Your educator
At Pohutukawa Kids, all our educators are passionate about children. Many of our educators are experienced and have homebased educator qualifications. When your child is in care of their homebased educator, they will be supported to feel safe, secure and comfortable in a fully supervised environment. Your child’s educator will be first aid trained and will always be alert to the health and wellbeing of your child and responsive to your child’s needs and interests.
Nurturing educators
Educators are carefully selected, police vetted, health and safety checked and must compete a Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care (Level 4). A qualified and experienced early childhood teacher visits the care location and has regular contact with your child and educators. Ongoing training and professional development is provided for educators to ensure children are being involved in meaningful experiences which support and enhance children’s learning and development.
Pohutukawa Kids Educators provide a range of learning experiences and play equipment in homes but also have the flexibility to utilise opportunities in the local community to further extend the children in their care.
Educator to child ratio
One educator and a maximum of four children (a maximum of two under two year olds at any one time) which allows Pohutukawa Kids children to enjoy individual attention as well as a quality programme. This includes fun and active learning experiences at home, and in the community.
Your visiting teacher
The role of our Pohutukawa Kids visiting teachers is to support children, parents, whānau and educators. Our visiting teachers strive towards ensuring that every child, family and educator feel respected and valued.
Pohutukawa Kids requires visting teachers to...
- Hold at least a Diploma of Teaching in Early Childhood Education.
- Visit every educator at least once a month in their homebased environment.
- Contact educators on a regular basis, at least once weekly.
- Take reasonable steps each month to observe every child whilst they are in the care of their homebased educator (this may be on home visits, at playgroups and on excursions).
- Make regular contact with parents and whānau to ensure you feel included and supported.
- Make planned and random visits to educators homes each month.
- Visit more regularly with educators who are new to the service.
- Provide parents and whānau with advice and guidance.
- Support parents, whānau and educators with children’s individual needs, parent aspirations and goals.
- Share up to date information about the service, excursions, policies, new regulations etc.