Papakowhai Kindergarten

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High Quality Early Childhood Education

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Welcome to our Kindergarten.

With our extensive playground our programme has an emphasis on providing learning opportunities for children to develop their knowledge of sustainability, with gardening and composting being favourites. Children have many challenges to enable them to develop their physical skills. We have a focus on the values of courage, caring and sharing and friendship.

Children need to bring a named lunch box with sufficient healthy food for their morning tea and lunch that will give them enough energy for the remainder of the day. (Sandwiches - maybe 2 packets 1 for morning tea with the other for lunch), fruit, veggie sticks and only 1 pre- packaged treat).

Water is available throughout the session but children are asked to bring their own named water drink bottles.

No lollies/chocolate/marshmallows/snakes are to be included in their food boxes for health and safety reasons.

No Yoghurt/Dairy Food/ Yoghurt pouches/tubes, due to wastage.

Our kindergarten has a healthy food policy. This is located on the wall in the children’s bag area.

DUE TO FOOD ALLERGIES THERE IS TO BE NO PEANUT BUTTER, OR PEANUT PRODUCTS IN FOOD BOXES.

If your child has any allergies or intolerances please let us know.

Thank you.

"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."