Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo

1 He Kupu Arataki

Kua mahi ngātahi Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ngā whānau, ngā kaiārahi, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori ki te whakawhanake i ngā tirohanga aromātai e whai wāhi nui ai ki te hāpai i te kawenga takohanga me te whakapaitanga, ki te tautuhi i te ahu whakamua, ā, ki te whakapakari ake hoki i te āheinga ki te aromātai. E hāngai ana tēnei pūrongo ki ā rātou pūnaha, ki ā rātou whakaritenga, me ā rātou mahi whakahaere. Ka whakarato ngā pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i ngā mōhiohio mātuatua mā ngā hapū me ngā iwi. 

2 Te Horopaki 

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo ki te kura tuatahi o Te Kamo, ki Whangārei. E ai ki te whānau, kei te hou tonu rātou ki tēnei tūmomo huarahi mātauranga, ā, he tino hiahia tō rātou kia rumakina ā rātou tamariki mokopuna ki te reo Māori. E noho ngākau nui ana rātou ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou māramatanga ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. 

3 Te Aronga o te Aromātai

He pēhea rawa te whai wāhi atu o ngā tukanga me ngā pūnaha a te whānau ki ngā putanga e whai hua ake ana ki te ako me te waiora o ngā mokopuna? 

E whai wāhi ana ngā pūnaha me ngā tukanga a te whānau ki te poipoi i te aronga ake ki te ako, te atawhai, me te waiora o ngā mokopuna. 

4 Mana Whakahaere

He pūnaha ā te whānau mō te whakahaeretanga i ngā whakaritenga ki te kōhanga reo. Tū ai ngā hui i ia te wā, ā, he whai wāhitanga mō ngā whānau ki te hāpai i ngā kaupapa. Ka kitea ngā tukanga mō te aroturukitanga me te pūrongo i te nuinga o ngā āhuatanga o ngā whakahaeretanga. Kua whakaritea e te whānau te tukanga auau e whakahou ai, e arotake ai hoki i ā rātou kaupapa here. Whakamātauhia ai, tuhia ai hoki ngā akoako hōneatanga ahi i ia te wā. Nō nā noa nei te whānau o te kōhanga reo i whakatakoto ai i ngā mahinga mō te whakamātau i ngā akoako rū whenua. Ka tuhi haere i ngā rēhita waiwai, ā, he pai ngā mōhiohio o roto e āta whakatau ai i te aronga matua ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna. Whakawhārikihia ai ngā pūrongo pūtea ki ia hui ā-whānau. Ka whakatinanahia te mahere rautaki ki Te Ara Tūāpae. Ka whakatakoto haere i te tirohanga me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ngā mokopuna ki anamata. E whakaraupapa ana te mahere ā-tau i ngā mahi whakahaere matua i te kōhanga reo me te tari, me ngā rārangi wā hoki e tika ana mō te whakatutukitanga o aua kaupapa. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna nā ngā aronga e whakaraupapa matua ana, e whakatairanga ana hoki i te papai o te ako, te atawhai, me ngā putanga. 

Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere i te hōtaka akoranga. He mārama ngā hononga o te mahere ako ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo, ā, ka whakawhanakehia mā te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki te whānau. Kei ngā mahere te aronga ka whāia e ngā kaimahi, mō te whakapuakitanga ā-wiki, o ia rā hoki i ngā taumahi whai pūtake mā ngā mokopuna. Ka whakatakoto hoki i ngā tūmanako, ngā whāinga, me ngā putanga o ngā akoranga. Ka whakaemi ngā kaimahi i ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki te ako me te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna, mā te kapo atu i ngā whakaahua me te whakatakoto matawhānui atu i te whakawhanaketanga ki ngā Mātai i te Tamaiti me ngā puka kōnae. Ka hāpai aua tuhinga i te aroturukitanga o ngā kaimahi i te ahu whakamua a te mokopuna, i tōna tupu hoki i tana huarahi ako. E whai hua ana ngā mokopuna nā te whakatōpūtanga o ngā mahi whakariterite a ngā kaimahi. 

Ngā Whakaritenga Matua ka whai ake 

Me whakapakari ake i te aromātai hōtaka. E whakawhanake ana ngā kaimahi i tō rātou māramatanga ki te aromātai hōtaka. Ko ngā whakaritenga ka whai ake, ko te tuhi haere i tēnā i whai hua ai, i ngā mahi whakamahere hoki e tika ana ki te whakapai ake me te aroturuki i te kounga o te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna mā te whakapakari ake i ngā aronga ki te aromātai hōtaka mō te whakapai tonutanga. 

Kāhore anō kia kitea ētahi o ngā kaupapa e pā ana ki ngā tuhinga kaimahi. Kua whakatau te whānau me Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, ka whakawāteahia aua tuhinga hei tirohanga i te taenga atu a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo. 

5 Te Whakatau ki ngā Wāhanga Tautukunga

I te wā o te arotake, i tirohia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ngā pūnaha ki te whakahaere i ngā wāhanga e whai ake nei, arā, ki:

• te haumaru ā-whatumanawa, tae atu ki te ārahi mauritau me te ārai tamariki
• te haumaru ā-tinana, tae atu ki te mātakitaki tamariki, ngā whakaritenga whakamoe, ngā aituā, te whāngai rongoā; me ngā kaupapa here, ngā tukanga hoki mō ngā haerenga whakawaho
• te tū tika o ngā kaimahi, tae atu ki te tika o ngā tohu mātauranga, ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, me te tatauranga ki waenga i te kaiako me te tamaiti 
• ngā whakaritenga ohotata me ngā tikanga ohotata e pā ana ki te rū whenua, te ahi, te waipuke, te tai āniwhaniwha, me te mate urutā. 

Hei whakatutuki i ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri rātou ki te:

• āta whakatau i te noho mōhio o rātou ngā pakeke e whakarato ana i te mātauranga me te atawhai, ki ngā akoako ohotata rū whenua e tika ana, ā, kia whakatutukihia aua mahi ki te taha o ngā tamariki i ia toru marama, pūputu ake noa rānei. 
  [R46 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; HS8 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008] 

6 Te Taunakitanga

E taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia whakawāteahia ngā tuhinga e whai pānga ana ki ngā take kaimahi, hei tirohanga i te taenga atu a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te kōhanga reo. 

Nō muri mai i te arotake Mana Whakahaere, kua whakamātauhia, kua tuhia hoki e te whānau tētahi akoako rū whenua, ā, e taunaki ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga kia kawe tonu, kia tuhi tonu hoki te whānau i ngā akoako ohotata rū whenua i ia te wā, hei tautoko ake i te waiora o ngā tamariki me ngā kaimahi. 

Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services

04 Hakihea, 2023

7 Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te Kōhanga Reo

1 Introduction

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. This report reflects their systems, operations and management practices. ERO’s reports provides important information for hapū and iwi. 

2 Context 

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo is based at Kamo Primary School in Whangārei. The whānau acknowledge that they are relatively new to this journey and have a deep desire for their mokopuna to be immersed in te reo Māori. They are committed to strengthening their understanding of kaupapa kōhanga reo. 

3 Evaluation Focus

How well do whānau processes and systems contribute to improved outcomes for mokopuna learning and wellbeing?

Whānau systems and processes contribute to fostering engaged learning, care and wellbeing of mokopuna

4 Findings - Mana Whakahaere

Whānau have systems in place to manage the kōhanga reo operations. Hui are held regularly and provide opportunities for whānau to contribute. Processes for monitoring and reporting on most aspects of operations are evident. Whānau have established a recurring procedure to update and review their policies. Fire evacuation drills are routinely practiced and documented. The kōhanga reo whānau have recently established a routine to practice earthquake drills. Essential registers are documented and provide good information to ensure mokopuna wellness is a priority. Financial reports are presented at each whānau hui. The strategic plan is informed by Te Ara Tūāpae. This encompasses the vision and future aspirations that whānau hold for mokopuna. An annual plan outlines the key operational and administrative tasks and their scheduled timelines for completion. Mokopuna benefit from approaches that prioritises and enhances positive learning, care and outcomes. 

Kaimahi work collaboratively as they plan the learning programme. The mahere ako has clear links to Te Whāriki ā Te Kōhanga Reo and is developed in consultation with whānau. Planning provides kaimahi with direction for the weekly and daily delivery of meaningful activities they intend for mokopuna. These include learning objectives, goals and outcomes. Kaimahi gather information about mokopuna learning and progress by capturing photos and detailing development in mātai i te tamaiti and konae books. These records assist kaimahi to monitor individual mokopuna progress and growth in their learning journey. Mokopuna benefit from collaborative kaimahi practices. 

Key Next Steps

Programme evaluation requires strengthening. Kaimahi are developing their understanding of programme evaluation. Next steps are to document what worked well and what planning is required to improve and monitor the quality of the learning programme. Mokopuna would benefit from strengthening approaches to programme evaluation for ongoing improvement. 

Other matters related to personnel documentation are yet to be sighted. Whānau and ERO have agreed that documentation will be available for the onsite visit. 

5 Kōhanga Whānau Assurance on Legal Requirements

During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas: 

• emotional safety including positive guidance and child protection
• physical safety including supervision, sleep procedures, accidents, medication, excursion policy and procedures
• suitable staffing including appropriate qualifications, police vetting, ratios
• emergency procedures and practices for earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami and pandemic.

To meet compliance requirements, they must:

• ensure adults providing education and care are familiar with relevant emergency earthquake drills and carry these out with children on an at least three-monthly basis. 
  [Regulation 46 Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, HS8 Licensing criteria for kōhanga reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]

6 Recommendation

ERO recommends that all relevant documentation for personnel matters be made available during the onsite visit. 

Since the Mana Whakahaere review, the whānau have practiced and recorded an earthquake drill, ERO recommends that the whānau continue to conduct and document regular earthquake emergency drills to support tamariki and staff wellbeing. 

Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services

4 December 2023

7 Information about the Kōhanga Reo

1 He Whakamārama

He Kupu Whakataki

Ka whakahaeretia tētahi aromātai tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Toihau Arotake i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.

E aromātai ana Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te whānuitanga me te whai hua o ngā mahi ā te kōhanga reo ki te whakatutuki i ngā take i whakatakotohia ai i roto i te pūrongo aromātai mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei i tāutuhia ai whai muri o taua aromātai.

Ngā Whakataunga mō ngā Whakapuakitanga

Ko tēnei aromātai tāpiri i whakaritea i runga i te aromātai o te whakatutukitanga a te whānau i te whakahaeretanga o te kōhanga reo, ki ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, i mua atu, me ngā take rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua aromātai. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei aromātai, ko te titiro ki:

• Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira – ngā whai wāhitanga ki te ako i te reo, me te kounga o ngā taunekeneke me ngā hononga
• te whakamahere me te aromātai – te kounga o te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai o roto
• ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture – ngā akoako hōneatanga ohorere me ngā mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana
• ētahi atu take i tāutuhia ai i te wā o te arotake.

2 Te Horopaki

E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo ki te kura tuatahi o Kamo, ki Whangārei. Koia nei tētahi o ngā kōhanga reo mātāmua o te purapura.

Whai muri i te arotake o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2016, kua whakatutukihia e te whānau ētahi whakarerekētanga hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te ako reo me te atawhai o ngā tamariki, tae atu hoki ki te whakapakari ake i ngā take whakahaere me te aromātai o roto. Kua mahi te whānau ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakapai ake i te kounga o te ako a ngā tamariki, me te arotake anō hoki i ngā mahi whakahaere.

3 Ngā Whakaaturanga

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Ka rongo ngā tamariki i te reo Māori i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā taumahi kia rongo ai, kia whakamahi ai hoki ngā tamariki i te reo Māori ki te hōtaka akoranga. Ka whakapuakihia ngā karakia me ngā waiata kia ako ai ngā tamariki i ngā hanganga reo e pā ana ki te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo horopaki. Ka whakatairanga ngā kaimahi i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakawhānui i ā rātou kupu kōrero e pā ana ki te tākaro o waho, o roto hoki, me te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro i a rātou e whai ana i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga me ngā kēmu reo. Ka taunekeneke ngā kaimahi ki ia tamaiti, ki ngā rōpū iti hoki ki te whakapuaki i ngā kupu hou o ngā kaupapa i te hōtaka o ia rā. E whanake ana ngā tamariki hei ākonga o te reo Māori.

E ako ana ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao haumaru e whakaongaonga ana i a rātou. He mārama ngā tūmanako ki waenga i ngā kaimahi hei hāpai, hei ārahi anō hoki i ā rātou whakaritenga i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ka kōrerorero, ka whakapuaki hoki rātou i ō rātou whakaaro mō te āhua o te whakahaere i te ako mā ngā huarahi e poipoi ai i ngā tamariki. Ko ētahi o aua whakaritenga, ko te mihi ki ngā tamariki i tā rātou taenga mai ki te kōhanga reo, me te aro nui ki te atawhai i ia tamaiti i ngā wā e tika ana. Ka whakarato ngā kaimahi i ngā momo taumahi ki ngā tamariki kia ako ngātahi ai rātou, me te manaaki, te noho whakaute hoki o tētahi ki tētahi, hei tuakana, hei teina. Ka poipoia ngā tamariki.

Te Whakamahere me te Aromātai

Ka whakatutukihia ngā matea ako o ngā tamariki i ngā mahere hōtaka. Kua tae atu ngā kaimahi ki ngā wānanga a te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te hapori nei, ki te whakapiki ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga ki Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kua whakapuakihia e ngā kaimahi i nāianei, ngā whakaritenga e tohu ana i ngā hononga ki waenga i Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira, te aronga ako, ngā taumahi a ngā tamariki, me ngā mahinga o ia rā. Ka whakaarohia ngā matea ake o ia tamaiti.

Kua arotahi te whānau ki te whakapai ake i ngā mahi whakahaere. Kua mahi rātou ki te taha o ngā kaimahi o te tari ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo, ki te whakawhanake me te whakatinana i ngā tukanga ka whakapakari ake i te katoa o ngā wāhanga whakahaere. I hāngai aua wāhanga ki ngā kaimahi, ki te arotake me te whakahou ake i ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga o te tūtohinga, ki te aroturuki i ngā kaupapa matua i tāutuhia ai, ā, ki te whakatutuki haere anō hoki i ngā take e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru. Kua hāpai ngā whai wāhitanga ako i ngā mema o te whānau ki te whakapakari ake i ngā mahi whakataunga hei painga mō ngā tamariki.

Te wāhanga hei whakawhanake tonu

E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi, me whakapai ake i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te aromātai hōtaka me te aromatawai. He māramatanga tō rātou ki te whai hononga o aua whakaritenga ki te kounga o ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki.

Ngā wāhanga kāhore e tutuki ana e ai ki te ture

Kua āta mahi ngātahi te whānau me ngā kaimahi ā-rohe o te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo ki te whakaoti i ngā whakaritenga e pā ana ki te mahi arowhai a ngā pirihimana, ā, ki te whakatū auau anō hoki i ngā akoako hōneatanga.

4 Ngā Taunakitanga

I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:

• kia whakawhanake tonu, kia whakapakari tonu i te aromātai i te hōtaka me ngā mahi aromatawai
• kia whakapūmau i ngā whakapaitanga i tāutuhia ai ki tēnei pūrongo, hei hāpai i te tupu tonu o te kōhanga reo me te whakahaeretanga a te whānau.

Hei ā hea Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga aromātai anō ai i te kōhanga reo?

Ka whakahaere anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te aromātai whai muri o Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo i roto i te toru o ngā tau.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori

13 Hereturikōkā, 2018

Ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te kōhanga reo

1 Background

Introduction

A supplementary evaluation is undertaken at the discretion of the Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office (ERO).

ERO evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO evaluation and/or any additional areas identified since that evaluation.

Terms of Reference

This supplementary evaluation is based on an evaluation of the performance of the kōhanga reo governing body and management in relation to areas identified in the previous ERO report or issues identified since that evaluation. The terms of reference for this evaluation area to investigate:

• Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira - language learning opportunities, and quality interactions and relationships
• Planning and Evaluation - quality of planning, assessment, and internal evaluation
• areas of non-compliance - emergency evacuation drills and police vetting
• any additional issues identified during the review.

2 Context

Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo is based at Kamo Primary School in Whangārei. It is one of the oldest kōhanga reo in the purapura.

Since the previous ERO review in 2016, the whānau has made changes to improve the quality of language learning and care for children, as well as strengthening operational matters and internal evaluation. The whānau has worked alongside kaimahi from the local office of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) to improve the quality of learning for children and review management practices.

3 Findings

Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira

Children hear te reo Māori in the daily programme. Kaimahi provide activities for children to hear and use te reo Māori in the learning programme. Karakia and waiata are used so that children learn language structures for different situations. Kaimahi promote opportunities for children to build vocabulary for outdoor and indoor play, and to express themselves as they follow their interests and language games. They interact with individuals and small groups to introduce new words for kaupapa in the daily programme. Children are developing as learners of te reo Māori.

Children learn in a safe and stimulating environment. Kaimahi have clear expectations of each other to support and guide their practices in the daily programme. They talk about and share ideas about how to manage children’s learning in a nurturing way. These include greeting children on arrival and responding to the care of individuals as needed. Kaimahi provide children with activities to learn cooperatively, and to show care and respect for each other as tuakana teina. Children are nurtured.

Planning and Evaluation

Children’s learning needs are catered for within programme planning. Kaimahi have attended local TKRNT wānanga to increase their knowledge about Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo. Kaimahi have now implemented practices that show links between Ngā Taumata Whakahirahira, the learning focus, children’s activities and daily routines. Children ’s individual needs are considered.

The whānau has focussed on improving management practices. They have worked with kaimahi from the local office of TKRNT to develop and implement processes to strengthen all operational areas. This includes personnel, reviewing and updating the charter policies and procedures, monitoring identified priorities, and attending to health and safety matters. Learning opportunities have supported whānau members to improve decision making in the best interests of children.

Area for further development

Kaimahi are aware of the need to improve programme evaluation and assessment practices. They have an understanding about the links these practices will make to the quality of learning for children.

Areas of non-compliance

The whānau has worked closely with kaimahi from the local office of TKRNT to complete police vetting requirements and implement regular evacuation drills.

4 Recommendations

ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations:

• continue to develop and strengthen programme evaluation and assessment practices
• maintain the improvements identified in this report to support sustained growth of the kōhanga reo and whānau management.

When is ERO likely to evaluate the kōhanga reo again?

The next ERO evaluation of Te Kōhanga Reo o Kamo will be in three years.

Lynda Pura-Watson

Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori

13 August 2018

Information about the Kōhanga Reo