Childcare options in Silverstream

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Silverstream - Upper Hutt

Premium Preschool

The daily programme provides a mix between free play, small focus group activities and mat time. Inside there are 3 large play spaces where nothing remains static, it is a stimulating, changing environment that encourages the children to learn about all the wonderful things they are capable of. Outside we continue the dynamic theme where equipment is moved to pose new and exciting challenges or build new areas for dramatic play. The vegetable garden is always a popular area of exploration, particularly when the peas are ready! And a magical back gate opens up to wide fields for kicking balls and nature walks.

Licensed for

23 children

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Silverstream - Upper Hutt

Silverstream Early Learning Centre

Check out our full website (busybees.org.nz/silverstream) for more details and enquire today! 

Nestled on Fergusson Drive, our daycare centre is easy to find and within a short travelling distance to Heretaunga and Upper Hutt, making us a natural choice for busy parents and local families in the community.

With the inviting smell of home cooked meals and baking, you won’t have to search very far to find our fabulous and passionate centre cook who freshly prepares all meals in the heart of our centre. We provide all enrolled children with morning-tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack. We have our weekly menu displayed in centre for parents to view and you’re always welcome to stick around to taste a little yourself!

Licensed for

47 children

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Silverstream - Upper Hutt

Marlborough St Childcare Centre

We are a mixed age centre, we have a separate indoor and outdoor area for children under two. Our roll is a maximum of 30 children. Our teaching team is made up of seven fully registered and experienced teachers, one teacher in training and one long-serving untrained but very experienced teacher.

Our building is purpose-built with great bathroom facilities and two separate sleep rooms.

Our aim is to make our centre a place where:

  • Children feel happy, secure and confident in their environment.
  • Parents and staff work in partnership.
  • Children are respected as individuals and their efforts and ideas are valued.
  • Children respecting themselves and others encourage social skills.
  • Children are able to work at their own pace and level of development so a sense of satisfaction can be achieved.
  • Children experience a multi-cultural perspective.
  • Healthy trusting relationships are encouraged.
  • Children will gain confidence and self-esteem through play.
  • Children are encouraged to self-reflect.
  • The environment is hands on where the children can explore and experiment.
  • The environment will be aesthetically pleasing, and supports a balance between; peaceful, fun, predictable, flexible, supportive, nurturing, challenging, stimulating and successful atmospheres.
  • We respect each family’s uniqueness, their attitudes, culture, values and ideas.
  • We respect Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a living document.
  • Consultation with families is an ongoing process in all areas of Centre life.

Licensed for

30 children

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Silverstream - Upper Hutt

Tiny Nation Silverstream

About us

Tiny Nation is home-based care and education with a difference.

We believe that children have the best chance to flourish when they have secure attachments and a strong sense of belonging in their early years. This foundation is key to emotional, physical and mental growth and wellbeing. From this nourished beginning, happy, healthy and well-adjusted young adults can grow.

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We would love to match you with the ideal educator in your area so send us an enquiry here and we’ll be in touch to provide you with all the information you need to make the best choice for your family.

How we look after our families

  • High quality education and care using only trained educators and qualified teachers

Because we believe in quality, not quantity, we only work with trained educators and qualified teachers, who by completing their training have proven their commitment to nurturing and caring for children. We find the best trained teachers and educators and support them to deliver their own unique early learning programmes in their own homes. We hand-pick them for their passion, commitment, experience and qualifications. We know that qualifications are an indicator of quality when it comes to early childhood education and we’re proud to represent 100% qualified educators and teachers.

  • Family and educator self-matches

When you enquire with us as a family, we support you to self-match with a Tiny Nation educator of your choice. The choice factor is huge here – you get to choose the person you leave your child with when you can’t be there. You will choose your educator based on the needs of your family and child, your values, your own early learning philosophy and, most importantly, your connection with them. This allows you to find the perfect educator for your family – someone who will become a part of your support village and who will advocate fiercely for your child when you can’t. Isn’t this what we all want as parents?

  • Small ratios of no more than four children to one educator

By choosing home-based early learning, you are choosing small groups and responsive relationships. Tiny Nation educators have no more than four pre-school children in their care at any given time, with no more than two under the age of two. This allows them to engage with their care children in meaningful ways, dedicating time to support their development and getting to know them deeply. Having small ratios of children per educator enables respectful interactions and authentic connections. Your child is not just a number at Tiny Nation.

  • Nurturing, natural and familiar home environments

Home environments stir up comforting memories for all of us. We make personal connections with this kind of environment because it represents our childhood. It provides a strong sense of security and safety as we are able to seek comfort through the familiar. Early childhood education in home environments provide a calm and settled foundation for learning to occur. Children have the space to explore the community around them in real and authentic ways.

Our vision

To empower a nation of children to reach their full potential

Our guiding principles

Leadership / Ārahitanga

We encourage, empower and inspire our educators and teachers to contribute to our thinking and re-define what leadership looks like in early childhood education.

Relationship / Whanaungatanga

We are founded on consistent, familiar and nurturing relationships. It’s vital to take the time to understand, relate to and acknowledge each other as relationships are the soil from which everything else grows.

Partnership / Whakahoahoatanga

We are collaborative and work in partnership with parents and whānau, educators, the community and other like-minded services so that they can participate in and contribute to our journey.

These are our values

Authenticity / Mana Pono

This means being real and accountable. We partner with people who are aligned with our principles, values and beliefs so that we can all show up for our children in meaningful ways.

Belonging / Nō Konei Hoki

We affirm the identity, culture and language of our community and ensure staff, children, families and whānau know they have a place with us. Our environments and programmes are inclusive and our transitions are thoughtfully planned.

Communication / Kōrero

Reciprocal and responsive communication allows us to express ideas and feelings. We’re as passionate about listening as we are about being heard. We model effective communication so that our children become capable and confident communicators.

Our commitment to families

“Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti aroha o tatou mahi.

Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.”

When you enrol as a family with Tiny Nation, we make a commitment to you as we journey together to provide your child with the love and care that they need to grow and flourish. For us, early childhood starts with care and ends with education. We know that no significant learning can occur without there first being a significant relationship. Your chosen educator becomes your child’s special person – their ‘go to’ in times of triumph and trouble. Someone who loves them just like you do and an extension of your family.

Licensed for

4 children

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Silverstream - Upper Hutt

Silverstream Kindergarten

At Silverstream Kindergarten we are committed to providing a warm welcoming, environment for all children and their whanau. Our spacious and vibrant new building with a large outdoor area and established trees provides the perfect setting for tamariki to explore.

We hold a termly event that all whanau are invited to, so that relationships are developed and strengthened. Our fifth birthday celebrations are a rite of passage and include traditions like “the big jump to school” and wearing a korowai/cloak.

Silverstream was the first kindergarten in the Upper Hutt area and we have a strong sense of community. We are near Silverstream Village and benefit from the amenities including proximity to both train and bus routes.

We have a close relationship with both local schools, Silverstream and Pinehaven, and a strong transition to school process. We encourage children to learn through play, to explore different experiences and to develop social skills within a warm caring environment. Our teachers work with the children, listening to them, extending their thinking and supporting them to work with each other. Our programme grows from children’s interests. We make sure each child has the opportunity to follow their interests in a supported way during the day’s session.

We are passionate about children’s art and empowering them to believe in their own creative ability. The teachers take time to display children’s art , showing them how we value their mahi/work.

Each child has a portfolio which documents their learning journey at Silverstream Kindergarten – we encourage families to take an interest in their child’s portfolio and to contribute their own stories and comments about their child’s learning.

We are committed to…

  • Children learning through a variety of means with their interests as the starting point.
  • Children’s exploration, investigation and discovery.
  • Helping develop children’s social skills.
  • Children trying new things.
  • Children being creative, using their imagination and having fun.
  • Children experiencing situations that have meaning for them. 

Licensed for

60 children