Stratford Central Kindergarten

"An ongoing focus on developing a local curriculum aligned to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum, is emerging."

Local curriculum aligned to Te Whāriki is emerging; solid foundation with room for consolidation.

"A warm welcoming environment promotes a sense of manaakitanga and belonging. A clearly documented philosophy is shared with all involved in the service and is highly evident in practice."

Strong sense of belonging and manaakitanga; philosophy evident in practice.

"Consistent links between experiences at home and at the kindergarten foster reciprocal learning centred partnerships with whānau."

Reciprocal partnerships with whānau; consistent links between home and kindergarten.

"Teachers are increasingly responsive to the culture, language and identity of Māori children. This is supported by the organisation's environmental focus, consideration of local bicultural values, teacher development goals and professional learning opportunities."

Increasingly responsive to Māori culture, language, identity; supported by organisational initiatives.

"A recently appointed head teacher is developing a strong team culture. A collaborative team approach provides opportunities for others to take on leadership roles. Teachers demonstrate a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children."

Strong team culture developing; collaborative approach; teachers committed to improvement.