At BestStart Shelly Bay Road in Beachlands, our baby room provides a safe, nurturing environment where infants learn through play, exploration, and meaningful relationships. From colourful finger painting to discovering new textures, every experience supports your baby's growth, creativity, and development.
In our Harakeke Room, every day brings new discoveries for our youngest tamariki.
This week, our friends explored finger painting, expressing curiosity and wonder as they moved colours around with their hands and feet. For our babies, the world is full of different textures and sensations waiting to be explored. Experiences like finger painting support their growth and learning in many ways.
Finger painting helps babies strengthen hand and finger muscles, develop hand-eye coordination, explore cause and effect, and build confidence as they make their own creative choices.
Our baby room is designed to nurture your child’s natural curiosity and support their holistic development. We follow the belief that all children are competent learners. In our care, babies are given space to safely try things for themselves, build confidence, and explore in their own unique way.
Our team is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, meaning we value children’s ideas and encourage self-expression—even in our youngest learners. We know that messy experiences like finger painting are more than just play. They build fine motor skills, foster creativity, and support brain growth.
Most of all, these activities are a joyful way for children to connect, express themselves, and feel part of our centre whānau.
Families looking for nurturing infant childcare in Beachlands often tell us they value our calm environment and responsive relationships with each child. If you're looking for nurturing childcare for your baby in Beachlands, we'd love to welcome you to our Harakeke Room.
Come and meet our caring teachers, explore our learning environment, and discover how we support every child's unique journey from their very first day.