Grafton Private Kindergarten

We pride ourselves on providing all our children with a caring, happy environment, which encourages creativity and self-discovery.  Our special group times allow more specific experiences in Writing, Numeracy, Literacy and Problem-solving.

We maintain individual profiles on the children which include objectives, evaluations and we are also following the children’s progress on Storypark, an online learning tool for families.

Our garden playground emphasises our natural environment which has been retained to provide a variety of physical pursuits, science-oriented discovery experiences and the opportunity for socialisation through play.

The emphasis throughout our programme is to allow for individual development to flourish, culminating in a happy, confident pre-schooler, well-prepared for his or her transition to school.

The overall aim of Grafton Private Kindergarten is to provide a happy learning environment which will foster children’s physical, emotional, social, creative and cognitive development, whilst acknowledging their cultural background and family values.

Through our philosophy we plan a holistic educational programme in which we aim to provide our preschoolers with skills and values to enhance independent learning and builds on the child’s disposition to learning.

We do this by:

• Offering a varied and stimulating programme which stimulates the child’s interest in learning.
• Individual planning according to strengths/weaknesses to ensure each child’s needs are met
• Providing a well-organised daily programme that provides security and stability
• Preparing the older child with skills to support their transition to school.
• Promote healthy relationships between children, staff, family, guardians and whanau.
• Allowing children to express themselves confidently encouraging participation.
• Encourage open communication channels between parents and staff to support the learning and development of their child.