Bridge Street Early Learning Centre

Bridge Street Early Learning Centre is a community based, not for profit, centre. We provide equitable opportunities for children aged between six months and five years to learn with, and alongside, their peers in a respectful and empowering high quality educational environment, supported by professional trained teachers.

Our teachers view the child as the heart of the family/whanau with the Centre being the bridge between the home environment and the wider world. Teachers enable each child to become self determining and gain increasing control of their individual learning journey.

Children experience an environment where Te Reo me nga tikanga Maori are honored and expressed through reciprocal relationships.

Bridge Street Early Learning Centre is proud to be part of the Enviro Schools network, which includes schools and early learning centres that are working towards being sustainability minded. We are engaged in programs that promote critical reflection and thinking about the World around us.

Philosophy

We are founded on community and rich learning experiences, held together with professional teaching practice and a shared understanding that together we can make a difference in the World.

We are committed to ensuring that children and their families feel a sense of belonging and wellbeing as they move through this Jorney. We provide quality education and care by ensuring:

• Small group sizes, with high teacher/child ratios in the under twos and over twos areas.
• A purpose built area for infants and toddlers with a family friendly space that feels like an extension from home.
• Flexible hours (7.45am to 5.15pm) and affordable Early Childhood care and education.
• Professional trained Early childhood Teachers.
• A space were children learn through responsive and reciprocal relationships.
• A nurturing, positive, child centered and safe learning environment.