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The importance of Whanau and our community
At BestStart Whangaparaoa, we value the importance of Whanau and our community.
We love to welcome Whanau into the centre during special events to share special times with us. This month we celebrated our dad's by holding a breakfast which was cooked by our wonderful centre cook Christine. The dads were welcome to come and join us in the centre with their tamariki to show our appreciation for all that they do. Alongside this, the staff also joined in the fun, and we dressed up as dads too. The day was filled with fun and laughter. Tamariki and their Whanau appreciated the fun we provided to them over the course of the morning.
During this time, not only is it beneficial for Whanau, but it is a wonderful opportunity for us kaiako to spend quality time engaging in conversations and learning more about them. This presented the opportunity for our fathers to come into the classroom and spend quality time seeing our routines and programme alongside their children. Children were able to share their environment and what was important to them. Creating these moments gives a sense of belonging to tamariki and their Whanau, and they feel like a valued part of BestStart. These moments create a conversation between tamariki as they share what is meaningful to them about their dads.
We enjoy being able to provide these experiences for our families and are very proud to have positive feedback from them during these times.