Programme and Curriculum Overview
Here at Morgan Educare Centre 2, our practices are guided by the teachings of Pediatrician Dr Emmi Pikler and the RIE philosophy. We believe developing emotionally responsive and respectful relationships is the key to enable children to engage in quality play and learning experiences. A child that feels safe and secure will move freely within their environment and explore and learn with confidence.
We offer the Flaxmere community a whānau focused service for the care and education of infants, toddlers and young children from birth to six years of age.
Our carers are dedicated to providing your child with high quality care and education through supporting many opportunities for meaningful exploration and learning through experiences appropriate to each child's unique strengths, interests and developmental needs. Natural resources are seen as highly valuable for exploration and discovery and are available throughout the learning environment and across the curriculum. Teachers remain respectful and flexible as they meet the infants, toddlers and young children's daily holistic needs.
Our centre is divided into two age defined areas, the under two setting and the over two setting.
We offer the Flaxmere community a whānau focused service for the care and education of infants, toddlers and young children from birth to six years of age.
Our carers are dedicated to providing your child with high quality care and education through supporting many opportunities for meaningful exploration and learning through experiences appropriate to each child's unique strengths, interests and developmental needs. Natural resources are seen as highly valuable for exploration and discovery and are available throughout the learning environment and across the curriculum. Teachers remain respectful and flexible as they meet the infants, toddlers and young children's daily holistic needs.
Our centre is divided into two age defined areas, the under two setting and the over two setting.
Under 2 Setting (Birth-2yrs)
When your child participates in the under 2 setting at Morgan Educare Centre 2, they will receive nurturing, holistic care from dedicated and consistent primary caregivers. With great adult to child ratio, teachers take time to engage in care moments such as nappy changing and hand washing with the infant or toddler. This is an essential part of building respectful, meaningful relationships with participating infants and toddlers. Through taking our time to build these strong relationships in respectful partnership with the child, teachers can ensure that learning experiences provided for children are meaningful to their unique strengths, interests and developmental level.
We see eating times as an experience to be shared and celebrated. At meal times, infants and toddlers sit together on appropriately sized stools or in a teacher's lap. Children eat from glass cups, crockery and stainless cutlery as we know they can use them correctly.
Children choose to explore in ways meaningful to them with exploration of our garden, messy play, puzzles, books, natural resources, poi and music being just some of the resources and learning experiences available for children's exploration.
The inside and outside environment are valuable spaces for play and exploration throughout the seasons and we believe that it is essential that both are set in beautiful ways which delight the senses and invite exploration, learning and development.
The children and teachers in this environment have regular interaction with the children over 2. We feel that this interaction helps to build strong relationships and a sense of belonging and well being for our youngest participants. So at morning tea time, the teachers and children sometimes venture to the over 2 setting for waiata and kai.
We see eating times as an experience to be shared and celebrated. At meal times, infants and toddlers sit together on appropriately sized stools or in a teacher's lap. Children eat from glass cups, crockery and stainless cutlery as we know they can use them correctly.
Children choose to explore in ways meaningful to them with exploration of our garden, messy play, puzzles, books, natural resources, poi and music being just some of the resources and learning experiences available for children's exploration.
The inside and outside environment are valuable spaces for play and exploration throughout the seasons and we believe that it is essential that both are set in beautiful ways which delight the senses and invite exploration, learning and development.
The children and teachers in this environment have regular interaction with the children over 2. We feel that this interaction helps to build strong relationships and a sense of belonging and well being for our youngest participants. So at morning tea time, the teachers and children sometimes venture to the over 2 setting for waiata and kai.
Over 2 Setting (2-6yrs)
When your child participates in the over 2 setting, you can expect that they will receive nurturing care and education which meets their individual holistic needs from professional and dedicated teachers.
Strong relationships between the teachers and children are built on meaningful and respectful interactions with the children. This includes the partnership built through care moments and extends to all interactions with children. It is through the development of strong and respectful relationships that the teachers can offer genuine learning experiences which aim to extend on children's strengths and interests while effectively meeting their developmental level.
Learning experiences throughout the curriculum remain relevant to children's strengths and interests and strongly support children's love for learning. It is with a love for learning that children's early understandings of literacy, numeracy and science can be truly supported.
It is in the over two setting that children begin to participate in mat times. Mat times are filled with songs, games and stories aimed to extend children's interests in fun, in flexible and creative ways.
The inside and outside environments are set in a beautiful way to both delight the senses and invite participation. Children will be involved in a vast range of learning experiences including creative exploration and expression, dramatic play, messy play, and the exploration of the garden and outside environment.
Kai time is a special time for the children and teachers. The table is set with table cloth, vases of fresh flowers and candles for all meals, and children help to create their own table mat for lunch times.
Natural resources are seen as highly valuable for exploration and discovery and are available throughout the learning environment and across the curriculum.
We go on regular outings into the immediate and wider community and over 2 children come on the weekly walk to the library.
Strong relationships between the teachers and children are built on meaningful and respectful interactions with the children. This includes the partnership built through care moments and extends to all interactions with children. It is through the development of strong and respectful relationships that the teachers can offer genuine learning experiences which aim to extend on children's strengths and interests while effectively meeting their developmental level.
Learning experiences throughout the curriculum remain relevant to children's strengths and interests and strongly support children's love for learning. It is with a love for learning that children's early understandings of literacy, numeracy and science can be truly supported.
It is in the over two setting that children begin to participate in mat times. Mat times are filled with songs, games and stories aimed to extend children's interests in fun, in flexible and creative ways.
The inside and outside environments are set in a beautiful way to both delight the senses and invite participation. Children will be involved in a vast range of learning experiences including creative exploration and expression, dramatic play, messy play, and the exploration of the garden and outside environment.
Kai time is a special time for the children and teachers. The table is set with table cloth, vases of fresh flowers and candles for all meals, and children help to create their own table mat for lunch times.
Natural resources are seen as highly valuable for exploration and discovery and are available throughout the learning environment and across the curriculum.
We go on regular outings into the immediate and wider community and over 2 children come on the weekly walk to the library.
A few things you should know
- We celebrate Easter, Christmas and birthdays at Morgan Educare, please let us know if your family does not celebrate these events for any reason.
- Please provide named clothing for your child and extras suitable for all weather as we love to explore water and other messy play as part of our curriculum. If wet, when finished playing, we encourage the child to promptly change into warm, comfortable clothing which supports the child's skills for self care and holistic well-being. We also have available wet weather overalls for your child to wear.
- All clothing that the child has changed out of will be returned in a plastic bag in the child's bag immediately or after it has been washed and dried at Morgan Educare.
- Please return all Morgan Educare clothing and/or shoes if worn home.
- We go on regular outings into the immediate and wider community including a weekly walk to the library for the over 2's on Thursdays. Swimming for our oldest six children on Tuesdays at the Onekawa pools, Regular outings to our community garden and local parks. Please provide suitable footwear and clothing for the season on these days.
- Sunscreen and hats are essential in the warmer months. Sunhats are provided for your child while they are at the centre.
- Wet weather gear is also provided for your child's use while at the centre.
- Morning tea and lunch is provided for the children except for lunch on Fridays, this is a lunch box day, children will need to be provided with a healthy packed lunch from home.
- If relevant to your child, a sufficient amount of nappies also need to be provided. We like to fill their named tub from which they choose the nappy they will wear.
