Good Beginnings Infants & Toddlers

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Welcome to Good Beginnings Early Childhood Care & Education

Good Beginnings is made up of three early childhood care and education centre's conveniently located close to both Masterton and Palmerston North's central business district's.....

Good Beginnings is proud that our centres provide:

• Attractive and homely facilities with spacious indoor and outdoor areas
• Trained, dedicated and professional teachers offering high quality care and education
• Developmentally appropriate learning environments
• Programmes based on individual children’s strengths, skills and interests
• A philosophy based on respectful care and education practices
• Work and Income child care subsidies (conditions apply)
• 20 hours ECE subsidy for all 3, 4 and 5 year olds
• Highly competitive rates

Philosophy

Good Beginnings is the foundation of a positive and life-long learning process.  Our name expresses our philosophy, which is based on the beliefs that:

• Each child is unique
• Children learn through discovery, exploring, investigating, thinking and communicating
• Good communication and close links between teachers, parents, whanau and the community is the basis of the programme
• Children respond to recognition and encouragement
• Effective programme planning and assessment covers all aspects of children’s learning
• Our philosophy, together with aspirations families have for their child during their time at the centre guide the programme.