BestStart Kawaha Point  

At BestStart Kawaha Point (formerly ABC Kawaha Point), we value education as the foundation of lifelong learning. Our friendly, loving, and caring kaiako provide quality care and education by fostering trusting relationships. This allows tamariki and whanau to develop a sense of belonging within our centre. The commitment of our staff to promote such relationships is visible, with the intimate and responsive primary caregiving system set out for our infant and toddler community.

Our unique centre environment is enhanced through natural wooden resources, equipment and furnishings, and natural foliage. We have a strong belief in providing natural open-ended resources, recyclable and sustainable materials for tamariki to initiate their creativity, imagination and ideas.

We promote and practice:  reuse, reduce and recycle, to communicate a sense of environmental sustainability in the care of our planet. This message is one that we encourage our tamariki to carry through to their home environment.

Tamariki are engaged in an environment that celebrates and embraces all cultures. Tikanga Maori and Te ao Maori values are practiced and woven throughout the centres daily programme and routines.

Our community involvement reflects meaningful connections that allow tamariki to experience the value of helping and giving to others, developing tolerance and compassion towards others and the wider community.

We prepare and support children in their next journey of life to school by providing weekly school visits to our sister school Kawaha Point Primary. We have a well-established relationship with the school working in collaboration and participation of each other's experiences and sharing of knowledge to create similar experiences for when tamariki move on to school.

We offer 20 ECE hours for 3-5-year olds, with morning and afternoon sessions

We also hold a healthy heart award in which we provide healthy nutritious morning and afternoon teas.

We look forward to meeting you, pop in anytime as we have an open-door policy.

Nga kaiaka ó  BestStart Kawaha Point.