Apples Childcare Centre promotes Play Based Learning (PBL). A lot of schools are moving towards this style of learning in the younger years in recognition of the fact that children learn best through play. School Readiness happens in a fun and an interactive way, we believe that by providing them with school readiness skills that we will lay a foundation for their future learning.
We help children become confident within their bodies, to be able to express themselves, their opinions and their ideas. We also encourage children with experiences which provide the opportunity to build an awareness of literacy, numeracy and self-help skills. We encourage our children to explore hands on, fuelling their curiosity, critical and creative thinking. We strive for children going to school to have an enthusiasm for learning, and for life!
Te Whāriki is the Early Childhood curriculum in which underlies our practice and influences our teaching. This curriculum supports us in building a solid foundation for future learning at Primary School. This interlinks and extends into the New Zealand Curriculum. Some of the ways Apples helps the children with this transition are listed below.
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