Childcare options in Lepperton

WHY RURU FOR YOUR CHILD?

QUALITY

At Ruru House we value the importance of quality early learning. Our kaiako have been carefully chosen to ensure they have the special qualities needed to nurture and care for children while fostering learning.  Our kaiako are trained, qualified and registered, with many years experience.  Children will experience real work: real baking, real meals, real gardening, and real crafts as in harakeke weaving, wood work, real experiences; exploring their environment, using resources creatively and sharing experiences with others.  A day at Ruru House is filled with exploration, fun, curiosity, anchored against times to come back together and share meals and converse about our day. 

RELATIONSHIPS-WHANAUNGATANGA

We are committed to open, positive relationships with whānau & their tamariki.  We revere the role of the whānau as children’s first teachers.  We encourage whānau to become active members of our community, sharing with us their own knowledge and experiences.  Whanaungatanga (partnerships with whānau and our community) are essential and influential to a child’s own sense of belonging to our own learning community.

NATURE 

Ruru House, nestled in the countryside, is a purpose built early learning centre with the child at the center of everything we do.  Our early learning centre has been specifically designed so that children can immerse themselves in nature and what the unique surroundings have to offer.  We have large rolling paddocks at our doorstep, a meandering river, shadowed by two large macrocarpa trees that are home to our resident Ruru.  At our early learning centre we have a commitment to ensuring that children are  empowered to become kaitiaki and take an active role in nurturing all living things; garden, land, animals and each other.   We have been fortunate to receive special funding to minimise waste within our community . This is why we are committed to supplying cloth nappies for the duration of your child’s time attendance.

RELATIONSHIPS-WHANAUNGATANGA

We are committed to open, positive relationships with whānau & their tamariki.  We revere the role of the whānau as children’s first teachers.  We encourage whānau to become active members of our community, sharing with us their own knowledge and experiences.  Whanaungatanga (partnerships with whānau and our community) are essential and influential to a child’s own sense of belonging to our own learning community.

HOME LIKE SETTING 

Ruru House has been purpose built to support children’s unfolding development.  Children need the right environment both emotionally and physically. We are committed to providing children with the best raw materials/recycled/purpose picked resources with uninterrupted time to explore.  Inviting spaces that foster curiosity and relationships that support children emotionally is the recipe for learning .  This is why we have not compromised on providing space for children to explore and be nurtured. 

Lepperton playcentre is based in the heart of our rural community, on our school grounds.  The tamariki benefit from a close, supportive relationship with our local kura.

Play is the highest form of learning and is at the heart of everything we do.  We have a large outdoor area and 16 areas of play allowing our tamariki to explore, create and build friendships as they build confidence and belonging alongside their parents.

Being part of the playcentre community allows our parents and caregivers to build friendships, have a laugh, share parenting worries and grow our knowledge all for free!

Our tamariki’s journey is recorded in their own journal which includes stories about their learning journey, valuable pieces of art and photos to treasure for ever. 

New members are always welcome to come along and see if playcentre is for you!