What do children learn

“I have peace of mind when I drop my child off; I know my child is safe, having fun and learning lots.”  Johanna, mum of Sam

At Kidicorp we believe working with children in age groupings is the most conducive to learning. Our centres have been teaching the highly researched early childhood curricula, ‘Te Whāriki’ for many years. It guides best practice for teachers providing early childhood programmes. All teachers regularly revise their professional development to ensure we offer stimulating programmes for children.

Te Whāriki provides a foundation for children to become confident and competent lifelong learners. At Kidicorp we work alongside your child to develop their learning competencies as advocated by Te Whāriki. We encourage children to:

• Take an interest (Exploration)
• Communicate with others (Communication)
• Persist with difficulty (Well-being)
• Be involved (Contribution/Belonging)
• Take responsibility (Belonging)
• These early childhood curriculum competencies flow onto the New Zealand School Curriculum competencies, as illustrated below by the Ministry of Education

Each one of our centres has a clear set of goals for each group so that appropriate programmes are planned based on early childhood theories and practices. Each child has a portfolio.

We encourage parents to celebrate their child’s achievements and progress by taking an interest in and writing comments in these books. They become a wonderful treasure of your child’s life before school.