NZQA registered unit standard
25250 version 2
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Title
Plan, facilitate, and review programmes for fostering holistic
development in Samoan early childhood education
Level
6
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to plan,
facilitate, and review programmes that will foster children's
holistic development in an A'oga Amata.
Classification
Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education > Samoa: A'Oga
Amata
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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Definitions
A'oga Amata is a Samoan culture specific early childhood service, responsible for all
aspects of a child’s development based on Christian values and consideration of
others.
Service may include but is not limited to – early childhood centres, home based early
childhood educational programmes.
Holistic development refers to physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth.
Samoan protocols refer to procedures for events where a set procedure is followed
such as celebrations of childbirth, birthdays, and weddings.
Christian values refer to the Christian values that encompass the belief of unity (love)
and that consideration for others should be practised in all aspects of daily life.
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All outcomes and evidence requirements must be in accordance with any policies,
procedures, standards, and requirements of the organisation involved, and with the
following:
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989;
Education Act 1989;
Human Rights Act 1993;
Privacy Act 1993;
Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998;
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008;
Education (Home-Based Care) Order 1992.
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References may include but are not limited to:
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki, He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o
Aotearoa: Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington: Learning Media, 1996).
Ministry of Education, Quality in action: Te mahi whai hua: Implementing the revised
statement of desirable objectives and practices in New Zealand early childhood
services (Wellington: Learning Media, 1998).
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Ministry of Education, The quality journey: He haerenga whai hua. Improving quality
in early childhood services (Wellington: Learning Media, 1999).
Ministry of Education, Kei Tua o te Pae/Assessment for learning: Early Childhood
Exemplars (Wellington: Learning Media, 2007).
Ministry of Education, Developing programmes for teaching Pacific Islands
languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 (Wellington: Ministry of
Education, 2012).
Ministry of Education, The New Zealand Curriculum (Wellington: Learning Media,
2007).
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Samoan Language Programmes: planning
guidelines to accompany Developing programmes for teaching Pacific Islands
languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Ta’iala mo le gagana Samoa I Niu Sila (Wellington: Learning
Media, 1996).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan programmes that will foster children’s holistic development in A’oga Amata.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The planned programmes include daily activities and Christian values which will
foster children’s holistic development.
1.2
Planning includes evidence of consultation with A’oga Amata staff, parents, and
the community.
1.3
Plans identify resources required for the daily programmes.
Outcome 2
Facilitate programmes that will foster children’s holistic development in an A’oga Amata.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Facilitation is in accordance with Samoan protocols.
2.2
Facilitation is in accordance with the Te Whāriki principle of holistic
development.
2.3
Facilitation includes the use of Samoan and New Zealand community
resources.
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Outcome 3
Review programmes that will foster children’s holistic development in an A'oga Amata.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Review identifies whether aims and objectives of the programmes have been
met.
3.2
Review includes evidence of consultation with A’oga Amata staff, parents, and
community supporters.
3.3
Review identifies suitability of activities for fostering children’s holistic
development and identifies areas for further development.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 November 2008
31 December 2015
Rollover and
Revision
2
21 March 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0157
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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Comments on this unit standard
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