Preschool

NBCP offers an enquiry based programme for children aged two – six years, where teachers facilitate the learning of each child’s unique interests and skills and encourage them to flourish and reach their full potential.

By providing a richly resourced environment enquiry based learning is harboured and from here individual learning and group learning develops. Through in-depth observation and documentation children’s interests, development and growth is identified. From here we facilitate teacher led experiences or let children’s natural curiosity determine their own learning path way. We strongly believe in the value of relationships and view the parent as the expert on the child. We embrace the connecting relationships between centre and home to get a holistic view of the child. We have regular communication with our parents to maintain positive relationships and to ensure we are meeting parent aspirations for their child.

The preschool environment is designed to encourage active exploration and to support children in developing their interests, abilities and understandings of the world. North Beach’s richly resourced community promotes many local outings and experiences.

Our small group sizes (max 35 children in the preschool) mean we can provide intimate learning experiences which provide opportunities for children to understand social competence, respect for others and the environment. They also acquire the skills to ask questions, express idea and to develop their life-long learning.

Nursery

We provide an intimate nursery environment with a low ratio of 1:4 with a maximum of 8 children. We have developed an attachment based programme where each child’s individual needs and routines are met through primary care giving.

Collective care giving with a small teaching team of 2/3 kaiako promotes emotional security for infants and toddlers and gives them the attributes necessary to reach their full potential in a nursery environment. Strong relationships between parents and teachers ensure children’s individual needs and routines are met in a flexible, calm and unhurried setting.

The nursery programme adapted from concepts of the RIE philosophy encourages infants and toddlers to explore in a natural, heuristic environment supported by highly experienced, passionate and loving teachers.

Profile books

Each child is given their own profile book that will document their journey of learning during their time at NBCP. Significant learning and events are documented by key teachers and parents/whanau are encouraged to share special events, stories, photos from home. We believe that the early years are the most valuable time of a child’s life and this carefully considered documentation will provide a meaningful record of your child’s time at NBCP.