AMAZING PLACE PRESCHOOL
We Have Amazing Teachers
Our teachers are qualified, experienced and caring.
We choose teachers who genuinely love working with children, who consider teaching to be a calling or vocation, not just a job. Our teachers cultivate a sense of belonging and security with your child by building a quality relationship with them.
We Maintain High Teacher to Child Ratios.
The Ministry of Education stipulates that each centre must have a ratio of one teacher to every ten children for children over two years old and one teacher to every five children for children under two years old. We manage our teacher numbers to ensure that we exceed this minimum requirement. This ensures your child doesn’t get ‘lost in the crowd’, but is seen, heard, noticed and known by our teachers.
We Have a High Level of Qualified and Experienced Teachers.
We are committed to having qualified and registered teachers in our centre at all times. We have developed a culture of excellence in our teaching team by hiring quality teachers to begin with and then creating strong professional development and mentoring opportunities for them.
Several of our teachers gained their qualification at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, whose programme incorporates Christian perspectives. Their teaching approach is deeply rooted in the transformational values, which create the special environment in Bethlehem Early Learning Centres that children thrive in.
He aha te mea nui o tea o? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!
What is the most important thing in this world?
It is the people! It is the people! It is the people!
Teachers' use of te reo Māori is naturally integrated in conversations and in giving directions. Children are developing an appreciation of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.
Amazing Place Preschool
Relationships among teachers, children and their parents/whānau are characterised by warmth, respect and reciprocity. Teachers place high value on whānau participation and appreciate what they can contribute to centre life.
Amazing Place Preschool
Teachers are skilled at building on children's ideas and extending their vocabulary through sustained and meaningful conversations. Open-ended questioning promotes higher order thinking and risk taking.
Amazing Place Preschool
I like Amazing Place Preschool because I can talk to all the staff about what Logan is learning and what his interests are at Amazing Place. I appreciate the teachers for teaching my son and the great interactions Logan has with each of them. Logan is starting to go to the toilet now so I thank the Centre for helping me with toilet training. I would recommend to others because Amazing Place is a friendly, kind and an understanding environment and their children would love going there. My son enjoys going every day.
Miranda
"Since attending Amazing Place my child has reached milestones quickly, built confidence and is more sociable. Amazing Place is special for children and families as it is like a whanau. All the staff are caring and supportive."