About Kindercare
At Kindercare Learning Centres, we put people—te tangata—at the heart of everything we do. Doing the mahi as an organisation means fostering strong relationships within our teams and our centre families to create an environment that provides best outcomes for tamariki, enabling them to become capable and confident life-long learners. Here are a few things that really matter to us.
Kindercare's mission statement
Children are a gift from God, entrusted to us by parents. In partnership with parents, we are dedicated to developing each child's full potential by providing outstanding early childhood care and education.
Ko te koromakinga o Kindercare
He taonga te tamaiti nā te Atua homai, he mea tuku mai ki a mātou e ngā mātua. I te taha o ngā mātua, e ngākau tapatahi ana mātou ki te whakawhanake i ngā pūmanawa nohopuku o ia tamaiti mā te tuku i ngā manaakitanga me te mātauranga tino rawe.
Our vision
"To serve
with love"
Tamaiti ako ana i te whanaugnatanga, he tino koha mō te hapori. At the heart of Kindercare, we are here to serve tamariki, our Kaiako and our communities—to act, speak and make decisions with kindness and love. By working together to nurture deep relationships with each child, we fully believe that they will contribute to their community.
Our values
Kindercare lives our 3 core values - Safe, Loved and Learning. Our values guide our conversations, how we treat each other, and the culture we have created for our children, families and our team. Because our values are so pivotal, they have meaning and purpose in our Kindercare whānau.
Our philosophy
Because children matter, we place love at the heart of Kindercare’s philosophy: we act, we speak, we serve with love. From our strong foundation of care and connection, love is infused through our purpose, our practie, our pace and our people.
We believe our Teachers are the key resource, who nurture trusted relationships and weave meaningful rituals and rhythms into each child’s day. Through the purposeful implementation of our curriculum, The Kindercare Advantage™, Kaiako create safe, innovative and transformative environments that allow for imaginative play and spark joy and wonder for the children entrusted to our care.