Our Kaiako are passionate and commitment to create an environment that puts relationships at the heart of everything we do. Kaiako create calm routines and rituals for our Pepi to feel safe and nurtured so our Pepi can become confident little learners and explorers.
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"Inspiring a lifetime of learning for all"
At BestStart West Melton, we have four age-based classrooms, these are all thoughtfully designed to meet the unique needs of our children at every stage of their learning journey. Our Kaiako implement a rich and responsive curriculum that supports each child to grow and learn at their own pace.
Our priority is to foster children’s learning so that they are empowered, confident, and excited to learn. We place a strong focus on building social and emotional skills so by the time they turn five, they are ready to take on their next big adventure — school.
And the journey doesn’t stop there! We also offer Top Cats Before and Afterschool Care, which provides a safe, fun, and engaging space for school-aged children to continue learning, and growing.
At BestStart West Melton, we’re more than a centre — we’re a community where children and Whānau feel a true sense of belonging
Explorers Room(3 months - 2 years)
Adventurers Room(2 years - 3 years)
Our Adventurers have their own room and playground where they can be empowered to explore their environment at their own time and pace. Here our Kaiako work in partnership with our whānau, to create an environment that supports our two year olds social and emotional skills helping our little learners become adventurous and curious learners.
Navigators Room(3-4 years)
In our Navigators room we continue to grow our children’s social and emotional competence. We work in partnership with our whānau teaching and learning alongside each other to support our children to feel safe to give new learning a try and to grow to be confident and inquisitive learners.
Inventors Room(4 years - 5 years)
In our Inventors room we foster a love for learning so our children have the confidence to give everything a try, we have a strong focus on our set for school programme to help support our children to develop and refine their self-help and self-care skills and be confident with their journey to school.
Top Cats - Before & After School CareSchool Aged Children
On our premises we also have Top Cats Before & After School care. Like our preschool, we strive to provide a stimulating programme which caters for children’s different ages, genders and cultural backgrounds, whilst encompassing individual needs and interests.
This runs during the school term only and from 7:30am - 8:30am in the mornings and from 3:00pm - 6:00pm in the afternoons.
To enquire about TopCats specifically please contact:
www.topcatsafterschool.com
(03) 741 1785 westmelton@best-start.org