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Respectful Practice
Children need to experience gentle and respectful interactions during all care times. Care times need to be individualized to meet the needs...
Free Movement
“What are children capable of learning by themselves - without being taught - and how can we help them in developing their...
Active Play in a Homebased Setting
Supporting active indoor play in a Homebased setting Indoor play can sometimes be more sedentary than outdoor play, due to the resources that may be...
Play in a Home-based Setting
Children are naturally physically active and the environment has a role in engaging children in physically active play. Physically active play...
Language and Literacy Rich Environment
Recent research on early literacy emphasises the importance of a print-rich and resource‑rich environments, and meaningful and socially-constructed...
Language and Literacy - Pincer Grip
Being able to hold a pencil to draw and write requires a strong ‘pincer grip’. By the developmental age of around 12 months, babies...
Discovery Day - Butterfly Creek
Each term, Nurtured at Home organises a day for Educators, tamariki, family and whānau to discover, play and learn together. Discovery Days...
Early Childhood Curriculum - Heuristic Play
Heuristic play is a term used to refer to the kind of games that encourage active exploration through the use of children's senses. The child...
