Ohaeawai Community Preschool and Early Learning Centre

Here at Ohaeawai we are busy, with family-making, mudpie cooking and hut building on the top of our agenda. We pick up play from the previous day, and deepen our play experiences. Each day is a new creation, different from the next. There’s lots of communication, problem solving and core intelligences unfolding, with everyday day  being a new learning opportunity. We are a community of kaiako, whanau and tamariki who shine through the joy of play!

Our space is an environment that supports and allows your child to be creative, to be an inventor and innovator. We put the emphasis on the importance of play, as this is their way of challenging themselves. We need the next generation of leaders to think outside the box! That’s exactly the opportunity play gives children. Add to that love and kindness as non-negotiable ingredients and we are, in the words of the children, “the best place to be”. Can we get any more praise than from our own tamariki?

The environment

There is nothing like being amongst real life to feel alive!

Supporting our young tamariki with their learning and development, we recognise the importance of involving them in real life experiences, being apart of the process that is involved in the work itself. When childcare environments mirror a home away from home, siblings are able to share many precious moments together, just like they would at home.

Taking risks in play is essential for children’s growth and development, supporting our tamariki as they learn their strengths and weaknesses and become more aware of their limitations so that they can learn to take care of themselves.

Care, beauty and love is an essential part of our environment set ups for our children, an environment that ignites the senses, and provides children with security and self worth.