THE 3 P’s of Working in Partnership in Our Service!

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 that values inclusivity and acceptance of all cultures and beliefs. Nurture@Home has a fundamental value of working together in partnership with family/whānau to meet their aspirations for their children/tamariki.

What does this look like at Nurture@Home?

– Partnership in the early learning setting

-All cultures are, welcomed valued and respected.

– It is of upmost importance to us that a strong collaboration between our service and all family/whānau is developed.

– Your input, involvement and whānau voice will be heard and incorporated into all decision making for your child’s/tamaiti learning and development programmes and all aspects involving their care.

– We are committed to encouraging ongoing contribution within our partnership to work together.

– By creating a partnership, we are enabling positive relationships that offer children/tamariki a sense of belonging and a strong foundation of which they can learn and succeed. There is a sense of achievement for all when we work in partnership and have a level of consistency between home and early learning environments.

Supporting the cultural needs of your Child/Tamaiti with equity:

– We place a strong focus on including cultural and customary elements taken from parent/whānau voices. For example, we incorporate use of songs, rituals, stories, meals, celebrations and language into our everyday learning.

– We all respect differences and appreciate that each child/tamaiti is unique.

– We are responsive to the needs and beliefs of every person as an individual.

–  We weave Tikanga Māori practice into our environment.

How do we ensure protection/cultural safety for all children/tamariki at Nurture@Home?

– We recognise that to achieve an equal outcome for all children/tamariki we must particularly value their first language as important. We share in the knowledge that this also includes.

– Treasuring taonga, tikanga, beliefs and stories that hold meaning. We do this by validating, normalising and promoting these within our service at every opportunity.

– We celebrate diversity to increase awareness and acceptance of being a multi-cultural society.

– We empower the children/tamariki to value the cultures of others and that of their own.

– Connecting links with the family and the wider world are affirmed and extended making connections between people, places and things in their world “te waihanga hononga”