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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...
Early Childhood Curriculum - Music
It is believed by many researchers that exposure to music in the first five years of a child’s life is important for providing children with...
Growing Young Minds
Autumn Foraging Autumn is a great season for going on walks to your local park, and talking with children about how the season is changing,...
Setting The Environment For Play
When Educators provide the time, space and access to a variety resources, children will engage in play that at times may be unexpected and/or...
