Kingdomcity Childcare

Our Mission

At Kingdomcity Childcare we believe that the greatest gift we can give our children is the love of learning. To facilitate this, we will endeavour to provide a warm caring environment in which each child is given the opportunity to learn at his/her pace and achieve to his/her full God-given potential.

Our Philosophy

• We welcome children and whanau into a loving Christian atmosphere, creating a strong sense of belonging that underpins well-being. We honour everyone's personal mana and right of autonomy, and our 'primary caregiving' model ensures we meet the holistic needs of individuals within a group care setting.
• Teachers develop strong bonded relationships with children, nurturing their natural unfolding development, creating plans with families' input, supporting children to explore their world, the right to make choices and express their thoughts, feelings, gifts and talents.
• Within the centre's 'Culture of Kindness', we offer a respectful partnership with children, whanau/ families and celebrate their diverse cultural identities and families’ aspirations for their children.
• Our passionate teachers are dedicated to enhancing and enriching their own knowledge and commitment to 'best practice' through engaging in a well-designed ongoing professional development programme.
• Our curriculum empowers children to learn through play, to explore building and developing healthy relationships and will be guided with patience, love and respect through learning situations that raise challenges. Children are free to choose meaningful experiences and activities that capture their imagination and wonder in an unhurried and well-resourced natural environment that promotes sustainability.
• We interweave te Reo me nga Tikanga Māori (Māori language, beliefs and values) into our daily curriculum, and support children as Kaitiaki (guardians) of their own learning, of taking care of each other and their environment and by doing so show our commitment in honouring our partnership with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Our Values

• Integrity, Honesty, Kindness and Respect are foundation stones of our centre
• We value the importance of family and aim to strengthen the bonds of the family unit through a partnership between the family and centre
• We value creating authentic relationships within the team and in relating to every child and their family
• We prioritise offering an intentional learning environment that supports children's physical, social/emotional, and spiritual health and well-being
• We value our natural environment, sustainability in our practices and use of resources
• Children will be involved in the teachings and traditions of the Christian faith
• We respect and value the cultural and social diversity of every family attending
• We support the ongoing development of teachers to provide both personal and professional growth for our staff and to engage in current best practices in the delivery of our programme.