Our Kids Early Learning Centre - Onehunga

Our Kids childcare centre in Onehunga aims to set the stage and ignite that initial piece of wonder and creativity in children, positively influencing their entire lives. By attending Our Kids, located at 208A Church St Onehunga, we envision that each child will have set their foundation and move into Primary School with great momentum, confidence, creativity, and capacity.

We create a home away from home for children in our early childhood educational community. We do this by building open and positive relationships with whanau (families). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, encompassing the diversity of our community. These warm, trusting, and loving partnerships form the backbone for children’s learning to support each child’s sense of mana whenua (belonging).

We believe that the arts and strong connections with papatuanuku (nature) set the stage for learning. These ideals ignite that initial piece of wonder and creativity in a child that positively influences their entire lives. Peaceful music is purposefully incorporated into the learning environment to support atheistic and cognitive development. We use the 100 languages of children to reinforce their own perspectives of the world around them and their place in it.

We foster the well-being of children through good nutrition and active movement to fuel children’s busybodies and growing minds. We recognise Maori as the first people of Aotearoa. Te Ao Maori is woven into our daily practice.