Cnr Henderson & Elizabeth Streets, Bluff
View on mapKua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi, ngā whānau, ngā kaiako me ngā hapori o ngā Puna Reo, o ngā Whare Kōhungahunga rānei 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.
Ko Motupōhue te maunga
Ko Te Rau Aroha te marae
Ko Ngāi Tahu te iwi
Ko Te Rourou Whakatipuranga o Awarua tētahi whare kōhungahunga e tū ana ki te pūtake o tō rātou maunga, o Motupōhue, ki te marae o Te Rau Aroha, i Awarua. Nō te mana whenua, nō Ngāi Tahu te nuinga o ngā whānau me ngā kaimahi. Kua raihanatia te whare kōhungahunga mō ngā tamariki 30, me te tekau o rātou i te wā kotahi ki raro i te rua o ngā tau.
Ka whakapuaki ngā tamariki i tō rātou māramatanga ki te reo Māori, ā, ka whakatinana hoki rātou i ngā tikanga, mā roto mai i te tangongitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki tūturu me ngā wheako tūturu.
Ka whai wāhi mātātoa ngā tamariki ki tētahi marau e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te ako me te whakapūmau i ngā tikanga o Awarua. E whakanuia ana te marae o Te Rau Aroha hei tino puna mātauranga e whāngai ana i ngā wheako ako tūturu. Ka kitea te taunga, te ngākau titikaha hoki o ngā tamariki ki ngā kawa o te marae, i a rātou e whakaū ana i ngā tūranga, i ngā kawenga hoki a te tangata whenua, ki te taha o ō rātou kaiako. Ka whakapuakihia te reo Māori mā ngā karakia me te tangongitanga o ngā waiata whakangahau me ngā waiata whai pūtake. He pai te whakawhanaungatanga, ā, kua pou herea ki ngā uara me ngā tikanga whakaaro o te whare kōhungahunga. Kei te tino mōhio ngā kaiako ki ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau, ā, kei te tika tā rātou poipoi i ō rātou matea. Ka ngākau nui ngā tamariki ki ngā whai wāhitanga ki te taunekeneke ki ngā pōua me ngā tāua. Kei ngā pēpi tō rātou ake wāhi ako, ā, he hihiri, he muramura. Ka tūhura, ka whai wāhi mātātoa hoki ngā tamariki ki ngā mahi tiaki taiao, mā te hauhake māra kai, me te whāngai, te tiaki hoki i tā rātou mōkai, arā, i tā rātou tuna a ‘Kevin’. E whanake ana ngā tamariki hei kaitiaki, ā, e tīmata ana tā rātou kōrero i te reo Māori.
Ko ngā matea o ngā tamariki kei te pūtake o ngā mahi e pā ana ki te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai. Nā te aromātai o roto, kua whakapai haere ngā kaiako i ā rātou tukanga marau. Ka ārahi ngā mahere ā-wāhanga, ā-wiki hoki i te whakatinanatanga o te marau i ia rā. Ko ngā mahere ā-rōpū mā ngā pēpi, mā ngā pangore, mā ngā tuākana, tae atu hoki ki ngā mahere ako takitahi, e whakatakoto katoa ana i ngā hōtaka kua āta whakahāngaitia hei poipoi i ngā matea ake me ngā ngākau nuitanga ake o ngā tamariki. He pai te whakamahere i ngā whakawhitinga ki ngā tūmomo rōpū me te kura. Kei te mārama ngā tukanga aromatawai. Kei te whakatutuki ngā kaimahi i ā rātou kawenga ki te tuhi haere i ngā paki ako mō ā rātou ake rōpū, ā, ka whakauru ki aua paki ako, ko ngā whakawhanaketanga o ia tamaiti, me ngā whai wāhitanga anō hoki ki te whakawhānui tonu. E hāpaitia ana te whakawhanaketanga torowhānui o ngā tamariki mā te aronga o te marau ki te ahurea me te whakatairanga tonu.
Ko te rōpū kāwana o te whare kōhungahunga i tēnei wā, ko tētahi poari āpiti o Te Rūnaka o Awarua. He hou te nuinga o ngā mema ki tēnei poari, ā, nō rātou te tangongitanga o ngā pūkenga, ngā mōhiotanga, me te tautōhito e whai hua ana. Kua whakatakotohia te tuhinga hukihuki o te mahere rautaki, ā, e tatari ana kia whakahoungia te aronga rautaki a te iwi whānui, hei āta whakatau i te whakahāngaitanga me ngā tūhonotanga o ngā tuhinga e rua. Ka aro nui te tuhinga hukihuki o tēnei wā ki te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori o ngā tamariki, ngā whānau, me ngā kaimahi. Whiwhi ai te poari i ia te wā i ngā pūrongo kōrero mō ngā kaupapa maha e whai pānga ana ki ngā tūāhuatanga pakari, ki ngā wero hoki ki te whare kōhungahunga. Ka āta whakatau tētahi rārangi arotakenga i te whakahou ake o ngā kaupapa here, me te whakahāngaitanga o ērā ki ngā herenga ā-ture o te wā. Kua arowhaingia te haumaru o ngā kaimahi katoa, ā, kua whakatutukihia e rātou ngā whakangungu e pā ana ki te kaupapa here mō te ārai tamariki. He pai te whakahaeretanga o ngā take kaimahi. E hāpaitia ana te whai wāhi atu a ngā kaimahi ki te huringa tupu ngaio e tika ana. Ka whai wāhi ki tēnā, ko tō rātou ngākau nuitanga ki te whakawhanake i ngā āheinga reo Māori mā ngā akoranga o ia wiki. Ko te whakawhanake i te reo Māori o ngā tamariki, ko tā rātou toro atu hoki ki te ao Māori, e whakatairangatia ana ki te ārahitanga ngātahi.
I tautuhia e te whare kōhungahunga ngā wāhanga hei whakapai ake, ā, e whakakoia ana te aromātai a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i aua tūāhuatanga. Ka whai wāhi hoki ki tēnā, ko te whakahāngaitanga o ngā mahere rautaki a te iwi me te whare kōhungahunga, me te tāpiri atu hoki i tētahi mahere mahi e āta whakatau ai i te whakatinanatanga me te whakatutukitanga o ngā tūmanako me ngā whāinga. E mōhio ana hoki rātou, e tika ana kia haere tonu te whakawhanaketanga o te reo Māori hei whakatairanga ake i ngā tikanga ahurea e toro atu ana ki ngā tūāhuatanga katoa o te whare kōhungahunga. Ka whakapūmautia te kounga o ngā putanga ki ngā tamariki, mā ngā whakaritenga e aro pū ana ki anamata.
I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai pānga nui ai ki te waiora o ngā tamariki, arā, ki:
Ki tā ngā herenga, mā ngā ratonga mātauranga kōhungahunga katoa e whakatairanga te hauora me te haumaru o ngā tamariki, ā, mā rātou anō e arotake i ia te wā, tā rātou whakatutukitanga o ngā herenga ā-ture.
E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me ngā kaiārahi o te whare kōhungahunga, kia haere tonu te whakatairanga ake i ngā whakaritenga ka whakatutuki i ngā take i tautuhia ai hei whakaritenga matua kia whai ake.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
19 Paengawhāwhā, 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Awarua | ||
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 90033 | ||
| Te tūmomo raihana | He Ratonga Mātauranga me te Atawhai | ||
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | ||
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 30 ngā tamariki, kia 10 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 39 ngā tamariki, tokoono kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | ||
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 29, Pākehā 7, Iwi kē 3 | ||
| Te ōrau o ngā kaimahi kua whakawhiwhia ki ngā tohu mātauranga | 80%+ | ||
| Te tatauranga i pūrongotia ai, ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki | Ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | 1:3 | He pai kē atu i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
| Ki runga ake i te rua tau | 1:8 | He pai kē atu i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito | |
| Te wā i te whare kōhungahunga te rōpū arotake | Hui-tanguru 2023 | ||
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 19 Paengawhāwhā 2024 | ||
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Whiringa-ā-nuku 2019; Arotake Tāpiri, Hui-tanguru 2010; Arotake Mātauranga, Pipiri 2009 | ||
The Education Review Office (ERO) in collaboration with Puna Reo or Whare Kōhungahunga leaders, whānau, kaiako and their communities develop evaluation insights that foster accountability and improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Ko Motupōhue te maunga
Ko Te Rau Aroha te marae
Ko Ngāi Tahu te iwi
Te Rourou Whakatipuranga o Awarua is a Whare Kōhungahunga located under their mountain, Motupōhue and on the complex of Te Marae o Te Rau Aroha in Awarua, Bluff. Most whānau and kaimahi are affiliated to mana whenua, Ngāi Tahu. The whare kōhungahunga is licensed to cater for 30 children including up to ten under two years old at any one time.
Tamariki expresses their understanding of te reo Māori and practice tikanga through a range of authentic contexts and experiences.
Tamariki actively engages in a curriculum that supports them to learn and uphold tikanga o Awarua. Te Rau Aroha marae is recognised as a rich resource that provides authentic learning experiences. Tamariki show familiarity and confidence in marae protocols, as they uphold tangata whenua roles and responsibilities alongside their kaiako. Te reo Māori is expressed through karakia and a range of fun and meaningful waiata. Relationships are positive and underpinned by the whare kōhungahunga philosophy values. Kaiako know tamariki and their whānau intimately and tend to their needs appropriately. Tamariki enjoys opportunities to interact with pōua and tāua. Pēpi have their own vibrant and colourful learning space. Tamariki explores and play an active role as environmental guardians through the cultivation of a māra kai and providing care and sustenance to their pet tuna, Kevin. Tamariki are developing as kaitiaki and as early speakers of te reo Māori.
Tamariki needs are at the centre of planning, assessment, and evaluation practices. As a result of internal evaluation, kaiako have made improvements to their curriculum processes. Termly and weekly plans guide the day-to-day implementation of the curriculum. Pēpi, pangore and tuākana group plans, as well as individual learning plans, provide tailored programmes that cater to the specific needs and interests of tamariki. Transitions across groups and to school are well-planned. Assessment processes are clear. Kaimahi enact their responsibilities of documenting learning stories for their respective groups and the stories include tamaiti developments and further opportunities for extension. Tamariki holistic development is supported through a culturally responsive and improvement focused curriculum.
The current governance of the whare kōhungahunga is a subsidiary board of Te Rūnaka o Awarua. Most members are new to the board and bring with them a range of useful skills, knowledge and experiences. The strategic plan has been completed in draft form, it is pending the update of the wider iwi strategic direction to ensure there is alignment and cohesion between the two documents. The current draft places a priority on te reo Māori development for tamariki, whānau and kaimahi. The board receives regular updates on a range of topics regarding strengths and challenges in the whare kōhungahunga. A review schedule ensures policies are updated and align with current legislation. All kaimahi have completed safety checks and have undertaken training in relation to their child protection policy. Personnel matters are well managed. Kaimahi are supported to participate in an appropriate professional growth cycle. This includes their commitment to developing te reo Māori capabilities through weekly classes. Tamariki te reo Māori development and access to te Ao Māori is enhanced by collective leadership.
The whare kōhungahunga identified areas for improvement, and EROs evaluation affirm these. Including, the alignment of the iwi and the centre strategic plans with an accompanying action plan to ensure the implementation of objectives and goals is achieved. They also acknowledge the need for continued te reo Māori development to further enhance cultural practices that permeate all aspects of the centre. Quality outcomes for tamariki are sustained through future focused practices.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at the service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO and the whare kōhungahunga leadership recommends continuing to improve practices that address matters raised in the key next steps.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
19 April 2024
| Location | Awarua, Bluff | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 90033 | ||
| Licence type | Education & Care Service | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 30 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 | ||
| Service roll | 39 children, including 6 aged under 2 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori 29, NZ European/Pākehā 7, Other 3 | ||
| Percentage of qualified teachers | 80% + | ||
| Reported ratios of staff to children | Under 2 | Ratio (1:3) | Better than minimum requirements |
| Over 2 | Ratio (1:8) | Better than minimum requirements | |
| Review team on site | February 2023 | ||
| Date of this report | 19 April 2024 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, October 2019; Supplementary Review February 2010; Education Review June 2009 | ||
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Kāhore i te pai te tūnga |
Me whakawhanake ake |
He pai te tūnga |
He tino pai te tūnga |
He pēhea rawa ngā tamariki e whakaatu i te whanaungatanga ki ngā tūmomo horopaki?
Ka whakawhanaunga atu ngā tamariki ki ētahi atu. Ka kitea ō rātou ngākau titikaha i ngā taunekeneke katoa.
Ko ngā kitenga a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga e whai pānga ana ki tēnei whakataunga i whakarāpopotohia ai ki raro iho nei.
E tū ana Te Rourou Whakatipuranga o Awarua (Te Rourou) ki ngā whare o te marae o Te Rau Aroha ki Awarua, ā, i whakatūngia hei whakarato i tētahi taiao ako e whakatairanga ake ana i ngā tikanga a Awarua, hei whakarauora anō hoki i te reo o Awarua.
Kua raihanatia te whare kōhungahunga mō ngā tamariki 30, ā, kia tekau o ērā ki raro iho i te rua o ngā tau. He ratonga a Te Rourou mō te rā katoa. I tēnei wā tokowaru ngā tamariki kei raro i te rua o ngā tau. Ka haere ētahi o ngā tamariki ki Te Rourou me te kura pūhou o te hapori. Ka whakarōpūtia ngā tamariki mā ō rātou āheinga, hei āta poipoi i ō rātou matea. Kua riro kē i ngā kaimahi tokorua e mahi ukiuki ana me tētahi kaimahi hangere ā rātou rehita hei kaiako.
E whai wāhi atu ana ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga e whakatupu ana i tō rātou māramatanga ki te tū o te tangata whenua. Ka ako rātou i ō rātou hononga ā-whakapapa. He whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whai wāhi atu ki ngā kaupapa i te marae. Haere ai ngā tamariki ki ngā pōwhiri, ngā hui wānanga, me ētahi atu kaupapa i te marae ki te taha o ngā kaimahi. Ka whakapuakihia te marae hei tino whare akoranga tūturu mō ngā tamariki. Ka rangona, ka tūhonotia hoki e ngā tamariki ngā kōrero tuku iho a te iwi e whakamana i te tūmāia o ngā tūpuna o Awarua. Ko te ako i ngā atua Māori me Matariki e whai wāhi atu ana hoki ki te whakapakari ake i ngā hononga o te whānau ki a rātou anō, te marae, me te taiao. Kei te mauritau ngā tamariki ki tō rātou marae.
Ka whakahei a Te Rourou i ngā tamariki me ō rātou whānau. Ka ahu mai ngā hononga i ngā waiaro o te aroha me te whakaute. He pai ngā hononga o ngā kaiako ki ngā tamariki, ā, ka aro nui hoki ngā kaiako ki a rātou. Ka whakanui rātou i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero e whakawhānui ake ana i ngā whakaaro o ngā tamariki mā ngā hīraurau hopanga me ngā pātai ka pupū ake. Ka whakamanahia ngā whakaarotanga ake o ngā tamariki. Kei te taiao ako ngā rauemi me ngā wāhi ako e akiaki ana i te pai o te tūhura haere a ngā tamariki. Ka ako ngā tamariki ki te tiri me te whakatau kōrero ki waenga i a rātou anō. Ka akiaki, ka whakamihi hoki ngā kaimahi. Ka hāpai rātou i ngā tamariki ki te whakatau i ā rātou ake whakaritenga, mā te whakapuaki i ngā tūmomo whiringa e wātea ana ki ngā tamariki hei tīpako. Nā tēnei, he kaha ake te tū takitahi me te whai kawenga o ngā tamariki. He māhorahora te whakawhiti haere a ngā pēpi i tō rātou wāhi, ā, ka riro i a rātou ngā hononga e poipoi ana, e whai aroha ana hoki ki waenga i a rātou anō, ki ngā pakeke hoki. E wātea ana ki a rātou te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi muramura, me te manaakitanga o ngā kaimahi e āta tautoko ana i a rātou. Ka kitea ki ngā tamariki tō rātou mauritau me tō rātou harikoa.
E whakahaerehia ana Te Rourou Whakatipuranga o Awarua e te Roopū Tautoko (komiti). Kei te komiti ngā māngai o te iwi, te marae, me te hapori. Ahakoa ka whakapuakihia e te komiti ō rātou nā wawata mō Te Rourou, kāhore ērā e āta whakaraupapahia ana ki te mahere rautaki. He iti noa te aroturuki me te pūrongo i ngā whāinga rautaki. Kāhore e tino māramahia ana te whai wāhi atu a te komiti ki ngā mahi kāwana i te whare kōhungahunga.
Me whakapakari ake i te arotake whaiaro. Kāhore he tukanga e aroturuki ana i te whai huatanga o ngā mahi whakahaere, puta noa i ngā āhuatanga matua o te whare kōhungahunga. Kāhore te tirohanga, te taketake, me te tikanga whakaaro e āta whakamārama ana i te aronga mō ngā akoranga o ngā tamariki, me te whai pānga hoki o ēnei ki ngā wawata o te whānau. Kāhore anō ngā tamariki kia whai hua i tētahi tirohanga rautaki ngātahi e toro atu ana hoki ki ngā tūmanako me ngā wawata o te iwi, te hapū, me te whānau.
Kāhore anō ngā kaimahi kia whai wāhi atu ki te mahi arohaehae e whai pūtake ana. Ahakoa he kaupapa here arohaehae, he tukanga arohaehae hoki, kāhore ēnei e hāngai ana ki ngā Tikanga Matatika me ngā Paerewa mā te Hunga Whakaako. Kāhore he hononga pū ki waenga i te ako ngaio, i ngā whai wāhitanga whakawhanaketanga, ā, i ngā matea hoki o ia kaimahi. Me tautoko ake i ngā kaimahi hei whakapakari ake i ngā putanga ki ngā tamariki.
Kāhore e tino māramahia ana te whai huatanga o ngā mahi ārahi, puta noa i Te Rourou. Ko tā te kaiwhakahaere ngā mahi ārahi katoa, ā, e whakahaere ana ia i ngā whakaritenga o ia rā, ā, i te kaiako hoki e noho hou ana ki tōna tūranga. Ko te whakarerekētanga o ngā tūnga kaimahi, ko tē aro mai o ngā kaiako whai tohu, whai rēhitatanga hoki, kua pā tōraro ki te kounga o te mātauranga a ngā tamariki. Kua whakapuakihia e te whānau ō rātou āwangawanga mō te iti noa o ngā mōhiotanga me ngā pārongo kōrero e pā ana ki ngā whakaritenga me ngā whakahaeretanga ki Te Rourou. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakaritea e ngā kaiārahi tētahi tukanga nahanaha o te arotake whaiaro, puta noa i ngā wāhanga katoa o Te Rourou, hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te mātauranga me te atawhai mō ngā tamariki.
Kāhore anō te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai kia āta whakaritea. Kāhore he whakaaturanga o ētahi mahere e whai pānga ana ki ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā pūmanawa o ngā tamariki. Kāhore he tuhinga o ētahi mahere e tohu ana i te horopaki motuhake me te marautanga motuhake o Te Rourou. Ahakoa e hāngai ana ngā aromatawai ki tā te paki ako whakatakotoranga, kāhore i te riterite te kounga me te hanganga i ngā wā katoa. Te āhua nei, kāhore he tino māramatanga ki te pūtake o ngā paki ako. Ahakoa ka whakawhiti kōrero ngā kaimahi mō te hōtaka akoranga, kāhore he tuhinga e tohu ana i aua whakawhitinga kōrero. Kāhore te whai huatanga o te hōtaka akoranga e aroturukitia ana i ia te wā. Kua tae ki te wā kia arotakengia e ngā kaiārahi me ngā kaimahi ngā āhuatanga katoa e pā ana ki te marautanga, kia āta whakapuakihia ngā putanga ki ngā tamariki.
Ko te whakapakari ake i te reo Māori tētahi aronga o te tikanga whakaaro a te whare kōhungahunga mō meāke nei. Ahakoa kei te whanake ōpakihia te reo Māori, kua tae ki te wā kia whakatakotohia e te rōpū kāwanatanga, e ngā kaiārahi hoki tētahi mahere rautaki e whakapakari ake ai i te reo Māori puta noa i te whare kōhungahunga. He mea nui kia āta whakamaheretia, kia āta whakatinanahia hoki te koronga, ā, kia aroturukitia hoki i ia te wā.
I te wā o te arotake, i whakamātauhia e te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha o te ratonga ki te whakahaere i ngā āhuatanga i raro iho nei e whai pānga nui ana ki te waiora o ngā tamariki:
Ko te tikanga, ka whakatairanga ngā ratonga mātauranga kōhungahunga 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 tino wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture. Kia tutuki i te ratonga mātauranga kōhungahunga ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri ki te:
Kāhore Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga e arotake anō i tēnei ratonga, tae noa ki te wā kua whakataungia e Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga te whakatutukitanga o te ratonga i āna herenga raihana.
Gloria Takuira
Toka ā-nuku Whakakapi
17 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2019
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Te tūwāhi |
Kei Awarua |
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Te tau a Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga |
90033 |
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Te tūmomo raihana |
He Ratonga Mātauranga me te Atawhai |
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Te ture raihana |
Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
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Te tokomaha mō te raihana |
30 ngā tamariki, kia 10 ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
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Te tokomaha kei te rārangi ingoa |
29 |
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Te ira tangata |
Tama 11 Kōtiro 18 |
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Ngā hononga ā-iwi |
Māori Pākehā Iwi kē |
22 6 2 |
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Ōrau o ngā kaiako e mau ana i ngā tohu mātauranga |
50-79% 0-49% |
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Te tatauranga i pūrongotia ai, ki waenga i ngā kaimahi me ngā tamariki |
Ki raro i te rua tau |
1:3 |
He pai kē atu i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
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Ki runga ake i te rua tau |
1:5 |
He pai kē atu i ngā herenga tikanga mōkito |
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Te wā i te whare kōhungahunga te rōpū arotake |
Here-turi-kōkā 2019 |
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Te wā o tēnei pūrongo |
17 Whiringa ā-nuku, 2019 |
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Ngā pūrongo o mua ā Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga |
Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga |
Whiringa-ā-Nuku 2015 Hui-tanguru 2010 Pipiri 2009 |
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Not well placed |
Requires further development |
Well placed |
Very well placed |
How well do children show whanaungatanga in their settings?
Children engage in relationships with others. They show confidence in all interactions.
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Te Rourou Whakatipuranga o Awarua (Te Rourou) is on the complex of Te Marae o Te Rau Aroha in Bluff was established to provide a learning environment that enhances ngā tikanga of Awarua and to revitalise te reo o Awarua.
The centre is licensed for 30 children with up to ten children under two years old. Te Rourou is a full day service. There are currently eight under two-year olds on the roll. Some children on the roll attend both Te Rourou and the local kindergarten. Children are grouped in ability-based groups to meet their needs. Two full time and a part-time staff member are registered teachers.
Children engage in learning that grows their understanding of tangata whenua. They learn about their whakapapa links. There are opportunities for children to participate in kaupapa on the marae. Children attend pōwhiri, hui wānanga and other marae activities alongside kaimahi. The marae is used as an authentic resource for children’s learning. Children hear and engage with tribal stories that acknowledge the courage of Awarua ancestors. Learning about atua Māori and Matariki contribute to strengthening whānau connections to each other, the marae and the environment. Children are comfortable on their marae.
Te Rourou is welcoming to children and their whānau. Partnerships are based on attitudes of acceptance and respect. Teachers have positive and responsive relationships with children. They value conversations that extends children’s thinking through informal problem solving and questions. Children’s opinions and ideas are respected. The environment provides resources and learning spaces that encourages enjoyable exploration for children. Children learn to share and negotiate with each other. Staff offer encouragement and praise. They support children’s decision making by negotiating options for children to select from. This increases greater independence and responsibility for children. Pēpi move freely in their space and experience nurturing and loving relationships with each other and adults. They have access to an extensive range of colourful resources and supportive care from kaimahi. Children show they are settled and happy.
Te Rourou Whakatipuranga o Awarua is governed by the Roopū Tautoko (kōmiti). The kōmiti consists of iwi, marae and community representatives. Whilst the kōmiti articulate their aspirations for Te Rourou, these are not clearly outlined in the strategic plan. There is limited monitoring of and reporting on strategic goals. The role of the kōmiti in governance is unclear.
Self-review requires strengthening. There is no process to monitor the effectiveness of management across key aspects of the centre. The vision, mission and philosophy do not provide clarity around the direction for children’s learning that reflects the aspirations of the whānau. Children are yet to benefit from a cohesive strategic vision that encompasses the hopes and dreams of the iwi, hapū and whānau.
Kaimahi have not engaged in meaningful appraisal. While there are appraisal policy and procedures in place, these do not align with the Code and Standards for the Teaching Profession. There is no clear link between professional learning and development opportunities and the needs of individual kaimahi. Support for kaimahi is required to strengthen outcomes for children.
It is unclear how effective leadership is across Te Rourou. Leadership roles are the domain of the kaiwhakahaere who manages the daily operations and kaiako who is new to the role. Changes in staffing and the inability to attract qualified, registered teachers have impacted the quality of education for children. Whānau have voiced concerns around a lack of knowledge and information about Te Rourou operations and management. It is time for leaders to establish a systematic process of self-review across all areas of Te Rourou to improve the quality of education and care for children.
Planning, assessment and evaluation are not well established. There is no written evidence around planning that reflects children’s interests and depositions. Plans that reflect the unique setting and curriculum of Te Rourou are not documented. Although assessments are based on the learning stories format, the overall quality and structure is inconsistent. There seems to be a lack of understanding of the purpose for learning stories. Whilst kaimahi discuss the learning programme, there is no documented evidence of these discussions. The effectiveness of the learning programme is not regularly monitored. It is timely for leaders and kaimahi to review all aspects of curriculum to ensure outcomes for children are well articulated.
Strengthening te reo Maori is a future focus of the centre philosophy. While te reo Māori is developing in an unplanned and informal way, it is timely that the governance and leadership put in place a strategic plan to strengthen te reo Maori across the centre. It is important that the intent is well planned, actioned and regularly monitored.
During the review, ERO looked at the service’s systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
ERO found significant areas of non-compliance in the service related to:
document the learning programme to guide children’s learning and assessment
[Regulation 1, C2, (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008]
establish an ongoing process of self-review or internal evaluation to help maintain and improve the quality of practice for children
[Regulation 4, GMA6, (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008]
suitable human resource management practices and processes for human resource management including a system of regular appraisal
[Regulation 4, GMA7, (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008]
appraisal of staff in teaching positions is based on the Code and Standards for the Teaching Profession established by the Teaching Council.
[Regulation 4, GMA8, (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008] Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008,
ERO will not undertake a further education review of this service until the Ministry of Education is satisfied that the service meets licensing requirements.
Gloria Takuira
Acting Toka ā-nuku
17 October 2019
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Location |
Bluff |
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Ministry of Education profile number |
90033 |
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Licence type |
Education & Care Service |
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Licensed under |
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
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Number licensed for |
30 children, including up to 10 aged under 2 |
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Service roll |
29 |
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Gender composition |
Girls 18 Boys 11 |
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Ethnic composition |
Māori NZ European/Pākeha Other |
22 6 2 |
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Percentage of qualified teachers |
50-79% 0-49% |
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Reported ratios of staff to children |
Under 2 |
1:3 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Over 2 |
1:5 |
Better than minimum requirements |
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Review team on site |
August 2019 |
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Date of this report |
17 October 2019 |
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Most recent ERO report(s) |
Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review |
October 2015 February 2010 June 2009 |
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