0 Dick Place, Onekawa, Napier
View on mapHe 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 whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga ki ngā whare o te kura o Henry Hill, ki Ahuriri. He rangatahi tonu te nuinga o ngā mātua o te whānau, ā, he hou rātou ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Ko tā rātou aronga matua, kia matatau haere ngā mokopuna ki te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori.
Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou mauritau mā tā rātou whai wāhi mātātoa atu ki te tangongitanga o ngā wheako ako pārekareka.
Ka ako ngā mokopuna mā roto mai i tētahi taiao e kaha tautoko ana i a rātou. Kei te mauritau, kei te ngāwari hoki te āhua o te whai wāhi atu ngā kuia me ngā kaimahi ki ngā mokopuna. He wairua tākarokaro, he manaakitanga hoki tō ngā taunekeneke ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i ngā rautaki whakamihi papai, hei whakatairanga ake i te ngākau titikaha. Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tuākana tō rātou tino ngākau nuitanga ki te ako i te hanganga me te pūtake o te reo. Ka āta āwhina ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te taki i ngā karakia me ngā mihimihi. Ka whakamahi ngā pēpi i ngā tohu ā-ringa me te āhua o ō rātou kanohi ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou māramatanga. Ka whai wāhi tākare atu ngā mokopuna ki ngā taumahi ako whakangahau e whai pūtake ana, tae atu ki te whakatau wairua, ki ngā rotarota, me te tangongitanga o ngā waiata. Kua āta whakaritea ngā taumahi hei hāpai i te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna, i tā rātou ako ngātahi hoki ki te taha o ētahi atu. Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā mahinga e ārahi ai i te āta whakawhiti atu a ngā mokopuna puta noa i te hōtaka akoranga. Kei te tino mōhio rātou ki ngā mokopuna, ā, ka oke rātou ki te poipoi i ō rātou matea ake. I ngā wā katoa, ka tuku ngā kaimahi i ngā kupu akiaki e hāpai ana i ngā mahi angitu a ngā mokopuna. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā mokopuna i roto i ā rātou akoranga.
Kua whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga mō te whakamahere hōtaka. Kei te mahere ako, ko ngā mahere ā-tau, ā-wāhanga, ā-marama, ā-wiki hoki, ā, kua tuituia hoki ngā kaupapa whānui, ngā kaupapa ako, me ngā putanga ako e hiahiatia ana. Ka tino whakatakoto aua tuhinga i ngā aratohu mārama mō te whakatinanatanga a ngā kaimahi i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā tētahi hōtaka akoranga e whakahāngaitia ai hei whakatutuki i ō rātou matea.
Kua whakatinanahia e te whānau te nuinga o ngā pūnaha e tika ana mō te whakahaeretanga i ngā whakaritenga ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. E tautuhi ana te tūtohinga i ngā tukanga, ā, e whakaraupapa ana i tētahi aronga nahanaha mō te whakahaeretanga o ngā kaupapa i te kōhanga reo. Kua pou herea ki ngā mātāpono o Te Korowai. Ka whakatutukihia ngā akoako hōneatanga ohotata me ngā rēhita katoa, hei āta whakatau i te tuhi haere me te aroturukitanga o te hauora, te haumaru, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna. Kua āta whakatakotohia tētahi mahere ā-tau, ā, e tautuhi ana i te whānuitanga o ngā mahi whakahaere i te kōhanga reo me te tari, me ngā wā hoki e tika ana kia whakatutukihia. E whai hua ana te whakahaeretanga o ngā take kaimahi. E whai pānga ana ngā tuhinga mahi, ā, e whakatakoto ana i ngā kirimina mahi a ia kaimahi, i ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi, me ngā tuhinga e arowhai ana i te haumaru o te kaimahi. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau.
Me whai tautoko te whānau i roto i ngā mahi whakahaere. Kāhore e tino māramahia ana ngā tūranga me ngā kawenga mahi nā te mea, he hou tonu te nuinga o ngā mema o te whānau ki te kōhanga reo. Ahakoa tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau, he iti noa ngā tuhinga e puritia ana hei tohu i tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā whakataunga. Nā tēnā, kāhore e āta kite ana i te whai wāhi rawaka mai a te whānau, i ngā whai wāhitanga rānei mō rātou ki te hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o te kōhanga reo. Tāpiri atu ki tēnā, kei te matawhānui te tangongitanga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga i whakaritea ai, engari, kāhore te whānau e mārama ana i te whai pānga o ērā ki tēnā e whakatinanahia ana ki te kōhanga reo. Kua whakaae tahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau, kua tae ki te wā kia whakaarohia e te whānau ngā huarahi e hāpai ai i te whakahaeretanga o ngā whakaritenga, me te whakapaitanga ake o ngā tukanga e aroturuki ai i te kounga o ngā pūnaha o tēnei wā.
Kāhore anō ētahi o ngā kaimahi kia whakatutukihia ā rātou arohaehae. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakatakotohia e te whānau te tukanga mārama e āta whakatau ai i te whiwhinga o ia kaimahi i te tautoko ki te whakapakari ake i ō rātou āheinga me te kounga o ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā mokopuna. Ka whakatairangatia ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi mā te haere tonutanga o ngā arohaehae.
Me whakawhanake ake i ngā whakaritenga aromatawai me te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa e whakaemihia ana ngā mōhiohio aromatawai e pā ana ki ia mokopuna, he uaua ki te tātari i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna i roto i te roanga o te wā. Ka hui tahi ngā kaimahi ki te kōrero mō te hōtaka akoranga, engari kua tae ki te wā kia whakaōkawatia taua mahi. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakaōkawa i te aromatawai me te aromātai hōtaka, hei whakatairanga i te whakapai tonutanga.
He kaupapa here tā te whānau mō te ārai tamariki, ā, e mōhio ana rātou e tika ana kia hakune ā rātou mahi ki te whakatairanga ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga me tō rātou māramatanga ki te Children's Act 2014. E takune ana te whānau me ngā kaimahi ki te whai wāhi atu ki ētahi atu wānanga me ētahi atu whakangungu, kia mārama ai rātou ki ā rātou kawenga e whakatutuki ai i ngā takohanga o te ture. E whakatau ana hoki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i taua aronga, ā, e tautoko ana i te aronga pū ki te haumaru me te waiora o ngā mokopuna.
Ahakoa e kapo atu ana te mahere rautaki i te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ngā mokopuna, kua tae ki te wā kia whakawhanakehia tētahi mahere mahi e aroturuki ai i te ahu whakamua o ngā whāinga rautaki. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā tētahi aronga ka whakamaheretia mō te toitūtanga mō meāke nei.
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 me te whānau o te kōhanga reo kia mahi te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo kia whai tautoko rātou ki te whakawhanake i tētahi mahere mahi ka whakatutuki i ngā take i tautuhia ai i roto i ngā whakaritenga matua i tēnei pūrongo.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
18 Pipiri 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Onekawa, ki Ahuriri |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55112 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B010 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25 ngā tamariki, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 25 ngā tamariki, tokowhitu kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 25 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 18 Pipiri 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2017; Arotake Mātauranga, Kohi-tātea 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012 |
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.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is located on the premises of Henry Hill school in Napier. Whānau members are mostly young parents who are new to the Kōhanga Reo Kaupapa. Their priority is for mokopuna to become fluent speakers of te reo Māori and knowledgeable in tikanga Māori.
Mokopuna demonstrate their contentment by actively engaging in a variety of enjoyable learning experiences
Mokopuna learn in a very supportive environment. Kuia and kaimahi engage with mokopuna in a composed and unrushed manner. Interactions with each other are playful and caring. Kaimahi use positive praise strategies to promote confidence. Older mokopuna show a keen interest to learn about the structure and purpose of language. Kaimahi gently assist mokopuna to recite karakia and mihimihi. Pēpi use hand gestures and facial expressions to convey their understanding. Mokopuna enthusiastically engage in fun and meaningful learning activities, including whakatau wairua, rotarota and various waiata. Activities are well organised to enable mokopuna to participate in and learn cooperatively with others. Kaimahi have established routines to guide mokopuna to transition successfully across the learning programme. They know their mokopuna well and strive to cater to their specific needs. Kaimahi always provide affirmations for mokopuna successes. Mokopuna appear happy and settled in their learning.
Kaimahi have established processes for programme planning. The mahere ako includes year, term, monthly and weekly phases incorporating kaupapa whānui, kaupapa ako and desired learning outcomes. These provide clear guidelines for kaimahi implementation of the learning programme. Mokopuna benefit from a learning programme that is tailored to meet their needs.
Whānau have implemented most systems required to manage their kōhanga reo operations. The Tūtohinga defines processes and sets out a planned approach to managing kōhanga reo business. This in underpinned by the principles of Te Korowai. Emergency evacuation drills are carried out and all registers are complete to ensure mokopuna health, safety and wellbeing is recorded and monitored. An annual plan is well set out and identifies overall operational and administrative tasks and when these are to be completed. Personnel matters are managed efficiently. Employment documentation is relevant and includes individual employment agreements, position descriptions and verified kaimahi safety checks. Mokopuna are the centre of whānau whakahaere practices.
Whānau whakahaere requires support. There is a lack of understanding of roles and responsibilities as most whānau members are new to the kōhanga reo. Whilst whānau hui are held, there are limited records kept indicating that they are a part of shared decision making. As a result, it is not clear that there is sufficient input from whānau, or that they are provided with opportunities to contribute to the development of the kōhanga reo. Additionally, there is a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place, however, whānau lack understanding of how these influences what happens in the kōhanga reo. ERO and the whānau agree it is time for whānau to consider ways to support the management of operations and improve processes to monitor the quality of current systems.
Some kaimahi are yet to complete their appraisals. It is time for whānau to establish a clear process to ensure each kaimahi are well supported to build their capability and quality of their work with mokopuna. Kaimahi practice would be enhanced through ongoing appraisals.
Assessment practices and programme evaluation require further development. Whilst assessment information is gathered about each mokopuna is it difficult to gage mokopuna progress over time. Kaimahi meet to discuss the learning programme, however it is now time to formalise this practise. Mokopuna would benefit from formalising assessment and programme evaluation to promote continual improvement.
The whānau have a Child Protection Policy in place, they acknowledge the need to be intentional in their ongoing efforts to enhance awareness and understanding of the Children’s Act 2014. The whānau and kaimahi intend to engage in further wananga and training to better understand their commitment in fulfilling the obligations of the Act. ERO agrees with this and acknowledges the emphasis on prioritising mokopuna safety and wellbeing.
Whilst the strategic plan captures the vision and aspirations of whānau for mokopuna, it is time to develop an action plan to monitor the progress of the strategic objectives. Mokopuna benefit from a planned approach to future sustainability.
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.
To meet compliance requirements, they must:
ERO and the Kōhanga reo whānau recommend that whānau work alongside the Tari-ā-Rohe for support to develop an action plan to address the concerns identified in the key next steps of this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
18 June 2024
| Location | Onekawa, Ahuriri |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55112 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B010 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 25 children, including up to 7 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 25 |
| Review team on site | March 2024 |
| Date of this report | 18 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, October 2017; Education Review January 2016; Supplementary Review, October 2012 |
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 Te Kupenga o te Mātauranga ki Ahuriri. Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015, kua hūnuku te kōhanga reo ki tētahi whare hou i te Kura o Henry Hill. I tāutu te pūrongo o mua i te maha o ngā āwangawanga i hāngai ai ki te hōtaka akoranga me te whakahaeretanga a te whānau. Kua āta mahi tētahi mātanga SELO ki te taha o te whānau, kia tutukihia ai ngā whakapaitanga ki aua wāhanga.
He hōtaka akoranga tā ngā tamariki e aro nui ana ki ō rātou ngākau nuitanga me ō rātou matea. Ka āta whakarite ngā kaimahi i te whakatakotoranga me te whakahaeretanga o te hōtaka. Ka whakarato rātou i te riterite o ngā wheako akoranga, ōkawa mai, ōpaki mai. He maha ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga. E wātea ana te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi mā ngā tamariki, kia āhei ai rātou ki te whakatewhatewha me te tūhura i ā rātou akoranga. Ka arotahi atu ngā tamariki ki ā rātou akoranga mō ngā wā roroa. Ka noho ngā kaimahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki, ki te kōrero mō tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki ngā taumahi ako. Kei te tūmāia ngā tamariki ki te ako.
He mārama ngā tukanga i whakatakotohia ai e ngā kaimahi, hei whakamahere i te hōtaka akoranga. Ka mahi ngātahi rātou ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga whānui ā-wāhanga, tae atu ki ngā mahere ā-wiki me ngā mahere o ia rā. E whai kiko ana ngā mahere, ā, he matawhānui hoki. Kua āta tāutuhia te kiko o te hōtaka, ngā rautaki a ngā kaimahi, me ngā rauemi. Ka panoni haere i te mahere whānui, hei poipoi i ngā reanga ako o ngā tūmomo rōpū tamariki. Ka āta ārahi ngā mahere i te whakapuakitanga o te hōtaka akoranga. E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā hua o te hōtaka akoranga e āta whakahaerehia ana, e āta whakaritea ana hoki.
Kua pai ake ngā tukanga whakahaere a te whānau. E noho pūmau ana te whānau ki te hāpai i te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatūngia e rātou tētahi komiti e kawe ake ana i ngā mahi whakahaere matua, ā, nā tēnei tū āhuatanga, ka āta aroturuki rātou i te ahu whakamua. He pai te whakahaeretanga i ngā pūtea. Kua whakahoungia ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga, ā, kua hāpai tēnei i te whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā take matua i whakatakotohia ai ki te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga. E whakahaerehia ana te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā tamariki.
Kua pai ake ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro. Hui ai te whānau i ia te wā, ā, ka pūrongo i ngā āhuatanga maha o ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. Kua arotakengia e te whānau ā rātou pūnaha pūtea, ā, kua whakahou ake hoki rātou i ngā kaupapa here e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Ka whakatakoto ā-tuhi nei rātou i ngā huarahi ki te whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki ngā haerenga, i ngā whara, i ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, i te tiaki i ngā tamariki e moe ana, ā, i te whāngai anō hoki i ngā rongoā. He pai anō hoki te tuhi haere i ngā āhuatanga e pā ana ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, me te noho wātea mai o aua tuhinga hei pānuitanga ake.
Kua pai ake te whakahaeretanga i ngā kaimahi. He tukanga tā te whānau mō te arohaehae i ngā kaimahi. Hui ai ngā kaimahi ki te taha o te kaiwhakahaere i ngā wā e rua o ia tau, hei tāutu, hei whakawhiti kōrero hoki i te ahu whakamua ki te whakatutuki haere i ā rātou whāinga ngaio. Ka hāpai te tukanga arohaehae i te whai wāhi atu a ngā kaimahi ki ngā whakawhanaketanga ngaio e whakapakari ake i ā rātou mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. He tino māramatanga tō rātou ki ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga mahi i te kōhanga reo. E whiwhi ana ngā tamariki i ngā painga e ahu mai ana i te kaha o ngā mahi whakangungu a ngā kaimahi.
Me whakapakari ake ngā kaimahi i te aromātai hōtaka me ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromatawai. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e hui ana i ia te wā ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō ngā āhuatanga pakari o te hōtaka akoranga, me ngā wāhanga tonu hei whakapai ake mā ngā tamariki. Ahakoa ka kohi ngā kaimahi i ngā whakaaturanga e pā ana ki te ako a ngā tamariki, kāhore i te mārama te hononga o aua mōhiohio ki ngā whāinga i whakatakotohia ai mō ia tamaiti. Kāhore anō ngā mōhiohio kia āta whakamahia hei tāutu i te ahu whakamua o ngā tamariki.
Kua whakatutukihia e te whānau ngā wāhanga herenga ā-ture i tāutuhia ai ki te pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2015. I hāngai aua wāhanga ki:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:
Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kupenga o Te Mātaurangai roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
04 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2017
Te tūwāhi | Kei Ahuriri | ||
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55112 | ||
Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo | 08B010 | ||
Te tūmomo raihana | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
Kua raihanatia ki te ture | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | ||
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25 ngā tamariki, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | 25 ngā tamariki, tokoiwa kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 11 Tama 14 | ||
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% | |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | 14 Here-turi-kōkā 2017 | ||
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 04 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2017 | ||
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga | Kohi-tātea 2016 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012 Pipiri 2010 | |
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 Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is located in Napier. Since the previous ERO review in 2015, the kōhanga reo has moved into new premises at Henry Hill School. The previous report identified a number of concerns related to the learning programme and whānau management. A SELO advisor has worked closely with the whānau to bring about improvements in these areas.
Children have a learning programme that responds to their interests and needs. Kaimahi ensure the programme is organised and managed. They provide a balance of formal and informal learning experiences. There are many opportunities for children to follow their interests. A range of resources is available for children to investigate and explore in their learning. Children spend sustained periods of time focussed on their learning. Kaimahi sit alongside children to talk about their involvement in learning activities. Children are confident learners.
Kaimahi have clear processes in place to plan the learning programme. They work together to develop term overviews which include weekly and daily plans. The planning is detailed and comprehensive. Programme content, kaimahi strategies and resourcing are clearly identified. The overall plan is adjusted to cater for the learning levels of the different groups of children. Planning clearly guides the delivery of the learning programme. Children enjoy a learning programme that is well managed and organised.
Whānau management processes have improved. The whānau is committed to supporting the kōhanga reo. They have established a committee to carry out key operational tasks which enables them to monitor progress carefully. Finances are well managed. Policies and procedures have been updated which has enabled the whānau to address key issues raised in the previous ERO report. The kōhanga reo is managed in the best interests of children.
Self review practices have improved. The whānau meets on a regular basis and reports on many aspects of kōhanga reo operations. The whānau has reviewed their financial systems, and updated health and safety policies. Steps to improve practices for excursions, injuries, hazards, monitoring sleeping children and administration of medicine are recorded. Whānau hui are well documented and accessible.
Personnel management has improved. The whānau has a process for the appraisal of kaimahi. Kaimahi meet twice a year with the kaiwhakahaere to identify and discuss progress towards their professional goals. The appraisal process enables kaimahi to participate in professional development that strengthens their work alongside children. They have a clear understanding about their roles and responsibilities in the kōhanga reo. Children benefit from well-trained staff.
Kaimahi need to strengthen programme evaluation and assessment practices. Kaimahi do not meet regularly to discuss the strengths of learning programme or how it could be improved for children. Although kaimahi collect evidence of children’s learning, it is not clear how this information links to the goals set for individual children. Assessment information is not yet used well to identify children’s progress.
The whānau has addressed all areas of non-compliance identified in the 2015 ERO report. These areas included:
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kupenga o Te Mātauranga will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
4 October 2017
| Location | Napier | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55112 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B010 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 25 children, including up to 9 aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 11 Boys 14 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | 14 August 2017 | ||
| Date of this report | 4 October 2017 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review | January 2016 October 2012 June 2010 | |
Te Aromātai
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga ki Ahuriri. He tokomaha ngā kaimahi kua whai wāhi nei ki te kōhanga reo mō te wā roa. Ko te nuinga o te whānau, he mātua rangatahi, ā, he hou rātou ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo.
I te tau 2012 i whakatutukihia ai e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga tētahi arotake tāpiri, ā, i hāngai taua arotake ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, te whakamahere rautaki, te arotake whaiaro, ngā kaupapa here, me te whai huatanga o ngā mahi ki te aromātai i te hōtaka.
He paku māramatanga tō ngā tamariki ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.
Ka whakaatūria te reo me ngā tikanga Māori ki ngā tamariki ki te reo. Ka waiata rātou i ētahi waiata, ka whai wāhi atu hoki ki ngā tikanga Māori. Ka whakamahi ētahi o ngā kaimahi me te whānau i te reo Māori māmā ki ngā tamariki. He maha ngā wā ka whakapuakihia ngā tohutohu ki ngā tamariki mā te reo Māori. Ka mārama ngā tamariki i ngā tohutohu māmā, ā, he tika tā rātou whakautu. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā rauemi e wātea ana ki a rātou. He paku māramatanga tō ngā tamariki ki te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.
Kāhore he tino aronga ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka akoranga o te kounga pai. Kāhore ngā kaiwhakahaere e whiwhi ana i ngā ārahitanga papai hei awhina i a rātou ki te whakahaere i ngā hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore ngā tamariki e rata ana ki ngā hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore i te rawaka ngā rauemi, ā, he iti noa hoki ngā taumahi hei akiaki, hei whakakipakipa hoki i ngā tamariki ki te tūhura, te whakatewhatewha, me te mahi auaha. Kāhore ngā tamariki e tino whai wāhi atu ki ngā akoranga e whai pūtake ana.
Kāhore ngā pākeke e whakawhiti kōrero akoranga ana ki ngā tamariki. Ka tukua ngā tamariki kia tākaro takitahi. Kāhore rātou e hāpai ana i ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ngākau nuitanga, ki te whakawhānui hoki i ō rātou whakaaro. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whakaongaongatia ana kia ako.
Kua whai wāhi ake te whānau ki ngā mahi i te kōhanga reo i ia rā. Kua pai ake te tae ā-tinana atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau. He tino pūkenga ō ētahi o te whānau pērā i te raranga, ā, ka āta toro atu te kōhanga reo ki aua pūkenga. He tākare te whānau ki te ako i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.
He ngoikore te whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. Kāhore te whānau e whai wāhi atu ana ki te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga. Ka whakataungia ētahi o ngā whakaritenga pūtea me te kore whai wāhi mai, te kore whakaae mai rānei a te whānau. I te tarepa ngā moni o te kōhanga reo i tērā tau pūtea. Kāhore i te mārama ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-hui, ā, kāhore he aronga e hāngai ana ki ngā wawata o te whānau. Kāhore ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te kōhanga reo e whakamahia ana hei ārahi i ngā whakataunga.
Kāhore i te rawaka ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te arotake whaiaro. Kāhore ngā pūnaha hauora, pūnaha haumaru hoki e aroturukitia ana, e arotakengia ana rānei i ia te wā. Kāhore ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te haumaru ā-tinana o ngā tamariki e tino whāia ana i ngā haerenga ka whakaritea, i te aroturuki o ngā whara, ngā āhuatanga mōrearea, me te whāngai hoki o ngā rongoā, tae atu hoki ki te moe o ngā tamariki. Kāhore e taea e te whānau te noho pūmau ki te whakaaro, e hāpai ana ngā whakaritenga i te haumaru o ngā tamariki.
Kāhore i te rawaka te whakahaere a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore he kirimana mahi ā ngā kaimahi katoa. Kāhore te arohaehae e whakamahia ana hei whakahaere, hei whakamihi hoki i te āhua o ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore i te mārama ngā tukanga whakataunga e pā ana ki te whiwhi utu a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e whai wāhi atu ana ki ngā whakawhanaketanga ngaio i ia te wā, hei hāpai i te whakapaitanga ake o ngā whakaritenga. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e āta whakangungutia ana, e āta hāpaitia ana hoki, ā, nā tēnei, kāhore ngā tamariki e whai hua ana.
Kāhore he aronga, he pūtake hoki ki te mahere hōtaka me te aromātai. Kāhore ngā mahere e hāpai ana i ngā kaimahi ki te whakarato i tētahi hōtaka whakahihiri mā ngā tamariki. Kāhore ngā kaimahi e hui tahi ana i ia te wā, e arotake ana rānei i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. He iti noa ngā pūrongo ki te whānau mō te āhua o ngā mahi ki te hōtaka akoranga a ngā tamariki.
Kāhore te aromatawai e tino whakamahia ana hei āta aroturuki i te ahunga whakamua a ngā tamariki. Kāhore he whakamāramatanga mā ngā kaimahi mō ngā tūmanako e pā ana ki te aromatawai. Kāhore ngā mātua e whiwhi ana i ngā mōhiohio o te kounga pai mō te ako a ā rātou tamariki.
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:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā kōhanga reo katoa i te hauora me te hauma.ru o ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ia te wā i tā rātou whakatutukitanga i ngā herenga ā-ture.
Hei whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia hāpaitia e Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo te kōhanga reo nei ki te whakahaere i ā rātou pūtea me te whakatutuki i ngā take i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga ki Ahuriri. Kāhore ngā tamariki e tino whakamahi ana i te reo Māori. Kāhore ngā tamariki e whiwhi ana i tētahi hōtaka akoranga o te kounga pai, hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga o tō rātou reo Māori. He maha ngā āhuatanga ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo hei whakapai ake.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga i roto i te kotahi tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
18 Kohi-tātea, 2016
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ahuriri | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55112 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B010 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 25, kia tekau ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 23, tekau kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 14 Tama tāne 9 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2015 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 18 Kohi-tātea, 2016 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2012 Pipiri 2010 Poutū-te-rangi 2007 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is in Napier. Many staff have been connected to this kōhanga reo for a long period of time. Whānau are mostly young parents who are new to the Kōhanga Reo kaupapa.
In 2012 a supplementary review was undertaken by ERO that focused on children’s wellbeing, strategic planning, self-review, policies and the effectiveness of programme evaluation. At that time some progress had been made with the support of local community and Te Kōhanga Reo District staff.
Children have some understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori.
Children have some understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori. They sing waiata and participate in tikanga Māori practices. Some staff and whānau use basic te reo Māori with children. Often commands and instructions for children are delivered in te reo Māori. Children understand basic directions and respond appropriately. Children willingly engage with the resources that are available.
Children are not provided with good learning experiences. There is a lack of direction for staff and whānau about how to develop a good quality learning programme. Children are left to play independently. There are insufficient resources and limited activities to encourage and motivate children to explore, investigate and be creative. Children are not always active in meaningful learning. Adults do not engage children in learning conversations. They do not support them to follow their interests and extend their thinking. Children are not stimulated learners.
Whānau have become more involved with the kōhanga reo on a daily basis. Attendance at whānau meetings has improved. Some whānau have particular skills including weaving that are well used by the kōhanga reo. Whānau are enthusiastic about learning te reo and tikanga Māori.
The management of the kōhanga reo is poor. The whānau is not involved in decision making. Some financial management decisions are made without whānau input or agreement. The kōhanga reo was in deficit for the last financial year. Minutes of whānau meetings are unclear and there is no direction that reflects the aspirations of the whānau. Kōhanga reo policies and procedures are not used to guide decision making.
Self-review practices are inadequate. Health and safety systems are not regularly monitored or reviewed. Policies and procedures about children’s physical safety are not well followed for planned excursions, monitoring of injuries, hazards, administration of medicines and sleeping children. The whānau cannot be assured that practices support the safety of children.
Personnel management is inadequate. Not all staff have employment contracts. Appraisal is not used to manage and acknowledge staff performance. There is a lack of transparency about decisions for staff remuneration. Staff do not participate in regular professional development to support improved practice. Children do not benefit from having well trained and well supported staff.
Programme planning and evaluation lacks direction and purpose. Plans do not lead staff to provide an interesting programme for children. The staff do not meet regularly, or do they review the quality of the learning programme. There is very little reporting to whānau about what is occurring in the learning programme for children.
Assessment is not used effectively to monitor children’s progress. There is no clarity for staff about the expectations for assessment. Parents do not receive good quality information about their child’s learning.
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:
All kōhanga reo are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
The whānau must:
ERO recommends that Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust support the Kōhanga with their finances and to address the issues raised in this report.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga is in Napier. Children do not confidently use te reo Māori. Children are not provided with a good quality learning programme that supports them to develop well as speakers of te reo Māori. Many aspects of kōhanga reo operations require improvement.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga o Te Mātauranga will be within one year.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
18 January 2016
| Location | Napier | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55112 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B010 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 25 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 23 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 14 Boys 9 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% |
| Review team on site | October 2015 | |
| Date of this report | 18 January 2016 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Supplementary Review Education Review Education Review | October 2012 June 2010 March 2007 |