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Tuesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>20</strong> <strong>20</strong>16<br />
KIDSTUFF<br />
Freedom to learn and explore<br />
As a parent herself, Tiny Tots Nursery and<br />
Preschool owner and operator, Rebecca Ellis knows<br />
only too well how important your child’s welfare<br />
and learning is.<br />
For the highest quality care and education for<br />
your children Tiny Tots Nursery and Preschool is<br />
a privately owned and family operated centre that<br />
ensures peace of mind through their commitment<br />
to your child’s needs.<br />
“Over the years I’ve found that the best results for<br />
happy, socially well-adjusted children who are free<br />
to explore and grow, come from an environment<br />
that has flexible routines, changing challenges and<br />
a caring professional, qualified and experienced<br />
teaching team,” says Rebecca.<br />
Tiny Tots provides a safe and secure environment<br />
in which children can learn, create and grow to the<br />
best of their abilities. Observing the children at play<br />
the teachers communicate with both parents and<br />
the teaching team in order to develop an individual<br />
Lindisfarne - Developing<br />
Children’s feelings of self-worth<br />
Lindisfarne Nursery School was established<br />
by Tricia Cuthbert in 1987 and remains part of<br />
the Cuthbert family today. We are committed to<br />
Christchurch, to our community, our Lindisfarne<br />
families, and most importantly the futures and<br />
happiness of our children.<br />
We believe in developing children’s feelings<br />
of self-worth, and encouraging tolerance and<br />
understanding of others.<br />
Our teachers all hold a<br />
Diploma of Teaching in Early<br />
Childhood, and one holds a<br />
Diploma of Teaching in Primary as<br />
well as early childhood. She prepares<br />
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• Fully qualified,<br />
registered<br />
and experienced<br />
teachers<br />
• Free ECE and subsidies<br />
available<br />
• Quality programmes<br />
and care for your<br />
child’s individual needs<br />
to reach their full<br />
potential.<br />
Safe &<br />
Stimulating<br />
Childcare<br />
Available<br />
Hours open<br />
7am to 6pm<br />
Call us now (03) 389 6851<br />
www.tinytotspreschool.co.nz<br />
148 England Street, Linwood, Christchurch<br />
Email: tinytotspreschool@xtra.co.nz<br />
Call us today to personally discuss your individual childcare needs.<br />
0800 78 33 78 | emma@stemsfromhome.co.nz<br />
programme tailored to<br />
each child’s unique needs.<br />
This helps the children to<br />
extend on their learning and<br />
enhances their development<br />
while in an open learning<br />
environment.<br />
Tiny Tots is a small, homely centre with a real<br />
family feel and has a great open plan environment<br />
both indoors and out. Children are provided with<br />
high quality equipment, resources and facilities to<br />
support each child’s learning and development.<br />
Teachers encourage parents to spend time with<br />
their children in the centre, especially to help them<br />
settle in, which also helps parents to discover how<br />
the centre operates throughout the day.<br />
Parents and children are welcome to visit Tiny<br />
Tots at 148 England Street in Linwood or phone<br />
3896851.<br />
the four year olds for school through an informal<br />
and brief daily ‘lesson’ time which the children love<br />
to take part in.<br />
We have a separate nursery with an outdoor area<br />
where the children discover and explore.<br />
We are a strong multi-cultural centre with<br />
committed teachers who embrace and celebrate<br />
diversity for our families.<br />
Morning and afternoon tea and a<br />
cooked lunch are provided, and we<br />
welcome visitors.<br />
Phone us on 389 2483 or check us<br />
out at www.lindisfarnenursery.school.nz<br />
• Central location<br />
• Cooked healthy heart meals<br />
• Large private outdoor play area<br />
• Casual care available<br />
• Enrolments available now<br />
• 7.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday<br />
EST 1987<br />
389 2483<br />
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Breaking the language<br />
barrier for tennis players<br />
IN A first for tennis in<br />
Canterbury, Waimairi<br />
Tennis Club will offer<br />
two novel coaching<br />
programmes this summer<br />
– one conducted in<br />
Mandarin and the other<br />
for pre-schoolers.<br />
Club senior coach Adam<br />
Gard’ner, who has some<br />
Chinese Mandarin skills,<br />
saw an opportunity for<br />
Christchurch’s expanding<br />
Mandarin-speaking community<br />
to get involved in<br />
tennis.<br />
“Many new people to the<br />
city are looking for ways<br />
to meet up with others to<br />
have fun and to exercise<br />
and this programme will<br />
provide exactly those opportunities.<br />
It’s a ‘learn to<br />
play programme’ and it is<br />
based on Tennis New Zealand’s<br />
‘Tennis Xpress’ programme<br />
for learners and<br />
intermediate level players.<br />
The big difference, though,<br />
is that it will be delivered<br />
predominantly in the<br />
Mandarin language,” said<br />
Gard’ner.<br />
Shanghai, China, was<br />
home to Gard’ner and his<br />
family for 12 years while<br />
he was involved in tennis<br />
management at the Shanghai<br />
Racquet Club and<br />
coach development with<br />
the Professional Tennis<br />
Registry.<br />
“There’s a real passion<br />
for tennis in China and<br />
players like Li Na are like<br />
superstars. We’re sure that<br />
local Mandarin speakers<br />
will be just as enthusiastic<br />
about our programme,”<br />
said Gard’ner.<br />
Waimairi Tennis Club<br />
president Lloyd Russell<br />
said the idea to introduce<br />
the Mandarin-speaking<br />
coaching is a fantastic opportunity<br />
for the club.<br />
“Having Adam with his<br />
Mandarin language skills<br />
seemed a great chance<br />
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to further our efforts to<br />
attract a new sector of<br />
players. We’re sure this<br />
programme will be a hit<br />
with the Christchurch<br />
community,” said Russell.<br />
Waimairi Tennis Club<br />
will also offer a new Tennis<br />
Hotshots ‘Blue Stage’<br />
programme this summer.<br />
Russell said it will provide<br />
three to five-year-olds with<br />
an eight-session introductory<br />
programme that<br />
focuses on fundamental<br />
perceptual motor skills,<br />
building movement, ball<br />
and racquet skills.<br />
With a total of 500<br />
members – juniors and<br />
seniors – the club is the<br />
largest in Canterbury.<br />
Each season it enters<br />
upward of 11 senior and<br />
35 junior teams in Canterbury<br />
tennis competitions.<br />
www.stemsfromhome.co.nz<br />
(03) 355 3888<br />
Level 1, 184 Papanui Rd<br />
(opposite Merivale Mall)<br />
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