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Issue 3 May - June 2020


From Sherryll
It's been great to see everybody working so hard to settle tamariki and whānau in, and also a steady flow of waitlists and enrolments as...


Yay for Level One! Parent messages
It's so great to be out and about in groups again - bring on the playdates! At kindergarten, the focus remains the same - hand, cough...


Zoom: Tips & Tricks
Our thanks to Kidsfirst North New Brighton's Carolyn Ryk for coordinating a ZOOM session about - wait for it - making the most of ZOOM....


Capturing the parent experience
Every week we receive feedback from whānau on how their Kidsfirst experience has been - like this one that Kidsfirst Rutland Street just...


Keeping whānau connected
We know that kindergartens are working hard at keeping enrolled whānau up to date and keeping the connection with waitlist whānau strong....


Planning a post-COVID kick start?
As we get back to some kind of normal, there's lots of uncertainty about how the lives of our whānau will change, and what it will mean...


Entries close today - great prizes!!
We've had a fantastic response to the further call for entries for the Kidsfirst #betterbecause Values awards, and you only have a few...


Facebook Kindy Stories
Thank you so much to everybody who has sent in photos and captions for the Facebook pages - it's great to have that content up there - it...


From Sherryll
It's been great to see everybody working so hard to settle tamariki and whānau in, and also a steady flow of waitlists and enrolments as...


Making the most of Educa
Educa is one of the most effective platforms available to us to coordinate communication with parents and whānau, and share learning and...


New website update
It's nearly here! The infrastructure is all but built, and we're in the testing phases now. Next steps are to transition over the...


Celebrating COVID teddies
Fantastic work from Kidsfirst Sumner on creating a Treaty of Care for their kindergarten and creating an event to honour the soft toys...


Jen's update
Predictably, the COVID-19 lockdown period was slow, with a great deal of community uncertainty, whānau unable to visit kindergartens, and...


Our Kidsfirst Champions
Our sincere thanks, ngā mihi nui, to those teachers and head teachers who took part in our 'expert video' series that has been running on...


New AGM date - 29th July
We're still not sure what the format will be due to Covid-19 restrictions, but save the date, anyway. We're really looking forward to...


Check out our all-star campaign!
As we all prepare for the next Alert Level change, we've also been getting a brand new ad and parent information campaign ready so we can...
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