Centre Philosophy

Lollipops Patten Street - Statement of Philosophy

At Lollipops Educare Patten St we believe in providing children and families with an environment that is a home away from home. We will work in partnership with families and whanau to ensure that we are helping their child to develop to their full potential and to become capable competent learners. The four principles of Te Whaariki underpin our philosophy on how the children within our care learn and develop. Staff acknowledge and support that our curriculum is bi-cultural and our practices within the centre reflect this.

At Lollipops Educare Patten St we believe that for children to develop positively it is the role of the educators to provide opportunities for children to be empowered regularly. We believe that in order for children to develop holistically educators must gain knowledge of the children within their care. We believe that all children must be treated as individuals and respected for their uniqueness.

At Lollipops Educare Patten St we believe that the inclusion of family, whanau and the wider community is an integral part of the positive development of a child, we will make families feel like part of our centre by getting them then involved in their child’s profile book and in the whole centre planning. We believe in role modeling and supporting positive relationships. Reciprocal relationships are paramount in the positive development of relationships between staff, parents, and children.

At Lollipops Educare Patten St we believe that the children are our future, we will teach them about caring for the environment, recycling, respecting each other and to acknowledge the cultural diversity of our centre and the wider world.