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Children and their families very quickly feel at home in the welcoming and relaxed atmosphere at Pioneers Russell Street. Conveniently situated just up the hill from central Dunedin, we provide a home-like environment in an extensive villa that has a large sheltered outdoor play area with beautiful mature trees.
Having fully qualified, registered teachers and high teacher to child ratios, Pioneers Russell Street provides a nurturing and stimulating learning environment for up to 40 children from two to five years. Our dedicated team take pride in ensuring that Pioneers Russell Street is where warm, respectful and genuine relationships are nurtured and children feel valued, happy, relaxed and enjoy being themselves.
We offer a rich and varied curriculum that supports parental aspirations and promotes positive learning outcomes for each individual child. Our teachers facilitate the children’s love of learning through stimulating their imaginations, by encouraging exploration, wonder, inquiry, discovery and problem-solving, and, most importantly, by having fun.
At Pioneers Russell Street we embrace our unique New Zealand context, our bicultural heritage and our Kiwi lifestyle. We foster innovative thinking, active movement and a love for our land, our native plants and animals. Our forest programme offers children the opportunity to be fully immersed in nature, nurturing mind, body and spirit.
We also take a hands on approach to sustainable education; our children are involved in each stage of the composting and growing cycles.
Fostering children’s social competency and sense of resilience is an important aspect of early learning and a focus for us at Russell Street. Our Kereru group offers our 4 year old children an interesting programme that promotes essential learning and life skills ensuring a seamless transition to primary school.
Pioneers Russell Street Nursery
is dedicated to the care and education of children from birth to two years old and we are delighted to share in this magical time with your family. Your little one will be in caring and very experienced hands at our wonderful centre. We are often told by parents of children at our centre that the best part of the nursery is the warm, calm and homely environment.
As soon as your baby or toddler joins us at the nursery you will meet the key teacher who will be responsible for their individual care and learning. This special feature of our programme helps us to establish a close relationship with your child and your family. We will follow established routines from home and will keep in close contact with you throughout your child’s time at the nursery to ensure that their needs and those of your whanau are being met.
Pioneers Russell Street Nursery provides a friendly and relaxed environment in which young children can safely explore the world around them, develop and learn at their own pace and without hurry. We encourage children to connect with the natural environment all around them and our centre is focused on sustainability.
We love to sing and dance and encourage free movement and communication. Our highly qualified and fully registered teachers are there to support the children as they take their own first steps on the educational journey, gain knowledge and confidence and start to make decisions about their own education and care.
We believe healthy habits should start from birth and have a qualified cook at the nursery to ensure nutritious meals and snacks are available throughout the day. We are proud to have been awarded a Healthy Heart Award.
At Pioneers Russell Street Nursery we will nurture your child’s precious early learning years and help them to thrive.