Our tamariki did us proud this year with a beautiful performance for WAM
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Teacher Leanne Sabine is the winner of August's Inglewood Good Sorts award.
New Zealand culture is our culture
BestStart Epsom held another successful Father's Day breakfast
Today we celebrated both Daffodil Day and Fathers Day.
Construction morning with our dads
Our BestStart St Andrews engineers are at work. It was great to see children’s Ingenuity using pipes...
At Best Start Vardon in the Preschool room, the tamariki and the kaiako have been using the project...
We have an interest in exploring our environment and making sense of the world through our senses
We have some amazing helpers at BestStart Welcome Bay.
Last week the tamariki helped me with the food order for the centre.
Ngaire has been an amazing help in the garden
The vestibular system is basically your balance!
At BestStart Tawa we have been learning new songs with our tamariki to make mat time super fun.
We had a shared breakfast and look who turned up!
We celebrated Daffodil Day with a sea of yellow!
This morning we went for a visit to Temuka Primary to join in their discovery program.
Our children are provided with many exctitng ways to engage with literacy here at BestStart Oamaru...
Lately we have noticed that there is an interest in learning to write the letters of the alphabet.
After a recent fire drill the children in our Kiwi room became quite interested in our local emerge...
August is a busy time at BestStart Balclutha.
Beststart Bader's regular excursion to the Glenview Library.
Today we were able to harvest our very first crop of vegetables from our new vegetable garden!
Today our Prep Room had a visit from Shayne the ASB St John in schools educator and her mini ambul...
Lots of children are very excited to recognise and write their name.
This awesome Puppet Show with Dan to promote road safety is promoted using large puppets.
We celebrated Rakhi festival at BestStart Katikati last week. Some of the children from our Indian c...
At BestStart St Andrews we offer children various learning opportunities
We work in close partnership with our families, this teamwork allows us to accomplish all that we as...
Wow, so many dreams came true with Ning the Alpaca paid us a visit
Recently we have provided parent evenings to support our families in the areas of Transitions to Sch...
Happy Fathers Day to all of our wonderful Dads!
Our food delivery was last so we went to the shop for some groceries
This week we've been very busy, especially in the sandpit
We were so lucky to have Feleti from Shirley Boys High School come and teach us some Samoan songs.
It's important for children learn through experience.
In the Nursery Room we are studying animals in many different ways.
Our Preschool tamariki have started their project on transportation
Today we had Ruben The Road Safety Bear come and visit our Centre.
At BestStart Richmond Kindy we are so lucky to have the local Community Gardens right on our doorste...
A centre bus trip provided tamariki the opportunity to get out in the community, practice their soc...
Our nursery children really enjoy getting involved in lots of art and messy play activities.
What an amazing trip we had to Southbrook school today!
Today we celebrated daffodil day all the teachers and children came dressed in yellow and donated a...
Just for a bit of fun at Coast Boulevard we had a crazy hair day!
Last week we had a visitor, Te Rama from Plunket to talk about our dental dealth.
This afternoon the children enjoyed using the foam shapes to make different pattern.
Over the past few weeks our big seniors have been studying the weather.
This morning we rugged up nice and warm and off we went for a walk down by the Arrowtown river.
Recently we took a small group of children that are soon to turn five to visit one of our local pri...
Cranky Bear has been a big hit lately.
At Montessori Bethlehem, it's important to us to help children to develop caring relationships with...
Learning how to dress themselves is an important skill we love to support the children to learn here...
On Tuesday BestStart Dinsdale ventures off into the forest.
We recently held our annual cultural week
Our Indian whanau shared the meaning of Independence Day
The children at BestStart Dey St have been interested in finding out where milk comes from.
Today we were fortunate enough to have Nick from KawaCreations come and teach Rongoa Maori to our ta...
Chen, our student teacher play and teachers the violin
With a brand new park opening just around the corner we thought this could be a fabulous place for e...
Our infant and toddler centre has had a focus on ‘Creative Literacy’ over the last few months.
The children along with their teacher Eunice attend every Tuesday a playgroup where Filipino childr...
Wow! What a wonderful trip to Auckland Museum to visit their Marae and watch the Maori cultural show...
We've turned our garden into a mud pit for the children to explore!
At BestStart Cashmere we have many families that have such wonderful talents and we are so fortunat...
This month we've been reading and dramatising fairy tales
As we commemorate tēnei wiki, our tamariki have embraced Cook Island culture
We recently held our annual Maths Focus Week
We were fortunate to be given a big roll of paper by one of our amazing parents
Who doesn't love to splash in puddles and jump in the mud?
Our Investigators are avid readers and storytellers.
BestStart Greenmeadows was happy once again to participate in the annual Salvation Army Wattie's C...
In the preschool room we have been very interested in what different sorts of food we can find.
Wow, our tamariki have been building some great understanding around pro-social skills, through the...
This is project based learning which is identified through observing the children's main interests w...
To support our children's hauora, we had a fun race.
A BestStart Jones Crescent Kindy we love one of our puzzle that has doors and lathes.
Our Under Two tamariki have been enjoying frequent visits from some of our older tamariki from the O...
Our Over Two Tamariki have been busy enjoying the opportunities to help with baking or preparing our...
Every Wednesday at Kindy we have a dance class with Stacey from Misfitz Dance Studio.
We invited Hina into our Kotare ruma to give her a BestStart Omokoroa farewell.
Our tamariki love being expressive through different mediums, whether that be through dancing, music...
We had a great time celebrating together
Recently at BestStart Pacey Ave, we held a bikeathon to raise money for some BestStart teachers who...
On Wednesday 14th September we had a Book Day Dress up party.
As part of the Cook Island Language week celebration at Beststart Maui, teachers and children set up...
Mesmerised by a real life ballerina! We were very lucky to have Maddie the ballerina come and dance...
Here at BestStart Borman Road we have added an Extra Curriculum Activity into our weekly routine - M...
What an amazing effort everyone made dressing up!
Today the Huia Iti whanau, our smallest members at BestStart Wolverton Street, went out to explore o...
In the preschool our topic of focus at the moment is “Exploration”
Currently in the Nursery we have been making the most of the Winter sunshine and have been practici...
As a way of giving back to our community, we did a collection for the Kapiti Community Foodbank
We had a group of children from Belfast School come and join us for morning tea.
Today we explored the texture, temperature, and consistency of ice.
Today we had a Mid-Winter Cultural Christmas Celebration at BestStart Everglade Babies.
In April the preschool were invited by a local honey shop called ‘Honey and Cocoa’ to decorate the...
Our tamariki and kaiako had a blast doing many different activities over the school holidays. Our ce...
What an exciting time for our budding gardener!
The children have been enjoying rugby with their peers.
We had a fun and exciting week learning about the Cook Island culture including their traditions, f...
We are doing a massive push on sustainable practise and reducing our contribution to the landfill.
The children had the best time out at the Hawkes Bay Farmyard Zoo
As part of our school holiday programme at BestStart Hokowhitu, we had a Winter Wonderland Day!
The children love to help their kaiako (teachers) bake!
During this posting experience children are developing hand-eye co-ordination and body control.
In our Silverstream Nursery our focus has been around strengthening our whanaungatanga (Relationshi...
It was so nice for a small group of our tamariki at BestStart Hokowhitu to go for a spontaneous wal...
Coach Mike from Sport Taranaki visit BestStart Stratford to play ball games with the children. The c...
Sport Gisborne had five different stations set up - each of the different activities involved diffe...
Recently at BestStart Parton Road we have been preparing for our outside playground upgrade which st...
We have had an on going relationship with C.A.R.E animal rescue. C.A.R.E is a no kill animal shelter...
Some of our tamariki have been enjoying the challenges of learning new ways to be creative on the ou...
This week the Kaiako and tamariki baked and iced cupcakes to raise money for the SPCA.
We recently took some of our nursery children to the local cafe for a fluffy. They loved it!
It's lucky for us to have a school visit on such a beautiful day!
Ki roto i te papa takaro - in the playground tamariki can learn from a variety of experiences.
At BestStart Mangere East we love to celebrate all different cultures
Our tamariki have been learning all about recycling and reusing at Best Start Whangamata.
Kia Orana, we recently celebrated Cook Island language week.
Relievers aren’t just “fill in” teachers to us, they are part of our family.
Here at ABC Mayfield we support children to develop and enhance their self help skills.
This week our tamariki took a box we received and turned it into their very own BP Waltham Kindy!
It’s Cook Islands language week. The tamariki were constructing Cook Islands out of blocks and loose...
BestStart Judea have been exploring our living world. Today we had a special visit from some baby ch...
Here at Beststart Waikite Valley Kindy, the weather does not stop us from having fun.
Being out in the country is amazing at this time of the year.
Smelling and taste testing have been the favored senses to explore a wide range of experiences in th...
The theme for Te epetoma o te reo Māori Kuki Airani / Cook Island Language Week this year was “Taku...
In May, we invited the local Japanese Group to our centre to strengthen cultural relationships with...
Our current Project in our Preschool room is based around “Kai” and the children have been involved...
Azaria and Kyle are graduating to primary school
Thank very much to everyone who came to help us celebrate tonight
One of our early bird children at the centre likes to gather various objects and create all sorts of...
Our children are curious to know more about how we grow food
What a great trip to Whoa Studios!
Gardening is part of our daily programme where the tamariki have been learning about respect and tak...
Winter times in the Nursery Room are cool fun!
Here at best-start Peachgrove as part of our philosophy we strive to have strong whanau and communit...
At BestStart Mangere east we have a strong connection with our Tangata Whenua and Te Ao Moari.
One of our tamariki were going on an extended holiday to visit her Grandparents in England.
Doncaster Drive Kindy love their trips on the bus to the Papamoa library.
Today in the preschool we did a fun sensory activity.
We love our imaginations…. So much so that when we play with the dinosaurs it’s like they are comin...
During the holidays the toddler room tamariki have had the opportunity to engage in some exciting o...
As part of the Preschool rooms school holiday program, the kaiako (teachers) decided to challenge th...
Over the last couple of months our Kiwi children have been engaged in a project around bees.
Animals is the current interest in the Kea room at the moment.
We decided to take part in Cupcake day to fundraise for the SPCA
We have celebrated a number of culminating activities that involved the letter of the week.
Today we said farewell to our friend William who has been with us for 3 years.
As part of our journey toward the healthy heart award we have been thinking up new ways to introduc...
Expressing ourselves through exploration.
Last week we were lucky enough to have Adam, Neala's dad, bring in the shaky house for us.
Our centre tamariki and community are very fortunate to have monthly visits from our local library.
Maddox found our toy mirror today and loved looking at his reflection
Wow what an awesome extension our youngest Tamariki got today of our planning "Sensory Exploration"....
We celebrated Matariki last month with a whanau pot luck dinner and disco!
Our Nursery at BestStart Te Awamutu provides some amazing opportunities for our tamariki to engage i...
As part of our “Saving the Planet” project we had a “Wearable Arts Day”
Today Bree, our wonderful new teacher, made pizzas with the children for pizza day.
Loose parts play is a spontaneous and creative way in which children engage with their environment.
Today the children had a blast working at the wood work table being creative.
During July our Kiwi Room were lucky enough to participate in three education sessions run by Martin...
As our tamariki are showing great interest in painting, we set up the marble painting for them.
Kia Ora whanau. Thank you so much for being such an incredible and essential part of our Matariki ce...
The children loved getting physically active in a new way, challenging way.
We had an exciting visitor come to Montessori Johnsonville
Community spirit is important to us. When you find out that some of your colleagues need help, wha...
The amazing team from Bunnings New Lynn came to build us a beautiful enclosed vegetable garden!
Our exploration of the museum included the Māori court, the Pacifica Gallery and of course the Dinos...
We have commenced a school transition programme with our local primary school
Kim has been with us studying to be a teacher for the past 3 years!
Our tamariki invited some of the special people and soft toys in their lives to come along for mōren...
After lunch the tamariki get the opportunity to have some quiet time.
Currently in the prep room the tamariki are interested in symbol systems for making meaning.
At BestStart Fairy Springs, we hosted Mid-winter Disco/Re-branding party to celebrate our new name.
Kiwi Kids Are Rocking It at WAM
We are so lucky at Montessori Rongotai to be able to walk to Bunnings when we have an idea for our g...
Through baking, children learn social competency skills such as using their patience, taking turns,...
At BestStart Vivian Street learning is a community effort, it's part of fulfilling our vision to ig...
Recently the children have been really interested in animals.
Supporting and extending children's love of literacy