Brilliant Minds Early Childhood Centre

TeWhariki, the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum is the basis of our teaching. We strive to create a welcoming, nurturing and home-like environment that can inspire children. Parents and whanau will be treated as valued community members. We offer a place where children can learn about the foundations of TeAoMaori and TeTiriti O Waitangi, as well as acknowledge Maoris as Tangata Whenua. We provide a rich bicultural environment that encourages children to appreciate New Zealand culture and way of life. We apprize the diversity of cultures at our centre and aim to build respectful relationships between Whanau, Tamariki and our educators. We acknowledge all ethnic groups by respecting their cultural identity, heritage and language. We ensure that all children have equal learning opportunities, irrespective of their age, ability, race, or ethnicity. We are inspired by Te-Whariki, (2017) which encourages children to be active participants in their learning and develop relationships with their teachers. We believe children have many ways to express themselves. They are encouraged by observation and exploration to foster critical thinking. We encourage our educators to respect a child's choices and value child initiated experiences. Open-ended questions are used to challenge and stimulate ideas. Children can make mistakes and learn by them. The progress of the child's development and learning is documented, displayed and shared with parents. We aim to create a place for encounter and connection, dialogue and interaction.