Childcare
Growing Young Minds
Early Education & Childcare
Our education programmes like everything we do, are guided by a strong sense of values. This means our tutors and teachers are qualified to New Zealand standards and will treat you with caring, respect and honesty, and behave responsibly towards you and your needs.
We aim to provide an enriching, open, loving and learning environment which encourages children to work alongside their peers.
Our programmes incorporate the principles of Te Whariki – the Early Childhood Curriculum which focuses on the individual child and the relationships they form with people around them.
Staff to child ratios are in accordance with the standards set by the Ministry of Education and in most cases we will exceed these requirements.
Y-KIDS
Natural Environment For Learning
At Y Kids we offer an environmentally friendly and warm space, where your child can grow and explore their individualities through play and creativity, whilst engaging in fun activities and child led interactive experiences with fully qualified teachers and support staff.
Y Kids Community Early Childhood Centre provides a modern, purpose built centre with quality resources, quality equipment and quality staffing.
We cater for ages 0-6 years with Transition To School and Learn To Swim programmes, Born To Move, Kapa Haka and off site excursions on offer for all children in our centre.
Open Hours
Monday to Friday 7:30am till 5:30pm
(Excluding Statutory Holidays and between Christmas and New Years).
Fees
Our hourly rate is $7 per child.
Fees are charged for times and days enrolled.
Attendance over and above the enrolled times shall be an extra cost. WINZ Subsidies can be accessed to those eligible to subsidise fees. 20 Free ECE Hours can be accessed for tamariki three years and older.
Staffing
The centre has qualified and experience ECE teachers led by Team Leader, Karen Bennett and supported by General Manager – Education, Dianah Foley. We have training and unqualified teachers all part of our fantastic team.
Curriculum
The centre has qualified and experience ECE teachers led by Team Leader, Karen Bennett and supported by General Manager – Education, Dianah Foley. We have training and unqualified teachers all part of our fantastic team.
Curriculum
Y Kids programs and experiences are guided by Te Whariki – The New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum.
At Y Kids we will work collaboratively with whanau/families to provide a curriculum where tamariki/children will be confident and competent learners while having respect for themselves and others.
We will provide a nurturing caring environment supporting tamariki/children to have a sense of identity, building resilience, strength, and pride in who they are.
We aspire to be strong Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners, valuing the principles in our everyday practice, working toward a fair and equitable Aotearoa.
Through Whanaungatanga / relationships all whānau/families will feel a sense of belonging where there are reciprocal relationships between kaiako, tamariki and whānau.
“He taonga te mokopuna, kia whāinga, kia tipu, kia rea”
“A child is a treasure, to be nurtured, to grow, to flourish”
Meals
Y Kids provides all meals for children, which includes morning and afternoon tea, as well as a cooked lunch and fruit. All meals are designed to meet the daily nutritional intake for children and ensure that healthy options are utilised.
Dietary concerns and special meals can be made to cater for your childs, family/whanau needs and values.
Excursions
Learn to swim term 1 and 4, and gym classes term 2 and 3, both off site programs for 3–6 year old children who are capable of self-managing. We attend the Tūranganui Schools Māori Cultural Festival and planned other off-site excursions.
Contacts
Y Kids Community Early Childhood Centre
130 Roebuck Road
Gisborne
Phone 06 867 9259
Email: ykids@ymcagisborne.nz
Bookings
Y-TAMARIKI
Bilingual Teaching Curriculum
Te Whare Kohungahunga o Y Tamariki is in Kaiti with three learning spaces, Te ruma Koruru for ages 0 – 2 years. Ngā tamariki are provided with a safe space to grow, explore achieve their milestones and are cared for by our knowledgeable kaiako.
Te ruma Hinengaro for ages 2-4 years old. Ngā tamariki are encouraged and supported to be socially, emotionally, and physically confident. Tamariki continue their journey of discovering ‘Ko wai au’ (Who am I) and are given opportunities to become aware of their own capabilities.
Te ruma Koruru and Hinengaro share a playground.
Te ruma Manaakitanga for ages 3 – 6 years old who must be self-managing. Tamariki experience fun, with a challenging and engaging learning environment that supports and encourages the development of skills and knowledge in preparation for kura/school. They have their own art ruma to express their creativity and talents. Te ruma Manaakitanga have their own playground.
Our day starts with all tamariki together for karakia on the deck outside Te Ruma Koruru at 9:00am then tamariki will move off to their ruma for the day. Our end of day is again back in the Hinengaro space from 3:00pm where whanau can pick up their tamariki.
Open Hours
Monday to Friday 7:45am – 5:15pm
(Excluding Statutory Holidays and between Christmas and New Year’s)
Fees
Hourly rates are $6.50 per child
Fees are charged for times and days enrolled.
Attendance over and above the enrolled times shall be an extra cost. WINZ Subsidies can be accessed to those eligible to subsidise fees. 20 Free ECE Hours can be accessed for tamariki three years and older.
Staffing
Y Tamariki is blessed with an awesome qualified teaching team led by three Team Leaders.
Koka Charlene Felgitscher in Te Ruma Koruru is responsible for strategic direction, curriculum review cycle and health and safety in the centre.
Koka Elan Price in Te Ruma Hinengaro is responsible for Assessment, Planning and Evaluation (APE) for all teaching staff.
Koka Maria Roberts in Te Ruma Manaakitanga is responsible for teachers’ professional growth and supporting provisional teachers to achieve full registration.
We have training and unqualified teachers all part of our fantastic team.
Curriculum
Te mai nga pou o Te Whare Kohungahunga o Y Tamariki, Whakawhanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Whakamana and Kotahitanga. We want to provide a bilingual curriculum that reflects our kaupapa o te whenua (place-based curriculum) while committed to te Tiriti o Waitangi.
We will provide a nurturing, caring environment supporting tamariki to be empowered to believe in themselves, as capable confident, and competent learners able to reach their potential.
Every tamaiti will be treated with aroha (love) and whakaute (respect).
Kia whakapiki te taha hinengaro, te taha tinana, te taha wairua me te taha whatumanawa o ngā tamariki, ngā whānau me ngā kaiako katoa. (We will build strong mind, body, spirit, heart, and soul of our tamariki, our whānau, and our kaiako).
For all whānau at Y Tamariki to feel a sense of belonging, where there are respectful reciprocal relationships between kaiako, tamariki and whānau.
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia tū! He taonga tuku iho!
(Building strong tamariki to stand confidently for themselves, and each other, for they are our greatest treasure!)
Meals
Y Tamariki provides all meals for tamariki. Meals include morning and afternoon tea and a cooked lunch and fruit.
All meals are designed to meet the daily nutritional intake for tamariki and ensure that health options are utilised.
Dietary concerns and special meals can be made to cater for your tamaiti/tamariki, whanau needs and values.
Excursions
Y Tamariki offers swimming lessons each term for tamariki from Te ruma Manaakitanga.
All ruma plan visits into the community to explore outside the centre so our tamariki have real knowledgeable learning experiences.
Van Service
We have a van service available for morning pickup from 8:00–9:00am and afternoon drop off from 2:30–4:00pm. Tamariki must be within city limits and in booking for 30 hours per week. All enquiries at reception with Koka Morgan.
Contacts
224 Wainui Road
Gisborne
Ph 06 867 9259
Fax 06 867 9263
Email ytamariki@ymcagisborne.nz
Bookings
All bookings are subject to availability. Please see our Y Tamariki team for a registration pack.
