Our Waikanae Beach Kids Programme
Waikanae Beach Kids is located in Waikanae Beach and our philosophy is designed around our local area and beach themes as this shapes our community or learners. We incorporate local areas within our learning and explore the
We have wonderful separate Nursery and Preschool rooms, where tamariki have access to age appropriate resources that they can freely access and explore. At times in the day our Nursery and Preschool tamariki come together to share their learning ideas and beliefs for tamariki to learn from one another developing a true tuakana tiena relationships.
Waikanae Beach Kids has a very homely environment with a maximum of 25 tamariki in the whole centre which allows kaiako to truly learn everything about each tamaiti. This supports us to create authentic relationships that last a life time. Tamariki build strong bonds with one another and enjoy singing songs, playing instruments, creating art work, exploring water and messy and using construction alongside one another celebrating everyone’s achievements along the way. Our centre has a dedicated nappy change room, and sleep room, ensuring tamariki have safe and calm routine’s. We have inside and outdoor flow for tamariki to be able to access and choose where they want to explore and strengthen their learning journey.