Our Approach
We are a family-owned and operated early childhood service, we believe in providing a caring and supportive environment to enhance a child’s learning, through awareness and understanding of individual needs. We provide high-quality education and care for 0 - 5 year-olds, within a welcoming environment. We bring a sense of home life to centre life.
Our emphasis is on respectful, reciprocal relationships with whānau, caregivers, children and staff
Open communication is of most importance and we encourage family to be as involved as they would like to be in their child’s learning and development at Buttercups Preschool. We have a nurturing environment, where children are empowered and have a great sense of belonging, as they explore their current interests.
Although free play is a large part of the daily routine, we promote an understanding and respect for boundaries which work effectively within a group environment for children.
Many activities will be on offer daily, for example, baking, messy play, science exploration, and art. Photos will be taken daily, to enable us to share with you what new experiences your children partake in and to document individual learning. Learning stories and photos are available for families to find online through the Storypark software. Hard copy profile books, including these stories and photos, are also available and these are in a hard copy version in the classroom at Buttercups, for the children to view at their leisure.
Please feel free to email , or phone if you have any queries. We look forward to hearing from you.
Parent Information
Our Vision
Our philosophy, vision, goals and teaching practices promote positive learning outcomes for children. We value a collaborative approach, whereby kaiako, children, whānau and caregivers work together to provide a quality, caring and engaging learning environment for our tamariki. The teachers at Buttercups Preschool are inspired by RIE/Pikler, Magda Gerber, at Buttercups Preschool. We value building respectful and responsive relationships, in order to understand the different layers of a child's life. Kaiako are then able to provide a carefully planned learning journey for each tamaiti at Buttercups Preschool, through our key teacher programme. Key kaiako work in partnership with families, to support both the child and their whānau. Key teachers are responsible for documentation of the child's learning and development, through assessment and celebrations of their learning.
Our Core Values
Manaakitanga
Respect
For self, others and the environment
Wairuatanga
Responsive
Listening and understanding
Whanaungatanga
Relationships
Caring and nurturing
Pakari
Resilience
Risk taking and learning
Enrolment - Huntsbury
Buttercups participates in the 20Hours ECE scheme provided through the Government, for children over the age of three years old. Parents/caregivers are required to complete an attestation form, which states the days and hours of attendance in relation to the funding (for up to six hours per day, at no more than twenty hours per week). Please note that hours of attendance at Buttercups with this scheme are for a minimum of six and a half hours booked per day, for at least two days per week.
Work and Income (WINZ) subsidies are available, so please keep in mind that you could be entitled to some support.
Enrolment - Dallington
Buttercups participate in the 20Hours ECE scheme provided through the Government, for children over the age of three years old. Parents/caregivers are required to complete an attestation form, which states the days and hours of attendance in relation to the funding (for up to six hours per day, at no more than twenty hours per week).
Please note that we offer thirty hours for $30.00 when using all 20Hours ECE funding available per child, per week. We have an optional charge of $1.00 per hour which covers the provision of sunscreen, morning and afternoon tea and helps towards our fantastic teacher ratios.
Settling In
As all children are different, we value offering at least three settling visits for new children joining Buttercups. Sometimes it is hard to predict how a child will react to a new environment, so settling strategies can continue to be discussed and modified throughout the settling process. We ask parents/whānau to fill out an "All About Me" sheet, and a parent aspirations form, which will guide us in how we anticipate and meet your child's needs.
We aim to balance settling visits so that they cover different times of the day and allow the child to become more confident and comfortable in our learning environment. Initially, we recommend that you and your child simply spend time exploring the Centre together and becoming familiar with the learning environment and teaching team. We suggest that on your second visit you leave your child for a short time with us. Over subsequent visits, the length of time you are away should be extended to include opportunities for your child to experience some of our Centre routines. (This could include staying for a meal or trying to have a sleep.) We are flexible and happy to meet you and your child's needs, your key teacher will enable this settling experience to be as comfortable and positive as possible.
