BestStart Motutaiko Street

Nau mai haere mai to BestStart Motutaiko Street!

Our excellent team of friendly, caring, dedicated and knowledgeable teachers are committed to working in partnerhip with your whanau, children and our local Taupō community.

We work in partnership with our local community, giving our children the opportunity to make community connections, understand their place in the community and know the Tuwharetoa land around them.

One of our favourite things is to get out and about and be busy! We offer a range of external experiences such as monthly visits from Kids Bike Taupo to support children’s bike riding skills, planned school visits for our 4-year-olds to zoned primary schools, and yearly performances in the Tuwharetoa Kapa Haka Festival (Taiopenga Tuwharetoa). We also have regular visits from our community services such as the fire brigade, ambulance, police and Ruben the Road Safety Bear to teach children the importance of community.

We create open and positive relationships with families to support each child’s learning and development. Parental involvement is greatly encouraged; we value our partnerships with whanau, both within the centre and on our online learning platform StoryPark. When we work and learn together our children feel supported, confident, and ready to achieve. 

Through collaboration with families, observations, and communication we create individual learning goals that are tailored to support each child's developing interests and skills. Children have an individual portfolio to showcase their how they learn through play experiences.