BestStart Tironui Road

"Teachers provide a responsive and varied curriculum that incorporates the interests of children and includes a strong literacy, mathematics and science focus."

Responsive curriculum with strong literacy, mathematics and science focus evident.

"Children engage positively in the warm and responsive environment and play cooperatively. They help one another and develop tuakana/teina relationships where older children support younger ones."

Children engage positively, cooperatively, with supportive peer relationships.

"Leaders and teachers are developing learning partnerships with families. These relationships enable teachers to know children and families, and their context and aspirations very well."

Learning partnerships being developed; teachers know families and their aspirations well.

"Teachers actively promote children's understanding of te reo Māori, through their use of waiata, karakia and greetings."

Te reo Māori actively promoted through waiata, karakia and greetings.

"Centre operations are guided by strategic and annual plans, and a shared vision. These are linked to BestStart strategic goals, which promote a sense of belonging to a wider learning community and support more widespread collaboration amongst teaching teams. Leaders and teachers regularly revisit the centre's strategic goals and annual action plans to monitor quality and promote ongoing improvement."

Strategic planning, shared vision, regular review of goals to monitor quality and improvement.