In our daily programme the children start the day with a gathering mat time to welcome everyone, to introduce new children and teachers, to discuss what we want to do today and to sing a couple of songs of Praise and Thanks and cultural songs, Maori Songs, Nutrition and Movement songs. Our national anthem is a favourite.

We are guided by the Early Childhood Curriculum Te Whariki. We therefore have technology areas, socio-dramatic play areas, science, puzzle, music and creative areas as well as areas to just make a mess. All of which contribute to the development of pre-maths, pre - reading and pre - writing skills. There are also areas to sleep and eat in.

We provide an enormous outdoor environment which gives children the opportunity to be very active and have wide open spaces to explore and discover the world around them. The children can run, climb, crawl, bounce balls, hits balls, dig in our enormous sand pits, our bike track for riding bikes (the children often bring their bikes from home the track is so good), a fort to climb, slide and swing, obstacle courses are made for developing gross motor skills. Movement is so important because it develops and strengthens the body and brain as we grow through childhood.

We have a separate area for animals which we affectionately refer to as the ‘Wild Area’. We have had two Kune kune piglets Petunia and Devinia who have now grown to their full size. Devinia has gone back to the farm but Petunia is still with us today. She is not lonesome, our hen is great company and has taken a fancy to laying eggs in Petunia's hut. In addition, we have 3 Bunnies and 2 Guinea Pigs. The opportunities for children to interact with the animals is an important and vibrant part of our daily programme and a unique and special experience for children who live in the city.

Children have an insatiable desire to move and learn about themselves and their relationship with the environment and we believe our environment is an outstanding environment to do just that.

Learning experiences surround children and by recording these learning stories the teachers are able to respond to and support the children’s interests.

We invite you to Come, Look, See and Play with your little one to experience together the Joy, Wonder and Awe that can be