Bizzy Beelings Exploring

Homebased Childcare: Bizzy Beelings Exploring ...

We like to spend time with Papatūānuku (our Earth Mother) every week, going on bush walks, to the beach or to our beautiful parks exploring nature. We promote manaakitanga (caring for others) and are out in the community spending time with residents in local retirement villages, visiting farms, horse riding, or caring for animals and pets.

We encompass Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) with local marae visits, waiata Māori, encouraging Te Reo during playgroups and in Educarers’ homes. We have Educarers who are fluent Te Reo speakers and have worked in local kohanga and have a good knowledge of kawa (local protocols) in this roopu (area). We have karakia and regularly and hākari for special occasions.

We are encouraging play based learning, using natural materials and resources for everyday play – sand, earth, shells, wood, recycled and wooden materials. We are striving towards a plastic free environment, and utilising all that nature has to offer us for our resources at playgroups.

We are following Kimberley Crisp and Emily Pikler’s philosophies, world renowned ECE leaders, who believe in kind and respectful relationships, and making learning environments for tamariki look and feel like home.

What is a Beeling?

Beelings are baby bees. We see our tamariki as nature’s taonga (treasures) and as such should spend as much time outside with Papatūānuku as possible.

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DID YOU KNOW:

While in home based childcare, your child will go on adventures and develop life-long friendships with other children in the group. It’s all fun and games!

Bizzy Buddyz children learn through play and take part in a huge range of activities. While they are great fun, they are all geared toward helping your child learn basic motor skills, develop social skills and learn about the world around them. In short, there is a method to the madness! Primary schools now adapt a play-based learning approach. Here are some great examples:

Working at the carpentry table:

When children work at the carpentry table, they get the opportunity to develop confidence and challenge themselves to develop problem solving skills they can use for the remainder of their lives.They learn about risk taking, gross and fine motor skills, textures, weight, volume, length, width, smell and touch.

Playing in the sandpit:

While playing in the sandpit children explore many mathematical concepts such as weight, volume, distribution, shape and pattern. They develop strategies for actively exploring and making sense of their world by using their bodies including active exploration with all their senses and the use of tools, equipment and materials to extend these skills. They learn about socialising, practising turn taking, listening, understanding another person’s point of view, discussing and negotiating.

At Bizzy Buddyz, all of our many activities are great fun but also help your child develop emotionally, socially and intellectually.

Transition to School

Bizzy Buddyz is passionate about providing children with the skills to transition to the next stage of their learning journey and we ensure our practice is informed by the current research. By having low ratios and building strong relationships, Educarers are able to support children's social, emotional and communication skills.

Our low ratios also provide opportunities for children to be listened to, be part of a team, build confidence and trusting friendships.

Whanau, Educarers and Visiting Teachers create a transition to school portfolio which shows a child's learning journey throughout their time with Bizzy Buddyz. New entrants teachers find these portfolios useful and they also give the children a sense of pride and being in in their new environment.