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Our Childspace Karori centre provides high-quality care and education for infants and toddlers in a nurturing, respectful environment.
We are located at 81 Old Karori Road and cater for both part- and full-time spaces.
The centre is licensed for 22 infants and toddlers per day, and has a team of 7 teachers.
We also have a centre kai creator (cook) who spends her days preparing nutritious and tasty meals for all of the children.
The teachers at Childspace Karori have been inspired by the work of Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber. They strongly believe in providing a peaceful child-centred approach, cherishing and respecting children’s individual interests and routine. Complimenting this, each child has a key teacher.
The key teaching system provides children with the comfort of knowing a familiar adult is close by and fully present, sensitively observing their cues and gestures for both care and play needs.
Our different spaces are designed to empower infants and toddlers through free movement and floor time for infants and to meet the specific developmental needs of toddlers.
Our outdoor area provides a safe but challenging environment for infants and toddlers to explore.
We offer an innovative programme which celebrates individual children’s interests and strengths in their journey of learning and development. Each child has a ‘discovery book’ with stories about their interests and development.
We also use an online system, Educa, which is a great way to share stories and photos between teachers and whanau.
Our families are guaranteed a place at Childspace Wilton around their second birthday. The Wilton centre is a very short drive from Karori.
The key teachers at Karori and Wilton ensure there is a smooth, thoughtful, and gradual process in place for the children and their families when they transition.
Our centre has ‘parent conversations’ twice each year.
These are special times when parents are invited to come and meet with their child’s key teacher for an uninterrupted chat.
They share stories about their child and the teachers respond with a written summary of each child’s individual learning and development in the centre over the previous six months.
