68 King Street, Taradale, Napier
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.
‘Kohikohi ngā kākano, whakaritea te pārekereke, kia puāwai ngā hua’
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao ki Taradale, ki Ahuriri. E whakatairanga ana te whānau i tō rātou moemoeā kia eke ngā mokopuna ki ō rātou tino pūmanawa, ā, kia tautāwhitia, kia whakatinanahia hoki e rātou te reo Māori, te ao Māori, me te mātauranga Māori.
Ka whakaatuhia e ngā mokopuna – mā roto mai i tā rātou whai wāhi atu ki te hōtaka – tō rātou aroha, me tō rātou tākare ki te ako.
E rumakina ana ngā mokopuna ki te reo Māori. Ka whakatauira ngā kaimahi i ngā hanganga reo e tika ana, ā, ka tohu ā-ringa hei whakapūmau i ngā akoranga. Ka tāwhai, ka tāruarua hoki ngā mokopuna i ētahi tino kupu, i ētahi tino rerenga kōrero hoki mā te rotarota me te reo ā-tinana. Ka akiaki ngā kaimahi i ngā mokopuna katoa ki te whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro. Ka whakamahi rātou i te tangongitanga o ngā waiata pāhekoheko, hei whakaako, hei whakawhānui hoki i te ako a ngā mokopuna i ngā ariā hou, i ngā tikanga, tae atu hoki ki ngā pepeha, ngā nama, me te tatau. Ko te whakatangi i te rakuraku ka whakaputaina te manawataki, te tere, me te rangi, ā, ka whakakaha ake i te whai wāhi atu a ngā mokopuna me tō rātou ngākau nuitanga. Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna tō rātou harikoa, i a rātou e pakari haere ana i tā rātou kōrero Māori.
Ka whakatairangatia te ako a ngā mokopuna mā tētahi hōtaka e whakanui ana i te aroha ki te ako. Kei te taiao o te kōhanga reo te tini o ngā rauemi hei tūhuratanga mā ngā mokopuna. E mōhio ana ngā kaimahi ki ngā ngākau nuitanga o ngā mokopuna, ā, ka toro atu ki ērā i a rātou e whakariterite ana i te taiao ako o ngā mokopuna. I te taenga mai o ngā mokopuna ki tō rātou kōhanga reo, ka whai wāhi nui rātou ki tētahi taiao e hāpai ana i a rātou ki te kōkiri i a rātou anō. He āhuru e taunga ana ki ngā mokopuna. Ka poipoi, ka tautoko ngā kaimahi i te ngākau titikaha o ngā mokopuna ki te whakamahi i ō rātou pūkenga ārahi. Ka whakarite rātou i ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te ārahi i ngā whakamoemiti, i ngā pepeha, me ngā waiata. Ka manaakitia, ka arohaina, ka whakaaro nuitia hoki e ngā kaimahi ngā matea o ngā mokopuna. Ka kitea ki ngā mokopuna aua whanonga, ā, koia nei hoki te tūāpapa o ō rātou hononga ki ētahi atu. Ka manaaki, ka ratarata hoki rātou ki ētahi atu. Kei te harikoa, kei te mauritau ngā mokopuna i roto i ā rātou akoranga.
Kei te riterite te whakamahere, te aromatawai, me te aromātai hōtaka, ā, he pai hoki te whakatakotoranga. Kei te mārama ngā pūnaha ā ngā kaimahi mō te whakamahere i ngā wheako ako, me te arotahi ki ngā kupu hou, ki ngā pūrākau, ki ngā waiata, me ngā taumahi, kia ngana ai ngā mokopuna. Ka whakaemihia ngā mātai mokopuna ki ngā kōnae mahi a ngā mokopuna, ā, ka whakaatu i te ahu whakamua a ngā mokopuna mā ā rātou mahi toi me ngā whakaahua. Ka whakatakoto kōrero ngā kaiako i ia wiki, ā, ka kitea te whakaaro nui me ngā whakapaitanga ki te hōtaka akoranga. Whakaaro huritao ai ngā kaimahi ki ā rātou mahi me ngā urupare a ngā mokopuna ki ngā mahere me ngā aromatawai. E whai wāhi nui ana ngā mokopuna ki te hōhonutanga o te hōtaka akoranga.
E whanake ana ngā tūranga mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Ko te whanaungatanga kei te tūāpapa o ngā hononga me ngā mahi whakahaere a te whānau. Ka whakapono ngā whānau ki te āheinga o ngā kaimahi ki te poipoi i ā rātou tamariki, ā, ka rongo hoki i te tautoko ki te whakatupu i ō rātou pūkenga reo Māori ki te taha o ā rātou tamariki. Tū ai ngā hui ā-whānau i ia te wā, ā, ka hāpai i a rātou ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō ngā kaupapa matua, me te whakatau i ngā whakaritenga e hāpai ai i te aronga me ngā whakahaeretanga i te kōhanga reo. Kua arotakengia e te whānau te tūtohinga, ā, he rārangi mahi tā rātou mō te arotakenga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā tukanga. He pai te whakatakoto haere i ngā rēhita e pā ana ki te hauora me te haumaru, ā, e whakatakoto ana i ngā mōhiohio whai hua mō te waiora o ngā mokopuna. Kua hāngai pū te titiro a te whānau ki ngā whakangungu e pā ana ki te Children's Act 2014, ā, kei te mārama ngā kaimahi i ō rātou tūranga, me te whai pānga o taua herenga ā-ture ki ā rātou mahi. Ko tā te mahere ā-tau mahi, he ārahi i ngā mahi whakahaere me ngā wā e tika ana kia whakatutukihia. Ko ngā mokopuna kei te pūtake o ngā whakataunga.
Me whakaōkawa i ngā tukanga mō te whakahaere amuamu. Ahakoa ka tahuri atu te whānau ki ngā amuamu i ngā wā e tika ana, me whakatakoto nahanaha tonu i ngā tukanga e whakamahia ana, mai te tīmatanga ki te mutunga, ā, me whakapakari hoki i aua tukanga. Ka whai hua ake ngā mokopuna i te wā e āta tuhia ana ngā tukanga.
Me whakatinana i te tukanga arohaehae. E mōhio ana te whānau, me whakaoti rātou i ngā arohaehae hei hāpai i ngā kaimahi i roto i ō rātou tūranga, hei whakatupu tonu hoki i te māramatanga o ngā kaimahi ki te āhua ako o ngā mokopuna. Ka whai hua ngā mokopuna i te wā kei ngā kaimahi ngā whai wāhitanga ki te whakapai ake i ā rātou whakaritenga.
Me whakatakoto i tētahi mahere mahi, hei aroturuki, hei aru hoki i ngā whāinga rautaki. Kei te whānau kē tētahi mahere rautaki e whakaraupapa ana i tā rātou ahunga whakamua mō te pae tawhiti, ā, me tahuri rātou i nāianei ki te whakatakoto i tētahi mahere mahi e tautuhi ana i ngā taipitopito e whakatutuki ai i aua whāinga. Ka poipoi ake i ngā matea o ngā mokopuna, i te wā e whakatinanahia ana ngā whāinga pae tawhiti.
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 kia toro atu te whānau ki te tautoko mō te whakatinanatanga o te tukanga arohaehae a ngā kaimahi.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka ā Nuku
Te Uepū-a-Motu – Māori Services
26 Pipiri 2024
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ahuriri |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55155 |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | 08B035 |
| Te tūmomo whare | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 15 ngā tamariki, kia tokorima ki raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 11 ngā tamariki, kotahi kei raro i te rua o ngā tau |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori 11 |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Pipiri 2024 |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 26 Pipiri 2024 |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga, Poutū-te-rangi 2021; Arotake Tāpiri, Haratua 2016; Arotake Mātauranga, Paenga-whāwhā 2014 |
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 reports provide important information for whānau, hapū and iwi.
‘Kohikohi ngā kākano, whakaritea te pārekereke, kia puāwai ngā hua’
‘Gather the seeds, prepare the seedbed carefully and you will be gifted with abundance of food’
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao is in Taradale, Ahuriri. Whānau promote their moemoeā for mokopuna to achieve to their fullest potential and to embrace and embody te reo Māori, te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori.
Mokopuna, through their engagement in the programme, show a love and enthusiasm for learning.
Mokopuna are immersed in te reo Māori. Kaimahi role model correct language structures and use hand gestures to reinforce learning. Mokopuna mimic and repeat particular kupu and sentences using rotarota, and body language. Kaimahi encourage all mokopuna to express their ideas and thoughts. They use a range of interactive waiata to teach and extend mokopuna learning about new concepts, tikanga, pepeha, numbers and counting. The accompaniment of a guitar provides rhythm, tempo and tone and increases mokopuna engagement and enjoyment. Mokopuna show happiness as they develop into confident speakers of te reo Māori.
Mokopuna learning is enhanced through a programme that promotes a love of learning. The kōhanga reo environment is set up with many resources for mokopuna to explore. Kaimahi know mokopuna interests and use this to prepare the learning environment for mokopuna. When mokopuna arrive at their kōhanga reo, they enjoy learning that is self-initiated. This provides familiarity and security for mokopuna. Kaimahi nurture and support mokopuna confidence in their leadership abilities. They make available opportunities for mokopuna to lead whakamoemiti, pepeha and waiata. Kaimahi are caring, loving and attentive to mokopuna needs. Mokopuna observe these behaviours and use this as a basis for their relationships with others. They are caring and friendly to others. Mokopuna are happy and settled in their learning.
Planning, assessment, and programme evaluation is consistent and well-organised. Kaimahi have clear systems to plan learning experiences and focus on new kupu, pūrākau, waiata and activities that engage mokopuna. Mātai mokopuna are collated in mokopuna konae mahi to show mokopuna progress through their artwork and photos. Kaiako entries are maintained on a weekly basis and show consideration and improvements to the learning programme. Kaimahi regularly reflect on their mahi and mokopuna responses to the planning and assessment. Mokopuna enjoy a rich learning programme.
Whānau whakahaere roles are developing. Whanaungatanga is the foundation for relationships and whānau whakahaere. Whānau trust kaimahi with their tamariki and they feel supported to grow their te reo Māori abilities alongside their tamariki. Regular whānau hui allows them to discuss important kaupapa and make decisions to support the kōhanga reo direction and operations. Whānau have reviewed the tūtohinga and have a schedule of review for policies and procedures. Health and safety registers are well maintained and provide relevant information about mokopuna wellbeing. Whānau have prioritised training around the Children’s Act 2014, and kaimahi understand their roles and the impacts of this legislation to their mahi. The annual plan provides guidance for operational tasks and when they are due. Mokopuna are the centre of decision making.
Procedures for complaints need formalising. While whānau address complaints when required, there is a need to systematically record the processes used from beginning to end and to strengthen these procedures. Mokopuna are advantaged when procedures are documented well.
At the time of the onsite review, whānau had yet to implement an appraisal process and an action plan. Since then, an appraisal process to support kaimahi has begun, and an action plan to track and monitor whānau strategic goals has been completed. Mokopuna care and learning is further prioritised.
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 recommend that whānau continue to refine whānau whakahaere practices to support mokopuna care and learning.
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku – Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu – Māori Review Services
26 June 2024
| Location | Ahuriri |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55155 |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B035 |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 |
| Number licensed for | 15 children, including up to 5 aged under 2 |
| Service roll | 11 children, including 1 aged under 2 |
| Ethnic composition | Māori 11 |
| Review team on site | June 2024 |
| Date of this report | 26 June 2024 |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review, March 2021; Supplementary Review, May 2016; Education Review, April 2014. |
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 noho ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao me Te Kōhanga Reo o Kotahitanga ki te whare kotahi. Ka tū motuhake, ka whakahaere motuhake ia kōhanga reo, ā, ka whakamahi ngātahi i te rūma horoi me te tari. Kua tautokona te kōhanga reo e SELO, kia tutuki ngā herenga e pā ana ki te raihana.
E āta whanake haere ana ngā mokopuna ki te kōrero i te reo Māori.
E ako ana ngā mokopuna i te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā kaimahi me te whānau e noho ngākau nui ana ki te kaupapa o te kōhanga reo. E ako ana ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā mokopuna. Ka whakamahi rātou i ngā kēmu reo māmā, i ngā rerenga kōrero māmā, ā, i ngā rotarota māmā hoki hei whakapuaki i ngā kupu hou ki ngā mokopuna. Ka toro atu ngā kaimahi ki te tāruarua me te tohutohu hei hāpai i te whakawhanaketanga reo o ngā mokopuna, mā ngā karakia, ngā pepeha, ngā mihimihi, me ngā waiata. Kei te mārama ngā mokopuna i tēnā e pātaihia ana, ā, ka whakautu rātou i ngā pātai māmā.
E tautoko nui ana te whānau, ā, ka whai wāhi atu rātou ki te kōhanga reo mā ngā huarahi maha. He pai te taetae atu ki ngā hui ā-whānau, ā, ka arotahi ēnei ki te waiora o ngā mokopuna. He mahere ā-tau tā rātou. Ka whakamahia taua mahere hei whakatutuki i ngā mahi whakahaere ki te kōhanga reo me te tari, i roto i te wā e tika ana. Nā te tautoko o SELO, kua arotakengia ngā kaupapa here. Ka whakamahia te pae pāpāho pāpori ki te whakapuaki i ngā kaupapa here, me te toro atu ki ngā kōrero urupare a te whānau ina he āhuatanga hei whakarerekē. Ka whakahaerehia ngā take kaimahi e te whānau. E mōhio ana rātou, e tika ana kia arohaehaengia ngā kaimahi. E mōhio ana ngā mokopuna pēhea nei te poipoi o te taiao i tō rātou waiora.
Kua tino pai ake ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere, ā, ki te aromatawai hoki i ngā mokopuna. Ka mahi ngātahi ngā kaimahi ki te whakamahere. Ka whakapuaki whakaaro te whānau mō te āhua tonu o ngā kaupapa e hiahia ana rātou kia ākona e ngā mokopuna. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi ki te aromatawai i te ako a ngā mokopuna me tā rātou ahu whakamua. Ka whai wāhi atu ki ngā mahere, ko ngā whakaaro me ngā wawata o te whānau mō ā rātou tamariki. Ka whakapuakihia ki te taha o te whānau. E whiwhi ana ngā mokopuna i ngā akoranga i āta whakaritea ai, i āta whakahaerehia ai.
E mōhio ana te whānau, me whai tautoko rātou ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou āheinga me ō rātou pūkenga ki te kōrero i te reo Māori. Kua whakawhāiti noatia te whakamahinga o te reo Māori ki ngā kēmu me ngā mahinga, ā, kāhore te reo e pupū ake ana, e whakamahia ana rānei ki tua atu i ngā herenga o te hōtaka i whakamaheretia ai. Kei te pā tōraro aua tūāhuatanga ki te whakamahinga o ngā tamariki i te reo Māori.
Ahakoa ka ngākau nui ngā mokopuna ki te nuinga o te hōtaka akoranga, kei te kōkirihia te nuinga e te pakeke. He iti noa ngā rauemi mā ngā mokopuna tuākana. Kua herea te auaha me ngā whakaaro pohewa o ngā mokopuna ki taua tūāhuatanga. He iti noa ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā mokopuna ki te whai i ō rātou ake ngākau nuitanga.
E whakaae ana te whānau, kua whiwhi rātou i te whakawhanaketanga ngaio e pā ana ki te pūtaketanga me te tukanga o te arotake whaiaro. Engari, kāhore anō rātou kia whakatinanahia taua tukanga. Kua tae ki te wā kia whakahaerehia e te whānau te arotake whaiaro mō ngā wāhanga matua o ngā whakahaeretanga.
Kāhore anō kia whakatinanahia ngā arohaehae e pā ana ki ngā kaimahi. Kua tae ki te wā kia arotakengia, kia whakahoungia hoki e te whānau te tukanga arohaehae, hei āta whakarite i whiwhinga o ngā kaimahi i te whakawhanaketanga ngaio 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:
Kia tutuki i a rātou ngā herenga ā-ture, me tahuri te whānau ki te:
[R47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GMA6 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
[R47 Ture Mātauranga (Kōhungahunga) 2008; GM1-12 Paearu Raihana mō ngā Kōhanga Reo kei raro i te maru o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo 2008]
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga te taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
10 Haratua, 2021
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ahuriri | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55155 | |
| Te tau tohu o Te Kōhanga Reo | K08B035 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te raihana | Ngā Ture Mātauranga (Ratonga Kōhungahunga) 2008 | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 10, tokowhā ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | Tokowhitu, tokowhā kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 5 Tama 2 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Poutū-te-rangi 2021 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 10 Haratua 2021 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri | Haratua 2016 Paenga-whāwhā 2014 Mahuru 2012 |
The Education Review Office, whānau, leaders and communities provide evaluation insights that foster improvement, identify progress and build evaluation capability.
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara a Tāwhao shares a building with Te Kōhanga Reo o Kotahitanga. Each kōhanga reo operates independently and shares bathroom and office facilities. The kōhanga reo has had Strengthening Early Learning Opportunities (SELO) support to meet licensing requirements.
Mokopuna are developing as speakers of te reo Māori.
Mokopuna learn te reo Māori with kaimahi and whānau who are committed to the kaupapa of the kōhanga reo. Kaimahi are learning te reo Māori alongside the mokopuna. They use simple language games, sentences and rhymes to introduce mokopuna to new words and structures. Kaimahi use repetition and instruction to support mokopuna language development through karakia, pepehā, mihimihi and waiata. Mokopuna understand what is being asked and respond to simple questions.
Whānau are very supportive and get involved with te kōhanga reo in a variety of ways. Whānau hui are well attended and focus on the wellbeing of mokopuna. There is an annual plan in place. It is used to ensure administration and management tasks are completed in a timely manner. SELO support has resulted in policy review of process and procedures. Social media is used to share policies and seek whānau feedback if changes are to be made. Personnel matters are managed by whānau. They recognise there is a need to appraise kaimahi.
Kaimahi planning and mokopuna assessment has improved. Kaimahi plan collectively and whānau provide input on content they want mokopuna to learn. Kaimahi use a range of tools to assess mokopuna learning and progress. Mokopuna enjoy learning that is well organised and managed.
Whānau acknowledge they need support to build their capacity and capability to speak te reo Māori. The use of te reo Māori is limited to games and routines and is not spontaneous or used incidentally. Strengthening the provision of te reo Māori is a priority area for development.
While mokopuna enjoy most aspects of the learning programme, it is mostly adult led. Resources for older mokopuna are limited restricting mokopuna creativity, imagination and self-directed play. Mokopuna are not fully supported to follow their strengths and interests.
Kaimahi appraisals have not yet been implemented. It is time for whānau to review and update the appraisals process to ensure that kaimahi receive appropriate professional development in order to grow their teaching practice.
Whānau acknowledge that they have received professional development on the process of self-review. However, they have not yet implemented this process. It is time for whānau to initiate this process on key aspects of operations to support the ongoing development of the kōhanga.
During the evaluation, ERO looked at systems for managing the following areas:
To meet compliance requirements, the whānau must:
[Regulation 47 (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008; GMA6 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust 2008]
[R47 Education (Early Childhood Service) Regulation 2008; GM1-12 Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust]
ERO developed the following recommendation:
Darcy Te Hau
Toka-ā-Nuku - Director
Te Uepū ā-Motu - Māori Review Services
10 May 2021
| Location | Taradale, Ahuriri | |
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55155 | |
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | K08B035 | |
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | |
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | |
| Number licensed for | 10 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 | |
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 7 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 | |
| Gender composition | Girls 5 Boys 2 | |
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% |
| Review team on site | March 2021 | |
| Date of this report | 10 May 2021 | |
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Supplementary Review Education Review Supplementary Review | May 2016 April 2014 September 2012 |
Ka whakahaeretia tētahi arotake tāpiri i runga o te whakataunga ā te Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori i Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga.
E aromātai ana te arotake tāpiri 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 arotake mātauranga o mua atu i tēnei, me ētahi atu wāhanga rānei kua tāutuhia whai muri o taua arotake.
Ko tēnei arotake tāpiri i whakaritea i runga o 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 arotake. Ko ngā whakataunga mō ngā whakapuakitanga e pā ana ki tēnei arotake, ko te titiro ki:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara ā Tāwhao ki te taha o te marae o Te Poho o Tangiianui, ki Ahuriri. Ko te ingoa o te kōhanga reo, a Te Maara ā Tāwhao, ka ahu mai i ngā mahinga kaimoana ki Te Whanganui-ā-Ōrotū, ki Ahuriri.
I tāutuhia ki te pūrongo a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i te tau 2014, te maha o ngā wāhanga hei whakawhanake, tae atu ki ngā take hauora, take haumaru, me te hōtaka mā ngā tamariki. Ko te kuia, nāna i tū hei kaiako matua, hei tino kaihāpai i tō rātou kōhanga reo, i tāwhati atu i taua wā. I whakamanahia e te whānau tana whai wāhi nui ki te kōhanga reo, inā koa, i te pai o ōna pūkenga whakamahere, whakariterite hoki. Nā runga i tēnei āhuatanga, kua tino whakapau kaha te whānau ki te whakatutuki i ngā wāhanga i tāutuhia ai e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga ki te pūrongo o mua, hei āhuatanga ki te whakapai ake. Kua arotahi te whānau ki te āta whakahāngai i ngā momo whakangungu, me te hāpai i ngā mema o te whānau ki te whakapakari ake i tō rātou māia, ō rātou mōhiotanga, me ā rātou mahi, kia whai hua ai tā rātou whakahaere i te kōhanga reo. E ai ki te whānau, he pūkeke rātou ki te whakapūmau i te kaupapa o tō rātou kōhanga reo, hei tohu whakamihi ki tō rātou kuia. Kua whai pānga nui te tautoko o Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo me tō rātou purapura, ki ngā whakawhanaketanga me te whakatupu tonutanga.
I tāutu te pūrongo o mua, kīhai ngā tamariki i te tino hāpaitia kia ū ai rātou ki te reo Māori anake hei reo whakawhiti kōrero. Kīhai ngā taumahi, ngā rauemi, me ngā taunekeneke e āta whakahaerehia ana hei whakanui i ngā putanga ako reo a ngā tamariki.
He maha ngā whai wāhitanga mō ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori hei whakapuaki i ō rātou whakaaro. He pārekareka ki a rātou te whiriwhiri i ngā waiata, me te ārahi i ngā karakia ki te taha o te whānau. E mōhio ana rātou ki ngā tikanga e hāngai ana ki te ako me te atawhai. Ka whakatairanga ngā pākeke i te reo Māori mā ngā huarahi e whai pūtake ana, e whakangahau ana hoki. I ngā wā katoa, ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i te reo Māori ki te taha o ngā tamariki, puta noa i te hōtaka o ia rā. Ko te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero tētahi tino rautaki matua i nāianei e whakamahia ana e ngā kaimahi, hei kōkiri i te whakawhanaketanga reo. Ka whakawero ngā taumahi me ngā whakawhitinga kōrero i ngā whakaaro o ngā tamariki, ā, ka whakawhānui ake i tō rātou mōhiotanga me tā rātou whakamahinga i te reo Māori. Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki ngā taumahi e poipoi ana i te tū takitahi. He pakari te āheinga o ngā tamariki ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori.
Ka whai wāhi ngā tamariki ki tētahi hōtaka akoranga whakahihiri. E āhei ana rātou ki te whiriwhiri me te kōkiri i ngā akoranga, mai i te whānuitanga o ngā tūmomo rauemi me ngā taumahi. Ka whakatakotohia aua rauemi puta noa i te kōhanga reo, ā, he māmā ki ngā tamariki te whakapā atu. Kua arotakengia, kua whakapaitia e te whānau te whānuitanga o te whakahaeretanga me te whakaritenga o ngā hōtaka o Te Whāriki mā ngā tamariki. E tino tautokona ana ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā whai wāhitanga ako o ngā tamariki.
I tāutu te pūrongo o mua, kāhore te whakamahere hōtaka me ngā whakaritenga aromātai i te tino whakawhanakehia hei whakamōhio i te aronga o ngā akoranga. Kīhai i te rawaka te pūmautanga o ngā mahi i hāngai ai ki te tuhi haere, te pūrongo, me te aroturuki i te hauora me te haumaru.
Ko ngā matea o ngā tamariki me ngā wawata o te whānau e kōkiri ana i te whakamaheretanga o te hōtaka. Ka whakamahi ngā kaimahi i Te Whāriki ki te whakamahere i ngā hōtaka akoranga ki te taha o te whānau. Ka whakaarohia ngā ngākau nuitanga me ngā matea o ngā tamariki i roto i ngā mahere. Ka whakatutukihia te ako i te reo Māori me ngā tikanga mā ngā kaupapa i whakamaheretia ai me ngā taumahi e whai pānga ana ki aua kaupapa. He pai kē atu te noho whakarite a ngā kaimahi ki te whakahaere i te ako a ngā tamariki me tō rātou whakawhanaketanga. Ka whai wāhi atu, ka whakaongaongatia ngā tamariki ki ngā akoranga, ā, kei te puāwai mai hei ākonga pakari.
Ko te atawhai i ngā tamariki me ō rātou ake hiahia ako e whakamōhio ana i ngā mahi a ngā kaimahi. I ngā wā katoa, ka whakaaro huritao ngā kaimahi ki te whai huatanga o te hōtaka me ngā taumahi i whakamaheretia ai, me te whai pānga o ēnei ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki me tā rātou whai wāhi mai. He ngaio tēnei whakaaro huritao e whakatutukihia ana i ia te wā, ā, e whakatinana ana hoki i ngā taumata ka whāia tonuhia, me ngā kaupapa matua i roto i te whakawhanaketanga o te hōtaka. Ko ngā mahinga o ia rā me te whakaritenga o ngā akoranga e whai pānga ana ki ngā akoranga a ngā tamariki. Ko te angitu o ngā tamariki i roto i ngā akoranga kei te pūtake o te arotake hōtaka.
E āta aroturukitia ana, e āta tuhia ana, ā, e āta pūrongotia ana hoki te hauora, te haumaru, me te whānuitanga o te atawhai o ngā tamariki. Ka kitea ki ngā kaimahi me te whānau, te tino māramatanga mō ngā mahi e tika ana, i runga anō hoki i te āhua o ā rātou kaupapa here me ā rātou tukanga mō te hauora me te haumaru. Ka āta whakatinana i ngā pūnaha katoa, tae atu ki te aroturukitanga o ngā tamariki e moe ana, te tīni kope, te whāngai rongoā, me te tuhi, te pūrongo hoki i ngā aituā me ngā maiki. Ka ako ngā tamariki ki tētahi taiao e whakapūmau mārika ana i tā rātou noho haumaru.
I whakawhanakehia e Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga me te whānau o te kōhanga reo ngā taunakitanga e whai ake nei, arā, kia:
E tū ana Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara ā Tāwhao ki Ahuriri. E tino tautokona ana ngā tamariki me te whānau e tō rātou purapura, ō rātou kaumātua, me Te Poari Matua o Ngā Kōhanga Reo. Kei te tīmatanga te whānau, o ngā mahi ki te whakatupu ake anō, ā, he tino hua ka pupū tonu ake mō ngā tamariki katoa.
Ka arotake anō Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga i Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara ā Tāwhao i roto i te toru o ngā tau.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Kaiurungi Whakaturuki Arotake Māori
23 Pipiri, 2016
| Te tūwāhi | Kei Ahuriri | |
| Te tau a te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | 55155 | |
| Te tau tohu o te kōhanga reo | 08B035 | |
| Te tūmomo whare | He kōhanga reo | |
| Te tokomaha mō te raihana | 15, kia tokowhā ki raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te tokomaha kei runga i te rārangi ingoa | 10, kāhore he tamaiti kei raro i te rua o ngā tau | |
| Te ira tangata | Kōtiro 5 Tama tāne 5 | |
| Ngā hononga ā-iwi | Māori | 100% |
| Te wā i te kōhanga reo te rōpū arotake | Haratua 2016 | |
| Te wā o tēnei pūrongo | 23 Pipiri, 2016 | |
| Ngā pūrongo o mua a Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Arotake Mātauranga Arotake Tāpiri Arotake Mātauranga | Paenga-whāwhā 2014 Mahuru 2012 Paenga-whāwhā 2011. |
A supplementary review is undertaken at the discretion of the Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori in the Education Review Office (ERO).
A supplementary review evaluates the extent and effectiveness of actions a kōhanga reo has taken towards addressing issues specified in its previous ERO review and/or any additional areas identified since that review.
This supplementary review 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 review. The terms of reference for this review are to investigate:
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara ā Tāwhao is next to Te Poho o Tangiianui marae in Napier. The name of the kohanga reo, Te Maara a Tāwhao, refers to the kaimoana beds of Te Whanganui-ā-Ōrotū in Napier.
The ERO report of 2014 identified a number of areas for development, including health and safety matters and the programme for children. During this time, the kuia who was also their lead kaiako and strong supporter of their kōhanga reo reo, passed away. The whānau acknowledged her contribution to the kōhanga reo and in particular her management and organisational skills. Consequently, the whānau has had to work extremely hard to address the areas for development recommended by ERO in the previous report. The whānau has focused on targeted training and supporting whānau members to build their confidence, knowledge and practice to effectively manage their kōhanga reo. The whānau said that they are determined to uphold their kōhanga reo kaupapa as a tribute to their kuia. Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT) and their purapura support has been pivotal with developments and sustained growth.
The previous report identified that children were not adequately supported to use te reo Māori as their only language of communication. Activities, resources and interactions were not well managed to maximise language learning outcomes for children.
Children have many opportunities to use te reo Māori to communicate their ideas. They enjoy selecting waiata and leading karakia with whānau. They are aware of tikanga associated to learning and care. Adults promote te reo Māori in meaningful and fun ways. Kaimahi constantly use te reo Māori with children throughout the daily programme. Conversations are now a prominent strategy used by kaimahi to facilitate language development. Activities and conversations challenge children’s thinking and extends their knowledge and use of te reo Māori. Children participate in activities that foster independence. Children are confident in their ability to use te reo Māori.
Children participate in an interesting learning programme. They can choose and initiate learning from a range of resources and activities. These are stored throughout the kōhanga reo and easily accessible to children. The whānau have reviewed and improved the overall management and organisation of Te Whāriki programmes for children. Children’s interests and learning opportunities are well supported.
The previous report identified that programme planning and evaluation practices were not well developed to inform direction for learning. Health and safety recording, reporting and monitoring of these for children and whānau were not adequately maintained.
Children’s needs and whānau aspirations drive programme planning. Kaimahi use Te Whāriki to plan learning programmes with whānau. Children’s interests and needs are considered in planning. Te reo Māori me ngā tikanga learning occurs through planned kaupapa and supporting activities. Kaimahi are better prepared to manage children’s learning and development. Children are engaged, stimulated and emerging as confident learners.
Children’s care and their preferences for learning inform kaimahi practice. Kaimahi constantly reflect on how well the planned programme and activities impact on children’s learning and engagement. This ongoing professional reflection informs next steps and priorities for programme development. Daily routines and learning organisation impacts positively on children’s learning. Children’s success in learning is at the centre of programme review.
Children’s health, safety and overall care is well monitored, recorded and reported. Kaimahi and whānau demonstrate a clear understanding about what is required in line with their policies and procedures for health and safety. All systems are effectively implemented, including the monitoring of sleeping children, nappy changing, administering medication and the recording and reporting of accidents and incidents. Children learn in an environment where their safety is paramount.
ERO and the kōhanga reo whānau developed the following recommendations:
Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara ā Tāwhao is in Napier. Children and whānau are well supported by their purapura, kaumātua and TKRNT. The kōhanga reo whānau are at the beginning of a re-growth phase which will provide ongoing benefits for all children.
The next ERO review of Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Maara ā Tāwhao will be in three years.
Lynda Pura-Watson
Deputy Chief Review Officer Māori
23 June 2016
| Location | Napier | ||
| Ministry of Education profile number | 55155 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo Identification Number | 08B035 | ||
| Licence type | Te Kōhanga Reo | ||
| Licensed under | Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 | ||
| Number licensed for | 15 children, including up to 4 aged under 2 | ||
| Kōhanga Reo roll | 10 children, including 0 aged under 2 | ||
| Gender composition | Girls 5 Boys 5 | ||
| Ethnic composition | Māori | 100% | |
| Review team on site | May 2016 | ||
| Date of this report | 23 June 2016 | ||
| Most recent ERO report(s) | Education Review Supplementary Review Education Review | April 2014 September 2012 April 2011 | |