Brilliant Minds Early Childhood Centre

Our teaching is based on the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, TeWhariki. We aim to create welcoming, nurturing, home-like surroundings that have the potential to inspire children, where parents and whanau are treated as valued members of our community. At Brilliant Minds, we offer an environment where children understand the foundation of TeAoMaori, TeTiriti O Waitangi and acknowledge Maori as Tangata Whenua. We provide a rich bicultural environment that encourages children to appreciate New Zealand culture and way of life. We respect the diversity of cultures in our centre and strive to build respectful relationships among Whanau, Tamariki, and our educators. We respect the cultural identity, heritage, and language of all ethnic groups. We ensure that all children have equal learning opportunities, irrespective of their age, ability, race, or ethnicity. Children learn through respectful, nurturing and calm environments.We derive inspiration from Te-Whariki (2017) where children are active participants in their own learning and develop reciprocal relationships with their teachers. We believe that children have multiple ways to express themselves. They are encouraged by observation and exploration to foster critical thinking. We encourage our educators respect the child's choice and value their experiences. They challenge and provoke ideas through open-ended questions and allow a child to make mistakes and learn from them. The child's learning and developmental progress is observed, documented, displayed, and shared with the parents. We aspire to build a place of encounter and connection, interaction and Dialogue.