A place where your child receives nurturing care in a stimulating learning environment.
It has been a privilege for Clevedon Kidz to be able to care for children and families in the Clevedon Community for over 40 years. Starting as a drop-in crèche in the 1980’s helping and supporting young mums, now many years later, Clevedon Kidz is a busy community based early childhood centre provided by Clevedon Presbyterian Church. Our dedicated professional teaching team are passionate about every child’s early learning journey. We have excellent teacher:child ratios, offer education with amazing learning experiences in a rich stimulating environment, where children can discover and explore their world through play.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT
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Clevedon Kidz philosophy is the heart of all we do, it weaves together our knowledge values, beliefs and culture in our community based early childhood centre, provided by Clevedon Presbyterian Church. All our tamariki are valued for who they are in a place where they know they belong, feeling loved and respected in a safe, nurturing environment.
We honour the dual cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Clevedon Kidz programmes are founded on core Christian principles, aligned to Te Whāriki, embracing te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and having regard for NELP. We value individual uniqueness by celebrating all cultures, languages, beliefs and diversity of our tamariki and their whanau. We encourage tamariki to explore and discover the wonder of our world through curiosity and enquiry, acknowledging the heritage of Aotearoa by respecting the place of Papatuanuku.
Everyday our tamariki will have opportunities to experience Te Whāriki in practice, as they are encouraged and supported to learn to make choices to lead their own learning journey through play and exploration. We cherish the ‘wairua’ of all tamariki empowering their self-esteem and confidence, by enabling them to care for and respect themselves and others by promoting aroha, kindness, honesty and acceptance.
Kaiako are passionate about creating environments and activities for tamariki of all ages. A variety of experiences are offered to extend their interests and knowledge, which inspires curiosity and engagement. Our kaiako believe trusting relationships create a positive environment allowing tamariki to be confident in their social interactions with others. Kaiako support positive guidance strategies to enable tamariki as they learn to manage their emotions, feelings and behaviour.
Connecting with all our Clevedon Kidz whanau is encouraged by growing respectful and caring relationships. We value parent and whanau aspirations for their tamariki by welcoming open communication to help guide an evolving learning journey.
Our aspiration is for all tamariki to acquire a love for learning, through independent thinking and active exploration that will continue to shape their learning journey throughout their lives.
OUR ROOMS
Our engaging learning spaces allow tamariki to explore their environment with confidence. They have opportunities to discover movement and music, art and creativity, science and technology, language and numeracy skills in a resource rich environment.
The Nest
0 – 2 years
A loving, caring place where your child will begin their journey into a world of learning, curiosity, creativity, exploration, independence and friendship
Tui Room
2 – 3½ years
A stimulating environment where children can discover and learn through play and exploration in a place they know they belong.
Pukeko Room
3½ – 5 years
An environment where our tamariki can learn through free play, having the time, resources, and support to explore, follow their interests and to develop their working theories.