Kindercare
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Also known as: Kindercare Learning Centres New Zealand
New Zealand early childhood education provider operating childcare, daycare and preschool centres across five regions. Trades as Kindercare Learning Centres New Zealand and delivers its own Kindercare Advantage curriculum, grounded in Te Whāriki.
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Responsive care and education that nurtures each child's heart, mind, and body.
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Nearly 55 years of experience supporting New Zealand families.
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Kindercare operates childcare centres across five regions: Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Palmerston North and Christchurch.
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Early Childhood Education and Childcare
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Kindercare's core early childhood education and childcare service for children from birth to five years, delivered through infant, toddler and preschool programmes and guided by Te Whāriki.
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Age-appropriate learning activities guided by Te Whāriki.
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Fees vary based on a child's age and part-time or full-time care options, offering flexibility to meet different family circumstances.
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The Kindercare Advantage
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Also known as: The Kindercare Advantage™
Kindercare's proprietary curriculum framework, built on four pillars (Nurture Me, Move Me, Nourish Me and Inspire Me) and grounded in Te Whāriki, delivering holistic, individualised early childhood education.
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Your child is an original masterpiece. They deserve exceptional, individual care: The Kindercare Advantage.
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The Kindercare Advantage™ is underpinned by Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa, New Zealand's early childhood curriculum.
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Nurture Me
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The Kindercare Advantage pillar focused on social and emotional learning, turning heartfelt care into everyday behaviours and rituals.
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This pillar turns heartfelt care into behaviours and rituals that foster your child's social and emotional learning.
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Move Me
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The Kindercare Advantage pillar built on children's innate desire to move, focused on physical development, discovery and exploring the world with the whole body.
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Working with your child's innate desire to move is one of our key foundations. This pillar is about fun, discovery and exploring the world with their whole body.
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Nourish Me
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The Kindercare Advantage pillar treating mealtimes as important rituals and being intentional about nutritious, enjoyable kai.
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Mealtimes are some of our most important rituals. They're times to be intentional about what and how we enjoy delicious, nourishing kai.
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Inspire Me
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The Kindercare Advantage pillar focused on igniting curiosity and building each child's love of learning and foundational success skills.
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Ignite your child's curiosity as they begin their joy-filled journey of discovery. Inspire Me focuses on building on your child's love of learning and the foundational success skills.
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Infant Care
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Kindercare's care and education programme for infants from birth to two years.
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Kindercare provides care and education for infants, aged from birth to two years, across its centres.
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Toddler Care
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Kindercare's care and education programme for toddlers aged two to three years.
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Kindercare provides care and education for toddlers, aged two to three years, across its centres.
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Preschool
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Kindercare's care and education programme for preschoolers aged three to five years, preparing children for the transition to school.
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Kindercare provides preschool care and education for children aged three to five years, across its centres.
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Te Whāriki
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Also known as: Te Whāriki, New Zealand's early childhood curriculum
New Zealand's national early childhood curriculum, which guides Kindercare's learning activities and underpins the Kindercare Advantage.
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Te Whāriki is New Zealand's early childhood curriculum, and grounds Kindercare's holistic approach to care and education.
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20 Hours ECE
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A New Zealand Government subsidy providing up to 20 funded hours of early childhood education a week for children aged three, four and five.
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20 Hours ECE is a government subsidy that's available to any child aged 3, 4 and 5.
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Families can choose to use as many or as few hours of 20 Hours ECE as they want at any ECE service, up to 6 hours a day and 20 hours a week.
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SUITED_FORPreschool
Government Childcare Support
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Also known as: FamilyBoost and WINZ Childcare Subsidy
Government-funded financial support Kindercare helps families access, including FamilyBoost and the WINZ Childcare Subsidy, to make childcare more affordable.
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We can help you understand what government-funded options you may be eligible for including FamilyBoost and WINZ Childcare Subsidy, making quality childcare more affordable.
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Pathways to School
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Kindercare's programme preparing preschoolers for a confident transition to primary school.
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Pathways to School supports children's confident transition from early childhood education to primary school.
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Meals and Nutrition
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Nourishing meals, including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, provided at Kindercare centres as part of the Nourish Me pillar.
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Nourishing meals (morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea) are included.
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PART_OFNourish Me