Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens

Kia orana, Fakalofa atu, Talofa tatou❤️Toru Fetu Kindergarten is honoured to have had the chance to bless the special vaka carved by Vanu Samuel and blessed by Reverend Falkland!
The vaka recognises the Pacific heritage of the children and families, and Reverend Falkland shared stories of ancestral journeys with the children.
The vaka is used to mark children's journey from kindergarten to school, and the ceremony connected that journey with the journeys of the ancestors. It was a special day that showed respect for culture and heritage.
All our kindergartens honour and celebrate the cultures of our families, and we appreciate the support we get to do this. ❤️❤️

❤Three Kapiti Coast kindergartens celebrated 50 years of serving the community this week! Happy birthday to Ngahina, Raumati Beach and Paraparaumu Kindergartens! Hundreds of children and their families have benefitted from the kindergarten experience over the past 50 years. We have places available now in these three Kapiti kindergartens iif your children or someone you know is looking for high quality low-cost early childhood education and care for children over two! Drop in any time. 🎂🎂🎂

Fathers came for breakfast at Harriette Vine Kindergarten recently as kindergartens all around the country celebrated Fathers' Day. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles and stepfathers are welcome any time in our kindergartens! We really appreciate our rich family connections and the support you all give to our programmes! 🫐🥖❤

❤❤Kindergarten whānau from Pākaraka Kindergarten extend a huge mihi to everyone who has been a part of their name change journey, including the local iwi who have been guiding and sharing their knowledge with us throughout this process. Our kindergartens have a process of community korero whenever we change our name, whether to make a correction, to reflect local sentiment, or in this case, to reflect the decision of the geographic board and local history. Thank you to all involved. ❤❤❤

Tamariki at Kindergarten welcomed the donation of carboard tubes that provided hours of fun! They were used as ball runs, water races, microphones and weights. Children had to think about how to place the tubes so balls would not get stuck, and work together to problem solve, listen to each other's ideas, and try things out to see what worked. We really appreciate the contribution families make to our programme by passing on materials such as these cardboard cylinders which inspire imagination and creativity. Thanks to all those who think of kindergarten when looking to recycle items that could be attractive and inspire learning! 😊

Tamariki at Raumati Beach Kindergarten have the opportunity to learn origami from Anna, an international student from Japan at Kapiti College who visits regularly to share Japanese culture. Our kindergartens welcome our close community links and the extra experiences our visitors can bring to our programme! The tamariki can help Anna learning English, so the exchange is wonderful for everyone! 🙂❤

Today we're celebrating all the fathers, father figures, brothers, uncles, grandads, mentors, and all the amazing men who support and guide us ❤️
Photo: Sionatane with dad Tevita, taken at Akoteu Katokakala ECE Center Otara

Tamariki at Lansdowne Kindergarten were excited to have a visit from a fire engine, to learn about fire safety and even have a chance to sit in the fire truck. The visit inspired art after the event! Our kindergartens enjoy great relationships with our communities, and we appreciate all those who come and support our programme and our children's learning! 🙂🚒🚒🚒

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🦖🦖Tamariki at Kindergarten are grateful to Menzshed Kapiti for creating a new dinosaur (and for fixing the old dinosaur). At kindergarten we really value our connections to our local communities that enrich our programmes and support our children to learn about how community works! Thanks so much for your mahi and support, Menzsheds around the motu! ❤🦖🦖

Whānau at Strathmore Park Kindergarten are invited to take what they need from the Pataka Kai. Our kindergartens work to support our communities, and we often share food with our families. Thanks to Strathmore Park and all our kindergartens, our gardeners who donate excess produce and our local businesses that help to support our families ❤❤

The disability community is speaking out about government initiatives that harm disabled people and their whānau. ❤️

Did you get a form letter from Louise Upston ? We are thrilled that after months of letter writing and ahead of our campaign tomorrow, the government has been forced to acknowledge the community.

We know that means they’re nervous about tomorrow’s campaign - and so they should be.

The disabled community, parents and carers and allies are strong 💪 and we won’t let this government harm our tamariki and community.



Let’s paint social media yellow tomorrow and make sure we are heard by this government 👍

Image: A preview description of the community people powered social media campaign happening tomorrow. It’s yellow, with the image of a child. In the centre in black and white it says: Tomorrow 12 Midday.

🥇🥈🥉At Ohakune Kindergarten tamariki have been inspired by the Olympics to take part in many athletic activities. complete with medal ceremony! Around the country our kindergartens have been engaged in Olympics-inspired play as children consolidate their knowledge and enrich their learning through play! 🏃‍♀️🏃🏋️‍♀️

🌺🌺It's Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea Faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week
Celebrate: 18 - 24 August
The 2024 theme is 'E tu'uloa 'a e lea Faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá - The Tongan Language will be sustainable when used at home, church and in the wider community.
This theme relates to the Language Week Series theme for 2024, 'Sustainability'. ❤️

Tamariki at Kindergarten and at kindergartens elsewhere around Aotearoa have been enjoying playing 'Olympic Games' and recreating what they have been watching and discussing. A few races were held and the winners received medals made from recycled plastic lids. Play helps children make sense of the world! 🥇🏆😁

🙂Tamariki at Irmgard Ritchie kindergarten enjoyed a dinosaur show from visiting paleontologists Legends Unleashed! Tamariki enjoyed looking at and touching different types of dinosaur bones and fossils. They painted their own baby dinosaur after the show. Our kindergartens offer varied programs that can extend our children's interests so that they know that learning is fun! 🦖🦖🦖

The union for early childhood, NZEI Te Riu Roa is holding meetings around the country so MPs can hear our concerns about possible changes to early childhood education. If you are concerned about reducing qualified teacher numbers, teacher to child ratios, indoor and outdoor environments space or pay parity, go along and have your say!

Palmerston North Public Hearing - Have Your Say with MPs Teanau Tuiono and Tangi Utikere on the... Labour, the Green Party and Te Pāti Māori are holding a public hearing to hear from you and your local community about the potential impact of the National-led government's swift changes in Early Childhood Education including the current Regulatory Review. They are calling for input from the publi...

🌺🌺It's Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani - Cook Islands Māori Language Week -
Celebrate: 4 - 10 August. This year's theme is ‘Ātui’ia au ki te vaka o tōku matakeinanga - connect me to the canoe of my tribe’!
Our kindergartens enjoy celebrating all the Pacific language weeks! Valuing language and culture of all our families is an important part of our programme. Find resources here to help you!
https://www.mpp.govt.nz/programmes/pacific-language-weeks/cook-islands-maori-language-week

Tamariki at Wadestown Kindergarten support their younger peers at kindergarten, with tuākana/teina relationships (similar to older and younger siblings, cousins or friends).
Older children take responsibility and show leadership, teaching and caring for younger children at our kindergartens.! Lovely to see so much manaakitanga ❤️

Kua 37 tau 🌀 Today marks 37 years since te reo Māori becoming an official language in its own country.

Tamariki at Tawa Central Kindergarten have been enjoying construction which involves negotiation, sharing., listening and supporting each other's ideas. Block building involves mathematical concepts such as height, depth, balance and size, while shared activity teaches social skills of working together harmoniously.🙂🙂

🌿 Spaces are now available at Pikopiko Clyde Quay Kindergarten in inner city Wellington!! We help tamariki to create connections and foster belonging within their community. Our service provides:
~ 100% qualified
~ Celebration of diversity
~ 20 hours free for all tamariki aged 2-5
~ Low fees after 20 hours
~ A world leading ECE curriculum | Te Whāriki
👉 Visit Pikopiko Clyde Quay Kindergarten - Corner Elizabeth & Brougham Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington - email [email protected] - Ph: 04 385 0441 - or visit https://www.wmkindergartens.org.nz/our-kindergartens/find-a-kindergarten/show/68-Pikopiko%20Clyde%20Quay%20Kindergarten

🌈Awatea Kindergarten was able to buy books and other resources to support their diverse families and to promote inclusion, thanks to a generous grant. Fa’afetai to TG Macarthy Trust who continue to support our kindergartens! We really appreciate all the generous organisations that donate to support our programmes and our families at kindergarten! 👩‍🦽 🌈 ❤️

Tamariki at Parsons Avenue Kindergarten are excited by the new Atua panels of Māori gods taking pride of place in their mara (garden). 💚💙 This created curiosity and discussion, and led to revisiting Māori legends. At kindergarten, we make use of our environment to help foster learning and understanding. Te Ao Māori is an important part of our programmes in all our kindergartens! 🌞

🐜🪰🐌The community of Kahurangi All Day Kindergarten has been busy creating a new nature space to foster interest in bugs and the natural environment! Our kindergartens have wonderful environments for children to learn and explore! 🌿🕷🪳