Why Kiddywinkles Is the Best Childcare Centre in Westgate

For most families, daycare is a necessary part of life these days. It is important for socialisation of children, as well as letting Mum or Dad continue to work, or to have a bit of a break and get some important tasks out of the way as easily as possible.

When you drop your little one off at a daycare for the first time, it can be a really stressful moment for both you and your child. This means that choosing the right daycare centre can make all the difference in helping to create a welcoming and positive experience for the whole family.

Here are some features and benefits of Kiddywinkles’ Westgate location that can help you to decide if it is the right daycare for you and your family.

Curriculum

We know that daycare plays a vital role in helping your young one in developing their brain. As such, we take the responsibility of providing a well-developed and guideline-based curriculum very seriously.

The values taught in our curriculum cover the five strands of learning and development developed by the Ministry of Education. These include wellbeing, belonging, contribution, communication, and exploration.

Choosing Kiddywinkles Westgate means your child will be in a safe place to learn through exploration and play, be safely exposed to a variety of different cultures and languages, and be at a place where they can learn and contribute at their own pace.

Qualified Staff

Our staff are diverse and well equipped for looking after your child. They are well-qualified, with each staff member also being supported by a leader who helps to create a consistent experience.

Our staff routinely undergo professional learning and coaching to help create evaluation and internal inquiry. Our ERO evaluation showed that the Kiddywinkles leaders and management work well together to improve operational systems and to help support the learning outcomes of all the children in their care.

Safety Measures

Safety is our utmost priority at all times, and we have a number of well-documented safety measures in place to make sure we are looking after your little one!

Kitchen

We have separate kitchens for the under-two age group, as well as a larger kitchen with an on-site cook. This means that there is no potential for cross-contamination for the younger children, who can be at the age of allergy discovery.

We also take allergens very seriously and we know it can be very difficult to let your child eat somewhere new if they have severe allergies. If your child has a health concern or a known allergen, get in touch with us and we can figure out the best way to support you and your family.

Sun Protection

We all know to slip, slop, slap and wrap, but our little munchkins are often forgetful! As a result, we have made it a priority to build sun protection into our facilities as much as possible, with shelter and sun-protection throughout our outdoor areas.

The sandpit has a large canopy to protect from direct sunlight, and we also have temperature-controlled rooms and an all weather play area that is completely private. This means no matter what the weather is doing, there is a safe and protected place for your child to engage in play.

Attentive Staff

As you know, our staff are all well-qualified and supported to do their most important work, looking after your children. However, we also make sure to create engagement with our team and the children, to make sure no-one is going without eyes on them for long.

This is done through consistent play, as well as separating the children out into age groups. This helps to foster relationships between children of similar ages, as well as creating a safer environment as the staff can be prepared for the specific requirements of that age group.

Facilities

We have already covered a bit about our facilities, but there is so much more to look forward to! In addition to our beautiful outdoors, sun-protected spaces, we also have a garden full of both native plants and wonderful vegetables.

Our garden helps the children to learn about seasons, weather, and how vegetables look and grow. We even cook some of the vegetables from the garden that our children have cultivated which gives them a real sense of belonging and satisfaction.

In addition to the outdoors areas, we also have a variety of books, dress-up options, creative play options like clay or collage, blocks, cognitive games, and natural exploratory play.

To see the full range of our facilities, get in touch for a walk through today, or try the virtual exploration tool on our website.

We look forward to meeting you!