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Our centre programme is delivered by five fully qualified and registered early childhood teachers. The teachers are supported by a parent helper each session.
Programme planning is built around the children’s interests and choices they make. Teachers observe children during the sessions and create activities and learning opportunities to reflect those interests. Our daily routine is based predominantly on child initiated play whereby an environment of exploration and discovery is created by our teachers for the children to engage with and learn within. The children are free to choose whether to play indoors or outside and to engage in the experiences which are inviting to them.
Each session we hold mat times which consist of stories, music, dancing or games. Towards the end of each session the children are encourage to take responsibility and help to tidy kindy to make it an inviting place for the children who are attending the next session.
Learning is documented and collated in a portfolio which parents and whanau are welcome to take home to read over and share. At the conclusion of your child’s time at kindy, the learning portfolio is yours to take home and is a great record of your child’s early education.
Families are asked to provide a lunchbox and a drink for their morning or afternoon tea/lunch.mWe run a rolling morning/afternoon tea whereby children are encouraged to recognise their body’s need for food and drink and to take responsibility by washing their hands, collecting their meal items and seating themselves either at the inside dining table or outside at the picnic tables. Adults share mealtimes with children to encourage healthy and safe eating habits.
