BestStart Te Awamutu

Walking into this room you will notice a great indoor-outdoor flow, and wide range of rich sensory activities that invite our babies to explore. There are also two separate sleep rooms to make catering to different sleep routines easy.

Through primary caregiving, our youngest tamariki are able to flourish and grow through individualised care as well as a safe and nurturing space. Through the concept of ā tōna wā, in their own time, we follow each individual child as they master milestones, make discoveries and build relationships as they grow into confident and curious learners.

Our Sprouts room has a play based curriculum where tamariki are empowered to follow their interests and engage in a variety of experiences aimed towards problem-solving, making connections with others and developing their working theories.

This environment is flexible and the team are responsive to the different needs of each step of development. Although children may be toddlers or almost ready for school, they are able to learn from one another.

For our oldest tamariki we are preparing them for school and set more specific goals to support their development as they engage curiously in their interests. The environment and daily rhythm provides and facilitates opportunities to empower the children to become lifelong learners.

We are lucky to have this separate room which give us the space and freedom to work together.

It’s a safe, healthy and stimulating environment where children’s play is supported and extended with meaningful experiences for tamariki to develop holistically, growing into confident and competent learners ready for their future.