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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.
Ko Ngāti Hori, Ngāti Hāwea,
me Ngāti Kautere ngā hapū
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Matahiwi te marae
Ko Tika Tonu te kōhanga reo
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu ki te taha o te marae o Matahiwi, ki Heretaunga. He tino hononga ā-whakapapa ki waenga i ngā whānau, ngā kaimahi, me ngā mokopuna. E tino tautokona ana ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo e tō rātou kuia tautōhito kua 20 tau e whai wāhi atu ana ki te kaupapa. E whai whakaaro ana te whānau ki te hūnuku i te kōhanga reo ki tētahi whare hou.
E whakatinana ana ngā mokopuna i te whanaungatanga i roto i ā rātou taunekeneke o ia rā, ki waenga i a rātou anō, ā, ki te whānau hoki.
Ka whai wāhi nui ngā mokopuna ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga e hāpai ana i ngā hononga ki ētahi atu me te ako i ngā kaupapa. E pou here māoriori ana te whanaungatanga i ngā taunekeneke katoa, ā, ka whāngai ngā kaimahi i te aroha, me te manaaki. I ngā wā whakamoemiti, ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i te whanonga e tika ana, ā, ka tāwhai ngā mokopuna i a rātou. Ka kitea te whakaute me te ngākau nui o ngā mokopuna i ngā taumahi ako. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te toro atu ki te marae, ā, nā konā rātou mātakitaki ai, whai wāhi atu ai hoki ki ngā kawa me ngā tikanga i te marae. Ka whakapuaki i ngā puoro, ngā pao, me ngā waiata hei whakatairanga i te mārie me te mauritau, ā, he tūāhuatanga e hāpai ana i ngā mokopuna ki te whakawhiti ngāwari ki ngā tūmomo taumahi. He ngākau titikaha ō ngā mokopuna i a rātou e whakawhiti haere ana i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Kei te harikoakoa te tākaro me te taunekeneke a ngā mokopuna ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ētahi atu hoki.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te reo Māori. Ka whakamahi ngā kaiako i te tangongitanga o ngā rautaki e tika ana ki te hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo Māori o ngā mokopuna. Ko ētahi o aua rautaki, ko ngā pātai whānui me ngā pātai whāiti, ko te tāruarua, ko ngā mihimihi, tae atu hoki ki ngā hanganga rerenga kōrero me ngā kīanga e whakamahi whānuitia ana. He tino pai te aro atu a ngā mokopuna tuākana ki ngā pātai me ngā tohutohu a ngā kaiako, ā, ka tāwhai ngā pēpi i tēnā e rangona ai e rātou, ka tohu hoki i tō rātou māramatanga mā te kori tinana me te āhua o ō rātou kanohi. Ka kōrero ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori anake ki te kōhanga reo, ā, he tūāhuatanga e whakapiki ake ai i te whakamahinga a ngā mokopuna i te reo i ngā wā o te ako, o te tūhura, me te tākaro. E whanake ana ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
He matawhānui ngā mahere hōtaka me ngā aromatawai. Ko ngā mahere whai kiko puta noa i te tau, e hāngai pū ana ki ngā matea whakawhanaketanga me ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna, ka whai pānga hoki ki ngā wawata o te whānau, ā, ka tautuhi i ngā whāinga ā-reanga me ngā tohu ako. Ka āta whakamāramahia ngā tūmanako whakamahere o ngā kaimahi. Kua āta waihangatia ngā mahi aromatawai hei whakatakoto i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna, ka whakahoungia i ia te wā, ā, ka hāngai hoki ki ngā ahunga whakamua i tautuhia ai mō ngā rōpū ako. Ko te whakatakoto i ngā tuhinga i ia marama, e kapo atu ana i te ako a ngā mokopuna i roto i te roanga o te wā. Kei te rawaka te kapo atu i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna. Ka whai wāhi nui ngā mokopuna ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga e aro pū ana ki ō rātou matea.
E whakahaere ana te whānau i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo hei painga mō ngā mokopuna. Kei te ārahi, kei te whakatakoto huarahi hoki te tūtohinga mō ngā whakahaeretanga katoa. E hāngai ana ngā kaupapa rautaki matua ki Te Ara Tūāpae, ā, e tautokona ana ki tētahi mahere mahi. Tū ai te whānau i ngā hui i ia marama, ā, ka whakatau ngātahi i ngā whakaritenga mā te pūrongo i ngā wāhanga matua katoa o ngā whakahaeretanga. Ka āta whakatau te whānau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā takohanga me ngā pūrongo e pā ana ki te pūtea. Kua āta tuhia ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. He pai te whakatakoto haere a te whānau i ngā tuhinga kaimahi. Kua whakatakotohia te tukanga arohaehae, ā, e whakamōhio ana i te ako ngaio me ngā whakawhanaketanga ngaio o ngā kaimahi. Nō nā noa nei ngā kaimahi i whakatutuki ai i te whakangungu whakahouanga, hei whakapakari i tō rātou aronga pū ki te tiaki i ngā mokopuna, me tō rātou waiora. E arohaina ana, e manaakitia ana hoki ngā mokopuna.
Me whakaōkawa i te aromātai hōtaka. Ahakoa ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā tirohanga ki te ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna ki te hōtaka akoranga, kua tae ki te wā kia whakaritea e ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga e tuhi ai i ngā whakarerekētanga me ngā whakapaitanga ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka puāwai ngā mokopuna i te wā kei te takune te whakapai haere i te hōtaka akoranga, ā, e tuhia ana hoki.
Me whakapakari ake i te whakamahere ā-tau. Ahakoa e tohu ana te mahere whakahaere ā-tau i te rārangi wā mō te huringa taiāwhio e pā ana ki te arotake kaupapa here, me whakatinana te whānau i tētahi hōtaka arotake hei āta whakatau i te noho riterite o ngā tukanga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā e āta whakatau ana ngā pūnaha i te whakatutukitanga o ngā mahi mātuatua.
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.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo te kia mahi te whānau ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me te purapura, ki te whakatutuki i ngā whakaritenga matua i tautuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo kia whāia.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
26 Pipiri 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Heretaunga |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 47125 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B117 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 20 ngā tamariki, kia tokoono ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 17 ngā tamariki, kotahi kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 17 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Haratua 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 26 Pipiri 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2020; Arotake Mātauranga, Hakihea 2018 |
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.
Ko Ngāti Hori, Ngāti Hawea,
me Ngāti Kautere ngā hapū
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Matahiwi te marae
Ko Tika Tonu te kōhanga reo
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu is situated next to Te Marae o Matahiwi in Heretaunga. Whānau, kaimahi and mokopuna are closely connected to one another by whakapapa. Kōhanga reo operations are supported by their kuia who has over 20 years of experience in the kaupapa. Whānau are considering new premises to relocate the kōhanga reo.
Mokopuna practice whanaungatanga in their everyday interactions with each other and whānau.
Mokopuna enjoy a learning programme that supports connections to others and learning kaupapa. Whanaungatanga naturally underpins all interactions and kaimahi are loving and caring. During te wā whakamoemiti, kaimahi model appropriate behaviours and mokopuna mimic these behaviours. Mokopuna show respect and enjoyment during learning activities. Kaimahi provide opportunities for mokopuna to visit the marae, where the observe and participate in ngā kawa and tikanga of the marae. The use of pūoro, pao and waiata promotes calmness, settles and supports mokopuna to transition smoothly across activities. Mokopuna move around their kōhanga reo with confidence. Mokopuna play and interact happily with each other and others.
Mokopuna are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaiako use a range of appropriate strategies to support mokopuna development of te reo Māori. These include open and closed questioning, repetition, greetings, sentence structures, and common phrases. Older mokopuna respond to kaiako questions and instructions very well while pēpi imitate what they hear and use body gestures and facial expressions to show understanding. Kaimahi speak only te reo Māori in the kōhanga reo and this increases mokopuna language use during learning, exploration and play. Mokopuna are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.
Programme planning and assessment is thorough and comprehensive. Detailed planning over the year is specific to mokopuna developmental needs and interests, involves whānau aspirations, identifies age-appropriate goals and learning milestones. Kaimahi are explicit about their planning expectations. Assessment practices are well designed to record mokopuna progress, are regularly updated and align to identified progressions for learning rōpū. Monthly recording captures mokopuna learning overtime. Mokopuna progress is adequately captured. Mokopuna enjoy a learning programme where their needs are the focus.
Whānau manage kōhanga reo operations in the interest of mokopuna. The tūtohinga provides guidance and direction for all operations. Strategic priorities align to Te Ara Tūāpae and are supported by an action plan. Whānau hold regular monthly hui and collectively make decisions based on thorough reporting from all core areas of operations. Whānau assure financial obligations and reporting are meet. Health and safety registers are documented well. Personnel records are well maintained by whānau. The appraisal process is in place and informs kaimahi professional learning and development. Kaimahi have recently completed refresher training to strengthen their commitment to mokopuna safeguarding and wellbeing. Mokopuna are loved and cared for.
Programme evaluation requires formalising. Whilst kaimahi provide insights to mokopuna enjoyment of the learning programme, it is time for kaimahi to establish processes to document changes and improvements made to the learning programme. Mokopuna thrive when deliberate improvements to the learning programme are made and recorded.
Annual planning can be strengthened. Whilst the annual management plan indicates set dates for a policy review cycle, whānau must implement a review schedule to ensure processes are consistent. Mokopuna benefit when systems ensure important tasks are met.
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.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the recommendation for whānau to work alongside te Tari-ā-Rohe and local purapura to address the key next steps identified in this report.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
26 June 2024
| Location | Hastings |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 47125 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B117 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 20 children, including up to 6 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 17 children, including up to 1 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 17 |
| Review team on site | May 2024 |
| Date of this report | 26 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, December 2020; Education Review, December 2018 |
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.
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu ki te taha o te marae o Matahiwi, ki Heretaunga. Kua whakatōpūngia e te whānau, e te kaiwhakarato SELO hoki ō rātou pūkenga ki te whakapakari ngātahi i te āheinga o te whānau ki te whakahaere whai hua i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo, hei painga mō ngā mokopuna.
E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te whai aronga o ngā akoranga me te atawhai.
E kawe haere ana ngā mokopuna i ā rātou ake akoranga. E whakaongaonga ana wāhanga o te ata, ā, he wheako papai hoki o roto. Kei te tākare ngā tuākana ki te whakaatu i ō rātou āheinga ki te ārahi i ngā kaupapa. E whai wāhi ana ngā pēpi ki tētahi hōtaka e aro nui ana ki ō rātou matea. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou mōhiotanga ki ngā whakapapa, ā, ki te ako hoki i ō rātou hononga ki te whenua. E hāpaitia ana tā rātou taki i ō rātou pepeha, ō rātou marae, ō rātou maunga, ō rātou awa, me ō rātou whānau. E whai wāhi atu ana ngā mokopuna ki ngā akoranga e whakatairanga ake ana i te aronga toi whenuatanga me te tuakiri.
Kua whakatakotohia e ngā kaimahi ngā tukanga e aroturuki ana i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka tuhia ngā akoranga a ngā mokopuna me ō rātou whakawhanaketanga, ā, he māhorahora hoki te whakapuaki i aua mōhiohio ki te taha o ngā whānau. Kei ngā mahere te māramatanga o ngā aratohu mō te whakatinanatanga o te hōtaka. Kei te mauritau, kei te hari, kei te koa hoki te āhua o ngā mokopuna hei ākonga.
E whakahaere ana te whānau i te kōhanga reo. He mātātoa te whai wāhi atu a ngā mema o te whānau ki te maha o ngā wāhanga matua puta noa i ngā whakahaeretanga. Kua whakatakotohia ngā tuhinga kaimahi katoa, ā, e hāngai ana hoki ki te wā. Kua whakatutukihia ngā mahi e arohaehae ana i ngā kaimahi, ā, ka noho pūmau te aronga i ia te wā ki te whakawhanaketanga ngaio. Arotakengia ai ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga katoa i ia te wā. E hāngai ana aua tuhinga ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Ka whakatinanahia ngā mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae, ā, kua tautuhia ngā tūmanako matua. Ka tū ngā meneti o ngā hui ā-whānau hei puna o ngā mōhiohio arotake, ā, hei tirohanga anō mā ngā mema i a rātou e whakariterite ana ki te whakawhanake tonu i tō rātou kōhanga reo. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā whakaritenga o te whānau.
Ahakoa he whāinga, he tūmanako hoki ō te whānau mō te paetawhiti o te kōhanga reo, kāhore he mahere hei hāpai i tā rātou whakatutuki haere i ō rātou whāinga. Kua tae ki te wā, kia whakatakotohia e te whānau tētahi mahere mahi hei āta whakatau i te whakatutukitanga o ngā whāinga i roto i te wā e tika ana.
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:
kia mahi tonu te whānau o te kōhanga reo ki te taha o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me te purapura, hei hāpai i a rātou mahi ki te whakawhanake i tētahi mahere mahi mō Te Ara Tūāpae.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
04 Hakihea, 2020
Te tūwāhi | Kei Heretaunga | |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 47125 | |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B117 | |
Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 14, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 14, tokorima kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 6 Tama 8 | |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 12 Pākehā 2 | |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | 28 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2020 | |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 04 Hakihea, 2020 | |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Tuatahi | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2018 |
The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities to provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu is situated next to Matahiwi marae in Hastings. The whānau along with the Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities (SELO) provider have combined their collective skills to strengthen whānau capability to efficiently manage the kōhanga reo operations with positive outcomes for mokopuna.
Mokopuna benefit from focused learning and care.
Mokopuna increasingly take responsibility for their learning. The morning sessions are stimulating and provides positive experiences. Tuākana are keen to show their ability to lead activities. Babies enjoy a programme that responds to their needs. Kaimahi encourage mokopuna to share their knowledge of whakapapa and learn about their connection to the whenua. They are supported to recite their pepehā, marae, maunga, awa and whānau. Mokopuna experience learning that promotes knowledge about belonging and identity.
Kaimahi have processes in place that monitor the quality of the learning programme. Mokopuna learning, and development is documented and is shared openly with whānau. Planning provides clear guidelines for programme implementation. Mokopuna appear as calm, happy and positive learners.
Whānau manage the kōhanga reo. Whānau members are active participants in several key areas across the operations. All employee documentation is current and in place. Kaimahi appraisals are complete with an ongoing focus on professional development. There is regular review of all policies and procedures. These align to current legislation. Strategic planning is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae that define key aspirations. Whānau hui minutes provide are a source of review information that members can refer to as they plan to further develop their kōhanga reo. Mokopuna are at the centre of whānau management and operations.
While the whānau has goals and aspirations for the future of the kōhanga reo, there is no plan to assist them to accomplish their goals. It is now timely for whānau to establish an action plan to ensure goals are achieved in a timely manner.
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
4 December 2020
| Location | Kei Heretaunga | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 47125 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B117 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 14 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 14 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 6 Boys 8 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori Pākehā | 12 2 |
| Review team on site | 28 October 2020 | |
| Date of this report | 4 December 2020 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | First Review | October 2018 |
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu ki te taha o te marae o Matahiwi, ki Heretaunga. Nō te tau 2015 ā rātou whakahaeretanga i tīmata ai. Koia nei te arotake mātauranga tuatahi o tēnei kōhanga reo. He nui ngā wero hei whakatutukihia e te komiti me te whānau i roto i ngā tau e toru nei o tāna nei tīmatanga. Ko tā te whānau aronga, ko te whakatupu me te whakatōpū hoki i tō rātou āheinga ki te whakahaere i ngā whakaritenga o te kōhanga reo kia whai hua ai.
E whakaatu ana ngā tamariki i te harikoa me te mauritau ki tō rātou kōhanga reo.
He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki te tākaro me te ako me ā rātou rauemi hou. He nui te pūtea nō nā tata tonu nei te whānau i whakapau ai, hei hoko i ngā rauemi whai kounga mā ā rātou tamariki. E noho wātea ana ngā rauemi ki ngā tamariki. E āhei ana rātou ki te tīpako i ā rātou ake taonga tākaro me ā rātou ake kēmu. He hihiri, he pāhekoheko hoki te āhua o ngā rauemi reo matatini me ngā rauemi pāngarau ki ngā tamariki. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki tuākana te pānui takitahi me te pānui anō hoki ki te taha o ētahi atu. Kei te whanake haere ngā ngākau titikaha o ngā tamariki hei ākonga.
E ngākau nui ana ngā tamariki ki ō rātou tino hononga ki ō rātou hoa me ngā pakeke. Ka manaaki, ka aroha hoki te whānau i ngā tamariki. Ka ārahi ngā tuākana i ngā karakia, ngā waiata, me ngā mihi. E mōhio ana ngā tamariki ki ngā mahinga. Ka aro atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā matea o ngā tamariki, ā, ka āta whai wāhi atu ki te mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki. He tino ratarata ngā tuākana, ā, ka ata mānawatia e rātou ngā manuhiri, ka kōrero anō hoki ki a rātou. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau hoki ngā tamariki ki tō rātou taiao.
He māmā, he mārama hoki ngā mahere. Kei te whakaraupapa tētahi mahere ā-tau i te kaupapa whānui. Ka āta hāngai atu ngā mahere ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki ki te mahere ā-tau. Ka tāutuhia tētahi whāinga matua mā ngā tamariki katoa. Ka tāutu ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo taumahi ako, wheako ako hoki. He pārekareka ki ngā tamariki ā rātou taumahi.
Tū ai ngā hui kaimahi, hui ā-whānau hoki i ia te wā. Ka whai wāhi nui atu rātou ki ngā whakawhitinga kōrero tōtika, kōrero pakari hoki. Kua rite katoa ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. I te mutunga o te tau 2017, i tutuki i te whānau ā rātou mahi whakahaere, me he pūtea tuwhene tā rātou. I riro i te whānau te pūtea SELO, ā, i hāpai tēnei i a rātou ki te mahi ki te taha o tētahi atu kōhanga reo, me te whakapai ake i ā rātou whakaritenga. He pai ki a rātou te tautoko me ngā ārahitanga i riro ai i a rātou.
E whanake ana ngā mahi aromatawai. Ahakoa kei ia pūkete ngā tauira mahi, ngā whakaahua, me ngā paki ako a te tamaiti, kāhore i te riterite te āhua o te aromatawai. Kua tautokona ngā kaimahi hei whakapai ake i ā rātou tukanga aromatawai. Kāhore i te riterite ngā mahi hei aroturuki i te ako a ngā tamariki.
Kei te whakawhanake ngā kaimahi i tō rātou māramatanga ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ka whai wā rātou i ia hui kaimahi ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō ō rātou whakaaro huritao e pā ana ki te ahu whakamua a ngā tamariki me ngā whakaritenga ka whai ake. Kei te tākare ngā kaimahi ki te whakarerekē haere i ngā whakaritenga mā ngā tamariki. E tīmata ana ngā kaimahi ki te aroturuki i ngā whakarerekētanga, hei whakapai ake i ā rātou mahi whakaako.
Kei te tīmatanga tonu te āhua o ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. He hou te kaiwhakahaere, te heamana, te kaitiaki pūtea, me te kaiako ki ō rātou tūranga. E mōhio ana te kaiwhakahaere, kei te ako tonu ia i ngā āhuatanga tini ki te whakahaere i te tari. Ko te hāpai i ngā whānau e whai kawenga ana tētahi aronga matua hei whakapakari ake i te āheinga me ngā pūmanawa o te whānau.
Kāhore te arotake whaiaro e tino māramahia ana. Me whakarite te whānau i tētahi tukanga mō te arotake whaiaro, hei āta whakarite i te whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga matua e pā ana ki ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā mahi kāwana. Kāhore he tukanga e tohu ana i ngā whakatutukitanga me ngā whakapaitanga mā te whānau.
Kua tāutuhia e te whānau ā rātou whāinga mō meāke nei. Kāhore anō kia oti i a rātou tētahi mahere rautaki e whakaraupapa ana i tā rātou aronga mō meāke nei. Ko ngā whāinga rautaki a te whānau he mea kano kē mō te rohe. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakatakotohia e te whānau ā rātou ake whāinga ki te mahere rautaki a te kōhanga reo.
I tēnei wā kāhore he mahere ā-tau hei ārahi i ngā mahi ki te whakahaere i te tari. E whai pānga ana taua tūāhuatanga ki te aronga kore ki te whakatutuki i aua mahi. He iti noa te māramatanga o te whānau ki ngā mahi matua, ki a rātou e kawe ake ai i aua mahi, ā, hei āhea hoki aua mahi e whakatutukihia ai.
Ko ngā take me ngā tuhinga e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi tētahi āhuatanga hei tirohanga ake. I tēnei wā, kāhore i ngā kaimahi ngā tuhinga tūranga mahi. E arotakengia ana ngā kirimana a ngā kaimahi. Kāhore anō te whānau kia whakahaere i ngā mahi arohaehae. Ahakoa kua uru atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā kaupapa whakangungu a te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, kāhore rātou e āta tautokona ana i te kōhanga reo, ki te tātari i ngā huarahi ka whakapai ake i ā rātou whakaritenga mā ngā tamariki.
Kāhore anō ngā kaimahi me te whānau kia whakangungutia ngā herenga ā-ture e pā ana ki Te Ture Oranga Tamariki. Ahakoa he kaupapa here, he tukanga anō hoki ā rātou e whai pānga ana ki taua ture, kāhore ngā kaimahi me te whānau e noho mōhio ana ki te kiko o ngā kōrero i te kaupapa here. Kāhore anō kia oti ngā mahi kia arowhaingia e ngā pirihimana ngā kaimahi me rātou o te whānau e mahi ana ki te taha o ngā tamariki.
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 te wā o te arotake, i tāutuhia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Me tahuri te whānau ki te:
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
Ka aromātai anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu i roto i te kotahi tau.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
13 Hakihea, 2018
Te tūwāhi | Kei Heretaunga | |
Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 47125 | |
Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B117 | |
Te tūmomo raihana | He kōhanga reo | |
Kua raihanatia ki te ture | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 12, kia tokowhā ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa | 12, tokotoru kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 6 Tama 6 | |
Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori Hāmoa | 11 1 |
Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Whiringa-ā-nuku 2018 | |
Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 13 Hakihea, 2018 | |
Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Koia nei te arotake tuatahi | |
Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu is situated next to Matahiwi marae in Hastings. They have been operating since 2015. This is the first education review of this kōhanga reo. There have been significant challenges for the committee and whānau to overcome in its first three years of operation. The priority for the whānau is to grow and consolidate their capability to efficiently manage the operations of the kōhanga reo.
Children show they are happy and settled in their kōhanga reo.
Children enjoy playing and learning with their new resources. Whānau have recently spent a considerable amount of money on quality resources for their children. Resources are accessible to children. They are able to choose their own toys and games. Literacy and numeracy resources are interesting and engaging for children. Older children enjoy reading by themselves and with others. Children are developing confidence as learners.
Children enjoy positive relationships with their peers and adults. Whānau are caring and loving with children. Tuākana lead karakia, waiata and mihi. Children know the routines. Kaimahi are responsive to children’s needs and work closely with children. Tuākana are very friendly and warmly greet and talk with manuhiri. Children are happy and content in their environment.
Planning is simple and clear. A year plan outlines the overall kaupapa. Term and weekly plans align well with the year plan. A collective goal is identified for all children. Kaimahi identify a range of learning activities and experiences. Children enjoy their activities.
Whānau have regular staff and whānau hui. They engage in honest and robust discussions. All health and safety registers are in place. Whānau managed to maintain operations with a financial surplus at the end of 2017. Kōhanga reo pānui are informative and filled with photos of their children. Whānau have received SELO funding that enabled them to work alongside another kōhanga reo and improve their practice. They are positive about the support and guidance they have received.
Assessment practices are developing. While individual files contain samples of children’s work, photos and learning stories, there is no consistency in assessment. Kaimahi have received support to improve their assessment processes. Children’s learning is not consistently monitored.
Kaimahi are developing their understanding of programme evaluation. They make time at staff hui to discuss their reflections about children’s progress and next steps. Kaimahi are enthusiastic about making changes for children. Kaimahi are beginning to monitor changes to improve their teaching practices.
Whānau management is at the early stages. The kaiwhakahaere, chairperson, treasurer and kaiako are new to their roles. The kaiwhakahaere acknowledges that she is still learning many aspects of the administration role. Support for whānau with responsibilities is a priority to build whānau capacity and capability.
Self review is not well understood. Whānau need to establish a process for self-review to ensure key management and governance obligations are met. There is no process to acknowledge successes and improvements for whānau.
Whānau have acknowledged their goals for the future. Currently they have not completed a strategic plan that outlines their future direction. The strategic goals of the whānau are generic to the region. It is now timely for the whānau to include their own goals in the strategic plan for the kōhanga reo.
There is presently no annual plan to guide administration tasks. This contributes to the lack of attention given to completing these tasks. Whānau have limited understanding of what key tasks are, who is responsible for the tasks, and when each task will be addressed.
Personal matters and documentation need attention. Kaimahi currently have no job descriptions. Contracts for kaimahi are being reviewed. Whānau have yet to conduct appraisals. Although kaimahi are enrolled on Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust courses, they are not well supported within the kōhanga reo to examine how to improve their practice for children.
Kaimahi and whānau have had no training in the requirements of the Vulnerable Children’s Act. While they have a policy and procedures in place that reflect the Act, kaimahi and whānau are not familiar with the contents of the policy. Police vetting of kaimahi and whānau working with children is yet to be completed.
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 and the Kōhanga Reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Tika Tonu will be within one year.
Charles Rolleston Toka ā-nuku
13 December 2018
| Location | Hastings | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 47125 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B117 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 12 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 12 children, including 3 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 6 Boys 6 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori Samoan | 11 1 |
| Review team on site | October 2018 | |
| Date of this report | 13 December 2018 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | First review | |