Southern Destinations: June 22, 2017

12 community resources 2017
HoMe-based childcare
service seeks new educators
PLUnKEt offers a range of
Community Services
Stems FROM HOME is
a small, privately owned
childcare service owned and
operated by local mother
and teacher, Emma McAlister.
Emma launched the service
in Auckland in 2011, and when
she returned to Christchurch
recently, she brought the
service with her.
Currently, there are eight
Home Based Educators in
Christchurch, who provide
childcare services for small
groups of up to four children
in their home. The children
receive lots of one-on-one
attention with individualised
learning programmes, and
enjoy a variety of age-related
indoor and outdoor activities.
Stems FROM HOME has
received positive reports from
ERO, which can be viewed on
the ERO website.
The 20 hours ECE for three and
four year-olds is offered, and
WINZ subsidies are available
for eligible families. The only
cost to families is the hourly
rate paid to the educators.
Based in Rolleston, the service
is available to families right
across Christchurch.
Stems FROM HOME is now
looking for new Home Based
Educators – people that
have experience working
with children under five, and
have a rapport and warmth
with children and a positive,
enthusiastic personality.
Educators can study for
National Certificate in Early
Childhood Education at no
cost, and can do this online
from home while they are
working with Stems FROM
HOME. First Aid training is
also provided at no cost to the
educator. Equipment such as
Plunket-approved car seats is
also provided.
To enquire about childcare
services, or working as an
Home Based Educator, contact
Emma on 0800 78 33 78, email
emma@stemsfromhome.co.nz
The boundaries of ‘Canterbury’
Plunket covers the region with
volunteer groups and clinics
based from Kaikoura to the
Rakaia River and from the Alps
to Akaroa. Canterbury Plunket
is a growing Plunket region, the
fourth-fastest in New Zealand,
and they are proud to support a
large number of volunteers in the
country.
Perceptions of Plunket usually
centre on the government
funded Well Child/Tamariki Ora
Nurses that run clinics and drop
in centres, and provide home
visits to new families. However,
Plunket also provides a number
of Community Services, which
rely on money from fundraising,
grants and donations, with a
dedicated team of staff and
volunteers. While administered
and led at a Canterbury
Area level, these Community
Services are run for and by the
communities where they are
based, responding directly to
community need.
Through Community Services,
services for families are provided
for free or at a minimal cost. They
include:
• Tumbling Toddlers
• Parenting Education (PEPE)
• Toes and Giggles
• Coffee/Support/Parent
Groups
• Playgroups
• Toy Libraries
Their latest service is Pregnancy
& Parenting Education (formerly
known as Antenatal Classes),
which supports first-time
parents by providing a range of
information and facilitation of
discussions around pregnancy
and childbirth, and parenting
of their newborn baby. Plunket
Canterbury encourages
enrolment for a course as soon
as your pregnancy has been
confirmed. Information about this
service can be found at
http://www.plunketppe.org.nz/.
Like them on Facebook
and keep up to date with
what’s happening in Plunket
around Canterbury at
https://www.facebook.com/
canterburyplunket/
Safe &
Stimulating
Childcare
Available
New vaCaNCies available Now
in Christchurch homes with over 120 children currently
enrolled in stems homes we would love to be able
to help your family too!
‘In the first 1000 days
we make the difference
of a lifetime’
Find out more about how we can support you
and your child’s first 1000 days
Visit www.plunket.org.nz
Or visit the Canterbury Facebook page
for upcoming events, parenting education
and much more
www.facebook.com/canterburyplunket
Call us today to personally discuss
your individual childcare needs.
0800 78 33 78
www.stemsfromhome.co.nz
emma@stemsfromhome.co.nz