6712 Waiapu Rd, Hiruharama, Ruatoria
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā whānau, ngā hapū, me ngā iwi.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitākaro ki Te Kura o Hiruhārama, ki Ruatōrea, ā, ko tōna ingoa o mua, ko Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua. He hononga ā-whakapapa ō ngā whānau me ngā kaimahi ki a Ngāti Porou. E wātea ana ētahi o ngā tūranga matua o te whānau whakahaere, ā, e whakahaere ana Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo i ngā take pūtea.
He pakari ngā mokopuna ki te whakaatu i tō rātou māramatanga ki tō rātou tuakiri me tō rātou tūrangawaewae.
Ko te Hiruhāramatanga me te Ngāti Poroutanga kei te pūtake o te hōtaka akoranga. Ko te reo me ngā tikanga Māori, ngā pepeha, ngā karakia, ngā mihimihi, ngā whakaaturanga ki ngā pakitara, me ngā waiata, e whakapūmau katoa ana i te tuakiri o ngā mokopuna. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te whakamātau, te arataki, me te whakapuaki i ō rātou mōhiotanga mā roto mai i tētahi taiao e tautoko ana i a rātou. E whakaongaonga ana, e whakawhānui ana hoki te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki whakaako papai i ngā ngākau nuitanga, ngā pūkenga, me ngā matea ako o ngā mokopuna. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori whai kounga. Ka whakamahi rātou i te tangongitanga o ngā pātai kia ngana ai ngā mokopuna, ka āta whakamahi hoki i ngā rauemi whakaongaonga, ā, ka whakarato i ngā tūmomo hōtaka akoranga i whakahāngaitia ai. E ako ana ngā mokopuna ki te hōhonutanga o tētahi taiao reo matatini, pāngarau hoki e whakawhanake ana i ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pūkenga o ngā mokopuna hei whakariterite i tā rātou whakawhiti atu ki te kura. E hāpaitia ana te whakaputa a ngā pēpi me ngā tēina i te reo ā-tinana hei whakaatu i tō rātou māramatanga. He pakari ngā hononga me ngā taunekeneke papai, ā, he whakawhirinakitanga, he aroha hoki o roto. Kei te harikoa, kei te manaaki hoki ngā mokopuna, tētahi i tētahi, ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.
E arotahi ana te hōtaka akoranga ki te whakapakari ake i te reo me ngā tikanga Māori. Ka mahi ngātahi ki te whakamahere, he mahi hakune, a, ka whakamahere ā-kaupapa nei mā te aronga nui ki tō rātou taiao. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki whakaako, rauemi whakaako hoki e whai hua ana ki te tautoko me te ārahi i ngā akoranga. Ka whakahihiri, ka wero hoki ngā wheako, ā, ka whakawhanake, ka whakawhānui hoki i ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna. Ka whakamōhio ngā aromatawai i ngā whakaritenga ka whai ake ki te whakamahere i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna. Ka kapo atu ngā mahi aromatawai i tēnā e whakatutukihia ana e ngā mokopuna, hei rōpū, hei tamaiti takitahi hoki, ā, ka whakapuakihia ki te whānau mā ngā huarahi ōkawa me ngā huarahi ōpaki. E mōhio ana ngā whānau ki te āhua o ngā mahi a ā rātou tamariki, ā, he māmā noa te whakapā atu ki aua mōhiohio. Ka whai pānga te aromātai hōtaka ki ngā whakarerekētanga i te hōtaka akoranga. E rapu huarahi ana ngā kaimahi i ngā wā katoa, ki te whakawhanake i te hōtaka akoranga hei whakapai ake i ngā wheako ako, i ngā pūkenga whakahoahoa, me te whakawhanaketanga ā-ahurea o ngā mokopuna. Kei te angitu ngā mokopuna hei ākonga.
Ko tō te whānau wawata, kia whakamanahia e ngā akoranga ō rātou hononga ki a Ngāti Porou, ki Hiruhārama hoki. Ko ngā mōhiohio o roto i ngā whakataunga a te whānau e hāpai ana i te angitu, i te papai, i te haumaru hoki o ngā putanga ki ngā mokopuna. E whakarato ana ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o tēnei wā i te tino ārahitanga ki te whānau, hei whakakoia i te hauora, te haumaru, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna. Ka whai wāhi mātātoa te whānau ki te kōhanga reo, mā te taetae atu ki ngā hui, me te toro atu ki te kōhanga reo i ia rā. E whakatakoto ana ngā meneti o ngā hui i ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Ka whai wāhi hoki ki tēnā, ko ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e pā ana ki ngā tūranga mahi, ki ngā rawa, ki ngā wawata ako, me te whakawhanaketanga i te hōhonutanga o ngā whai wāhitanga ako. Ka pūrongo ngā kaimahi i ngā tūāhuatanga o te hōtaka akoranga ki te whānau. He aronga nui ki te waiora me te haumaru o ngā mokopuna.
Ahakoa kua ahu whakamua te whānau i roto i ētahi o ngā wāhanga o te whānau whakahaere, tērā tonu ētahi wāhanga hei whakawhanake tonu, ā, e whāia ana e te whānau.
Ko tētahi o aua tūāhuatanga, ko te whai māramatanga ki ngā tūranga me ngā kawenga mahi, me te whakakikī i ngā tūranga matua o te whānau whakahaere. Me whakatakoto i tētahi rārangi mahi mō te arotake kaupapa here, me tētahi mahere ā-tau kia whai māramatanga, ā, hei āta whakatau anō hoki i te whakatutukitanga o ngā mahi whakahaere e tika ana ki te tari. Me tū hoki te whānau ki te whakahaere i ā rātou ake pūtea, me te whakapakari ake i ō rātou pūkenga whakahaere pūtea.
Me whakatakoto i tētahi pūnaha arohaehae, hei whakawhanake, hei tautoko hoki i ngā kaimahi, ā, hei whakahāngai hoki i te whakawhanaketanga ngaio e whakapakari ai i ngā mahi, e aro nui ai hoki ki ngā matea o ngā mokopuna. Ka puāwai ngā mokopuna i te wā e aro nui ana te aromātai o roto ki a rātou.
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 o Waitākaro, kia whakawhanakehia tētahi mahere ki te taha o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, hei whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i whakaraupapahia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
5 Pipiri 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ruatōrea |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55173 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 06E008 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 22 ngā tamariki, kia tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 14 ngā tamariki, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 22 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Paenga-whāwhā 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 5 Pipiri 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-rangi 2020; Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2019; Arotake Mātauranga, 2015; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2011 |
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’s reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitakaro, formerly known as Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua, is based at Te Kura o Hiruharama in Ruatōria. Whānau and kaimahi have whakapapa links to Ngāti Porou. There are key whānau whakahaere positions that are vacant and Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) manages financial matters.
Mokopuna confidently demonstrate their understanding of who they are and where they are from.
Hiruharamatanga and Ngāti Poroutanga are at the heart of the learning programme. Te reo and tikanga Māori, pepehā, karakia, mihimihi, wall displays and waiata reinforce mokopuna identity. Kaimahi provide mokopuna with opportunities to practice, lead and express their knowledge in a supportive environment. A variety of effective teaching strategies stimulate and extend mokopuna interests, capabilities, and learning needs. Kaimahi model strong te reo Māori. They use a variety of questions to engage mokopuna, use stimulating resources effectively, and provide differential learning programmes. Mokopuna learn in a rich literacy and numeracy environment where mokopuna knowledge and skills are developed, in preparation for kura. Pēpi and tēina are supported to use non-verbal communication to demonstrate their understanding. Rrelationships and positive interactions are strong, trusting and loving. Mokopuna are happy and caring towards each other in their kōhanga reo.
The learning programme focuses on strengthening te reo and tikanga Māori. Planning is collaborative, deliberate and thematic with an emphasis on kaupapa that link to their taiao. Kaimahi utilise a range of effective teaching strategies and resources to support and guide learning. Engaging and challenging experiences develop and extend mokopuna learning. Assessment informs next step planning for mokopuna progress. Assessment practices captures what mokopuna achieve as part of groups and individually, this is shared with whānau formally and informally. Whānau know how their tamariki are doing and can access this information easily. Programme evaluation informs changes to the learning programme. Kaimahi are always looking for ways to develop the learning programme to improve mokopuna learning experiences, social skills and cultural development. Mokopuna are successful learners.
Whānau aspire for learning that affirms their Ngāti Porou and Hiruharama connections. Informed whānau decision making supports successful, positive and safe outcomes for mokopuna. Current policies and procedures provide clear guidance for whānau assuring the health, safety and wellbeing of mokopuna. Whānau participate actively in the kōhanga by attending hui and visiting the kōhanga reo daily. Hui minutes document whānau management. This includes discussions around staffing, property, learning aspirations and the development of rich learning opportunities. Kaimahi report to whānau about the learning programme. Mokopuna wellbeing and safety is prioritised.
Whilst whānau have made progress in areas of whānau whakahaere, there are some areas of further development that whānau are working towards.
This includes developing an understanding of roles and responsibilities and filling key whānau whakahaere vacancies. There is a need for a policy review schedule and an annual plan to provide clarity and ensure necessary administrative tasks are completed. There is need for whānau to gain financial autonomy and build financial capability.
An appraisal system is required to develop and support kaimahi and align professional development to strengthen practise and respond to the needs of mokopuna. Mokopuna thrive when they are focus of internal evaluation.
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.
To meet compliance requirements they must:
ERO and the whānau of Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitakaro recommends that a plan be developed with TKRNT to address the key next steps outlined in this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
5 June 2024
| Location | Ruatoria |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55173 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 06E008 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 22 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 22 |
| Review team on site | April 2024 |
| Date of this report | 5 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, November 2020; Education Review, March 2019; Education Review, 2015; Education Review, April 2011 |
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.
Ko Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitākaro te ingoa o tēnei kōhanga reo, engari i mua, koia nei Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua i tū ai i Ruatōrea. Kei Te Kura o Hiruhārama te kōhanga reo i nāianei. Kua tapaina e te whānau te ingoa o Waitākaro, i te manga e rere pā tata atu ana i te kōhanga reo. Kua whakatutukihia e te whānau ngā herenga e pā ana ki te whakahoutanga ake o te raihana ina he hou ngā whare o te kōhanga reo, ā, kia riro i te kōhanga reo te tūnga raihana matua.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e whakatairanga ana i ō rātou hinengaro kia pākiki, kia whitawhita hei ākonga.
E noho matua ana te reo Māori ki te taiao o ngā mokopuna. Ko tō te whānau wawata, kia mātau ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, kia tū rātou ā tōna wā hei kaikōrero, hei kaikaranga rānei i runga i te marae. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna, ngā kaimahi, me te whānau i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki ngā waiata o te hapori e kawe ai i ngā mātauranga ā-hītori, ā-ahurea, ā-reo tonu o tēnei takiwā. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te whakahirahiratanga o te reo Māori i te kōhanga reo, ā, i tua atu hoki. Ka taunekeneke rātou ko ngā mokopuna mā ngā huarahi maha, tae atu hoki ki ngā karakia, ngā pepeha, ngā waiata, ngā haka, ngā pao, me ngā rotarota. Kōrero ai ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori i ngā wā katoa, i ngā mokopuna e tūhura haere ana, e ako ana hoki. Ka kitea te māramatanga o ngā pēpi ki te reo Māori mā ā rātou nekehanga, me te āhua hoki o ō rātou kanohi. Ka whakahokia ngā kīanga me ngā pukapuka pakiwaitara ki te kāinga, hei whakapiki ake i te reo i roto i ngā kāinga o ngā mokopuna me te whānau. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
Ko te ako, te hauora, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Hui ai te whānau i ia te wā ki te whakatau i ngā tino whakaritenga e pā ana ki ngā whakahaeretanga me ngā mahi. Ka āta tuhi hoki i aua kōrerotanga. Kua whakahoungia te tūtohinga kia whai pānga ai tēnei ki ngā whare hou. Kua whakahoungia hoki ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, kia hāngai ai ērā ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Kua whakatakotohia te mahere rautaki, ā, ka kōrero i ngā hui ā-whānau. Kei te haere tonu ngā mahi a te whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā kaupapa matua me ngā tukanga o te paetawhiti, hei whakatinana tonu i ā rātou whāinga. Ka whakamahia e te whānau te mahere ā-tau hei aroturuki i ngā kaupapa whakahaere matua, puta noa i te tau. Kua whakatakotohia ngā mahi e whakahaerehia ana ngā kaimahi. Kua whakapai ake i ngā tukanga e pā ana ki te arohaehae. E whai kiko ana, ā, kua tāutuhia ngā whāinga ako a ngā kaimahi. E whakamōhio ana te aromātai hōtaka me ngā mahi aromatawai i ngā whakataunga ki ngā mahere. Tū ai ngā akoako ohotata i ia te wā, ā, ka tuhia hoki. E whai wāhi nui ana ngā mokopuna ki tētahi taiao e aro nui ana ki tō rātou waiora. E whanakehia ana te aromātai o roto o 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:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
25 Haratua, 2021
| Te Kōhanga Reo | Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitākaro | |
| Te rohe | Kei te Tai Rāwhiti | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55173 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 6E008 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 22, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 22, tokowaru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 11 Tama 11 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-rangi 2020 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 25 Haratua 2021 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri | Poutū-te-rangi 2019 Mahuru 2015 Paenga-whāwhā 2011 |
The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitakaro was originally Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua which was in Ruatōrea. It is now based at Te Kura o Hiruharama. The whānau have adopted the name of Waitakaro from the stream that runs near the kōhanga reo. Whānau have fulfilled relicensing requirements for new kōhanga reo buildings to achieve full licensing status.
Mokopuna experience an environment that enables them to be curious and active learners.
Mokopuna experience an environment where te reo Māori is a priority. Whānau aspire for the mokopuna to become fluent speakers and kaikōrero and kaikaranga on the marae. Mokopuna, kaimahi and whānau are developing their knowledge of a local waiata that carries significant historical, cultural and language knowledge of the rohe. Kaimahi model the importance of speaking te reo Māori at the kōhanga reo and at home. They engage with the mokopuna in a variety of ways through karakia, pepeha, waiata, haka, pao and rotarota. Kaimahi continually kōrero te reo Māori as mokopuna explore and learn. Babies show their understanding of te reo Māori through actions and facial expressions. Phrases and story books are sent home to increase te reo in homes for mokopuna and whānau. Mokopuna are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.
Mokopuna learning, health and well-being are at the heart of whānau whakahaere. Whānau meet regularly to make important decisions around operations and practice. These are well documented. The charter has been updated to take into consideration the new premises. Health and safety policies and procedures have been updated to align with current regulations. The strategic plan is in place and is discussed during whānau hui. Whānau continue to work their way through the long-term priorities and processes to realise their goals. The annual plan provides a means for whānau to monitor key operational activities across the year. Personnel management is in place. Appraisal processes have improved. These are detailed and have identified learning goals for kaimahi. Programme evaluation and assessment practices inform planning decisions. Emergency drills are regularly conducted and documented. Mokopuna enjoy an environment where their wellbeing is a priority. Internal evaluation is developing.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendation:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
25 May 2021
| Te Kōhanga Reo | Te Kōhanga Reo o Waitakaro | |
| Location | Hiruhārama | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55173 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 06E008 | |
| Licence type | Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 22 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 22 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 11 Boys 11 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% |
| Review team on site | November 2020 | |
| Date of this report | 25 May 2021 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Education Review Education Review | March 2019 September 2015 April 2011 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua ki te papa whenua o Whakarua, ki Ruatōrea. He tino hononga tō te kōhanga reo ki te kura o Hiruhārama. Ka whakawhiti atu te nuinga o ngā tamariki ki te akomanga rumaki reo Māori o te kura. He rangatahi tonu te whānau me ngā kaimahi, ā, e ū pūmau ana ki te mātauranga o ā rātou tamariki.
Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou tino mauritau ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.
Kua whakapūmautia e ngā tamariki ngā tino hononga ki ō rātou hoa me ngā kaimahi. He pai te aro atu a ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea ā-whatumanawa, ā-tinana hoki o ngā tamariki. Ka whai whakaaro nui ngā tamariki tuākana ki ngā pēpi. Ka whakatutuki rātou i tō rātou tūnga hei tuākana, mā te whakatinana tonu i te manaakitanga. Ka whakamihi ngā kaimahi i ngā tamariki i ngā wā ka tohatoha rātou. Ka whai whakaaro ngā tamariki ki ō rātou hoa, ā, he pai tā rātou mahi ngātahi ki ētahi atu. Ka toro atu ngā tamariki ki ngā manuhiri ka taetae mai ki tō rātou kōhanga reo. He ngākau titikaha ō rātou hei ākonga. He mauritau ngā tamariki i roto i ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu.
Ka whakamahi ngā tamariki i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi hei ākonga. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga. Ka ū ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga mō te wā roa. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te tūhura haere i te taiao o waho. Kua waia ngā tamariki ki te hōtaka akoranga, ā, he ngāwari tā rātou whakawhitiwhiti haere ki ngā taumahi me ngā mahinga. E whakarato ana ngā kaimahi i tētahi hōtaka riterite e tū auau ana i ia te wā. E tupu ana te tūmāia o ngā tamariki hei ākonga.
E whanake ana te noho pūmau ki te reo Māori i roto i te kōhanga reo. Ka kōrero ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori i te nuinga o te wā. Kei te kōrero tonu kē ngā tamariki i te reo Pākehā. He mea nui, kia rapu rautaki te whānau kia ū te noho rumaki ki te kōhanga reo i ngā wā katoa. E taunaki ana hoki Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whai whakaaro te whānau ki ngā huarahi ka whakapakari ake i tō rātou pūmanawa, ō rātou āheinga hoki, hei whakawhānui i ō rātou mōhiotanga me tā rātou whakamahinga o te reo Māori. Me hāpai i ngā tamariki ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
E noho matua ana ngā kaimahi me te kaiwhakahaere tari ki te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo. He rawaka ngā tukanga whakamahere, tukanga aromatawai hoki i whakatakotohia ai e ngā kaimahi. Kei ngā tuhinga mahere ngā āhuatanga e tika ana ki te ārahi i te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka akoranga. E hāngai ana ngā aromatawai ki ngā kitenga e tāutu ana i te ako e whai pānga nui ai ki ngā tamariki. Ka whakamōhiotia te whānau ki te ako a ā rātou tamariki.
Ko te whakahaeretanga a te whānau i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo tētahi āhuatanga hei tirohanga ake. Kāhore te whānau e tino mārama ana i ō rātou tūranga me ā rātou kawenga hei kaitiaki o te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. Kāhore anō rātou kia whakatakoto i tētahi tukanga arotake whaiaro hei āta whakarite i te aroturukitanga i ia te wā o ngā āhuatanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga.
Kāhore he tukanga mārama e aromātai ana i te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga. Kāhore ngā meneti a ngā kaimahi me ngā pūrongo a ngā kaiako e tohu ana i tēnā e whai hua ana, ā, i ngā āhuatanga e tika ana ki te whakarerekē, hei hāpai ake i te kounga o te hōtaka a ngā tamariki. Ka whai hua ngā tamariki mā ngā whakaritenga ka whāia hei poipoi i ō rātou huarahi ako ake.
I tēnei wā, kāhore te tūtohinga e whakatakoto ana i ngā tirohanga whānui ki ngā whakaritenga i whakatū ai i te kōhanga reo. Kāhore hoki e hāngai ana ki Ngā Pou e Whā. Ahakoa he tukanga e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa here, kāhore aua tukanga e hāngai ana ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā, tae atu hoki ki Te Ture Oranga Tamariki 2014. He take tēnei hei whakatutuki wawe nei. Me āta whakarite te whānau i te whakatutukitanga i ia te wā o ngā mahere hōneatanga ohorere mō te rū whenua me te tai āniwhaniwha. Ko te kore whakatakotoranga o aua tūmomo tukanga e whakamōrea ana i te noho haumaru o ngā tamariki.
Kāhore i te whānau tētahi mahere rautaki e āta whakarite ai i te pūmautanga o te kōhanga reo hei ngā tau kei te heke mai. Ahakoa he wawata ō te whānau mō te kōhanga reo, kāhore he mahere mahi hei hāpai i a rātou ki te whakatutuki i aua wawata. He mea nui anō hoki kia mārama te whānau ki te pūtake o tētahi mahere ā-tau, hei āta whakarite i te whakatutukitanga o ngā take whakahaere katoa i te wā e tika ana, mā ngā huarahi anō hoki e tika ana.
Me titiro ki ngā take kaimahi. Ahakoa he tuhinga tūranga mahi, he kirimana hoki ā ngā kaimahi, kāhore anō ngā arohaehae kia whakatutukihia. Kia āhei ai ngā kaimahi ki te toro atu ki te tautoko ngaio e whai pānga ana ki ā rātou mahi, me whakaoti i ngā arohaehae. Ka whakatairangatia te kounga o ngā whakaritenga a ngā kaimahi mā te haere tonutanga o ngā mahi arohaehae i ia te wā.
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 ētahi wāhanga kāhore e whakatutuki ana i ngā herenga ā-ture. Kia whakatutukihia e te whānau o te kōhanga reo ā rātou herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua i roto i te kotahi tau.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
19 Poutūterangi, 2019
Te tūwāhi | Kei Ruatōrea | |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55173 | |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 06E008 | |
Te tūmomo raihana | He kōhanga reo | |
Kua raihanatia ki te ture | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 20, kia tokowaru ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | 20, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 11 Tama 9 | |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Kohi-tātea 2019 | |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 19 Poutūterangi, 2019 | |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga | Mahuru 2015 Hōngongoi 2012 Hui-tanguru 2007 |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua is located at Whakarua Park in Ruatōrea. The kōhanga reo has a close relationship with Hiruhārama School. Most of the children attend the rumaki unit at the school. The whānau and kaimahi are young and are committed to the education of their children.
Children show they are very comfortable in their kōhanga reo.
Children have established meaningful relationships with peers and kaimahi. Kaimahi respond well to the emotional and physical needs of the children. The older children are mindful of babies. They carry out their roles as tuākana with care. Kaimahi praise children for sharing. Children are considerate of their peers and work well with others. Children initiate contact with visitors to the kōhanga reo. They are confident in themselves as learners. Children are contented in their relationships with others.
Children use a range of resources as learners. Kaimahi provide children with opportunities to follow their interests. Children are engaged in learning for sustained periods of time. There are opportunities for children to explore the physical environment. Children are familiar with the learning programme and transition smoothly between activities and routines. Kaimahi provide a consistent and regular programme. Children are growing in their confidence as learners.
The consistent use of te reo Māori within the kōhanga reo is developing. Kaimahi speak te reo Māori most of the time. Children continuously speak English. It is important that the whānau seek strategies to maintain an immersion environment within the kōhanga reo at all times. ERO recommends also that whānau consider ways to strengthen their capacity and capabilities to grow their knowledge and use of te reo Māori. Children need support to become speakers of te reo Māori.
The kaimahi and administrator are critical to the management of the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi have planning and assessment processes in place that are adequate. Planning documents include the necessary elements to guide the implementation of the learning programme. Assessments are based on observations which identify learning that is important to the children. The whānau are informed of their children’s learning.
Whānau management of the kōhanga reo operations requires attention. The whānau do not fully understand their roles and responsibilities as guardians of the kaupapa of kōhanga reo. They have not established a process of self review to ensure that key aspects of operations are monitored regularly.
There is no clear process in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programme. Kaimahi minutes and kaiako reporting do not indicate what has worked and what changes are required to improve the quality of the programme for children. Children would benefit from practice that seeks to cater for their unique learning styles.
Currently the charter does not include any historical overview of the establishment of the kōhanga reo. It does not make reference to Ngā Pou E Whā. While there are policy procedures in place, these do not align to current legislation, including the Vulnerable Children’s Act 2014. This is a priority that requires urgent action. The whānau must ensure that emergency evacuation plans related to earthquake and tsunami are carried out regularly. Children’s safety is compromised by the absence of these processes.
The whānau do not have a strategic plan to ensure the kōhanga reo will be sustained into the future. While the whānau have aspirations for the kōhanga reo, there is no action plan to assist them to realise their dreams. It is also important that whānau understand the purpose of an annual plan to ensure all operational matters are attended to in a timely and efficient manner.
Personnel matters require attention. While kaimahi have in place job descriptions and employment contracts, appraisals have not been carried out. In order for kaimahi to access professional support that is relevant to their work, appraisals must be completed. The quality of kaimahi practice would be enhanced through ongoing appraisals.
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:
ERO recommends:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakarua will be within one year.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
19 March 2019
| Location | Ruatōrea | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55173 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 06E008 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 20 children, including up to 8 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 20 children, including 5 aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 11 Boys 9 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | January 2019 | ||
| Date of this report | 19 March 2019 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review | September 2015 July 2012 February 2007 | |