Pukekos Educare Ltd

22/02/2024

We are looking for an on call releiver to cover our teachers when sick or on annual leave and flexible to work between the hours of 7.30am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday.
If you enjoy spending time with children, enjoy spending time outdoors, in a sandpit, making huts, or reading stories, helping with block towers and tricky jigsaws, don't mind get down n dirty, drop us an email to [email protected].
Please note applicants do not need to be qualified and will be police vetted

18/01/2024

31/10/2022

A huge congratulations to Sez in dedicating 15 years of service to Pukekos. From her humble beginings as a student teacher to supporting me in managing our 3 childcare centre's, ( Paeroa, Ngatea and Thames) in their physical and professional management, to now sole charge of the Thames centre including administration. What a journey! We are so immensely proud and eternally grateful for you and all you do for the staff, children and families at Pukekos Sez. You are an incredible human being, and hold great mana to all of us who have had the genuine pleasure of working alongside you.Nga mihi maioha xox
AND... Happy Birthday today too!!

11/10/2022

If you hold a current practicing certificate in ECE, spend a year with us! Call Sarah for further details 078685027 or email [email protected] .

01/08/2022

Here at Pukekos Educare, literacy resources are readily available throughout the Centre, integrated into our planned and emergent routines and experiences. A child’s writing reflects their own world, their narratives and voices, provides a means for self-expression, and is an integral part of their self-identity. Our main priority is to ensure children develop a love of learning and are supported to become confident, competent learners when they start school.

10/03/2022

It is with immense sadness that I share with you, the passing of Linda Baker (Linda loo) after her short battle with illness.
To say she will be missed is an understatement.
Linda always joked that she came as part of the furniture when we purchased our Thames branch of Pukekos all those years ago. Teaching at Pukekos was such an important aspect of her life, that even when battling cancer 6 yrs ago, she insisted that what kept her going was getting back to work and to her beloved 'kiddos'.
Her passion for teaching, doing right by children and their families was fierce, and at times a force to be reckoned with. Justice, fairness, loyalty, love and care, are just some of the words that spring to a fuzzy mind at this time.
And retiring? What was that? Linda had to be slowly weaned off coming into work. Her love for all things Pukekos remained to this day, still coming in over weekends to help with extra cleaning ,or setting up new provocations for play, weeding gardens or helping with a new environment development continued over the many years.
We will remember our wonderful Linda for her impassioned conversations, the joy of discovering new knowledge , imparting her wisdom, the classic Linda quotes, the cooking skills, the laughter and joy she imparted.
Children were definitely at the heart of all matters.Relationships and love, Linda's foundation blocks as a teacher, a friend, a mother, grandmother, great grandmother and wife. Having strong, loving, special memories for all, her most ardent wish and legacy left to us all.
Linda was more than an incredible teacher and loyal work colleague, she was one of my very best and dearest friends.

Kia noho te atua ki a lie Kia tutahi ano tatou
God be with you till we met again. Xx

I would invite past and present teachers and families to share photos on this post in memory of Linda.

26/11/2021

It's always a pleasure to share how our ex pupils are doing in their life adventures.
Congrats to Ava Leathem ( 1st in Yr 12 Art, 1st in Yr 12 Fabric and Design, and head student for next year including head student for school culture for Thames High School) and Alexander Foster ( 2nd overall at Hillcrest High) Congratuations guys ! We're proud of you both❣ 😊👌

04/10/2021

Spring has sprung at Pukekos! Despite all the covid focused stresses our families are facing at this time, our space brings alittle calm and peace for our little ones. Being outside, enjoying our favourite spaces, with better connections than any WiFi could ever give them!

18/03/2021

07/03/2021

At Pukekos we cherish real life experiences enhanced through our holistic environment which is natural, stimulating and engaging. This promotes and enhances imagination, curiosity and wonder 🤩🌷🍃🌳💧

16/01/2021

We've found our person now.

We asked our older children who they would like to have work and play with them, this is their advert 😊
We need a big person to,
* Help get our sandpit trucks for us
* To chase us making us laugh
* To help us make things like paint
* To help us learn things
* To get us stuff for making baking
* To be nice to us and have cuddles if we're sad sometimes
* To change the babies nappies
* To sunblock us so we don't get burnt outside
* Someone who gives us the hose to make a river.
* ...and let's us choose songs on the speaker and does funny dances with us

How do we choose our someone? Who do they talk to about coming to join us?

They can come and see us
We can show them where things are
They can like use the phone
They can txt on the phone
They can ask a teacher
They can use the map in their car
They can talk to Sez cos she is the boss of the teachers and us.