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Pīwaiwaka Room
The Pīwaiwaka Room is our designated space for tamariki aged zero to two years old.
Our Pīwaiwaka whānau work hard to establish relationships with all families at New Beginnings and set them up with a solid foundation for learning in the ECE environment.
Our team take great care to learn the routines of each pēpi and follow those here at the centre. It is a routine-based room where every child’s individual needs are upheld.
Tamariki in the Pīwaiwaka Room will have regular access to resources that allow them to explore all areas of Te Whāriki. Daily invitations to play include getting messy with water, sand, gloop, and art mediums such as paint. The pēpi will be supported to reach any of their upcoming physical milestones with a variety of obstacles and play equipment to navigate, as well as clear spaces to hone their gross motor skills.
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Tui Room
The Tui Room is our designated space for tamariki aged two to five years old.
In the Tui Room we place great importance on tuākana/teina relationships, whereby our older tamariki take care their younger peers and the younger tamariki learn from their older friends. It is a cycle of learning with roots in the Māori culture that we embody in the Tui Room through the values of respect, kindness, inclusion, diversity, and whanaungatanga.
Tamariki in the Tui Room explore all areas of the curriculum through play-based learning, supported and guided by qualified and experienced teachers. Some examples of daily invitations to play are a variety of messy play experiences including water, sand, clay, and natural resources; early literacy – exploration of print and symbols; socio-dramatic play – a wide range of family play, dress ups, and theatrical resources; carpentry and investigating loose parts; number and counting games; and inquiry into health and wellbeing.
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