Onslow Kindergarten

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High Quality Early Childhood Education

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Onslow kindergarten is nestled in a back section amongst established trees
which provide a private and inviting natural setting
. Children are
encouraged to work collaboratively to care for their environment.
Children gain rich
and rewarding experiences at Onslow Kindergarten. We
provide an environment where children explore, are challenged and have a
sense of wonderment of the world.
The Education Review Office report for Onslow Kindergarten in 2011
commented that:
“Children are
settled and engaged in their play throughout the
kindergarten and they demonstrate positive relationships and inclusive
values
. Teachers effectively promote literacy learning for children and
support their language development. They recognise childrens’ wide
ranging interests through lively narrative and recounts of children’s
participation in the programme.”

There are several things you can do to help your child prepare for
kindergarten.
Usually there will be a period of several weeks from
when you get notified of a place at kindergarten and when your
child starts. During this time, we suggest you:
1. Visit the kindergarten and spend time familiarizing your
child with the environment, teachers and children (ring ahead to make sure there are no special events planned for
that day).
2.Point out the kindergarten when you drive past and talk to
them about activities they might do and which friends are
there.
3.Talk about the teachers by name.
Prior to, or on your child’s first day talk to the teachers and work
out a settling plan.
Please be prepared to stay on your child’s first
day to help them settle and support their
smooth transition into
Onslow Kindergarten. Each child is different so they will need differing levels of support or time to settle independently into a new
environment.

TERM DATES 2016
Term 1: 20 January - 15 April
Term 2: 2 May - 8 July
Term 3: 25 July - 23 September
Term 4: 10 October - 20 December

6 January - 4 July
14 July - 19 December

"We provide quality, inclusive and accessible early childhood education delivered in environments that are warm, welcoming and where learning is fun.Our Vision: To provide a diverse range of options, to continuously improve access for children, their parents and whānau and to build communities of mutual respect."