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What Is Play Based Learning, and Is My Child Actually Learning?
A parent watches her toddler pour water at pick up and wonders if she is learning anything. Here is what play based learning really looks li...
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Baby Daycare Cost NZ: Budget the Years Before 20 Hours ECE
Baby daycare cost in NZ is highest before age 3, when 20 Hours ECE does not apply. See the hourly math, what moves the rate and how FamilyBoost fits.
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Kindergarten vs Daycare NZ: Get the Right Fit First Time
Kindergarten and daycare suit different families. Compare hours, ages, group sizes and 20 Hours ECE funding in NZ, and see where licensed ho...
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Home-Based Educator Top Up Payment: What Does 20 Hours ECE Cover?
20 Hours ECE means no fees for funded hours, but home-based care allows one extra payment. This checklist explains what the home-based educa...
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Visiting a Home-Based Educator: 10 Questions Worth Asking
The visit tells you more than any brochure. Ten questions that show how a home-based educator actually runs their day, and what a good answe...
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What Children Learn in Home-Based Childcare: Te Whāriki at Home
Home-based care follows the same national curriculum as a centre. What Te Whāriki looks like in a family home, and what learning through the...
Health & Safety
Fun in the Sun: Water Safety Tips
We are blessed to live in such a beautiful country and lucky to be surrounded by stunning beaches, rivers, and lakes. As summer brings on th...
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Preparing for a Road Trip
Where has the year gone?! With Delta hitting our shores and our long unexcepted lockdown, it's been quite a year. Aucklanders are seeing som...
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Toddler Tantrums
Tantrums! Or in other words, when your child 'loses it". Every parent experiences this at some point, involving a very dramatic and spe...
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Thinking About Toilet Training?
Cant wait to get your toddler out of nappies but unsure about when to start their toilet training? We have some tips that might help!How Lon...
Health & Safety
Mental Health Awareness Week
This week we highlight Mental health & wellbeing in Aotearoa, focusing on connecting with people and making time for quality conversatio...
Community & Culture
Celebrating Tuvalu Language Week
Celebrations continue this week as we are also celebrating the Tuvalu language. There are more than 3,500 people of Tuvaluan heritage living...
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