In-home childcare or centre-based, a key goal for teachers is to create a nurturing environment, and routines and structure play an important role. In a childcare setting – home-based or centre-based, routines refer to a predictable sequence of events or activities that occur regularly throughout the day. Routines provide a sense of order, consistency and…
Humans learn best through first-hand experiences, including children. That’s why play forms such an important part of early learning.. Learning through play or play-based learning is a pedagogical approach where play is the valued mode of learning – where children can explore, experiment, discover, and solve problems in imaginative and playful ways. Our home-based educators…
Getting your child ready for kura is a combined effort by your home-based educator and yourselves. Home-based childcare provides your babies with a home-like environment that fosters strong emotional ties between child and caregiver when they arguably need it most. Coming into pre-school years, even home-base educators start working on a more structured learning approach…
With a little bit of imagination, our homebased educators have been turning ordinary things around their home into engaging learning activities for children. We spoke to some of our creative homebased educators around Auckland on what their favourite activities are with children in their care. 1. Infant playmat fun. Watch this video https://www.home2grow.co.nz/apps/uploads/2023/07/homebased-childcare-auckland-3.mp4 and see…
