Over the last couple of weeks, our Kauri tamariki have been exploring the concept of Whakamana/Empo...
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This morning the tamariki loved using different painting tools to create some pretty amazing pieces...
We encouraged our Kakapo children to make the highest tower they could before it would fall.
This month our group focus is "nga tamariki o tane mahuta"- tamariki have been exploring our natural...
We were gifted some Medals and decided that this would be a great thing to pass on to our tamariki t...
This month marks milestones in each room, and as teachers, we have taken the parents’ aspirations on...
Recently at BestStart Mahora, John, our maintenance man, made us bubble wands.
Books and Storytelling are vital areas of play that support children with
The local curriculum is what is most important to a centre and the community. It is what makes us un...
We asked our whanau/families to join in the challenge to say no to single-use plastics this July.
Today we decided to make gloop with the nga tamariki.
Lots of children are fascinated by insects and small animals. This is a great activity for developin...
So to show respect and care to Papatuanuku (The Earth) and our community, we went on a walk to pick...
The children in Tahi love to get their hands dirty, so any chance to get involved in messy play expe...
Last month at BestStart Cornwall St in the Fetuao (Toddler) room, we celebrated Samoan language week...
Kindy loves a good sports competition, and the Kindy Commonwealth games are always a fun way to chal...
Every year, we celebrate and learn something new about Matariki and the Māori culture
From the 18th-22nd July, BestStart Opihi celebrated the second week of the school holidays with anot...
At Best-Start Kelvin Street, we do a holiday program during the school holidays. Please enjoy our vi...
We have had lots of messy play with squeals of delight from the children and literacy and mathematic...
With the cooler weather well and truly upon us, all we can think about is staying warm and cozy.
We got all dressed up in our waterproof pants, raincoats and gumboots and jumped, ran, rolled and da...
Here at Best start Pukuatua, we provide experiences that support and guide our tamariki to take the...
At Best Start Porchester this month, we have some changes in our playground.
Exploring different textures through play, including sensory or messy play, is a sociable activity,...
For the month of July, we focused on our Clay and Playdough curriculum areas. We found by just addin...
BestStart Lynmore loves to celebrate special events and traditions.
Samoan Language Week 2022 was a great opportunity for little BestStarters in Manukau to learn the la...
As the book hunting began, our excited tamariki searched for books of interest.
Our team has started a Manaakitanga board. This means we acknowledge the kind things our children ar...
Through these activities, the tamariki have been expressing their creativity while exploring and cha...
Whakawhanaugatanga is the processes of manaakitanga and hospitality that create Whanaungatanga.
Kia ora whanau! At BestStart Kapiti Road, we are having a spa day for our Tamariki.
Matariki is a celebration everyone looks forward to, especially the children. We spent the week maki...
Here at Abacus, we love to do baking, this month, in the Koru Room (Infants and Toddlers), we made y...
At Silverdale BestStart we offer Playball to our tamariki once a week.
As part of Whanaungatanga, last week, we invited one of our parents to share some info about her pro...
At BestStart Te Whāriki this month, we have been looking at incorporating more books and storytelli...
Over the last couple of months our tamariki have been noticing that the weather outside has become r...
Every child needs some quiet time. Reading with your child can be a special bonding experience for y...
We have had a couple of wet days over the past few weeks but decided to get outside and explore the...
One of the children's favourite holiday activities is bike day, during the school holidays.
At BestStart Whangaparaoa, we value and support Tuakana-Teina Relationships.
Today started off with a bang as we found the dress-up container. Our tamariki enjoyed using their...
With the cooler weather during winter, we find ways to keep nga tamariki busy inside.
We sponged on the paint in a pattern or splotches using various elements such as bubble wrap or pom...
"Best Start Pukuatua under twos experience a world where laugher, fun, different texture options are...
Recently at Parklands, we have been celebrating the school holidays with a school holiday programme...
The tamariki at BestStart Beckenham, in conjunction with our Matariki celebrations, created this sig...
During the month of July, we celebrated Matariki through a range of activities.
We have had Maori new year Matariki and have been learning about the stars and what they mean. We ha...
Today it was Gruffalo making! The Gruffalo story written by Julia Donaldson is a firm favourite with...
The tamariki at Manuroa have had a busy week celebrating Matariki.
Our whanau and tamariki came together to celebrate the beginning of the Māori New Year. The night w...
This week we have been experimenting... from volcanoes, mixing colours to textured painting.
At BestStart Marne Road Kindy, our new favourite experiences are creating awesome paper planes using...
Children in pre-school have enjoyed learning about bugs and their different roles in our environment...
We made soup and cookies, made and flew kites at the park, had a Matariki disco and toasted marshmal...
In the Montessori classroom, children choose their own activities to work undisrupted and learn to f...
BestStart Richmond Kindy just celebrated our annual Plunket Appeal week with a teddy bear picnic.
It was an amazing experience for the children and staff to work alongside each other to learn and a...
We celebrated Samoan Language week with many activities for the tamaiti laiti/young children.
At BestStart Flatbush School Road, we celebrated Mother's Day to show our appreciation to all our lo...
We value the input of our whanau in regards to the learning development of their tamariki. Parent in...
Our tamariki watched a small show about planting the native Kōwhai tree and then we activated our le...
What a wonderful month we all had! With the celebration of different cultures and events, we did a l...
Events like this, where we can spend time with whānau in a relaxed setting, are an essential part of...
To celebrate this festival, the children were provided with different opportunities, activities and...
Celebrating Matariki is a special day for us as a whanau to connect and reconnect with our loved one...
Matariki is a time to enjoy our friends, family and loved ones. A time we come together collectively...
In our Tui's Nest, our children have been busy exploring
Matariki is a time for reflection and remembrance on the year that has been, a celebration of the pr...
At BestStart Kenderdine, our babies (Harakeke room) achieve this through the integration of the lear...
Social interactions with friends are the best way to learn how to understand the needs of others and...
As we move from Aperira to Mei there has been fewer warmer weather days. The Kauri room has been tak...
BestStart Marne Street have spent the month of June learning and celebrating Matariki as a Whanau.
At BestStart we want you to Stand Up and Stand Out! This starts with your CV; this is where we first...
At Best Start we celebrate motherhood and value the connection between the mother and child. Nothing...
We used this Mother's Day to celebrate our beautiful mothers and showed them appreciation for all th...
Learning through play is something we take seriously at BestStart, we encourage our Tamariki to stay...
In May, we celebrated Plunket with a week’s worth of fun activities and fundraising