It takes a village to raise a child, This old adage resonates with us at Nestlings as we are deeply connected to our close nit community. Our values are influenced strongly by the people, places and things in our community.
About Us
Where learning happens
Nestlings Early Learning Centre caters for children from the age of 6 months to school age
You’ll see and feel it as soon as you walk through the door Nestlings is a nurturing environment inspired by the natural world. Inside we have two learning spaces;
Te Ruma Iti is a calm, nurturing, and loving space designed especially for our youngest learners (6 months- 2 years). We understand that the first two years of life are filled with rapid growth, discovery, and the development of secure relationships. Through play, exploration, music, sensory experiences and meaningful interactions, we create a safe environment where infants and toddlers feel valued, confident, and encouraged to explore the world around them.
Te Ruma Nui is a vibrant and engaging learning environment where curiosity, creativity, and independence flourish. Designed for 2-6 years, this space encourages exploration through play-based learning, meaningful relationships, and hands-on experiences. Our kaiako support tamariki to build confidence, develop social skills, strengthen communication, and foster a lifelong love of learning.
Our garden
Our expansive garden invites exploration, curiosity and imagination. Designed to inspire learning through nature, it offers tamariki endless opportunities to discover, create, and connect with the natural world.
Children can care for our vegetable gardens, dig in the soil, climb, balance, and challenge themselves across varied landscapes, supporting their physical confidence and wellbeing.
Passionate and supportive
Our passionate and dedicated kaiako are working alongside the tamariki and their whanau to provide a supportive and fun learning program that meets the needs of each individual child.
Our Core Values
Community
Culture
We recognise Te Reo as an official language of New Zealand and honor Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Also, celebrating full cultural diversity. We value the principle of manaakitanga, you are welcome here, this is your place.
Creativity
The seeds of creativity live in all of us. Through our culturally responsive curriculum we endeavor to unlock and nurture imagination in all ways possible.
Kai
At Nestlings we are passionate about ensuring wholesome, healthy food is provided for our tamariki. We believe Our diet has a direct impact on health, well-being, learning and development.
Relationships
We value peacefulness at Kanuka Corner. This is achieved through developing and maintaining caring, calm and respectful relationships with people, places and things. Our tamariki develop a positive sense of self through the nature of the relationships surrounding them.
Nature
Wherever possible our resources are sustainable, recyclable, and gifted from nature. Our garden feeds, challenges and holds us. The inside environment is cosy, warm and homely. Offering tamariki a calm space to potter and tinker with our open ended resources.
The Team
A special and experienced staff
At Kanuka Corner our values are at the heart of all that we do. Our team of highly experienced kaiako work together to ensure that our tamariki are enveloped in a culture of kindness, peacefulness and exploration.
We recognise the importance of nurturing our relationship with one another as crucial for modeling authentic, positive, pro-social relationships. All our kaiako are committed to sustainable living and this is reflected in our programme and the resources that we have.