We celebrated Cultural Diversity Day at BestStart Kensington Crossing where we sang, danced, and par...
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To value identity means to value culture. As a multicultural centre, we love celebrating and learnin...
Here at BestStart Hokowhitu we have committed ourselves to ensuring that our local region is authent...
We celebrated Mother's Day at BestStart Coronation Road, where we invited all the special women in o...
Our outdoor activities have been carefully catered to engage children's learning at our centre. Read...
Art is a great way for children to express their feelings, showcase their individuality, and communi...
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Our biggest strength is the positive, supportive, and inclusive environment where tuākana/tēina and...
Children learn by playing. They follow their interest and kaiako support their play by providing pro...
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Our Preschool room held an art gallery to celebrate the end of their planning cycle. The creative a...
Best Start Pyes Pa are currently reviewing how our current teaching practices and planning reflect t...
Rūma Kiwi has had a change in what our environment looks like. Kaiako wanted to create a more intere...
At BestStart Hei Hei, we acknowledge all the taonga/ treasures, (knowledge, language, culture, whaka...
We have been exploring our local community recently, and one of our favourite places to visit is our...
Sensorial learning in Montessori education refers to a key component of the Montessori curriculum th...
At BestStart Brooklyn we have a large fish tank that greets you when you walk in the door. 5 beautif...
Kia ora, I’m Tegan, head teacher of the Prep room. I graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching and Learn...
Sharing ngā pukapuka/books is amazing for the development of our tamariki. Children need to be expos...
This month in the PikoPiko ruma (room) we have been busy working on our manakitanga. We are learning...
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We held an Easter Hat Parade where children made their own hat creations and wore them while we para...
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At BestStart Oraha Road, we've been learning about emotions, feelings, holistic development, and emb...
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We held a Pink Ribbon Day event where we decorated our centre in pink decorations and raised money f...
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Recently we organised with St John paramedics, to come and visit nga tamariki in the centre. Nikki w...
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At BestStart Stoddard Road, we believe that it is important to build strong relationships with paren...
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Something that is really important to us as a teaching team, is noticing children's interests and us...
In Mahuri room our current programme planning is around dramatic play and we can see the tamariki en...
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The skeletal structure of a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old are significantly different. Read about how...
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We hosted a very special day celebrating our wonderful mothers with balloons, flowers, and baking! R...
Read about how we went on an excursion to visit the local community. We visited the local shops insi...
Learning can come in many shapes and forms. Here at BestStart Maunu Village, we've been busy learnin...
We celebrated Mother's Day at BestStart Bader Street by sitting down with a lovely cup of coffee and...
The tamariki at BestStart Powells Road Kindy used their imaginations and became Doctors for the day!...
Wellbeing is very important to us here at BestStart North Harbour and we support our tamariki throug...
Here at BestStart Cambridge, we are all about developing superheroes in-training and part of this, i...
In the Kea room we have been focused on creativity and refining our fine motor skills. During this a...
On Thursdays we have Coach Mattie come from Gametime come. https://itsgametime.co.nz/ Families that...
At Best Start Stokes Valley we love getting out our Carpentry area, tamariki really learn hands on a...
Our centre vision of being a place to Explore, Discover and Learn is coming to life this year throug...
Today, we did a fun experience where the tamariki got to be an archaeologist. What we had to do was...
How awesome is this spaceship! As a part of our planning at BestStart Parton Road, Te Ao Marama...
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Learning about the local area is very important in our curriculum here at BestStart Grey Lynn. We've...
In the Matai room this week, there was a noticeable increase in both verbal and nonverbal communicat...
The month of May has been filled with fun learning and celebrations. Our team are lucky enough to ha...
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What an incredible year we have had so far! BestStart Papanui has seen some incredible teaching and...
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On April 25th, we remembered those who fought for our freedom. We even had a very special guest from...
We love receiving feedback from our families! Read about some examples of the relationships we've fo...
We've been learning about the exciting topic of Dinosaurs! Read about our quest for Dinosaur fossils...
Our weekly Otari Wilson Bush Walk has finally returned to our centre routine! Our tamariki learn a l...
We created some exploding sand volcanoes at our centre which was a fun way for our children to learn...
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The children at our centre have been learning about Pasifika culture through storytelling and art -...
Our centre playground was recently renovated which was a very exciting time for our children. We eag...
At BestStart Everglade Babies, we encourage tamariki to participate in routines that form reciprocal...
We visited Papatoetoe Central School and participated in activities to familiarise the older childre...
A child approached one of our teachers asking if a coloured pencil should be put with the red or pur...
We participated in Pink Shirt Day by wearing pink, hosting pink-themed activities, and learning abou...
We visited the park and had lots of fun while learning some very important skills including risk-tak...
Our local librarian, Lynette, came to our centre and read us stories! As we reenacted the story of G...
Read about how we celebrated Mother's Day this year and how we made special cards for our mothers an...
After the school holidays, we decided to host a day of fun at our centre with water balloons, slime,...
We participated in Pink Shirt Day to teach our tamariki about standing up against bullying and to in...
We had the local fire department visit our centre in their firetruck - but this wasn't an emergency!...
We created a new garden at our centre in preparation for Matariki! The children enjoyed digging and...
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Sensory play provides a wide range of learning experiences for children. Water play can teach childr...
Books and storytime are key areas of play that support children with listening, speaking, reading,...
Meet each of the teaching team members here at BestStart Whangamata and discover what we each love a...
During April, we held an ANZAC memorial celebration in our centre to teach the children about the me...
We created a spy-themed obstacle course to challenge the children's patience, gross motor skills, an...
We participated in an activity we named The Beaded Tree. Read about how children and families covere...
Read about our trip to the local community where we visited the Takanini Library and sang, coloured,...