Janine's Home-base Service

22/05/2026

It was Cultural Celebration day today, so I wore a gorgeous outfit given to me by a previous whānau. 🥰

We also explore pegs and puzzles in the tuff tray, the tamariki are enjoying having a voice in what goes into the tray for exploration time. 🤩

I have spaces available, all ECE and Government funding applies. 😊
PM for more details. 😍

15/05/2026

We celebrated Anti-bullying awareness today, and explored with hedgehog blocks and shakers in the tuff tray. So much fun was had. 😊

I also wanted to share some of our favourite Aotearoa created pukapuka, my preschool tamariki love story time with these fun pukapuka. 🥰

We have spaces available, ECE and Government funding applies. 😍
PM for more details. 🤩

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09/05/2026

Happy mother's Day awesome mothers out there ❤️

01/05/2026

We explored making autumn art today. 🥰
Turned out pretty good, my tamariki seemed impressed with it. Making the most of acorn leaves for hedgehog spikes. 🤩

We have spaces available, all ECE and Government funding applies, pm for more details. 😊😍


Kids

24/04/2026

Tuff tray exploration, a spin on blocks play. 😊
My tamariki love building towers and knocking them down, for a bit of fun giant bugs were sat on top of the towers to knock down also. 🥰

We have spaces available, ECE and government funding applies, enquire via message. 😊

17/04/2026

17/04/2026

We practiced our Earthquake drill today. 😊
First we coloured images, next we read a story called "Ana's Jelly", then we practiced "drop, cover and hold" under the dining table, followed by watching the Stan Earthquake video.
Drill practices are made fun here so that tamariki recognise them and know what to do in an emergency. 😊

We have spaces to join our e hoa, come and spend time exploring with us. 😊
ECE and government funding applies. 🥰

10/04/2026

This week we decided to explore a frozen dinosaur small world using warm water and teaspoons to melt and smash the dinosaurs out of their frozen state. My tamariki had a blast with this activity, spending about an hour exploring it. 😍

Sometimes we explore "simple" small worlds and other times we explore a "complicated" small world. (As shown in the photographs of two different dinosaurs small worlds). 🥰
Either way my tamariki have a tremendous time learning and expressing their imagination and knowledge about how things work in different worlds. 🤩

We have spaces available, government and ECE funding applies.
Contact me for details. 🤩

01/04/2026

IT'S WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY. Autism | Takiwātanga is characterised by different ways that people perceive the world, think and behave, and how they communicate and interact with others.

All autistic learners are different, but some may demonstrate these sorts of strengths or preferences:
❤️ Strong preference for well-planned, structured, predictable, routine-based environments, and quieter, clutter-free spaces.
❤️ Special interest in particular topics and activities.
❤️ Processes visual information quickly.
❤️ Strong rote memory, retaining particular facts and details.
❤️ Honesty and direct communication.
❤️ Unique problem-solving perspectives.

Some areas where additional support may be helpful:
✔️ Coping with change, unfamiliar routines, and lack of structure.
✔️ Sensory regulation.
✔️ Abstract thinking.
✔️ Verbal communication and social interaction.
✔️ Engaging in learning that doesn't seem relevant.

For more information on how to reduce barriers and enable autistic learners to participate, belong, and thrive, check out our Inclusive Education website: https://inclusive.tki.org.nz/guides/autism-and-learning/

31/03/2026

My preschool tamariki had fun matching Easter eggs and images this morning, before heading off to Elim Kids Music where an egg shaker hunt was ready for them with tiny Easter egg treats. 🥰😊

We have spaces for new friends, ECE and government funding applies. 😊
Smaller educational and care bubbles with wider learning environments. 🥰

Contact me for more information 😍
I am expetienced and have ECE qualifications and more to be qualified by next year. 🤩