At Folkestone Street we pride ourselves on being a home-away-from-home for our tamariki and whanau. Because of our small group sizes, great ratios, and homely setting, our tamariki are able to participate in familiar, intimate experiences that connect the pathways between home and centre (Ministry of Education, 2017) such as baking and cooking. Our bakers …
At Folkestone Street ensuring that the tamariki in our care are well-rested is a top priority, and nothing serves this cause more than having four individual sleep rooms. Having four sleep rooms means that when your tamariki first enrols at Folkestone Street they are able to settle to sleep in a room of their own …
One of the things that makes Folkestone Street such a unique ECE setting is the fact that our centre is licensed for tamariki from birth to only three years of age. The choice to cap our age limit at three means that our toddlers are seen as ‘the big kids’, and are given opportunities for …
There’s a reason we hear the expression ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing’, So often in ECE (early childhood education). When most people’s (read: adult’s) first instinct is to hibernate at the first sight of rain, you’ll instead find us jumping in puddles, collecting the water or maybe making mud, as …
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Working within a child-led philosophy, we trust that children will let us know when they are ready to move to another space, and because of this, we have no allocated age that children move from the infant’s space, to the toddlers.There’s no set age, there’s no set stage – if they want to go, then …
Effective Early Childhood Education (ECE) Transitions Are Critical Finding and settling into an ECE environment is an experience that is daunting for both tamariki (children) and whanau (families); no matter whether your first child or your third. ‘The way transitions are experienced not only makes a difference to the children in the early months of …
“Early life nutrition plays a fundamental role in your baby’s brain development, food preferences and the creation of life long habits” Julie Bhosale (AKA Arjun and Sahan’s mummy) is an internationally renowned family well being and nutrition expert. In her recently released book ‘The Nourished Baby’ Julie states that,“The first 1000 days of a child’s …
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