It is a fun and exciting time when your child is learning to talk and it is important to remember that every child develops their language and communication skills at differing paces. Language Development in young children starts with them…
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Active Dad’s engaging through play encourages tamariki to become resilient and to problem solve. Research has found that a good bond with both Mum and Dad, by the age of three years sets a child up for life. Dad’s are…
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As children play, they enter a world of their own. This is where their imagination can emerge, as they process how they view the world. It is through play children make sense of what they observe, hear, and experience. Often…
Welcome to Nurture@Home We are proud to offer a boutique Home-Based early learning service for all children/tamariki which is strongly guided by Ti Tiriti o Waitangi, supported by the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum Te Whāriki. Our service is one…
With school holidays quickly approaching you might be beginning to reflect on how the last holidays went or what you might be able to do to keep your children occupied and engaged for the upcoming holidays. You would be hard-pressed…
Some people still believe the old ‘status quo’ that a child requires a move on to a kindergarten or larger preschool setting to learn their school readiness skills before they make their big transition off to primary school. But this…
Do you remember as a young child the thrill of being told you were going to the playground? We sure do! So we wanted to share with you what we feel are the best playgrounds to explore right here in…
It is easy to get caught up in the thought that ‘my child is just playing’ so they aren’t engaged in “proper learning”. But if we take the time to observe them in their play we will discover it is…