"Poipoia te kakano. Kia puawai”

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Nurture the seed and it will blossom

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ECCC was managed by a parent committee, long before “Tomorrow’s Schools”. This investment of time and personal commitment, did more than ensure the successful running of the centre. Because of the supportive and inclusive family atmosphere established right from the beginning, long term friendships and relationships have been established between parents, children and teachers. Long-term staff members still ask about my 31 year old daughter. My adult children still hug their former teachers when they see them. Friendships, established as toddlers, are still maintained today.

Our children and now our grandchildren, have been loved and nurtured at the ECCC. The consistent employment of fully trained staff and the low teacher child ratios, allowed individual needs, including emotional, educational and even medical, to be supported.  Staff not only know their students well, they know the whole family.

The fact that the ECCC remains successful in this changing era of  childcare, is testament to the strong values established in the beginning and to the staff, who maintain the development of the many aspects of child-centred learning.