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We all decided to take out our paint brushes, paints and creativity skills. We made use of our boxes...
We had a PJ Day where children engaged in literacy, through books and puppets.
We have been working hard to stay connected so that we can bring learning to your homes during lockd...
Our different learning environments allow children to engage and explore new things as they discover...
We love to introduce learning experiences to children that allow them to discover art concepts, thi...
he teachers bought in their skirts and joined in the event with children by organising lovely cultur...
Our kaiako at BestStart Herewini Street used Waiata to reach out to our tamariki at home during loc...
Kaiako have been providing intentional activities for our tamariki so that they have the opportunity...
Level 3 Lockdown meant much smaller numbers of children attending, but that didn’t stop the fun and...
This was an amazing learning experience for our tamariki and having to go out on an excursion to lea...
Daffodil Day was celebrated at home, with children on the hunt for anything yellow in their homes so...
The settings and environments we provide for our babies in the Kakano Room has an important effect o...
August was a busy month for us, with alot of awesome learning activities and experiences planned for...
Our children were very excited to have Officer Marina visiting and showing them how they use their s...
On a warm sunny morning we went on an exciting trip to a beautiful rural farm.
The dispositions linked to the process of creating a layered canvas painting is that it allows child...
Olympians make history every 4 years, in the Kowhai room we make history on the daily.
Our toddlers are learning more about who they are and what makes them special and these are some of...
Yoga is something which supports achieve a peaceful body and mind. It helps manage stress and anxiet...
In the Pohutukawa room we have a constant focus on social competency for our tamariki, this means w...
The tamariki spend a lot of time exploring the properties and textures of different sensory set ups.
We have had such a busy month over July and August. Here are some of the things we have been up to!
For weeks the children had been regularly checking on their plants to see how much they had grown an...
BestStart Parton Road has been getting involved with our local community by inviting them to join us...
In Akonga our tamariki have been exploring the outdoors, having fun with each other and keeping act...
Tamariki were excited to participate in games like running race, shot put, long jump, volley ball an...
Boxes provide open ended learning opportunities. Tamariki can explore their ideas as well as practic...
At BestStart Ngatai Road, we encourage our tamariki to use baby sign to help them to be able to com...
We really value our connections with our tamariki (children) and their whanau
Even though virtual our tamariki still found ways to bring the story to life for themselves through...
We have embarked on our first inter-generational playgroup at Somerset Retirement Village. This is...
Books and Storytelling are key areas of play that support children with listening, speaking, readin...
Olympic fever has arrived at BestStart MacDonald Street. Firstly, the crayons and paint came out to...
We provide our preschool children who are nearing turning 5 the opportunity to experience a calssroo...
We encourage parents to take active part in their child’s learning, via Story Park or in our centres...
Pūtaiao or science, is all around us and we love to find opportunities to learn about it as we expl...
Tamariki are encouraged to engage in activities that helps extend on their interests, peronality and...
We've been eagerly watching the process and waiting for our new playgound!
One of our centre priorities is to support children to be ready for their pathway to kura.
The children explored the carpentary table and they got to measure and make dots with pencils to whe...
At Beststart Lytton in the Pikopiko rūma we have been learning about worms and have actively involve...
We have been providing many different role-play extensions to further ignite the children's developi...
Our tamariki (children) love painting! They also love music!
The learning opportunities are endless. Children learn through exploring with their senses, like fe...
The worms are thriving and have become a huge part of our environment
As part of our current planning of ‘The Arts’ we set up a wonderful dinosaur world for the children...
The cooler winter weather has been in full swing for us here at BestStart Katikati!!
Welcome Elspeth, Verena and Anne
Tamariki are free to explore the paints to help them with their fine motor skills and as a sensory e...
We had an excursion to our local park to try out our new Rippa Rugby set
Here at Beststart Ascot, we review our environment and activities regularly to ensure that they are...
Fun was had by many in the crisp air and beautiful sunshine as they challenged themselves on our ob...
At BestStart Coast Boulevard our babies love to play with balls, and we love finding new ways to exp...
Our amazing teaching team continued to extend on our daily learning programme from home.
With all the cold snaps we have had in the Mighty Waikato recently we have been finding ice in our...
We raised over $2000!
Our babies have been using their bodies to develop and grow their gross motor skills
One fun experience was going on an alphabet hunt around the playground
It has been another wonderful few weeks in our nursery
We made an amazing rocket ship that could take us to visit the stars in the sky
Stories open children's minds, expand their imagination and stimulate curiosity
Celebrating our cultures are important to us
One of our wonderful Mums entered our pre school into a competition to win a free children’s yoga se...
During the July school holidays, our youngest tamariki joined in Bike Day with their elder siblings...
The tamariki (children) have loved keeping fit and healthy by learning about and joining in a variet...
Playing games has been a great way for our tamariki to feel a sense of belonging and pride in their...
Tamariki get very creative when it comes to investigating objects, it really helps them challenge th...
We have recently started a garden to table programme to help tamariki learn about how we grow and ta...
So you have come to a time in your life where you need to look at finding some care and education f...
Haere ki te whare pukapuka!
What a fantastic time we had celebrating Samoan Language Week
At BestStart Napier Central we have two new centre guinea pigs!
Today we enjoyed having a Wheels Day
Through physically active play tamariki are not only enhancing their gross motor development but als...
The children have been learning lots of new sports/events such as volleyball, netball, shot put, gym...
We held our own Olympics - living our vision #MauriaTePono/Believe in Yourself
We’ve had a busy month at BestStart Kapiti Road celebrating the Olympics!
This was a fantastic activity to help our tamariki to understand their emotions and how to describe...
A group of high school students reached out to us to work with the local community on a project
Finding new and exciting ways to be creative and expressive in the nursery
Tamariki had a lot of fun exploring all the different textures using their feet on the sensory walk.
We have tamariki learning to walk, crawl, feed themselves, move from a cot to a stretcher, growing t...
Using our imaginations, pictures, and guidance from our St Johns paramedic our tamariki learnt what...
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We provide meaningful, rich and rewarding learning opportunities for our infants and toddlers
Building and Construction promotes children’s fine motor skills and strengths and allows them to use...
We like for our children to experience different learning environments, so we planned a trip the lib...
Here at BestStart Morrinsville we believe it is important for our tamariki to have the opportunity t...
Stacking and construction is an important part of play that helps our tamariki gain an understanding...
We made our own New Zealand flags, Olympic medals and torches
It's been all about exploring colour recently!
Tamariki participated in seven different events - sprint, relay, long jump, shot put, gymnastics, ja...
BestStart Hillcrest have some World Champions within our whanau.
Such a beautiful way to start the day off with our centre being blessed before we open our doors to...
Our children love sensory experiences (especially the messy ones!)
Tamariki have been exploring and making wonderful discoveries at the science table. See what discove...
The theme of this years celebration was ‘Ātuitui'ia au ki te Oneone o tōku 'Ui Tupuna’ which means ‘...
The children got to explore and celebrate the Cook Island culture and paint their special flower, th...
On the first day tamariki enjoyed getting involved in an art activity and made their own Olympic rin...
The children have enjoyed a great week participating in the Olympic Games
Tamariki (children) have been very busy over the last couple of weeks
A novel twist to the humble pizza, and loaded with tasty vegetables.
It was a wonderful morning to celebrate the opening of our beautiful brand new centre.
BestStart Omokoroa has been busy with their jam-packed holiday programme, from Bike Day to Book Day...
We love getting out in the community and seeing what it has to offer
The playdough experience is amazing for children's fine motor and eye-hand co-ordination skills.
The children in the Rua room have been exploring new ways of using natural resources to be creative
Here at BestStart Karaka our children really enjoy puzzles, they will spend extended periods of tim...
Exploring the textures of sand play mixed with a little nature!
As children engage in this play, they are learning how to use tools safely, developing strength and...
This week we used the Olympic Games to support our physical well-being, enrich our relationships wit...
The tamariki were so excited watching Lisa Carrington win gold that we decided to host our own mini-...
Olympics have been in full force at Community Kindy Mount over the past few weeks.
The natural process of early childhood learning and development begins with the body
We began the Wairakei Road Olympics with an opening ceremony and children competed in a range of spo...
The tamariki had so much fun trying out some Olympic sports, as did the teachers!
By making volcanos the children could experience firsthand what an eruption looked like
Sophie came to deliver our bronze Healthy Heart award!
Here at BestStart Greerton we all had a wonderful couple of weeks during the recent July School Holi...
We have seen lots of different play from family play, camping and building camp fires, to shops and...
Mangere East celebrate every culture as everyone child's story and upbringing is important to us.&nb...
Recently our tamariki at BestStart Peachgrove have enjoyed getting outside and being creative with m...
Simon from the Invercargill Laughter Yoga group came to lead our session
We have two tadpoles that we have been looking after and observing
The children at BestStart Montessori St Albans have been busy learning about science!
Playing outside in all weather is super important
The children discussed what they could feel when they touched the foam, what could they see and smel...
School holidays are one of a kind at BestStart Bader with a full range of opportunities for play and...
We welcomed friends and whanau into our centre to celebrate Matariki.
How about we turn the room into a Jungle? The children were very excited veryone shouting excitedly...
We know that activities that encourage children to work together gives them the opportunity to pract...