Our Rooms

Lollipops Waiuku has three separate rooms, enabling us to deliver safe, nurturing and age appropriate learning experiences for all our children.

Little Kiwis

Our Little Kiwis environment caters for our children aged 3 months to 2.6 years, and provides a homely, caring and nurturing space which supports our little one’s development both physically and cognitively. Our Kaiako are passionate and teach from their hearts. They work as a whanau/ family which creates great relationships amongst themselves and the tamariki they teach.

Daily Routine

7:00 am: Children and their families are welcomed/free play

8:30 am: Nappies are checked and changed

9:00 am: Morning tea

9:30 am: Free play inside or out/activities are set up for the children

10:30 am: Mat time

10:40 am: Nappies are changed

11:00 am: Lunch time

11:30 am: Sleep time/free play inside and out when children wake

2:45 pm: Afternoon tea

3:30 pm: Story time, music, outside play

Nappies are changed

4:30 pm: Late snack/check nappies

6:00 pm: Centre closes

Our room is run on parents’ routines from home. We are flexible to our families’ needs and they change regularly due to babies developing and reaching milestones.

Our older children follow a room routine that is compatible with the Pukekos Room routines to ensure that the transition from Little Kiwis to Pukekos is smooth and easy for both the children and families.

Learning experiences are provided throughout the day. Nappies are checked every two hours, before children go to sleep, when they wake up, and then again before they go home, as per centre policy.

Second Thursday of each month: 10:15 am - story and music from Waiuku Library

Pukekos

Our Pukekos are our children aged 2.6 to 4 years old. Here we endeavour to provide an environment that promotes exploration, self-help skills and helps children become lifelong learners. We recognise the importance of responsive and reciprocal relationships, we strive to build a strong sense of trust and belonging with children, parents, whanau and our community.

Daily Routine

7:00 am: Settle in time, free play

9:00 am: Tidy up

9:15 am: Mat time

9:30 am: Morning tea
Toileting
Free play – inside outside flow, with lots of appropriate activities set up

11:00 am: Tidy up time

11:15 am: Mat time

11:30 am: Lunch
Toileting
Sleep time for those who require it, free play for all other children

2:10 pm: Tidy up time

2:15 pm: Mat time

2:30 pm: Afternoon tea
Toileting/free play

5:00 pm: Biscuit time, Pukekos join with the Tuis

6:00 pm: Centre closes

This routine is flexible to meet children’s needs throughout the day. Children sleep and have bottles as required for their individual needs. Learning experiences are provided throughout the day. Nappies are checked every two hours, before children go to sleep, when they wake up, and then again before they go home, as per centre policy.

Tuesday: 10:00 am - Hip Hop dancing

First Thursday of each month: 10:00 am - story and music from Waiuku Library

Tuis

The Tuis room is for our 4 to 5 year olds, and here we provide our tamariki with a nurturing, fun and stimulating environment which supports the development of both their self-help and life skills.

Our transition to school programme provides meaningful experiences that enable children to enjoy being four years old, while at the same time becoming confident and competent learners who are well prepared for school.