https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:43:43 +0000 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:59:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18663 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426338&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426338 Author: Candkids
Subject: 18663
Posted: 28 June 2008 at 11:59am

id also ask what their phlosophy is.
as 1 kindy here has a "child initiated learning" phlosophy which basicly means that unless you kid comes up with the idea they wont do it, weather its, painting, drawing, making something, reading books., the teachers wont set up any activities or anything.
i thought that was rediculas.


Edited by catrad]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:59:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426338&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426338 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426332&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426332 Author: Candkids
Subject: 18663
Posted: 28 June 2008 at 11:52am

it really is the teachers that make it
i 2nd what bizzy said, sarahs kindy also didnt have all the flash stuff the others had, and it was in the worst area of town, but it had the best reputation, and the teachers were always really involved in what the kids were doing and always had so much fun.

sarahs kindy was fantastic, the 4+ year olds went in the morning and had lunch 2 days a week and the younger ones went in the afternoons.
each day they were asked to bring a piece of fruit, which they would all have at morning tea.
on the lunch days they would all sit down and have their lunch togeather which was fantastic as it readies them for school.

my mum is a kindy teacher, so i go and see her quite often at work, i was really shocked at a few of the kindys as the kids could just walk around eating whatever they wanted whenever they wanted to.

also if the kindy has both the bigger and younger kids mixed in togeather, they usually wont put out as much resources as they cant do the same things with the younger ones as with the older ones.


Edited by catrad]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:52:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426332&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426332 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426270&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426270 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 18663
Posted: 28 June 2008 at 10:43am

even if you are enrolled they may not be able to take her. it depends on how many on the role already and what places they have available, and i think it is first in first served...

but i would look at the people who are working there. are they committed to the kids. i dont think the kindy my boys go to is the best with regards to resources and the look of the place but compared to the better off kindy up the road the people are what makes it. when i was visiting them i found one place didnt even encourage the kids to yell outside and it was in fact frowned upon!!! oh and their food policy i think is important. at gabriels they take lunch two days a week and they do ask for healthy food, the rest of the time the snack is fruit only. the other kindy i saw the kids all brought whatever they liked and had to sit around in a circle eating at the same time... ]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:43:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426270&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426270 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426247&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426247 Author: busymum
Subject: 18663
Posted: 28 June 2008 at 10:21am

We have decided that Hannah really should go to kindy for the next 6mos (she's already 4 1/2). Hopefully we can find the "right" kindy next week so she can be enrolled for term 3. Tell me about your kindy and what I should be looking for (good/bad). Ta ]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:21:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18663&PID=426247&title=tell-me-about-your-kindy#426247