BestStart Richmond Kindy

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BestStart is one of NZ's leading early childcare providers. BestStart Richmond Kindy in Richmond Heights, Taupō provides affordable, high quality education and award winning childcare for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

At BestStart Richmond Kindy, we play together, stand together, learn together!

At BestStart Richmond Kindy, parents and whanau are supported and encouraged to be an integral part of their children’s learning journe.

We stand together and support one another to create an inclusive and special learning space where play is valued as the most important way to learn and grow.  We work alongside families to set each child up for learning now and for the rest of their life. 

Having family and wider whanau involved in kindy life supports each child’s learning. We offer multiple ways for our families to be involved in ways that are right for them including invitations to our Kindy events and celebrations. To support families to feel comfortable prior to starting, we offer settling visits where we welcome families to spend time with us together; stay, play, ask questions and get to know one another.  

Families are the most important teachers of their children and we use the information families share with us to work together to develop a learning plan to support each child to develop and grow. Developing skills to play with others are important aspects of learning so we support each child to develop their own kindy family through playing and learning together and developing friendships.

It's important that our children make community connections, understand their place in the community and learn from our special town. One of our favourite things is to get out and about! We arrange for experts from our community to come to our kindy too, so children can learn from them. Our kindy offers:

  • Bush Kindy (a full term of weekly lessons) for our more independent children at the local Waipahihi Reserve.
  • Monthly visits from Cath Oldfield of Kids Bike Taupo to support children to ride a bike
  • Planned school visits for our 4-year olds to Waipahihi School and Hilltop School
  • Yearly performances in the Tuwharetoa Kapa Haka Festival (Taiopenga Tuwharetoa).
  • Regular trips on the Taupo Connector Bus service into town to visit local amenities. 
  • Weekly walks to the Community Gardens (which are right next door to Kindy) to learn about growing and caring for plants and how to keep ourselves healthy with nutritious food.

Our Team

We are a small but close team with each teacher bringing their own unique skills to the table. With regular professional development and learning from one another we are consistently upskilling to provide the best possible care and education to our BestStart Richmond Kindy family.

What We Offer

  • Fresh, healthy, nutritious meals and snacks provided throughout the day 
  • 20 hours free for 3-5 year olds and WINZ subsidies available* if required
  • Experienced tight-knit team of passionate teachers
  • Get Set for School programme

Our Spaces

Children are inspired to learn through play, in our learning environment that has lots of different educational and fun toys and equipment for them to explore. They can also play, run, climb, explore and have fun in our huge outdoor play area.

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kind words from our parents

Parent

Thanks for being awesome for our daughter in her last ECE stage before school! We really appreciate the amazing year and a half she has had at BestStart Richmond Kindy. She has had a lot of awesome, interesting experiences while in her 3 days a week at Kindy. She has come so far and is super school ready, which you amazing teachers have all supported us with. So much love and thanks.

Parent

To all you fabulous ‘Kindy mothers’. Thank you for all the care, love and attention you give to our son. He loves his Kindy and all the wonderful activities you provide.

Parent

To all the wonderful ladies at Richmond Kindy, thank you very much for your long hours, hard work, smiling faces and caring natures. My daughters are very lucky to have you all looking after them. A special thank you for those times Miss E has been unwell or unhappy that you have been there comforting her and making her feel better.

Parent

Bush kindy is another great initiative for developing the organised exploration activities the Kindy offers. It will continue to develop and build the responsibility of the older children in the Richmond Kindy group, to teach the younger ones in the class and also give them something to look forward to when they reach the required maturity the teachers are looking for students to be included.

What we're proud of

Read our latest ERO report Read our latest ERO report e-Portfolios e-Portfolios We have a Healthy Heart Award We have a Healthy Heart Award We're part of the Building Blocks Programme We're part of the Building Blocks Programme Most Trusted Childcare Most Trusted Childcare Quality Service Award Quality Service Award Set For School Set For School Set For School Set For School BestStart Educare Governing Organisation Report BestStart Educare Governing Organisation Report

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