The Curriculum at Seedlings Early Learning Centre is based on the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum Te Whariki. The curriculum encompasses events, experiences, activities, interactions, care and education, both planned and spontaneous within the learning environments.

Four principles are at the centre of the early childhood curriculum. Following these principles are four strands consisting of; Wellbeing, Belonging, Contribution, Communication and Exploration. Each of these strands has several goals and learning outcomes for the individual child.

Principles of Te Whariki:

Empowerment - The early childhood curriculum empowers the child to learn and grow

Holistic Development – The early childhood curriculum reflects the holistic way children learn and grow

Family and Community – The wider world of family and community is an integral part of the early childhood curriculum

Relationships – Children learn through responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places and things

Here at Seedlings Early Learning Centre educators facilitate, support and plan with children to ensure early learning is extended laying the foundations for a child’s future learning.

Relationships, trust and interactions that are respectful, responsive and reciprocal are seen as a key to a successful curriculum and accordingly we place a huge emphasis on this.

The curriculum at Seedlings Early Learning Centre is also influenced by Reggio Emilia and Rie philosophies, our centre specific philosophy and our educator’s individual teaching philosophies.

Ongoing Internal Evaluation processes will assist us in strengthening and refining our curriculum.

If you are interested in reading more about Te Whariki, Reggio Emilia and the Rie Philosophy; please talk to our educators or alternatively click on the links below for some interesting readings: