The open-ended flexibility of sticks, twigs and stones allows children to explore countless opportunities with them. While adults often...

Have you ever noticed your child’s fascination with certain types of play? Whether it’s throwing toys across the room or meticulously...

“Play is the work of childhood.”  Jean Piaget Structured Play & Unstructured Play - What's the difference & is one better than the other?...

Neurodiversity is a term used to describe a range of natural variations in the human brain. As a concept it acknowledges we all learn and...

Parents often ask us how we teach children to read and write. This story shows a snapshot of the building blocks for learning to read and...

Early Literacy (speech, language, reading, writing and story telling) starts with increasing your child's fine motor control and building...

Te Whāriki is a bicultural curriculum. In practice this means that as part of a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi),...

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini. I come not with my own strengths but bring with me the gifts, talents, and...

There are a number of things that we the teachers and you the parents can do to make this ‘settling in’ period easier and happier for you...

Finding out what your child has been doing at Magic Garden Daily routines We use storypark app to communicate each child’s details about...

Growing increasingly independent and learning to make choices from reasonable options is part of everyday living for a two and three...

Toileting A child's awareness of the toileting process develops gradually over time. These are some signs to look for: they can...

The beginning and end of the day are very busy times in the centre. There are a few things that help this time go smoothly for everyone: ...

Your child will need a roomy back pack in which to carry the following clearly named changes of clothes: 3-4 pairs of trousers 3-4 tops...