Our centre programme aims to foster and empower children’s holistic learning and development, nurturing independence, autonomy, resilience, and social interaction.

Kids at Play is a not-for-profit, incorporated society. We are a community daycare that is different from others in the area.

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Kids at Play is an incorporated society. We are a not-for-profit registered charity, meaning any profits are invested directly back into our centre. 

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Our team of stable, dedicated teachers (many of whom have been with us for more than 10 years) is passionate about empowering children through a holistic curriculum that reflects their interests, strengths, and abilities as well as the values of their whanau. 

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A nutritionist has designed the Kids at Play menu, aligning it with the Healthy Heart Foundation to ensure our children get healthy, well-balanced meals to support their physical, social and intellectual development.

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We aim to work in close partnership with families, providing a positive environment that cultivates a child’s emotional, physical, cognitive and spiritual well-being.

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A day in the Over Twos encapsulates a free-flow setting, where children can choose from various relevant and stimulating experiences inside and outdoors.

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Our transition to school programme aims to promote the beginning of the Primary School experience positively.

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Te Whāriki is New Zealand's (first) national curriculum policy statement, released in 1996. It is "a framework for providing tamariki/children's early learning and development within a sociocultural context. 

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Here’s some of the feedback we’ve received from parents and educators.

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