BestStart Faringdon East

Our youngest tamariki are cared for in a calm, nurturing and home-like environment where your pēpi can feel safe, secure and supported as they begin their early learning journey. Our kaiako take the time to get to know your baby and work closely with you, creating consistency between home and the centre.

• Start with Heart: Our youngest tamariki are supported through responsive, nurturing relationships that build trust, emotional wellbeing and confidence from the very beginning.
• Individual care: We take the time to understand your baby's unique cues, routines and needs, ensuring they receive thoughtful care that supports their development at their own pace.
• Connected with whānau: Open communication with you throughout your child's day helps you stay connected and gives you confidence that your pēpi is happy, settled and well cared for.

Our goal is to create a home away from home where your baby can build secure relationships, explore their environment and take those important first steps towards independence.

The Nikau Room provides a warm, home-like environment where your child can feel safe, secure and supported as they become more mobile and independent. Our kaiako are there to encourage your child's growing curiosity, confidence and skills while providing the nurturing care they need at this important stage.

• Start with Heart: Responsive, nurturing relationships help your child feel secure while building confidence, communication and independence through everyday experiences.
• Growing independence: As your child becomes more mobile, they are encouraged to explore their environment, try new things and develop confidence in what they can do.
• Connected with whānau: Open communication with families helps us understand your child's needs and maintain consistency between home and the centre.

With a balance of nurturing care and opportunities to explore, Nikau is a supportive space where your child can confidently discover their growing abilities.

The Kōwhai Room is a warm and supportive space where tamariki are encouraged to explore, try new things and develop their growing independence. Our kaiako provide plenty of encouragement, patience and understanding as children navigate new experiences and discover what they are capable of.

• Growing independence: Children are encouraged to have a go for themselves, make choices and develop confidence in their own abilities through everyday experiences.
• Learning through curiosity: Our environment gives tamariki opportunities to explore their interests, experiment and discover how things work through play.
• Nurturing relationships: Our kaiako offer warmth, patience and reassurance, helping children feel secure as they take those important first steps towards becoming more independent.

Kōwhai is a place where children can feel safe to try, confident to explore and proud of what they can do, with caring kaiako there to support them along the way.

The Mānuka Room is a busy and engaging environment where tamariki can build the skills and confidence they need for their next stage of learning. Our preschool programme offers a wide range of meaningful experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity and a growing sense of independence.

• Building early skills: Children develop early literacy and numeracy skills through play and everyday experiences, creating a strong foundation for future learning.
• Curiosity and discovery: Nature-based experiences and hands-on learning encourage tamariki to ask questions, investigate their surroundings and make sense of the world around them.
• Growing confidence: Through friendships, social experiences and opportunities to make choices, children develop communication, emotional and problem-solving skills.
• Preparing for what’s next: We support each child as they build the confidence and independence they need for their next room and, ultimately, their transition to school.

Mānuka provides a rich and encouraging environment where children can explore their interests, develop important life skills and build a lifelong love of learning.

The Pūriri Room is designed to help older tamariki build the confidence, independence and skills they need as they get ready for their next big adventure at school. Through engaging, age-appropriate experiences, children are encouraged to take on new challenges, follow their curiosity and become increasingly confident in their abilities.

• Set for School: Our programme supports the transition from early learning to primary school, building the early literacy, numeracy, social and practical skills children need to feel confident and ready for school.
• Growing independence: Tamariki are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves, make choices and develop the self-help skills they will use every day at school.
• Confidence to learn: Through meaningful play and age-appropriate experiences, children are supported to ask questions, explore their interests and approach new challenges with confidence.
• A love of learning: We create positive learning experiences that help children see themselves as capable learners and build a strong foundation for their future.

Pūriri is a place where tamariki can grow in confidence, celebrate their achievements and feel excited about taking their next step into school.