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Supporting the community<br />
96 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Phone 3078317<br />
Real Estate MidCanterburyPropertyLtd Licensed REAA 2008<br />
OH BABY!<br />
Let<br />
MidCanterbury<br />
know about your<br />
newarrival...<br />
...in the <strong>Courier</strong>’s monthly<br />
Baby Page completely free of charge.<br />
Simply post or email aphotoofthe new<br />
arrival along with the birth details to:<br />
office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz.<br />
Photos forJune 3to<br />
be received by 12 noon<br />
Tuesday<br />
June 1<br />
Protecting our newborns<br />
The national newborn heel prick<br />
screening programme has been<br />
helping thousands of newborn babies<br />
avoid apotential life ofill-health and<br />
suffering.<br />
Thetest,commonly knownasthe ‘heel<br />
prick test’ or‘Guthrie Test’, was first<br />
introduced as anationalprogramme in<br />
New Zealand in 1969, has been used in<br />
New Zealand forjust over 50 years.<br />
It was one of the most successful<br />
screening programmes around the<br />
world and helped identify metabolic<br />
conditions which could be diagnosed<br />
beforeababybecame unwell,allowing<br />
treatment to start immediately,<br />
before life-threatening illness or<br />
developmental delays happened.<br />
Ministry of Health’s deputy directorgeneral<br />
population health and<br />
prevention Deborah Woodley said<br />
each year more than 99 percent of<br />
all babies born inNew Zealand were<br />
screened.<br />
‘‘That’s about 64,000 babies, ofwhich,<br />
on average approximately 50 are<br />
identified as needing treatment,” she<br />
said.<br />
“In 2018, 67 New Zealand-born babies<br />
benefited from metabolic screening.<br />
The impact of this is far-reaching as it<br />
affects the quality of life and future<br />
health of each child diagnosed with a<br />
condition, and also the quality of life of<br />
their family, whanau and their ability<br />
to contributetosocietyovertime.”<br />
“The impact the programme has had<br />
in improving the lives of thousands<br />
of children and their families over<br />
the last 50 years is substantial, and so<br />
importanttoacknowledge,” she said.<br />
The programme has evolved<br />
considerably over time with more<br />
conditions being screened for<br />
and long-term research studies<br />
are improving treatment of those<br />
conditions.<br />
Play is work<br />
and work is fun<br />
Where Children Learn<br />
At Tiddlywinks Preschool<br />
children areencouraged to<br />
exploreand develop asense<br />
of wonder through natural<br />
resourcesand experiences.<br />
In our new purpose built facility<br />
teachers areable to “stepback”<br />
and empowerchildren to make<br />
their owndecisions and take<br />
responsibilityfor collaborative<br />
playbut still be theretoguide<br />
and supportwhen needed.<br />
We have separate under two’s<br />
and over two’swith ashared<br />
kaiareawhich fosters the<br />
relationships between the older<br />
and younger children as well as<br />
the teachers which in turnmakes<br />
the transition process relaxing<br />
foreveryone. Our outdoor area<br />
provides mud,water, sand,grass,<br />
loose parts,hidey holes,rocks,<br />
logs and nativetrees and plants<br />
which allowthe children to gain<br />
confidenceinthemselves,create,<br />
exploreand assess their ownrisk.<br />
We provide wetweather gear<br />
forthe children so they can be<br />
outside in all types of weather<br />
and enjoyrainy days as much as<br />
sunnydays.<br />
Contactuson<br />
307 0420 or visit our website<br />
www.tiddlywinks.co.nz<br />
ENROL NOW -2YEAR OLDS WELCOME<br />
Contact: Kindergarten<br />
Association Manager<br />
Ph: 308 3779<br />
Email: association@ashkindy.co.nz<br />
www.ashburtonkindergarten.org.nz<br />
Asmall homely centre,<br />
with anature based philosophy.<br />
Stephanie Hansen Amanda Moore<br />
Centre Directors<br />
7Roxburgh Place Tinwald <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
phone 03 307 0420 twpreschool@gmail.com<br />
2379516<br />
2379520
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