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Why Choose An Above & Beyond Childcare Centre?
Our Curriculum
We believe children should be immersed in love and childhood is a time for fun and exploration.
Our values are strongly embedded in our practice and because we believe children should be immersed in love, we love unconditionally and intentionally seek the wellbeing of all those associated with the centres. We therefore become intentional in every aspect of the curriculum. Nothing is done by default or without thought and reflection. From the way we create our environment to the resources we choose, how we do our assessments, our interactions with children, whānau and each other are all weighted against this intentional response to promote wellbeing.
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It is with this in mind that we have examined theory and current practice in Early Childhood and have chosen to place emphasis on creative thinking and arts based learning at Above and Beyond, as we believe this encompasses a very intentional response to the wellbeing of children and society as a whole.
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With the increased knowledge available through IT there is a greater need than ever to process and analyse information, rather than memorizing and rote learning and this requires an ability to think in innovative and productive ways.
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Arts based learning recognises the contribution of the arts in developing this level of creative cognitive functioning.
Our Values
We are a family of love and compassion, of kindness and respect, of adventure and imagination, of creativity and exploration. A selfless, unconditional love for all of our staff, children and their families. Framed by love, everything we do is different, uniquely focused on each individual child and what they need to succeed. As our name would suggest, we always work to exceed expectations. For parent’s that means we:
- Maintain teacher-to-child ratios higher than ministry requirements.
- Provide regular updates to parents through Story Park.
- Surround your child with love in a home-like, family environment.
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