Our Rooms
Lollipops Waiwhetu has four separate rooms, enabling us to deliver safe, nurturing and age appropriate learning experiences for all our children.
Kiwi Infants
Specifically designed for our 4 to 18 month olds, this room focusses on building close relationships with infants, following their routines and creating a calm atmosphere where children can move in their own time and space.
Daily Routine
7:30 am: Centre opens, combine with Fantail Toddlers and enjoy activities inside
8:30 am: Infant room opens, explore inside
9:00 am: Morning tea
9:30 am: Explore inside and outside, bottles and sleep for younger infants
11:30 am: Lunch time for older infants, younger infants’ lunch as required
12:00 pm: Older infants’ bottles and sleep as needed, younger infants explore inside and outside
2:00 pm: Bottles and sleep for younger infants
2:30 pm: Afternoon tea
3:00 pm: Explore inside and outside
4:15 pm: Combine with Fantail Toddlers
4:45 pm: Late snack
5:30 pm: Centre closes
This routine is very flexible and follows the rhythms of our infants. Nappy changing happens across the day as required as does bottles and sleeps. We follow each child’s individual routine as requested by whanau. We document children’s daily experiences and routines in their nursery journal.
Fantail Toddlers
This is home away from home for our children aged 18 months to 3 years old. In this room we focus on children’s relationships with each other and how to be part of a group. We also encourage children to develop independence and self-help.
Daily Routine
7:30 am: Centre opens, combine with Kiwi Infants and enjoy activities inside
8:30 am: Outside opens, children free to explore
9:00 am: Morning tea
9:30 am: Explore inside and outside, nappy changes as needed
11:30 am: Lunch time
12:00 pm: Toddlers sleep as needed, younger toddlers first
2:00 pm: Bottles and nappy changes as children wake
2:30 pm: Afternoon tea
3:00 pm: Explore inside and outside
4:15 pm: Combine with Kiwi Infants
4:45 pm: Late snack
5:30 pm: Centre closes
This routine is very flexible and follows the interests of the children and encourages them explore inside and outside freely.
Tui Preschool
Here our 3 to 4 year olds build their independence and self-help skills and we offer a range of dynamic and meaningful creative, physical and social experiences.
Daily Routine
7:30 am: Centre opens, combine with Kakapo Preschool and enjoy activities inside
8:15 am: Outside opens, children free to explore
8:30 am: Toileting and nappies as needed
8:45 am: Rolling morning tea
9:30 am: Explore inside and outside, nappy changes as needed
11:15 am: Mat time
11:30 am: Rolling lunch time
12:00 pm: Sleep and rest time for those that sleep, quiet activities inside or exploring outside
2:15 pm: Rolling afternoon tea
2:30 pm: Explore inside and outside
3:00 pm: Toileting and nappies as needed
3:30 pm: Combine with Kakapo Preschool
4:30 pm: Late snack
5:00 pm: Late afternoon activities
5:30 pm: Centre closes
We have rolling meal times in the Tui Preschool Room. Children eat in small groups and serve their own kai to encourage independence.
Kakapo Preschool
In this room we focus on preparing our 4 to 5 year old children for school and the wider world. The children learn from each other and work together in small groups.
Daily Routine
7:30 am: Centre opens, combine with Tui Preschool Room and enjoy activities inside
8:15 am: Outside opens, children free to explore
8:45 am: Kakapo Preschool opens
9:00 am: Welcome mat time and set up for the day
9:15 am: Rolling morning tea
9:30 am: Explore inside and outside, small group activities
11:15 am: Mat time
11:30 am: Lunch time
12:00 pm: Rest time if needed, quiet activities inside or exploring outside
2:30 pm: Afternoon tea, explore inside and outside
3:30 pm: Combine with Tui Preschool
4:30 pm: Late snack
5:00 pm: Late afternoon activities
5:30 pm: Centre closes
Kakapo Preschool has group meal times and small group activities that provide opportunities for children to develop skills that will help with their transition to school.
