Above and Beyond Gate Pa

Welcome to Above and Beyond Education and Care Centre – Gate Pa. A loving, spacious and safe environment nestled away from the hussle and bussle on Rimu Street, just off Cameron Road. Our childcare centre features three unique areas woven together by a large outdoor playground and garden, all designed to foster a sense of adventure and creative thinking. 

Our unique environment is matched with our imaginative learning program built around your child’s interests, challenging them to extend their skills. Our team also maintain close relationships with local schools to ensure your children are well prepared for the road ahead.

We believe children should be immersed in love and childhood is a time for fun and exploration.

Our values are strongly embedded in our practice and because we believe children should be immersed in love, we love unconditionally and intentionally seek the wellbeing of all those associated with the centres. We therefore become intentional in every aspect of the curriculum. Nothing is done by default or without thought and reflection. From the way we create our environment to the resources we choose, how we do our assessments, our interactions with children, whānau and each other are all weighted against this intentional response to promote wellbeing.

It is with this in mind that we have examined theory and current practice in Early Childhood and have chosen to place emphasis on creative thinking and arts based learning at Above and Beyond, as we believe this encompasses a very intentional response to the wellbeing of children and society as a whole.

With the increased knowledge available through IT there is a greater need than ever to process and analyse information, rather than memorizing and rote learning and this requires an ability to think in innovative and productive ways.

Arts based learning recognises the contribution of the arts in developing this level of creative cognitive functioning.