Marshlands Nest Early Learning Centre

A huge thankyou to our neighbour who stopped 3 teenagers doing more damage to our property. If this hero hadnt scared them off and rung the police, who knows how much more damage they would have done. The police were able to catch these idiots shortly after. We luckily only ended up with 2 broken windows downstairs and three cracked glass panels on the deck, Thanks to Brett at ASAP Glass and Glazing Ltd we had the broken windows fixed (while pouring with rain) in no time at all.

Also a huge thanks to the pollce who caught the culprits and secured the building until we got there

It's nice knowing we are located in such a lovely community that looks after each other.

COVID-19 UPDATE

Dear parents/whanau

Early childhood education is considered an essential service, so we are not able to ask parents if they have been vaccinated, but all visitors and parents are required to wear a mask. The Ministry of Education ha informed us that all parents and visitors must wear a face mask inside the premises. As of Friday 4th of February a face covering will need to be a actual mask and attached to the head by loops either around the ears or the head. This means that scarves, headbands and t-shirts cannot be used as masks

As we look to prepare for the increase in Omicron we are continually trying to make sure we keep your children who are unvaccinated and unmasked and our teachers who are vaccinated but unmasked as safe as possible.

We have decided from next week the 31st of January, to follow the procedure of parents signing in at the front door and dropping/collecting bags and leaving/collecting children at the front door. There will be a buzzer on the wall and a table to leave the bags. Please also remember to keep a 2 metre distance between others. If the entrance has people already waiting, can you please wait in your car until there is room. We are sorry if this causes an inconvenience and we will have a leeway of 5 minutes before drop off times.

How to Say Goodbye at Drop Off and Avoid the Tears - Baby Chick
We will keep a lookout for parents and try and make sure the children’s belongings are packed ready for you when you arrive. Teachers will still be able to have a quick chat with parents but we will provide an area outside where teachers can mask up if you require a meeting with a teacher. We will of course still be allowing parents onsite to settle children.

Looking for somewhere different?

Want to work in a privately owned & operated Centre?

Marshlands NEST is a small privately owned centre with a mixed age license. We have high staff to child ratios and a focus on children's individual learning styles. Every family has a primary teacher whose job it is to form great relationships with the child and their whanau.

We are looking for a NZ qualified and registered ECE teacher to help with the smooth running of the Centre. They will possesses the following attributes:
• Have a desire to make a difference in children's lives
• Be a team player and likes having fun
• Be an excellent communicator
• Have a wide range of IT skills
• Have good time management skills
• Be forward thinking and adapts quickly to change
• Be positive, friendly and has an outgoing manner
• Be motivated and passionate about the environment.

This position will be 24 hours a week (3 full days) between 7.30am-5.30pm.

If this sounds like you then please email your C.V. and cover letter to [Email hidden].

Looking for somewhere different?

Want to work in a privately owned & operated Centre?

Marshlands NEST is a small privately owned centre with a mixed age license. We have high staff to child ratios and a focus on children's individual learning styles. Every family has a primary teacher whose job it is to form great relationships with the child and their whanau.

We are looking for a NZ qualified and registered ECE teacher to help with the smooth running of the Centre. They will possesses the following attributes:
• Have a desire to make a difference in children's lives
• Be a team player and likes having fun
• Be an excellent communicator
• Have a wide range of IT skills
• Have good time management skills
• Be forward thinking and adapts quickly to change
• Be positive, friendly and has an outgoing manner
• Be motivated and passionate about the environment.

This position will be 40 hours a week between 7.30am-5.30pm.

If this sounds like you then please email your C.V. and cover letter to [Email hidden].

Kia Ora

Great news with the move to level 2 tomorrow evening at 11.59pm.

We look forward to seeing you all back from Thursday morning when schools and early learning centres are back to normal. We will be operating our usual hours from 7.30am to 5.30pm

If any families need to start back Wednesday please let me know so we can be prepared or if your child will not be returning on Thursday.

There will still be some Level 2 requirements within the centre so please make sure that you are aware of these before returning and we will also update these on Educa.

You will need to wear a face mask when entering the centre grounds and you must use the Covid tracer app.

All children who are showing cold and/or flu symptoms need to stay home please.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact,

Hopefully everyone managed to enjoy their weekends. Today we have a couple of links for you to some free colouring in pages. Hopefully these can help fill some time.

https://www.justcolor.net/kids
https://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/nursery-rhymes/

free coloring pages Make your world more colorful with printable coloring pages from Crayola. Our free coloring pages for adults and kids, range from Star Wars to Mickey Mouse

Just incase you're giving it a go and aren't sure if you are doing it right or not here are some progress photos for you to reference. 🙂

LEMONADE SCONE RECIPE: Last week we mentioned a few things we've all been doing in lockdown, including going for walks and baking scones. We wanted to share with you our favourite and super simple lemonade scone recipe as we think it's a great one to try with the kids. We hope you enjoy it.

Cooking can be a great thing to do with your kids during lockdown, encouraging skills such as counting, hand eye co-ordination and estimating quantities and volumes. It can also help your child to become a more adventurous eater. If you want to give it a go but don't know where to start we have two great links for you ( maybe you might even find something here that could double as a fathers day present):

1/. The first link is to a website called Healthy Little Foodies, it has a bunch of great recipes and food ideas for all ages and includes ideas for pretty much everything including lunchbox ideas, mfinger food for babies and some information about how and why you should cook with kids: https://www.healthylittlefoodies.com/the-benefits-of-cooking-with-kids/

2/. The second link is to a BBC Good food page, that has a bunch of recipes that you can make with or for your kids: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking-recipes

The Benefits of Cooking with Kids - Healthy Little Foodies Although it requires time, patience, and some extra clean-up, especially when the children are younger, the benefits of cooking with kids are worth it.