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Our teachers are passionate about making a positive difference in children’s lives. By sharing stories and laughter, listening to their interests, and learning with families we foster trust and connection with not only our centre whānau but with the wider community, including local schools.
Getting to know our individual families so well, with kaiako and families interact as a wider whānau, sharing and laughing together forms strong trusting relationships, support happy and settled children who take on transitions with ease.
We are so grateful for our beautiful and spacious outdoor area, with fruit trees, gardens and fresh cut grass, which keep our tamariki active and engaged, and provide the perfect environment for our tamariki to be children, to run, bike ride, laugh and play. You'll often hear laughing, singing and happy giggles when you arrive at our centre as children enjoy being busy throughout the centre. We welcome whānau in our community to come and look through our beautiful grounds.
Dietitian Designed Menus
Our dedicated cook and centre team is currently striving towards the Tohu Manawa Ora | Healthy Heart Award from the Heart Foundation.
Across morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, our Nourish menu provides foods that are minimally processed, avoiding recipes that are high in added sugar, instead using fresh, real and wholesome ingredients.
From wholesome ingredients to balanced portions, every meal is thoughtfully crafted to support healthy development and foster good eating habits from an early age.
Fostering a Culture of Sustainability
Here at Busy Bees Greytown we engage children in activities like gardening, composting, and understanding the lifecycle of plants which not only promotes environmental awareness but also inspires important life skills and values.
Lunchbox – Transition to School
Once every couple of weeks our 4 year old children have a lunchbox day and we supply the food. The children fill their lunchboxes and practice eating from them, learning to ration their food instead of eating everything at once. This helps them develop important skills for their transition to school, where they will need to manage their own lunches.
We are committed to follow the aspirations of the New Zealand National ECE Curiculum, Te Whāriki. Te Whāriki envisages kaiako in early learning settings working in partnership with parents, whānau and community to realise this vision. The expectation is that, in their early years, children will experience a curriculum that empowers them as lifelong learners, right from their early exploration of the world around them, through to preparation for school.
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