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• Want to learn more? View our ERO Report!

Recent feedback regarding our team:

I am **** grandmother and often visit Auckland and drop off or pick up **** at Playhouse.  You are always very welcoming and **** seems very happy there. I think the e mails that you send out with accounts and pictures of ****’s achievements are fabulous, and *** forwards them on to her extended family. Thank you very much for all the care you provide and all the trouble you go to, to keep us informed about how **** is doing.

 "Thank you so much for the wonderful care you have taken to look after ****. With your love and care **** has turned into a gorgeous cheeky 4 year old.

Thank you so much for all your care and attention of **** over the past 18 months. She has made lots of friends, had lots of fun and learnt a lot too!

• When walking through a centre - check that staff are playing with your children. This is a sign that they are educators, not just child-minders

• Look for a centre that reminds kids of their home

• Look for smiles and fun

• Look for artwork and photos on the walls

• Look for a good sized outdoor area where kids can stretch and get some daylight while learning through play – climbing equipment, sandpit, water play, art opportunities etc.

You can feel safe in the knowledge that you’re giving your child a huge head start:

From a recent Herald article "Pre-schooling shoots pupils to the top of the class"...

• "Children who experienced quality education before the age of 5 are leaving their peers far behind as they head towards the teenage years"

• "Those with pre-schooling are better readers, writers and mathematicians"

• "Did not necessarily mean kids were expert readers before they went to school, rather that they had developed an understanding of the importance of language"

• "Asking open ended questions, encouraging thinking in kids and creating a learning culture"

• Children at 12 who were outperforming their peers had been to early childhood centre's with indoor/outdoor equipment familiarising them with shapes and proportions from a young age"

The government routinely checks all childcare services in the country and compiles ERO reports on them.

Click here to view our fantastic ERO report!

Some highlights:

• Major curriculum development
  
  
• The centre is being managed in the interests of the children
  
  
• Adults interact positively and constructively with children
  
  
• Staff members use a variety of effective strategies to engage children in learning
  
  
• Portfolios are assembled and contain many examples of annotated photographs and observation notes that clearly indicate children’s individual strengths and learning needs