia who attends the kōhanga reo daily.
Mokopuna participate in ngā tikanga Māori as part of their daily experience and are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.
Mokopuna learn in a rich te reo Māori environment. They participate in formal settings at the kōhanga reo and the marae where they are exposed to te reo and tikanga of Rangitane. Mokopuna develop understandings of their role as tangata whenua as they watch and listen to kuia and kaumatua karanga and whaikōrero. Kaimahi use a range of strategies to develop mokopuna te reo Māori including modelling, questioning, prompting, and repetition. Kaimahi nurture, encourage and reinforce mokopuna efforts through praise. Mokopuna engage in learning where te reo me ngā tikanga Māori is fostered.
Mokopuna care for their environment. They take time to separate recyclable and compostable waste. Kaimahi have implemented Para Kore, an educational initiative that reduces the amount of waste the kōhanga reo produces. Mokopuna learning is extended through activities such as composting, planting and harvesting. Mokopuna are learning how to care for Papatūānuku.
Whanaungatanga underpins programme provision. The whānau have a small ohu curriculum (curriculum team) who meet regularly to work alongside kaimahi to plan the learning programme and to evaluate its quality. The māhere-ā-tau is displayed as a large mural that spans the length of one of the kōhanga reo walls. It is beautifully painted and depicts Ranginui and Papatūānuku with maunga, hiwi and awa. Kaupapa matua follow the seasons of the year and their relevant Atua. Planning and assessment practices reflect the learning needs of teina and pēpi. Kaimahi assess mokopuna learning through discussions, observations and speaking with whānau. Photos, annotations, and samples of mokopuna learning are lovingly collated in mokopuna kōnae. Mātai mokopuna show learning and progress over time. Mokopuna are well supported to learn te reo me ngā tikanga Māori in the kōhanga reo.
Whānau work together to manage the kōhanga reo. The new administration staff are learning about their roles and responsibilities. Kaimahi are also new and are supported in their roles by a kuia who attends daily. The impacts of COVID-19 on the whānau continues. Kaimahi and mokopuna illness have affected the day-to-day running of the kōhanga reo. To ensure appropriate ratios are maintained some mokopuna had to remain at home. Consequently, continuity of learning for some mokopuna has been disrupted.
The whānau meet regularly to discuss the management of the kōhanga reo. The strategic, action and annual plans provide useful direction for day-to-day operations and for the realisation of their long-term goals. Appropriate policies, procedures and practices promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of mokopuna and whānau. Personnel matters are well attended to. Staff appraisal is regular and leads to professional development for kaimahi. The kōhanga reo have recently created a te reo Māori policy that is due to be ratified by whānau. Mokopuna benefit when whānau plan for their immediate and future needs.
Mokopuna sometimes speak English while at kōhanga reo. It is timely for whānau to implement the recently developed te reo Māori policy to support whānau to learn and increase their use of te reo Māori with mokopuna outside of kōhanga reo. Mokopuna benefit when they hear te reo Māori spoken in the home and wider community.
The charter requires attention. There are currently two manuals that hold the kōhanga reo policies and procedures. The whānau should merge these to create one cohesive manual accessible to everyone. Mokopuna wellbeing is enhanced when well-organised processes are understood by all.
Whānau engagement with kōhanga reo has been disrupted. During the COVID-19 pandemic the kōhanga reo has experienced several significant changes. There is a new team of kaimahi including the kaitiaki tari. It is important that whānau find ways to maintain continuity of kōhanga operations and learning for the mokopuna. Mokopuna benefit when whānau work collectively to support the kōhanga reo kaupapa.
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 recommends to work alongside the kōhanga reo District Office to implement the key next steps identified.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
23 August 2022
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Location |
Dannevirke |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
55097 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
08G015 |
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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 |
36 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
20 children, including 8 aged under 2 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori 20 |
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Review team on site |
June 2022 |
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Date of this report |
23 August 2022 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review, June 2019; Education Review, May 2016; Education Review, June 2013 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Taniwaka ki te tāone o Taniwaka. E whakarato ana te whānau i ngā rawa o tētahi wāhi i āta whakawhanakehia ai hei poipoi i te ako me te atawhai o ngā tamariki. Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kua arotahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou āheinga me ō rātou pūmanawa ki te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo kia whai hua ai.
He ngākau titikaha ō ngā tamariki ki te whakapuaki i te whanaungatanga mā ā rātou taunekeneke me ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.
E whakawhanake ana ngā tamariki i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga ki te whakawhiti whakaaro mā te reo Māori. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi ako katoa kia whakapuakihia, kia hāpaitia hoki ērā mā te reo Māori. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou māramatanga ki ngā tohutohu me ngā pātai. Ka toro atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā tūmomo huarahi pāpāho hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā tamariki, pērā i ngā waiata me ngā paki kōrero. Ka aro nui ngā pēpi ki ngā whakawhitinga reo a ngā kaimahi, ā, ka tāwhai rātou i tēnā e rangona ai. Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki tuākana i te kupu kotahi me ngā rerenga kōrero māmā. E whanake ana te pitomata o ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
Ka tautāwhitia ngā tamariki ki te whanaungatanga i te kōhanga reo. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou tamariki. Ka whakarato rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te ako i ō rātou whakapapa me ō rātou pepeha, kia tū pakari ai rātou i tō rātou mōhio ki a rātou anō. Ka tahuri ngā tamariki ki ngā kaimahi hei hāpai, hei tautāwhi hoki i a rātou. Ka aro wawe atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea o ngā tamariki. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā uara o te aroha, te manaaki, me te tiaki. Ka whakapuaki ngā tamariki i te aroha ki ō rātou whānau i roto i ā rātou whakawhitinga kōrero ki te taha o ngā kaimahi. E ākina ana te manaaki o ngā tamariki tuākana i ō rātou tēina. Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakapūmau i te whanaungatanga ki te kōhanga reo. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke ki ētahi atu.
E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e mau nei i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi. Ka āta whakarite te whānau me ngā kaimahi, kia tiakina te kōhanga reo, ā, kia noho wāteatea, kia noho haumaru hoki te wāhi mō ngā tamariki. Ka whakamātau ngā tamariki tuākana i ngā taonga māoriori me ngā rawa. Ka ako rātou i ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga hei kaitiaki o ngā taonga māoriori. Nā taua tūāhuatanga, e mōhio ana hoki rātou ki te manaaki i a Papatūānuku rāua ko Tāne-mahuta. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā wheako ako tūturu e pā ana ki te hangarua, ki te onepōpopo, ki te mahi māra, ki ngā pāmu noke hoki. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo toirau. Ka ngākau nui rātou ki te whakaatu i tēnā i waihangatia ai e rātou ki te taha o ētahi atu. Kei te pukumahi, kei te mātātoa hoki ngā tamariki hei ākonga.
Kua tae ki te wā kia arotake ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka me te wāhi pānga o te hōtaka ki ngā tamariki. I te wāhanga ōkawa o te hōtaka akoranga, kei te rangirua te āhua o ngā tamariki tuākana. Me whai whakaaro ngā kaimahi ki ngā rautaki e hāpai ai i ngā tamariki ki te ū tonu ki ngā whakaritenga, ā, me mārama anō hoki te āhua o te whanonga e tika ana i aua wā ōkawa.
Kua whakatakotohia te tukanga mō te whakamahere a ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka akoranga. E noho tuwhera ana ki te whānau ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro mō te whakatakotoranga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakahāngaitia ngā mahere ki Te Whāriki, ā, he riterite anō hoki te whakatakotoranga, ngā whāinga, me ngā tūmanako mō te ako a ngā tamariki. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki i te wā e aro nui ana ngā mahere ki ō rātou matea ako.
Kua whakatutuki haere te whānau me ngā kaimahi i ngā kaupapa matua ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou āheinga me ō rātou pūmanawa ki te āta whakahaere mārika i te kōhanga reo kia whai hua ai. E hono ana te tūtohinga ki te tirohanga a te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo mō ngā kōhanga reo katoa. Arotakengia ai ngā kaupapa here i ia te wā. Ka whakatutuki haere te whānau i te nuinga o ā rātou whakaritenga e pā ana ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo kia whai hua ai.
Me whakapakari ake i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromatawai me te aromātai. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakatakotohia e te whānau me ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga e hāpai ake ai i a rātou ki te aroturuki i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga ki te whakatutuki i ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki katoa o te kōhanga reo.
Ahakoa he mahere rautaki tā te whānau e whakaraupapahia ai ki Te Ara Tūāpae, kāhore he mahere mahi e whakatakoto ana i ngā mahi matua, hei ārahi i tā rātou whakatutuki haere i ō rātou wawata rautaki mō te kōhanga reo. Ka hāpai anō hoki tētahi mahere mahi i te whānau ki te aroturuki i tā rātou ahu whakamua, me te whakarerekē haere i ngā āhuatanga e tika ana.
Kāhore ngā akoako hōneatanga ohorere e whakatutukihia ana. Kia āta mārama ai ngā tamariki ki ngā mahi e tika ana inā he ahi, he rū whenua rānei, he waipuke rānei, e tika ana kia ū ngā pakeke ki te whakatutuki haere me te tuhi haere i te katoa o ngā akoako hōneatanga.
I te wā o te aromātai, i whakamātauhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te kōhanga reo ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
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.
I tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Kia tutuki i te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
E tautoko ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te taunakitanga a te whānau o te kōhanga reo, arā, kia mahi tonu rātou ki te taha o ngā kaimahi ā-rohe ki te:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Taniwaka i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Charles Rolleston
Toka ā-nuku
25 Pipiri, 2019
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Taniwaka |
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Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
55097 |
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Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo |
08G015 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
He 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 |
36, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
23, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te ira tangata |
Kōtiro 15 Tama 8 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori |
100% |
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Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake |
13 - 14 Haratua 2019 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
25 Pipiri, 2019 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga |
Haratua 2016 Pipiri 2013 Haratua 2008 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Taniwaka is based in Dannevirke. The whānau provide a well-developed property for children’s learning and care. Since the previous ERO review, the whānau and kaimahi have been focussing on strengthening their capacity and capability to manage the kōhanga reo effectively.
Children are confident in expressing whanaungatanga through their interactions and relationships with others.
Children are developing knowledge and skills to communicate in te reo Māori. Kaimahi ensure that all learning activities are delivered and supported through the medium of te reo Māori. Children demonstrate an understanding of instructions and questions. Kaimahi draw on different media to support children’s language development such as waiata and storytelling. Babies are responsive to kaimahi language interactions and mimic what they hear. The older children use single words and simple sentences. Children are developing as early speakers of te reo Māori.
Children are embraced by whanaungatanga in the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi know their children well. They provide opportunities for children to learn their whakapapa and pepeha as a strategy for them to be confident in their identity. Children look to kaimahi for support when they need reassurance. Kaimahi respond promptly to the needs of children. Kaimahi model the values of aroha, manaaki and tiaki. Children express love for their whānau in their conversations with kaimahi. The older children are encouraged to be caring tuākana for their tēina. Kaimahi work together to maintain a strong sense of whanaungatanga in the kōhanga reo. Children are secure in their interactions with others.
Children learn in an environment that is well resourced. The whānau and kaimahi ensure the kōhanga reo is well maintained, spacious and safe. The older children experiment with natural and physical resources. They learn about their roles and responsibilities as kaitiaki to the natural resources. In doing so, they are aware of showing care for Papatūānuku and Tāne-mahuta. Kaimahi provide practical learning experiences about recycling, composting, gardening and worm farming. Children have opportunities to use a variety of art media. They are happy to share their creations with others. Children are busy, active learners.
It is time for kaimahi to review the programme and its appropriateness for children. During the formal part of the learning programme, the older children are unsettled. Kaimahi need to consider strategies that will help the children to remain engaged and to be clear about boundaries of acceptable behaviour during these formal times.
There is a process in place for kaimahi to plan the learning programme. The whānau are invited to contribute ideas to the design of the learning programme. Planning is aligned to Te Whāriki and has a consistent format, aims and objectives for children’s learning. Children benefit when planning responds to children’s learning needs.
The whānau and kaimahi have worked through key priorities to build their capacity and capability to manage the kōhanga reo effectively and efficiently. The charter links to the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust vision for all kōhanga reo. Policy review is ongoing. The whānau attend to most of their requirements in relation to the effective operation and management of the kōhanga reo.
Assessment and evaluation practices require strengthening. It is time for whānau and kaimahi to establish processes that better enable them to monitor how well the learning programme is meeting the needs and interests of all children in the kōhanga reo.
Although the whānau have a strategic plan that is framed by Te Ara Tūāpae, there is no action plan with key tasks to guide them towards achieving their strategic aspirations for the kōhanga reo. An action plan will also support the whānau to monitor their progress and make changes as needed.
Emergency and evacuation drills are not being implemented. In order for children to clearly understand what to do in situations of fire, earthquakes and floods, it is important that adults are consistent in carrying out and recording all drills.
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.
ERO identified areas of non-compliance. In order for the kōhanga reo whānau to meet compliance requirements, they need to:
ensure adults are familiar with the relevant emergency earthquake drills, regularly carry these out with the children, and record these drills accordingly.
[R46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; HS8 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
ERO supports the Kōhanga Reo whānau recommendation in that they continue to work with the regional kaimahi to:
strengthen assessment and programme evaluation
carry out emergency evacuation drills.
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Taniwaka will be in three years.
Charles Rolleston
Toka ā-nuku
25 June 2019
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Location |
Dannevirke |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
55097 |
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Kōhanga Reo Identification Number |
08G015 |
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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 |
36 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Kōhanga Reo roll |
23 children, including 4 aged under 2 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 15 Boys 8 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori |
100% |
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Review team on site |
13 - 14 May 2019 |
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Date of this report |
25 June 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Education Review Education Review |
May 2016 June 2013 May 2008 |
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