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The Centre
The centre consists of a converted villa containing three beautiful and well resourced rooms for different age groups, a large outdoor space and an atelier. Our Sweet Peas room caters for infants, our Bluebells room for toddlers and our Cherry Blossoms room for preschoolers. We have beautiful large outdoor play areas that the children can explore, be creative, work together, exercise and get closer to nature and learn. Our atelier is a brilliant and quiet space for art projects.
The learning programme focuses on building relationships based on respect and care, and providing learning opportunities for each child's unique interests, disposition, strengths and key competencies.
Teacher to Child Ratios
We maintain quality ratios.
1:4 for infants; 1:6 for toddlers and 1:8 for preschool children.
Our Rooms
Our nurturing nursery.
We believe that to understand and know the child there must be consistency of care. Therefore, we practice whānau care. This is when one teacher will take the lead role in caring for the child during the day, with the other teachers working in a support role. This approach is based on a stance of utmost respect for the child.
With the comfort of knowing that a familiar adult is close by we have created a peaceful environment which allows children to discover as much as possible on their own.
Our adventurous toddlers.
We have outstanding teacher to child ratios in this room. 1 teacher to 6 children when the Ministry of Education state a 1 to 10 ratio. We recognise that this age group display a range of emotions – such as happiness, sadness, anger and fear and the best care and education this age group can receive is caring knowledgeable adults to support there emotional and social development.
To support our toddlers to grow self-regulation skills we also have a lot of space inside and outside for them to move and multiplies of the same toys (sharing will be learnt) so everyone can play.
Our big preschoolers.
Children are now provided with age specific activities that are designed around developmental stages. The program supports independence, group and individual learning experiences. A range of indoor and outdoor activities and resources are available throughout the day. We have a strong focus on assisting children in discovering who they are, so they can express their own opinions and nurture their own ideas.
Teacher foster a growth mindset where children are supported to reach their full potential and opportunities to develop their talents, learn to love challenges and embrace effort.
Nappies and Toilet Learning
To help our busy parents all disposable nappies are provided for children in the centre. If you wish to provide your own nappies please let the centre know.
As your child starts the journey from nappies to underpants, please don’t worry. We are here to support your child - it is all a learning process.
Statutory Holidays and Christmas Break
We close for statutory holidays. Normal fees apply.
We will remain open during the Christmas break.
Meals
Our aim is to encourage healthy eating habits. Cooked by our in-house cook we provide morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack.
With assistance from teachers children are taught to self-serve their food and use real crockery, glassware and utensils. We are helping our children to develop healthy habits and healthy hearts for life.
Allergies, Food Intolerance and Special Dietary Requirements
This is a shared responsibility of the child’s family and the centre. It is recorded on the child’s enrolment form and in our computer software package. Our chef and your child’s teachers are well informed of your child’s requirements while at the centre.
Please let your child’s teacher know if you send food in with your child. No chewing gum, lollies or food that contains peanuts are permitted into the centre. We are a NO NUT Centre.