Matariki is a special occasion which marks the start of the Māori new year, this is signified by the...
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Part of the learning within our Montessori classroom is acknowledging and honouring the bicultural c...
Yesterday morning we were lucky enough to have one of our local government MPs' Rachel Brooking visi...
To assist with more successful and positive drop-offs for your tamariki, we have put together a few...
Plunket Appeal Week is always one of our favourite times of year here at BestStart Whangaparaoa.&nbs...
This week we have been learning about polar bears in the Centaurus Learning Space. This has involved...
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At BestStart Albany, we have introduced a new calming ritual to help children learn how to self-regu...
Our Countdown delivery man, Kairo Key joined our Early Learning Centre when he was one yea...
As educators, working closely with families to provide children with the best possible learning expe...
Here at BestStart Everglade Babies, we celebrate the people in the lives of our tamariki. We celebra...
At BestStart Albany we recently hosted our first Early Reading Together Workshop. We decided to use...
At BestStart Maui Street nursery room (under 2s), we were excited to go for a local museum trip this...
Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai (nurture the seed and it will blossom) Nursey loves to explore the envi...
The month of March signifies a very special celebration that I have been involved in most of my life...
It is feijoa season and here at BestStart Bader Street, we are so privileged to have a feijoa tree i...
Our tamariki love to explore with their senses and using our planning of 'our bodies', we like to in...
In the past month we have been very busy in the baby room exploring with our senses, from painting,...
Here at BestStart Fairy Springs, our focus areas for our Centre Philosophy are Tuakana-Teina, Manaak...
Wow, what a fantastic visit we had from Constable Jeff from the local New Brighton Police station.&n...
Here at BestStart Riccarton we love to have fun while we are learning and our kaiako get very creati...
Set for school is a new BestStart frame work that we have been very excited to implement in our Paua...
Kia Ora as part of our “light the way” St John’s fundraiser we had Nikki in to talk to the tamariki...
Kia ora e te whanau We love catching the pahi to Turanga once a month alongside our other exc...
Recently, we have been on a number if excursions exploring the local area and visiting local Primary...
Rugby has been a strong interest with our 4 year old boys at the moment as most of them play Rippa R...
In the preschool room the children have been showing a huge interest in construction. Using a range...
We're all about celebrating the different cultures that make up our wonderful centre, this month we...
Winter has finally made its appearance, and even when we might think its better to keep our tamariki...
At BestStart Rototuna, we're passionate about inspiring growing minds and fostering a love for learn...
In our Researchers room we have been learning all about music and movement and over the planning cyc...
At BestStart Totara Street our tamariki's profile books are always in easy reach for them to stop an...
Over the past six months we have been working on our cultural narrative here at Best-Start Fendalton...
The festival of Matariki is coming up this month. Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand...
We are all in this together - He waka Eke Noa Hiwi-i-te-rangi Nursery Hiwa-i-te-rangi is the younge...
"Mā te tuakana ka tōtika te teina, mā te teina ka tōtika te tuakana - From the older sibling the you...
A Culture of Manaakitanga/Kindness in the Under 2’s In term one in our Under 2’s Tuatara Room at Bes...
Last week we were so excited to receive the renewal of our Pā Harakeke (Gold) Healthy Heart Award! H...
Our preschool recently celebrated Culture Day, aligning perfectly with our May theme, "My Family." T...