Our Rooms
Active Explorers Hokitika has three separate rooms, enabling us to deliver age appropriate experiences for children at each different age and stage.
Ruma Kowhai – 3 months to 2 years
Our nursery provides a warm, calm and relaxing home away from home for our youngest taonga. While maintaining excellent teacher to child ratios our teachers are available to celebrate the successes of every child as an individual while sharing in the joy of growth of our infants and young toddlers alongside their whānau.
Daily Routine
Our routine in Ruma Kowhai celebrates the uniqueness of every child and is dedicated to following the individual routines and cues of tamariki. While following children’s individual routines around nappies, bottles and sleep schedules, tamariki are supported to come together to share mealtimes, engage in active exploration of their environment and play moments with and alongside their peers.
Ruma Rata – 2 years to 3.5 years
Ruma Rata is our play and learning environment for our toddler tamariki. Our excellent teacher to child ratios encourage tamariki to enquire and explore their environment at their own pace and support individualised learning goals.
Daily rituals and routines encourage tamariki to develop increasing independence skills while engaging in active exploration and play moments with and alongside others. Tamariki have opportunities throughout the day to engage in meaningful shared moments alongside others through kai routines and intentional teaching moments while having the freedom to explore and enquire in their environment at their own pace.
Daily Routine
7:45am – 8:30am – Tamariki from Ruma Rata and Ruma Rimu are settled for the day combined in Ruma Rata.
8:45am – 10:00am – Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences
10:00am – Morning kai
10:20am – 11.30am - Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences
11:30am – Group Mat Time
11:45am – Lunch time
12:15pm – 1:45pm Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences. Individual routines followed for tamariki who require sleep.
1:45pm – Group Mat Time
2:00pm – Afternoon kai time
2:20pm – 2:45pm - Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences
2:45pm - 5:15pm – Tamariki from Rata and Rimu are farewelled for the day . Ruma Rata and Ruma Rimu are combined in Ruma Rata. Ruma Rimu tamariki engage in Tuakana role with their younger peers.
Ruma Rimu - 3.5 years to 6 years
Ruma Rimu is a creative learning space that celebrates the independence and social competency of our older Tuakana as they interact with younger Teina. Tamariki are encouraged to direct their own learning journey through self-expression and problem-solving, alongside their Kaiako, as we experience ako/learning together.
Daily Routine
7:45am – 8:45am – Tamariki from Ruma Rata and Ruma Rimu are settled for the day combined in Ruma Rata.
8:45am – 10:00am – Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences
9:45am – Hui Time
10:00am – Morning kai
10:30am – 2:15pm - Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences
12:pm – Rolling Kai time
12:15pm – 1:45pm Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences. Individual routines followed for tamariki who require sleep.
2:00pm – Afternoon kai
2:20pm – 2:45pm - Tamariki engage in learning through play experiences
2:45pm - 5:15pm – Tamariki from Rata and Rimu are farewelled for the day. Ruma Rata and Ruma Rimu are combined in Ruma Rata. Ruma Rimu tamariki engage in Tuakana role with their younger peers.