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22<br />
Tuesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
New Childcare Centre<br />
opens in Rolleston<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
325 Dunns Crossing Rd, Rolleston (Cnr Burnham Road)<br />
Ph 0800 102 236 or 03 347 0562 | www.blossomseducare.co.nz<br />
New preschool<br />
opens in Rolleston<br />
The official visits are over and Blossoms<br />
Educare will soon welcome their first<br />
Rolleston students. The children will also be<br />
the preschool educator’s first South Island<br />
students.<br />
This will be great news for the many<br />
families who have been enquiring about<br />
Rolleston’s newest early childhood<br />
educational facility, and for those moving<br />
into the area; especially as many other<br />
centres have already reached capacity.<br />
“Since last year, we’ve had over one<br />
hundred enquiries for our new Rolleston<br />
preschool,” advises Rolleston Centre<br />
Manager, Barbara Ludlow.<br />
Throughout the country, Blossoms<br />
Educare has over 670 children including<br />
157 under-2 years old. They already have<br />
eight centres located around Auckland with<br />
more being built throughout the country,<br />
including at Rangiora, in Auckland and<br />
another in Rolleston near Lemonwood<br />
Grove School.<br />
“The success of Blossoms Educare is, we<br />
believe a result of the symbiotic relationships<br />
between parents, children and community,”<br />
suggests Sarabjit Sidhu, Operations Manager<br />
of Blossoms Educare.<br />
The team at Blossoms Educare work with<br />
families to ensure that all children enjoy<br />
a wonderful preschool experience that<br />
allows them to learn and grow. While the<br />
Te Whāriki, New Zealand early childhood<br />
curriculum is followed, their philosophy,<br />
vision and goals also promote family and the<br />
local community.<br />
The teaching programme sits alongside<br />
the children’s own disposition where their<br />
ideas and passions are explored. If the topic<br />
is transport then the areas the children are<br />
interested in are identified and research<br />
conducted such as transport used in<br />
building. This helps expand their minds and<br />
engenders creativity.<br />
Special emphasis is placed on natural<br />
materials and neutral colours with play<br />
equipment selected accordingly. Smart<br />
technology has been built into the centre.<br />
This includes a centralised music system;<br />
wall mounted televisions to support learning<br />
activities; and the potential for video<br />
conference networking with other centres<br />
for connectivity between centres and staff.<br />
Another attractive feature of this preschool<br />
is its opening hours, from 7am until 6pm<br />
and flexibility of times when a child can<br />
attend. This significantly supports families<br />
who are seen as important, something that<br />
is reflected in the dedicated space in the<br />
entry area where there are comfy couches<br />
so whanau can relax and chat while having<br />
a coffee.<br />
Blossoms Educare offers affordable and<br />
unique early childhood education, working<br />
with families to allow their children to<br />
experience this.<br />
Blossoms Educare is located at<br />
325 Dunns Crossing Road at the<br />
Stonebrook end of Rolleston. To learn<br />
more, call 0800 102 236 or check their<br />
website: www.blossomseducare.co.nz.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
Councillor,<br />
Mark Alexander<br />
assists with the<br />
cutting of the<br />
ribbon.<br />
The Blossoms<br />
team from left to<br />
right: JP Singh,<br />
Nomita Singh,<br />
Noor, Sarabjit,<br />
Jared Hazeldine<br />
(Hazeldine<br />
Construction),<br />
Gurup, Arush,<br />
Barbara, Jasmine,<br />
Mark Alexander<br />
(Councillor), Nick,<br />
Baljit, Kuljit Singh.
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