Caterpillar Room
Our Caterpillar Room provides care for children from 5 months to around 2 years old. Our friendly and professional teachers care for your child and support their development. Routines for sleeping and feeding at our Caterpillar Room are arranged to match your home routine.
Our teachers creating a calm, nurturing environment for your little ones
At Kindy Cottage the days are unhurried. Rather than rushing children from activity to activity our nursery teachers respect each child and their routines.
Our Caterpillar room provides a calm, safe and inviting play space which empowers the children to be who they are. By offering the children space, time, and the support to be themselves they learn to explore and discover the world in their own unique way. We use effective communication to encourage positive interactions and talk to children throughout the day during activities and transition times to reassure and help them.
We only enrol a maximum of 10 children in Caterpillar Room at any time and we run a teacher to child ratio of 1:3.
Caterpillar Room programme is varied and child-led
For the young children in our Caterpillar room, we encourage child-initiated learning through a combination of free play and structured experiences. We value the emergent curriculum and individual dispositions and interests. Our programme follows the National Early Childhood Curriculum document Te Whàriki.
Each day different learning opportunities are available including, sensory centred play, art, music, dance and outdoor play. Our team of teachers observe each child's interest and disposition, and develop learning opportunities on these interests. We encourage independence and acknowledges individual learning styles of each child.
Morning tea is available from 9.30am and lunch is at 11.30am. Children are encouraged to be independent at the dining table, sit on chairs, and use cutlery and crockery. The daily routines for sleeping and feeding are the same as those at home. Children are able to sleep or rest in their own full size cot. Your child's learning will be documented in their individual learning portfolio.
Part-time & full-time Care
We open from 7.30am to 5.30pm. For children aged under-3 there are two different day options available:
a full day - 7:30am to 5:30pm
7-hour day (any agreed hours between 8:30am and 4:00pm)
We ask that your child is enrolled for at least three days per week to help them settle. If you think our Caterpillar room would be a good fit for your family, please arrange a visit today!