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We have been through the first week of a four-week nationwide lockdown here in Aotearoa, New Zealand. There isn’t much that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t affected. Every household in almost every corner of the world has experienced so much change over…

Dear Kindercare families,

This is a difficult day for families and for all New Zealanders.

And Kindercare is responding to our Prime Minister’s announcement this afternoon, for everyone to move to Level 3 alert, immediately. Then, in the following …

If we can consciously invest in being in the moment with tamariki, then we get to experience the magic of their presence, of this relationship, and of childhood itself. In our busy society, and in the midst of the juggle we face in our daily lives, s…

Our tamariki are on a quest to learn about their world and make sense of it. These are the tasks of their early years, and nature is the ultimate setting in which to do so. Unhurried, unstructured time outdoors lets our tamariki learn about the world…

The ‘novelty bug’ can be an addictive thing. We get so used to offering our tamariki new experiences, new toys, new outings, that seeking ‘new’ becomes our default setting. And our children get used to it, and it becomes what they expect.

Sometimes …