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Belonging

At Nurtured at Home, tamariki in care experience an environment rich in their own language, culture and identity. This is how children connect with...

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Maori Language Week 2018

Nurtured at Home is celebrating Māori Language Week 10-16 September. The theme will be 'Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ following on from the...

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Welcome to Spring

We’re officially in Spring, so now is a good time to check your smoke alarm batteries, First Aid Kit, and your Civil Defence Kit supplies. As...

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Bean Seeds

This month, Nurtured at Home distributed a pack of bean seeds to all or Educators. Many of our Homebased Educators have a producing vegetable garden,...

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Learning Dispositions

A child’s knowledge, skills and attitudes combine as dispositions, which are tendencies to respond to situations in particular ways. At...

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Role Play

Role play is the fun activity a child engages in when they act out or take on another character.  This kind of play stimulates their imagination...

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Contribution Mana Tangata

Strand 3 of Te Whāriki is Contribution Mana Tangata. At Nurtured at Home our Visiting Teachers work with and alongside Educators to consider what...

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Environment as Third Teacher

Children are active learners and therefore the way in which the environment is set influences how a child will engage, play and learn.  In the...

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Outdoor Winter Play

In winter, it’s tempting to keep warm inside, although there are benefits to children playing outdoors even when it’s cold. Children will...

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Schema

Have you ever found yourself repeatedly retrieving that cheese stick you gave your toddler for lunch? You place it back on their tray only to have it...

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