Y Kids
Natural Environment for Learning
At Y Kids, we offer an environmentally friendly and warm space where your child can grow and explore their individuality through play and creativity, whilst engaging in fun activities and child-led interactive experiences with fully qualified teachers and support staff.
Y Kids Community Early Childhood Centre provides a modern, purpose-built centre with quality resources, quality equipment and quality staffing.
Bookings
All bookings are subject to availability, contact the centre for an application pack.
Contact
Y Kids Community Early Childhood Centre
Centre Info
Open hours
Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 5:30pm
(excluding Statutory Holidays and between Christmas and New Year’s).
Fees
The hourly rate is $7 per child. Fees are charged for times and days enrolled.
Attendance over and above the enrolled times shall be an extra cost. WINZ Subsidies can be accessed by those eligible to subsidise fees. 20 Free ECE Hours can be accessed for tamariki three years and older.
Staffing
The centre has qualified and experienced ECE teachers, led by Team Leader Karen Bennett and supported by General Manager – Education, Dianah Foley.
Curriculum
Y Kids programmes and experiences are guided by Te Whāriki – The New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum.
At Y Kids, we will work collaboratively with whanau/families to provide a curriculum where tamariki/children will be confident and competent learners while having respect for themselves and others.
We will provide a nurturing, caring environment supporting tamariki/children to have a sense of identity, building resilience, strength, and pride in who they are.
We aspire to be strong Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners, valuing the principles in our everyday practice, working toward a fair and equitable Aotearoa.
Through Whanaungatanga / relationships, all whānau/families will feel a sense of belonging where there are reciprocal relationships between kaiako, tamariki and whānau.
“He taonga te mokopuna, kia whāinga, kia tipu, kia rea”
“A child is a treasure, to be nurtured, to grow, to flourish”
Meals
Y Kids provides all meals for children, which includes morning and afternoon tea, as well as a cooked lunch and fruit. All meals are designed to meet the daily nutritional intake for children and ensure that healthy options are utilised.
Dietary concerns and special meals can be made to cater for your childs, family/whanau needs and values.
Excursions
We attend the Tūranganui Schools Māori Cultural Festival and planned other off-site excursions.
