King's School - Early Learning Centre

The Early Learning Centre is situated alongside the Prep School (Years 1 - 2) at King’s School. It is here that the foundation for all future learning, self confidence and independence is developing. Boys can start with us from the age of 4 years old.

In the King's School environment the Early Learning Centre boys are offered many 'outside of the classroom' opportunities including music, swimming, games, Chapel and visiting local amenities such as the Remuera library. Boys also use the extensive grounds at King's School for exploration and discovery - allowing boys to be boys!

Our aim is for the boys in the Early Learning Centre to develop confidence to effectively communicate their needs; to have strategies to seek help; to be able to manage their own lunch box and belongings; and to have an understanding of keeping themselves safe.

The King's School Early Learning Centre provides an environment where children:

• Feel safe and secure
• Have positive experiences to develop a healthy self-esteem
• Have connecting links with family and the wider world
• Are affirmed as individuals
• Know the limits and boundaries of acceptable behaviour
• Have play that is valued as meaningful learning and learn the importance of spontaneous play
• Develop non-verbal and verbal communication skills for a range of purposes
• Learn strategies for active exploration, thinking and reasoning
• Develop different ways to be creative and expressive
• Have consistent, but flexible routines
• Have programmes that are exciting and promote optimal learning
• Are in an environment where literacy and numeracy are important