Over the past month our 3s and 4s have been going to Smiths Ave community every Monday to learn different game skills.  This will help to strengthen their gross motor skills through hand-eye co-ordination, social and having lots of fun.  Thanks Counties Manukau sports for teaching us some cool skills. 

 Our theme for this year is: 'Lalaga le si'osi'omaga mo se lumana'i manuia' - 'Weave an environment for a better future'.   Over the past two week Whaea Gaufa taught us all about her beautiful culture through language, waiata and dance and the best part was our 4 year olds showed their teina what they had learnt through a concert and Whae...

 What a great surprise as we were getting ready to explore our outdoors when all of a sudden a superhero arrives in our carpark. All our tamariki were excited as Batman came in to visit us today, we even had photos. Thanks Batman you made our tamariki day with your special visit to our centre. 

The kaiako and tamariki at Marne Road recently celebrated Samoan Language Week at the Centre. The children took part in Tapa art activities in FFS and learned how to write their numbers in Samoan in the Hi-5's room. Matua Viliamu came to tell some Samoan stories to the tamariki and Whaea Yashmin demonstrated to the Rising Stars how to crack op...

On Friday the 17th May ,we are supporting Pink Shirt Day to support groups and organisations who are trying to bring attention to Bullying. Some of our staff will be wearing Pink and we would love to see our little ones wearing Pink in some form. So tomorrow will be the day of Pink............

​In the morning we were all excited to get our mother's into the centre to celebrate their special day. We were in Nga Tuakana practicing our performance for them as they waited for us in the waited for us in Nga Teina. We all were happy to see their beautiful faces. There were a few mothers that won prizes by putting their name in a draw or playin...

So this our team dory swimmer De'A'Dre So proud of you De'A'Dre and how far you have come along completing your Manaia Level 2 floating unassisted front/back(10secs) while blowing bubbles.So amazing how you could glide through  the hoop so fast and calm like a rocket which lead you to glide into streamline fast kicking without a board to colle...

Today as I walked around the kindy, it was evident that the children were fully engaged and having an awesome day! Everywhere I looked I could see the teachers interacting with the tamariki and talking with them. The children were playing happily and loving all the attention, interest and praise the teachers gave them. We did indeed ...

We are on the search for more children to come and join our family. We have the most phenomenal center with an outdoor play area that will take your breath away. We have a heated pool where our qualified swimming Instructor ensures that our 3 and 4 year olds are gaining water skills and confidence in the water. Our teachers are creative, passionate...

​Today we opened up our new bike track to the tamariki! After a few weeks of waiting in anticipation, it was finally ready. The children eagerly helped to take the bikes out of the shed and immediately went to the track. Some of them initially struggled to get up the hill, but they used their problem-solving skills and pushed the bikes instead. We ...

We have had so much fun experiences and its only the 1st week of April..... 

We had Easter a little early with some Easter helpers 

Such amazing things happening at Kids Count. We are very fortunate to have teachers who can put together something out of nothing. The end result is something that has the children and the "Big Children" very entertained.

​​Today we had a visit from Sue from St Johns ambulance service. She brought her big toy ambulance with her. She talked to us about when we have an emergency and need an ambulance, fire or police to dial 111. She also showed us pictures of what the inside of the ambulance looks like. Some of the children got to dress up and pretend to be an ambulan...

On Monday 18th March we had the opportunity to participate in the Pasifika Story Time at Te Matariki Clendon Community Centre, where us and five other centres within our area were chosen to perform 2 bi-lingual songs. Our tamariki were very excited to perform in front of all these people. We also learnt a new song about travelling on a Va...

​What a fun month Kelvin Road has had, full of pre-planned activities that have developed from the emergent interests of our tamariki! Whare Koru - Babies - Sensory Play Whare Koru- Toddlers - Numeracy and Literacy Whare Kiwi - 3s - Imaginitive Play Whare Kiwi - 4s - Emergent Interests

We finally put up our climbing wall and our tamariki are having so much fun challenging themselves and their friends as they climb to the top.  Ehara taku toa i te toa Takitahi engari he toa takimano My strength is not that of an individual but that of the collective.

On Friday 22nd we gathered all our tamariki together and sang waiata and 2 minute silence alongside our nation.  We spread aroha and whanaungatanga all day.  We send our aroha to all our whanau in Christchurch.

This month we want to wish Whaea Shruti a big cuddly congrats as she heads off onto Maternity.  We want heaps of photos and visits on his arrival.  Thanks to our event fairies Whaea Ataria, Whaea Temarama and Wheaa Ariana  for making her day special. "Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai te  rangatiratanga mo nga uri whakatipu" Foster ...

​At Kids Count Weymouth we have enjoyed the many activities that involve trips to Ambury Farm and celebrating Festivals around the World. This week has been a sad week for all of us as we send our lovely friend Sheetal on her new journey. Sheetal has been with Kids Count Weymouth for 6 years, and she received the Non Qualified Award at our Kid...