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Partnerships
with families
How you see your child's learning, and how we keep you connected to the life of the centre.
Families know their
children best
Our role is to create an open, reciprocal partnership in which families understand their child's learning, know what is happening within the centre and always feel confident about who they can speak to.
Making learning visible
Photo stories and
learning stories
Documentation helps make children's learning visible. Through the Infocare app, families receive photo stories about once a fortnight and an individual written learning story around once a month.
These updates do more than record activities: kaiako name the interests, capabilities, relationships and developing ideas they can see, so families understand why a moment matters.
Longer reflections explore the learning unfolding across a room and show how teachers respond, through changes to the environment, questions, materials or new experiences. Documentation also gives children the chance to revisit their thinking, remember earlier experiences and see themselves as learners.
Families can add their own observations, aspirations and knowledge from home, which makes a richer and more connected picture of each child. Documentation becomes a continuing conversation between children, parents and teachers, rather than a one-way report from the centre.
Keeping families connected
Posts, bulletins and
parent evenings
Open, regular communication helps families feel connected to their child's experience and to the life of the centre.
Fortnightly room or community posts share current interests, events and what is happening in each learning space. Centre manager bulletins carry wider updates about the centre, its people and what is coming up.
Parent evenings make room for longer conversations about key teaching, children's learning and preparation for school, and let us hear families' questions and perspectives.
Nothing replaces a
conversation at the door
Digital communication never replaces human connection. Everyday conversations at arrival and collection let parents and teachers share the details that shape a child's day. Your key teacher is your first point of contact, and you can always arrange a meeting when something needs more time.
Families should always know who they can speak to, and know that their contribution is valued.