Welcome to Buttercups Dallington Preschool
We are a purpose-built facility, situated at 21 Coopers Road, Dallington, close to The Palms, Shirley in Christchurch. We provide high-quality education and care for 0 - 5-year-olds, within a welcoming environment.Te Whāriki states that 'Learner identity is enhanced when children’s home languages and cultures are valued in educational settings and when kaiako are responsive to their cultural ways of knowing and being.' We strive to incorporate the languages and cultures of all the children who attend at Buttercups. We value and demonstrate commitment to te tiriti o Waitangi. Inclusive practice is important to us, as we get to know your child and meet their individual needs.
Our Space
Children's health and well-being are at the forefront of everything we offer at Buttercups Preschool. Our facilities offer all that children need to prosper and we have wonderful, spacious areas to maximise light and potential for movement. Our classrooms are designed to enhance the learning that occurs, by having a range of resources on offer, such as a reading library, and our arts and crafts area. A range of paints, paper, brushes and other numerous materials are on offer daily. We also value messy play, so you will find some kind of tactile experience each day, whether it be playdough or water play!
- Bright spacious classrooms
- Spacious separate nursery
- Open plan
- Large outdoor garden
- Indoor play areas
- Full library
Buttercups Preschool - Dallington Educational Review Office (ERO) Report
First-Class Facilities & Expansive Garden
BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES
Spacious and purpose built pre school in Dallington offering wonderful, modern and secure facilities and a lovely outdoor space for the children to enjoy.
PLAY & EXPLORE
We strongly value the role of the natural world within a child's development and you will find our outdoor spaces are large, natural and expansive. There are endless opportunities to engage with nature, care for the garden, climb, run, investigate and forage! In relation to this, we value excursions to the nearby red zone to extend upon this!
SEPARATE NURSERY
Our youngest children (0-2yrs) are the most vulnerable and are cared for in a small separate nursery environment that has been devoted to meeting their needs. Children under 2 also benefit from a separate, enclosed outdoor space which includes a sand pit and a slide.
M.O.E SUBSIDIES
We are committed to offering where applicable the Ministry's of Education 30 hours of ECE funding subsidy. If your child is 3,4 or 5 the cost can be fully subsidised for up to 6 hours a day and up to 20 hours a week. To find out more please contact us
Our Educators
Sarah
Managing Director
Sarah is Managing Director of Buttercups Preschool. She has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Management) in 2007 and then went on to attain a Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood Education) in 2009. Sarah is fully registered and experienced in teaching children under the age of five. As a busy mother of two children, Sarah understands the need for the provision of quality childcare. Sarah has been working on the goal of providing an intimate setting for children to learn, where they are provided with ongoing opportunities within a nurturing, inclusive environment. She is enjoying seeing this vision come to fruition, at Buttercups Preschool.
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