Richmond Playcentre

"Key aspects of the playcentre that are promoting positive outcomes for children include: well-organised and resourced learning environments that provide choice and challenge parents actively participating and sharing their strengths and skills to extend and stimulate children's interests the ways that kaiako and parents skilfully extend children's learning through open-ended conversations a child-led programme where children are actively encouraged to take risks, make choices, explore and be creative and expressive an environment where everyone is seen as a learner with children and adults learning alongside one another."

Strong child-led learning and open-ended conversations; needs Te Whāriki alignment.

"Richmond Playcentre has a welcoming family-like atmosphere where children and whānau have a strong sense of belonging."

Strong sense of belonging and nurturing relationships evident across age groups.

"Parents are encouraged to be involved in all aspects of the programme and playcentre operations."

Strong parent involvement in operations and learning; identified need for all parents to be actively involved in plannin

"The kaiako and parent group work well together to ensure the smooth running of the playcentre. For example, a clear strategic plan has been collaboratively developed to guide the direction of the playcentre."

Collaborative strategic planning; developing self-review practices with identified monitoring needs.