Our Rooms

​We have a well thought out environment that values the importance of nature and the natural world, encouraging children to be curious about our world and their place in it.

We offer three dedicated areas for babies, toddlers and preschoolers with small numbers in each room.

​Babies Room (Kowhai Room):

Kowhai room accommodates children from birth to 2 years.  

​Primary care is the core philosophy of our Kowhai (Nursery) classroom providing high quality care.
Here in the Nursery we value Respectful Practices and relationships with our Whanau and families.

A Primary caregiver is the child’s special Kaiako (teacher) who is responsible for care rituals, observations and communication with Whanau/families and setting appropriate learning Priorities.

This does not mean that the child and primary caregiver maintain an exclusive relationship, it just allows the primary caregiver to become the ‘in house’ expert on the child.

A caring and nurturing environment is provided for our infants and toddlers that recognises that each child’s emotional security is paramount and that this directly effects the learning and development.
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We maintain a peaceful and unhurried environment. Our daily routine is relaxed and flexible allowing for each child’s home routines to be followed as much as possible to ease transitions between home and the centre.

​Toddler Room (Totara):

This is for the children between ages 2 years to 3.5 years. 

​We believe that tamariki learn best when they are happy, secure and knowing they have a place here.
Here in the Totara ( Toddler) room we have taken a lot of time and care to create an environment that is intentional and designed to foster optimal development: aesthetically pleasing, welcoming, inviting and safe; where all the senses are engaged to foster curiosity, wonder and an ever-challenging learning journey. Our daily rhythms and rituals help children understand their place in natures cycles as well as framing their day and providing emotional stability.

We believe that play is the ideal place for learning when child-initiated and self-directed – we strive to create rich opportunities that encourage, empower, and allow children to use their strengths to enrich their learning. We believe open-ended resources like sticks, stones, ropes, timber, balls etc offer more possibilities for exploration, manipulation and problem-solving than toys with pre-determined outcomes.

​Preschool Room (Kauri Room):

Children from 3.5 years onward are accommodated in our  Kauri (Preschool) Room. 

​Here in the preschool room we offer a diversity of teaching styles which together weaves a whāriki of best practice that places the child at the centre of all our work here. We acknowledge that we are part of a wider learning community and seek to work collaboratively with whānau and families.

We teach with intent ,  responding to children's learning needs we seek to expand children's knowledge, skills and holistic development by utilising strategies such collaboration, mentoring, guided participation, observation and reflection.

The Inquiry Approach allows us to respond to children's questions in ways that engages and involves them through the learning process. Building on their independence and growing competent and confident learners ready and prepared for their journey into school.