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Welcome from our Centre Manager
Pine Old
Talofa lava, my name is Pine. I was born and raised in Samoa and moved to Aotearoa New Zealand when I was 16. I studied at Auckland University and have been a qualified kaiako for 20 years. I love working in a multicultural centre, contributing to our community and having positive connections with whānau to support tamariki. It’s the people that surround us each day that makes me get up in the morning. I love coming to the centre to see tamariki smiling and enjoying each other's company.
A Nurturing, Whānau-Centred Learning Experience
We're a diverse centre that loves embracing different cultures in our curriculum. Partnering with parents/whānau is key to expanding our knowledge of culture, for both teachers and children.
We're always up for celebrating cultural days, whether it's Diwali, Matariki, or just for the fun of it. Our teachers put in the effort to prep for these events, researching customs and ideas by talking with parents and colleagues, and exploring online resources. We encourage parents/whānau to participate in any way they wish!
Conversations flow throughout our childcare centre in Clendon Park as our little ones build positive relationships with their kaiako. This boosts their confidence to share their own ideas for extending their learning. Our teachers actively listen and strive to implement these ideas whenever possible. By showing genuine interest and responding to our tamariki, we foster respectful and reciprocal relationships. We're always open to more contributions and connections!
Clendon Park Early Learning Centre Spaces
Busy Bees Roscommon Road offers 3 age-tailored spaces to support children at their individual learning stage.
Honey Pots (up to 2 years)
Our Honey Pots environment is based on building loving and trusting bonds between infants and teachers, who structure the day according to individual needs. Play is open-ended and full of fun as we embrace the unknown of how children explore and experiment with their ideas and theories of how the world around them works.
Little Bears (2-3.5 years)
Our Little Bears environment celebrates and embraces children’s curiosity and exploration, where testing, trying, and challenging are valued. We support childhood learning with a developmentally appropriate curriculum and are supportive of all children during this age of discovery and wonder.
Polar Bears (3.5-6 years)
Our Polar Bears programme provides opportunities throughout the day for children to contribute to the curriculum, helping to make decisions about what is set up, and share their ideas to slowly prepare our little ones for their next learning adventure.
Dietitian Designed Menus
We provide freshly made meals for children each day using our Nourish menus and recipes. We believe that through nourishing food, children are fuelled to thrive physically and mentally, whilst enjoying the benefits of coming together and connecting as a group at mealtimes.
Working Towards the Healthy Heart Award
Our dedicated cook and centre team is currently striving towards the Tohu Manawa Ora | Healthy Heart Award from the Heart Foundation.
Baking & Food Skills
Teachers also do regular baking with the children, which provides opportunities for them to engage and learn a range of food preparation skills and fine motor movements such as pouring, sifting, and spooning. It is a great hands-on sensory experience that helps children develop independence through self-help skills and practise simple maths as they measure and count quantities.
Centre Transport
Our very own Busy Bees centre van is a fantastic resource for our Clendon Park community, helping make early learning more accessible for families who need a little extra support with transport. Helping make the daily journey to early learning that little bit easier.
But our van isn’t just for getting to and from the centre! It also gives our tamariki the opportunity to experience more of the world around them. We use our van for excursions and adventures throughout our local community, helping children connect their learning to real places, people and experiences beyond the centre. From exploring local parks and community spaces to discovering new places together, our centre van helps us make learning an adventure both inside and outside our centre.
Our Curriculum
Bee Curious, our Busy Bees Curriculum Framework, has been created to guide and inspire kaiako in supporting tamariki through rich, interconnected learning experiences. Built on the strong foundation of Te Whāriki, it reflects the principles of Aotearoa New Zealand's early childhood curriculum and the aspirations we hold for our children as they grow.
School Readiness Programme
Our school readiness programme includes fortnightly visits to Rowandale Primary School, allowing children to become familiar with the school environment and ease their transition. School readiness principles are embedded throughout all learning activities, promoting the development of essential skills and knowledge needed for primary school.
Our Programmes
Bee Curious, our Busy Bees Curriculum Framework, has been created to guide and inspire kaiako in supporting tamariki through rich, interconnected learning experiences. Built on the strong foundation of Te Whāriki, it reflects the principles of Aotearoa New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum and the aspirations we hold for our children as they grow.
Our MOVE programme deliberately sets out physical activities that give children the opportunity to learn, practice and master physical skills whilst developing their resilience, perseverance, patience, co-ordination, gross-motor skills, teamwork and much more, all while having loads of fun!
Nutritious food is the foundation for healthy growth and development in our children. Our Nourish menus fuel our children and support full, healthy tummies enabling clear minds to focus on the learning and set children up to thrive at our centre.
The Busy Bees Way is our commitment to families and guides everything we do across our centres. From nurturing your child’s wellbeing and supporting their individual learning journey, to building genuine partnerships with whānau and respecting every child’s unique identity, culture and strengths, we’re committed to providing an exceptional early learning experience where children can thrive.
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