We're passionate about providing quality care for your child, with high teaching standards and excellent teacher to child ratios.
Check out our Google reviews to see what some of our families have to say about Red Kite. See below for our key teaching precepts and take a look at the Information For Parents section to find out more about a day at Red Kite. Or just give us a call on 09 846 8436 or 027 248 0073 to book a visit.
We focus on five key areas:
Books and reading
Literacy is a skill which unlocks all the other subjects in your child’s future learning. We nurture a love of books and reading by telling stories, singing songs, reading aloud and a whole range of other play-based strategies. We have books available in every room for children to access independently, and they love to pull teachers aside to read with them!
Nature
So many children are growing up without the chance to experience the outdoors. Our older children make excursions outside the centre to parks and the local community, bringing back all sorts of treasures to "home base". We also provide spacious outside play areas, and experiences of growing plants, finding bugs and enjoying the natural world for all ages.
Life Skills
You can teach someone to read at eighty, but if they haven’t discovered how to make (and keep) a friend by the age of eight, they likely never will.
We provide children with many social opportunities from an early age, and experienced and caring adults to help them develop the skills they will call on all their lives. We use the ENGAGE Programme along with the many “teachable moments” which arise every day to help children to be part of a group, and to understand and express their emotions.
Cultural diversity
We live in a diverse city, in an increasingly diverse country. We value the many cultures present in our centre, and we encourage tolerance and kindness. We reflect our families’ heritage in the stories and songs we use, the food we eat and the resources we provide for our children to play with.
Science & Maths
What’s engineering to a four-year-old? It might be getting that block tower just a bit taller. Or it might be figuring out how to make a tunnel in the sand pit that doesn’t collapse. Counting, sorting, thinking about how things work and fiddling and tinkering are all activities we encourage.
We make deliberate use of maths and science language in our everyday activities. We encourage our children to count, sort, measure and observe. We foster curiosity and a sense of adventure as our children explore. To facilitate this, we provide plenty of resources for them to access at will.
