Testimonials

Playing – Community – Learning

Testimonials About the Playcentre education programme:

“I have become a much better mother. I have learned about why children do what they do, how they learn and how to support them in their development.”
“I love the philosophy of learning alongside each other therefore taking the adult education programme is helping me to achieve that. It also motivates me to meet the wider community to share the best practice of running a Playcentre.”
“As a first time parent I feel like I’m making everything up as I go so it’s quite empowering to feel I know a little more about best practice and what the experts think.”

What our members love about Playcentre

The best part is stimulating my children in a variety of ways that I can’t do at home.

It is more than an ECE centre as it is community based learning.

I think it encourages parents to be more engaged with their children. By seeing how they learn and develop and mix with other people you develop a really strong understanding of your child as a person. This must set up your relationship with your children for a very strong future.

We have many minds collaborating for the best outcome for our children and our centre.

Together we are able to provide enriching experiences and a sense of community for our kids that my family and I could never do on our own.

Testimonials about being with their children at Playcentre

My Tamariki get full focus attention from me as well as other parents. There are no distractions so they can get totally immersed in the world of play and learning. It is a real privilege to see children in this mode and have the opportunity to be drawn in as well

I get to see what interests them and how they interact with other children (of different ages) and parents. Each week I see the development and how they are learning. It makes me feel more in tune with their world.

I can speak our own languages with him without feeling that we have to speak English all the time.

Testimonials about working with other parents to run our centre

I love the friends I’ve made. I love being part of a team of parents all invested in the best outcome for our children

I feel like we are part of a community and that we are creating a positive environment for our kids and families. The satisfaction of knowing how much the kids love Playcentre makes it all worthwhile.

Everyone has something different to give and everyone does what they can. I enjoy it as there is no pressure to do too much but you can get stuck in to a project if that is what you want.

Testimonials About the Playcentre Education Programme

“I have become a much better mother. I have learned about why children do what they do, how they learn and how to support them in their development.”

“I love the philosophy of learning alongside each other therefore taking the adult education programme is helping me to achieve that. It also motivates me to meet the wider community to share the best practice of running a Playcentre.”

“As a first time parent I feel like I’m making everything up as I go so it’s quite empowering to feel I know a little more about best practice and what the experts think.”

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