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I noticed some butterfly eggs and caterpillars on a swan plant by the hedges outside our early learn...
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We've welcomed in the new year by celebrating the warm summer days exploring our outside environment...
Gardening is a great hands-on experience that offers so many amazing learning opportunities for tama...
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Most cultures have some form of expressive music and dance so it’s only natural that they’re part of...
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What better way to explore Summer than some fun water play!
We have some new pipe stands for doing some pouring and exploring how water flows
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We asked the children what they liked best about preschool...
Here at BestStart Dixon Heights, we began our Christmas holidays with an end of year celeb...
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We transformed our outside playground into a water park!
Our tamariki have been busy exploring ice and the soaker hose
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To welcome back our tamariki and whanau into the new year we ran a super fun holiday programme
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We had so much fun celebrating Chinese New Year in Casa room!
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We've been settling back into the room after a nice Christmas break
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We kick started our New Year programme with preparations for Chinese New Year