Kohimarama Childcare Centre
Bear Park Kohimarama opened in 2005 as a purpose-built learning space to serve within a close knit community. The centre is beloved by children and parents alike for its light and airy design, and was carefully planned to incorporate features that are unique to Bear Park’s philosophy.
The centre invites young children to explore and play through a variety of large open spaces and intimate areas. In this way, we provoke full expression in the individual while encouraging deep exploration among small groups.
Outdoor environments are extensions of indoor ones. In both we actively encourage respect for the environment and are lucky to have mature trees and gardens all around us. Materials and resources are carefully chosen for their natural properties. The older children may spend time nurturing small vegetable gardens and gifting fresh herbs to our centre’s chef for the daily meals.
Across infant, toddler and preschool spaces, the Kohimarama teaching team is committed to working collaboratively, always striving for both children and whānau to feel welcome and heard.
Infant Toddler Centre:
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Preschool:
37
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The teachers are lovely and I feel that my child is safe and well cared for. We have found your high quality of staff has been one of you key success factors.
Bear Park Parent
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Lots of different fun learning opportunities, listening to parents concerns and acting on these — for example we expressed out concern on how our son would transition to the preschool as he can be wary/shy around older children and the Centre team immediately put into place a specific plan that day to assist us and him with this and gave feedback on how it went — caring staff.
Bear Park Parent
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The Centre fosters a strong sense of belonging with the children and families and our daughter has been empowered to be her own person.
Bear Park Parent
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We cannot speak highly enough about the level of love, care, commitment and dedicated shown to our child — her individual needs are very well catered for and she is respected and treated as an individual every day. We see first hand how the teacher leads by example by empowering our daughter in all areas of her learning.
Bear Park Parent
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We are really happy with Bear Park, and our son enjoys going every day. We feel he is learning a lot, and its great to know that he is happy and enjoying himself and having fun and learning new things every day. The teachers are always welcoming and friendly, and have formed a great bond with him.
Bear Park Parent
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We love Bear Park. We are in our 8th year of being a 'customer' of Kohi Bear Park. Our eldest still loves coming to the Centre to pick up his younger sister. Therefore the strong connection between the two children about their individual Bear Park experiences is a really important part of their sibling bond. Thank you.
Bear Park Parent
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Extremely satisfied with the quality and variety of resources made available to our child. HIGHLY recommend, appreciate and value the ethos created and maintained by Megan and the team — we always feel welcome and heard.
Bear Park Parent
