Little Village Preschool

We are a small, homely centre ready to offer you and your child/ren the peace of mind that they are receiving quality, holistic care, and education.

Our Vision

Where everyone has a place – by creating a warm, inviting environment we are able to provide children a safe space to explore and reach their highest potential.

Our Mission

We are committed to providing an environment where the child can unleash his or her full potential throughcuriosity, creativity, and play.

Our Philosophy

Here at the Little Village Preschool, we believe that by providing a safe and nurturing environment we are able to enrich the whole child. We are committed to providing an environment of learning that is stimulating, where the child can feel comfortable, thereby unleashing his or her full potential.
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We strive to nurture socially competent children who are able to embrace life independently, resourcefully, and happily. We feel that children are natural born risk takers and believe that reinforcing a child’s thinking skills prepares them for all of life’s challenges.
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We believe open communication with children, whanau and staff is essential in keeping a strong, responsive, and honest relationship. Open-mindedness towards diversity and cultural awareness is important not only for teaching but learning as well. We ensure our indigenous culture and language te reo Māori is encouraged through our daily practice as well as
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Our staff acknowledge that relationships are fundamental to learning as well as the partnerships between whanau, centre, and staff. Each child and whanau deserve to be treated fairly and as individuals providing them with a sense of empowerment and belonging within the centre. We believe every child is part of our family and therefore so is their whanau.
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We believe every child has an individual way of knowing, being and doing and should be respected. Inclusion and understanding of each child as an individual are crucial.

Leadership of the child and staff should be welcomed and encouraged through ideas, interests, and opinions.
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At Little Village Preschool we respect and understand the power of play and exploration within the environment. We believe in creating strong, independent, resilient life-long learners who are confident and courageous as well as competent and creative.