Welcome
At Kidz Kindy Gisborne we provide an exciting, well balanced educational programme for children aged between 0-5 years.
We understand that each child develops at their own pace, therefore our teachers plan the work carefully to incorporate all the different levels and abilities into the programme.
For more information about the programme we offer please do not hesitate to get in contact with us by calling 06 868 3576 or emailing gisborne@kidzkindy.co.nz.
Activities include:
- Focus activity – based on children’s interests, includes cutting skills, writing skills, stories, completing an activity
- Art activities – painting, screen-printing, collage, finger painting, messy play, cutting, sticking, glass painting
- Manipulative activities – playdough, clay
- Individual, large/small group activities
- Baking
- Mat times – stories, finger rhymes., counting, numbers, movement, music, instruments, listening skills
- Fine motor skill activities – constructing, sorting, forming symbols, art creative activities, writing etc.
- Gross motor skill activities – climbing, pedaling trikes, ball skills etc
- Imaginative play
- Water play, sand pit
- Early literacy skills – nursery rhymes, singing, retelling stories, identifying and writing their name, forming symbols
- Early mathematical skills – nursery rhymes, counting in sequence, counting at mat time, shapes and colours, understanding mathematical concepts
- Reading and listening to stories and enjoying stories
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A big welcome to our newest pēpi in Kākano Rūma ! 💛 It’s been wonderful watching them explore, learn, and settle into their new environment.
This week our pepi:
💦 Enjoyed water play in the sunshine
👶 Explored alongside their peers, building curiosity and connection
🏡 Got familiar with the sights, sounds, and routines of their new environment
🌱 What are they learning?
• Whakawhanaungatanga – forming connections and relationships with peers and kaiako
• Tūhura – exploring their environment with curiosity and confidence
• Ako tairongo – learning through sensory experiences like water and play
• Hauora – feeling safe, happy, and supported as they settle in
📣 Spaces are filling fast for 0–2 year olds!
Don’t miss the chance to join our Kidz Kindy whānau – a place where every pēpi thrives. 🌿
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Kia ora e te whānau! 🤍
The Puāwai rūma has been having an absolute blast with dressing up and doing lots of imaginary play. Some dress up as beautiful princesses, and waltz around their ballroom (papa tākaro). Some use sensory mats rolled up like a telescope, looking at the sea horizon on their pirate ship. And some are trying to escape the lava flowing through the rūma, by jumping on sensory tiles.
Imaginary play is so fun but it also has benefits for their growing minds such as:
🩷Growing Language Skills. The tamariki will often use different dialogue while playing, and will often use new vocabulary. They also get good practice for conversing. It will also help them experiment with tone and expression to add a bit of sass to their little storylines.
❤️Strengthens Social Skills. This type of play helps the tamariki learn to play alongside others. It also teaches them turn taking and sharing skills.
💜Builds Confidence. When tamariki lead their own play, they can make the decisions on how the storyline goes, which builds their confidence in themselves and their individual decision making. It gives them reassurance in themselves that they are capable!
This connects to Te Whāriki as:
Wellbeing/Mana Atua. Tamariki feel safe and comfortable to express themselves and their ideas.
Contribution/Mana Tangata. Tamariki learn to include their peers in play.
Communication/Mana Reo. Using language skills to create storylines for their play, and communicating with other tamariki.
Keep an eye out for what the Puāwai rūma is up to this year, because we are just getting started! Here's to an exciting, fun, and learning rich 2026!
Ngā mihi whānau!
Looking for a nurturing, fun, and enriching space for your tamariki aged 0–2 years? At Kidz Kindy Gisborne, we celebrate every child’s journey — through play, connection, culture, and aroha. From pēpi to preschool — our kaiako create a loving environment where your child can grow, explore, and thrive.
✨LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE✨ – ENROL NOW! Book a visit today or get in touch to find out more.
📞06 868 3576
Gisborne@kidzkindy.co.nz
💥Nau mai, haere mai – we’d love to welcome your tamaiti into our kindy whānau.
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Last week in the Kauri ruma we celebrated Waitangi day! We did lots of cool things to celebrate this special day and the tamariki learnt about the importance of te tiriti o Waitangi! We also took this opportunity to make our own room treaty that the tamariki agreed to with their own finger print signature.
