Each day is a new day for fun, discovery and adventure at Educare Wigram for our children. Our routines throughout the centre are flexible to allow change to work alongside the children’s ever changing interests and development.

Nursery – Under 2’s
Our under 2 room provides a flexible routine based around the individual child’s home routine. Kaiako work alongside the families to understand sleep and feeding times to support consistency for the child. As they get older and their needs change kaiako work again with the families around their routines.

During the day kaiako will provide different activities and experiences for the tamariki both inside and outside. Experiences are based around the children’s development and current room interests. Our Nursery provides the tamariki with lots of sensory experiences to help develop all their key senses.

Throughout the day the tamariki enjoy small group times of stories, music and songs to help them transition into kai times and when they all want to come together.

Transitioning between the Nursery and Preschool is done at the child’s pace before they are 2. Nursery kaiako will support the children at the start with small visits that introduce them to their new environment and teachers. As their visits become longer they will spend more time with their new teachers and in their new environment getting to know the new rhythms and routines of a larger environment. 

Preschool – Over 2’s
Our over 2 room is a hive of activity with different activities and experiences set up each day based around our children’s current interests, learning and development. Both inside and outside is open to explore at the children’s pace and kaiako provide different targeted experiences to support the children’s learning.

Rolling kai is provided in the morning, lunch and in the afternoon to let children continue on with their learning without disruption. Kaiako are always at the table to ensure that all tamariki are safe and have eaten.

Group times happen before rolling kai starts with children given the option to attend. Group times are a time for us to come together for songs, music, dancing and stories.