Our Programmes
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world". Nelson Mandela
Little Chicks
Our Little Chicks room caters for children aged 0-2 years. We are very passionate about our work and strive to provide the best for our babies and families. Our philosophy and approach are based on the model of the Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) approach, the work of Magda Gerber and Emmi Pikler.
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Tui Group
Our Tui Group caters for children aged approximately two to three and a half years. We are passionate about building secure, respectful and trusting relationships with our tamariki, providing a warm and nurturing environment where children feel safe, valued and cared for.
Our Tui teaching team works closely together to support each child’s care, learning and development. When your child joins the Tui Group, the team will work alongside them to help make their transition into the over-2s environment a positive and reassuring experience. We provide plenty of emotional support, comfort and encouragement as children become familiar with their new surroundings, routines and teachers.
We work closely with children transitioning from our Little Chicks room, as well as welcoming children who are new to the centre and join us once they have turned two. We recognise that every child is different, and we take the time to understand their individual needs, personality and readiness.
A large part of our day involves caregiving rituals, where we encourage children to be active and involved participants in their own care. We talk children through what is happening and what will happen next, helping them develop a sense of security, predictability and independence. While our routines provide a familiar rhythm to the day, we remain flexible and responsive to how each child is feeling and what they need at that moment.
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Kiwi Group
In our kiwi group programme children are still free to choose their own area of play, however, we do encourage our kiwi children to build on their own individual interests as we believe that child-led learning is extremely important and is key to developing a love for learning.
Interests usually begin with one or two children but as the investigation develops more children are drawn into these learning journeys. Individual children will take from these experiences their own learning aspects and we encourage and value this unique learning.
Throughout any learning journey many aspects of the curriculum will be covered including........
Literacy– as they research new information and translate it into their own understanding—be it through written work, signs, posters or symbols.
Mathematics– Including counting, grouping, shapes, using tools or finding and identifying numbers.
Learning journeys provide for children the opportunity to openly discuss their own ideas, knowledge and aspirations.
What we find is through shared interests children develop friendships with their peers, learn to express feelings, make contributions to discussions, take ownership for individual and group learning, take turns, independently problem solve, listen to others and respect one another.
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