BestStart Kaiwharawhara

Our Tui Room embodies a vibrant, supportive community deeply committed to whanau. Our teachers are warm, nurturing, friendly, and flexible, providing a tactile environment focused on our Messy Play curriculum. They excel at building rapid and meaningful connections with infants, fostering an environment where children explore and learn through adaptable routines.

Inside, the Tui Room offers a serene atmosphere with cozy, flexible spaces designed for calm engagement. Outside, children enjoy dedicated play areas while observing activities in our other outdoor spaces shared with older children from our Kiwi room.

In the Weka Room, children are encouraged and guided as they progress through their toddler development stages. Our dedicated team of teachers emphasizes self-help skills, socialization, and independence. Outside, our Weka room features a stimulating outdoor area with a stunning harbour view, designed to challenge children's motor skills while they enjoy exploring.

Our curriculum also focuses on fostering cultural identity and awareness, creating a problem-solving environment, and prioritizing communication and social-emotional development.

In our Kiwi Room, we foster preschool children to thrive as confident and capable learners. Our environment is carefully arranged to empower children to choose resources that spark their curiosity, with dedicated teachers guiding and expanding their educational experiences. Literacy, numeracy, and science are integrated throughout our play areas, preparing children through our 'Set for School' program for their educational journey ahead.

Continuing from earlier classrooms, our curriculum emphasizes cultural identity and awareness, offering a problem-solving environment, and prioritizing communication and social-emotional development. Our approach is highly supportive of families, and our tactile Messy Play curriculum enriches the learning experiences across all stages.