Te Puna Kindergarten

You have until 5pm Thursday 6th (tomorrow) to have your voice whānau. We need to keep 100% qualified teaching funding band. If that goes well, we stand to lose so much.

Protect our kindergartens. Tell the government not to sacrifice quality education at the expense of tamariki. Keep qualified teaching funding and pay parity.

Submit in your own words via email to the ECE Funding Review by Thursday, 5pm, August 6.

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Here is what this government is going to do to our sector. This is so wrong and hurtful for all our tamariki and whānau. Kindergartens have worked so hard over the years to get to where we are, the early childhood sector is in grave danger under this funding review

Multiple early childhood education groups and experts have warned against watering down pay parity and incentives for services to hire fully-qualified teachers.

Multiple early childhood education groups and experts have warned against watering down pay parity and incentives for services to hire fully-qualified teachers.

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Today we came together with our whānau and community to celebrate a special milestone in our Enviroschools journey and officially open our new vegetable garden.

Over the past year, our teaching team has been exploring how the Enviroschools principles of sustainability, diversity, empowerment, community, and Te Ao Māori are reflected in our kindergarten. One exciting outcome of this learning has been the creation of our vegetable garden—a project planned and designed with the ideas and contributions of tamariki, whānau, and kaiako.

Using recycled materials generously donated by members of our community, including the Takitimu North Link Project, Debbie and Dave, our vision became a reality. With the support of Kopi That Construction, the garden beds were built and are now ready for planting, learning, and growing.

We were honoured to receive our Enviroschools certificate in recognition of our mahi and to celebrate alongside our whānau and community. This project is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when we work together with a shared vision for sustainability and learning.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed their time, resources, ideas, and support. We can't wait to watch our garden—and our tamariki—flourish in the years ahead. 🌿💚

Something exciting is taking shape at kindergarten this week. After the ground was levelled our wonderful handyman Kopi from is making our garden plans come to life. Our grand opening for the garden will take place on Tuesday 16th at 9.30. Watch this space

A big thank you to Grower Direct for their very kind donation of flowers for our new flower bed. The tamariki had a great time installing wire for the peas to climb up and planting and watering all the plants. We can’t wait for the flowers to bloom !

🌿 Half Price Kawakawa Balm – just $5! (50ml tubs) 🌿

It’s been a little while since we last made our kawakawa balm, and we still have some older stock we’d love to move on so we can create a fresh new batch with ngā tamariki.

Smells amazing and perfect for soothing skin, lips, and little scrapes – a natural favourite.

Pop in and grab yours while it lasts!