A programme that will promote belonging and well-being in a comfortable, safe, caring environment for each child.
· To provide high quality early childhood care and education angelCare acknowledges and values equal partnership with the family/whanau.
· A holistic approach to learning, where the children’s interests, strengths and abilities will be supported and extended by their teachers, families/whanau, environment and community.
· A programme that will promote positive feelings of belonging and of competence resulting from successful learning experiences.
· A programme that will encourage dispositions in the children such as
curiosity, resourcefulness, creativity and persistence.
· A programme where children will learn to become competent learners, confidently make choices, solve problems, question and explore.
· A programme where respect will be shown through responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places and things.
· A programme that will teach the children appreciation and respect for their own and other cultures.
A programme that encourages children to develop learning strategies, attitudes, interests, knowledge and skills appropriate to individual needs and capabilities.