A place where children aged 0 - 6 years old will love to play, learn and grow.
Known for symbolising peace and friendship, an olive tree represents our approach to teaching and learning- respectful practices supported by meaningful relationships.
About us
Olive Tree Early Learning Centre is a boutique early childhood centre providing quality care and education for 35 tamariki (children) each day.
We are open from 7am – 6pm, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year.
Conviently located on 45 Cascades Road Pakuranga, we invite you to pop in anytime to see why your child should be a part of our Olive Tree whanau (family)
Our team
We have two teams of passionate kaiako (teachers) who work closely together each day
Our Pepi team works with our under 2 year olds, and our tamariki team works with our over 2 year olds.
Each of our kaiako believe in Olive Tree’s philosophy, values and vision, and create a nurturing and supportive home away from home for tamariki and whanau.
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Philosophy
Olive Tree Early Learning Centre is a place where children love to play, learn and grow.
Known for symbolising peace and friendship, an olive tree represents our approach to teaching and learning- respectful practice supported by meaningful relationships.
Manaakitanga
Children are at the heart of it all. love and kindness is the life force behind everything we do and we aim for each child to feel respected, valued and cared for. In our supportive and welcoming enfironment children and whanau feel a strong sense of belonging.
Whakamana
Each child is empowered to have a strong sense of mana which they are respected and celebrated for. Children are viewed as capable and confident learners and are supported to be the best they can be and reach their full potential.
Whanaungatanga
Teachers place emphasis on connecting meaningfully with whanau. through warmth trust, support and kindness, teachers establish respectful and authentic relationships with whanau that hold each child’s best interest at heart.
Mana Aoturoa
Children are empowered to learn through play and meaningful engage with their environment. Children are encouraged to explore, discover, find a sense of wonder in their world, and thrive on their learning journey.
Curriculum
Te Whariki is the early childhood curriculum that guides our practice at Olive tree
The Whariki explains curriculum as including all the experiences, activities and events that occur within our early childhood centre and provides a framework of principles, strands, goals and learning outcomes set out for children to achieve.
To encourage curriculum success, our intentional teachers holistically plan facilitate and reflect on children’s learning, sharing and celebrating success with parents and whanau. We are proud to use Storybook as a tool to share your child’s achievements.
Testimonials
Enrolment information
We encourage whanau to visit us in person prior to enroling their child at Olive Tree. After a tour of our early learning centre we will provide you with an enrolment pack which you will need to complete and return to secure your child’s place.
We support tamariki to setle into Olive Tree as smoothly as possible. Before your child’s first day we encourage them to have transition visits which alow our teachers to get to know your child and wahanu, and allow your child and whanau to get to know their new learning environment and teachers.