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Wellington Home Based Early Learning

Wellington Central region, Wellington

0800 227 627

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Kia ora!

Kia ora!

I’m Tanya, your local Barnardos Early Learning Advisor for the Wellington region. I’m here to help you find the best early learning and care to suit your child and whānau needs.

About Home Based Early Learning

Home based early learning is an excellent choice for families wanting nurturing care and quality early learning for their child. The benefits of Barnardos Home Based Early Learning include:

  • Conveniently located, flexible care for your whānau
  • Nurturing environment in a dedicated educator’s home
  • Secure relationships among a small group of children
  • Strong focus on early learning guided by Te Whariki – NZ’s Early Childhood Curriculum
  • Local community excursions and adventures

Contact us today to find your nearest educators and learn how home based early learning might suit your child and family.

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0–5 years

Personalised support, guidance and resources

Flexible hours

Options to meet your family’s needs

Care like home

Individualised care and attention

Local educators

Choice of educators in your area

Community outings

Local experiences and adventures

Expertise & knowledge

Experienced in early childhood for over 40 years

  • More about home based early learning

    Flexibility, comforts of home, nurturing relationships. ..that’s what Barnardos Home Based Early learning is all about.

    Flexibility for families

    Home based early learning offers excellent flexibility for the whole family.

    For children, care in a home setting with one educator and a familiar small group of friends feels like an extension of their own home and day-to-day life.

    For parents, our flexible hours suit shift work or ‘part day’ care is available along with full time care. Plus, you’ll find your educator becomes part of the family – a trusted friend who may be able to offer extra hours, advice or support if needed

    Nurturing care in a home environment

    Home based early learning offers your child learning in an environment like your own home. A dedicated educator cares for no more than four children at any time in their own home. Your child will thrive under the nurturing guidance of their educator and the secure relationships they’ll form with the other children.

    Home based early learning offers your family flexibility, quality early learning and comforting care in a convenient location with over 280 Barnardos Home Based Educators across Aotearoa

    Quality early learning

    There are over 280 Barnardos Home Based Educators across New Zealand. Each one is passionate about providing a loving and safe space for your child’s early learning.

    Home based educators deliver a comprehensive program of early learning experiences – guided by Te Whariki – NZs early childhood curriculum and supported by monthly visits from a Barnardos Visiting Teacher. Their happy and nurturing home environments will inspire, stimulate and empower your child to learn in their own unique way

    Community connection

    Alongside a routine like your child is used to at home, home based early learning educators offer a unique opportunity for community connection. Adventures to local parks and community facilities such as libraries and playgroups are just some of the activities your child will enjoy

    About our educators

    Barnardos Educators all have a few things in common – they’re nurturing, enthusiastic and experienced individuals who share a passion for raising the next generation of Kiwi kids.

     

    Experienced 

    Lots of our educators are parents themselves, have a background in teaching or an interest in helping their local community. To them, this is their passion and career, not just a job. This means your child will benefit from their focus, commitment and energy.

    Educated

    Our educators are encouraged to enrol in the Level 3 Certificate in Early Childhood. In-house learning modules and continued professional development are also offered. Attracting and retaining high quality educators is important to us. Read more about how we invest in our educators.

    Reliable and trustworthy

    The safety and wellbeing of your child is always our highest priority. Our home based educators are carefully vetted through comprehensive selection criteria, interview and reference checking processes and are required to attend an in-depth induction program.

     

    All educators are required to:

    • Hold a clear Police and Children’s Worker Safety check. All members of the educator’s household (17yrs+) also need a clear Police check
    • Hold a current First Aid certificate (renewing every 2 years)
    • Welcome regular (minimum monthly) scheduled and unscheduled visits from a Barnardos Visiting Teacher
    • Have their homes thoroughly checked during Visiting Teacher visits
    • Attend all initial induction and training sessions and attend ongoing compulsory training. This is required to meet the conditions of maintaining their Barnardos Home Based Educator status (which we call a Practice Certificate), and to adhere to the Ministry of Education service regulations and licensing criteria
    • Always adhere to the Barnardos Early Learning policies, procedures and guidelines. Copies of individual policies are available from your educator or by contacting us.

    Fees and subsidies

    We want to make your child’s early learning and care experience as accessible as possible. Childcare fees cover the cost of providing the best quality early learning and care for your child in one of our carefully selected educator’s homes.

    Fees vary by educator, so to find out your local educator’s fees, contact an Early Learning Advisor today. 

    ECE and other subsidies
    Did you know Barnardos Home Based Early Learning is an approved ECE option and you may be eligible for fee subsidies?

    Learn more about fees and subsidies

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    Learning through play

    Our educators use Te Whariki – NZ’s Early Childhood Curriculum – to weave early learning moments into your child’s day based on their play interests. Every Educator is supported by regular visits for a qualified visiting teacher.

    Nurturing experiences

    Our educators are experienced and enthusiastic nurturers who share a desire to raise the best next generation of Kiwi kids. Your child will benefit from their knowledge and passion while feeling comforted by their home like environment.

    Community connection

    Educators are always on the lookout for ways to encourage your child’s connection to nature, the outdoors and the local community. Excursions to the local library, parks and shops are a treasured part of your child’s day.

    Stay in touch with Storypark

    We use Storypark to record and communicate learning as it happens via photos, video, audio and observations within a secure online environment. Parents and whānau can receive instant feedback and plan new ways to extend their child’s unique interests and abilities.

    Testimonials

    “The experience has just been amazing. I’ve felt supported and confident. Barnardos has been incredible.”

    Samuel
    Wellington

    “Flexibility, excellent care and education for my kids, convenient and reasonable pricing.”

    Joanna
    Wellington

    “Great care for my children. Fantastic caregiver!”

    Lara
    Wellington

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PORSE takes a relationship-based approach to nurturing and educating young minds, with Educators and Nannies becoming a significant person in the lives of the children they care for. Through your child’s programme, Educators and Nannies work at the pace of your child, allowing them time for their natural development and individual potential to unfold.

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Why choose PORSE?

Authentic Experiences

Real-world interaction and public outings, in a safe and supportive environment, with a person your child trusts.

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Authentic Experiences

Home-based Childcare provides real-world interaction and public outings, in a safe and supportive environment, with a person they trust. These experiences are learning opportunities, catered to each child’s interests, giving them the chance to try new things. It is through experiences like these that children grow their social skills and relationships with others.

Authentic Environments

Replicating the comfort and security of home, as well as the routines and values that are built there.

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Authentic Environments

Home-based Childcare replicates the comfort and security of home, as well as the routines and values that are built there. These environments allow children space and time to be themselves, rather than forcing them to fit in. Providing these environments is especially important during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, as young brains need calm and familiar surroundings to learn and grow.

Authentic Relationships

One-on-one, responsive relationships that provide children with consistency and a go-to person.

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Authentic Relationships

Home-based Childcare comes from one-on-one, responsive relationships that provide children with consistency and a go-to person. These relationships are built on providing emotional availability, attentiveness and time to each individual child. Science shows that for children’s brains to make the positive connections that build social skills and resilience, these relationships are essential.

Benefits of in-home childcare

  • A warm, nurturing, respectful Educator or Nanny that you’ve personally chosen
  • A healthy and safe environment that’s regularly checked
  • A calm home environment that allows for quiet play and relaxing activities
  • Social interaction in a group size not exceeding four children, as recommended by international research on the benefits of early childhood best practice
  • Participation in all the familiar, everyday routines that your child would do if they were at home
  • Planned activities to enhance the child’s interests and strengths
  • Learning and development according to Te Whāriki principles and the Ministry of Education guidelines.

A relationship-based approach

  • Positive interactions at all times to promote physically, emotionally and psychologically safe environments
  • Developmentally, culturally and individually appropriate experiences with family values reinforced
  • Sensitive and informed guidance, interventions and support
  • Responsiveness to children’s interests and passions
  • Giving children time to explore and complete activities
  • Planning play experiences that are child-led, challenging and meaningful
  • Treating children with respect, dignity and individuality
  • Encouraging children to participate in all play areas and activities
  • Providing boundaries, routines that are clear and consistent, by negotiating with children, and giving children ‘choice’
  • Offering one-to-one support with challenging and complex play activities and learning
  • Non-discriminatory and appropriate behaviour
  • Assuring children appropriate privacy and confidentiality and advocating on behalf of children
  • Valuing diversity.

20 hours ECE

The New Zealand government provides 20 Hours of ECE (Early Childhood Education) to give young children the best possible start in life. This subsidy is vitally important because a quality early childhood education, such as the PORSE programme, builds lifelong foundations for successful learning.

The 20 Hours ECE government subsidy is available for all children aged three, four and five, and enrolled with licensed Ministry of Education Early Childhood Education providers who opt into the 20 Hours ECE programme. This subsidy is not means-tested or calculated on how much you earn, so it’s available to all three to five-year-olds who enrol at PORSE.

If your child is turning three and you’re already part of the PORSE family, you’ll be automatically contacted by our community team about applying for the 20 Hours ECE subsidy. If you’re not currently part of PORSE, we can discuss your options with you during your enrolment. The 20 Hours ECE subsidy ceases when your child turns six or starts school.

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A commitment to care

The PORSE Philosophy

With over twenty years of experience and learning behind PORSE, we believe in nurturing and educating children within secure, stimulating and positive home-based environments while fostering consistent, connected and supportive relationships between the children, their Educators and their parents.

The PORSE approach to home-based childcare is based on experience and research around the importance of play, learning and development through close child-adult relationships, allowing your child to grow and explore with confidence.

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Which home-based childcare is right for you?


Home-based Educator



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Au Pair


Home-based Educator

  • Provides care from their own home.
  • May care for up to four children under five years of age, with a maximum of two under the age of two.
  • Sets their own days, hours, and rate.
  • Is self-employed.

Nanny

  • Cares for children in your family home.
  • May undertake additional tasks by agreement, relating to caring for your children, such as preparing meals for your child and cleaning up afterwards, or washing and changing your child’s bedding.
  • Is employed by you at an hourly rate mutually agreed.
  • Maybe shared by more than one family with similar care requirements.

Au Pair

  • Is a nanny who lives in the family home.
  • Is usually on a working holiday in New Zealand, providing your family with an insight into another culture.
  • Is employed by the family, with room and board included as part of the remuneration package.

“I joined PORSE because it gave me the ability to do what I enjoy, in creating an environment that is home-like and where the children and their families become an extension of my own family.

Clare Chatfield

Central Wellington


Home Based Childcare

A calm home environment that allows for quiet play and relaxing activities


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Home Based Childcare

A calm home environment that allows for quiet play and relaxing activities


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Nurtured At Home | Quality Learning Environments


WELCOME TO NURTURED AT HOME

Nurtured at Home started up in 2014, and we’ve been on an awesome ride ever since. From our relatively small beginnings at home to now covering all of Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Gisborne, Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui, Horowhenua, Wairarapa, and Wellington, we’ve stayed true to our Philosophy and Guiding Principles which essentially is to recognise children as our first priority. In addition to this, we strive to provide an exceptional experience for our community of parents and educators, and we would like to thank our community for joining us and continuing to support us.

We hope that for those of you considering becoming part of the Nurtured at Home team, as a parent or an Educator, that you join us and allow us to earn the right to partner with you every day and we welcome you to become a part of our incredible journey.

 

  1. Sep 2013
  2. Feb 2014
  3. Jul 2014
  4. Jan 2015
  5. Apr 2015
  6. Oct 2015
  7. Jan 2016
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  11. Jul 2017
  12. Sep 2017
  13. Oct 2017
  14. Mar 2018
  15. Dec 2018
  16. Jan 2019
  17. Mar 2019
  18. May 2019
  19. Jul 2019
  20. Sep 2019
  21. Dec 2019
  22. Mar 2020
  23. May 2020
  24. Jul 2020
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  26. Dec 2020
  27. Feb 2021
  28. May 2021
  29. Aug 2021
  30. Dec 2021
  31. Feb 2022
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  1. September 2013

    Nurtured at Home was created with a simple idea of “children are our first priority”. Like most great ideas, this one was thought up sitting at Petra’s kitchen table just out of Tauranga. A significant amount of time was spent creating our policies and procedures to ensure our service was built around quality interactions with children in our care, their families and our Educators.

  2. February 2014

    Petra recognised that quality interactions start with the team of Visiting Teachers and support staff, so made the commitment to employ the very best. This started with Pam Wardrope who leads our BOP team and ensures that everything relating to the quality of our interactions with our children, Educators, and families exceeds Ministry of Education criteria.

    We chose Auckland as our first area to open up, even if this did mean Petra virtually living in Auckland. We were overwhelmed with the response we received and since then we have substantially added to our team and now cover all areas of Auckland.

  3. July 2014

    Moving closer to home, Petra opened up throughout the wider Bay of Plenty region in July 2014. Working from an office down an alley and under the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus building, this was also our first official ‘home’. We employed our first administrator to support Petra and Pam so they could focus on “children are our first priority”.

  4. January 2015

    Numbers continued to grow in Auckland and so did our team, and we quickly outgrew our two rented offices in Ellerslie. We moved into our current Auckland office in Penrose where we can now accommodate our team, resources and toy library.

  5. April 2015

    Gisborne beckoned us. It wasn’t our intent but a group of Educators heard about what we offered and asked us to meet with them. Over two years later, we have grown tremendously in the area, and those original Educators are still with us.

  6. October 2015

    In 2015, Petra decided she wanted to move her family back to the Waikato so facilitated this by opening up in Hamilton. Really, she wanted to be closer to her son (poor chap) who goes to school in Hamilton. Since then we’ve become a truly Waikato-wide business supported by a wonderful and diverse team of Educators, Visiting Teachers and support staff.

  7. January 2016

    With the rapid growth in Auckland and Tauranga, our miniature office down an alley in Tauranga (although handy to all the shops) had been outgrown and we needed somewhere for our administration team; three sharing a desk was ok if they weren’t in the office at the same time. We also felt that when one had to use the bathroom it would be nice to access this indoors, rather than exit the office, head into an underground carpark using a keypad, wait for access via a huge rolling carpark door, and then head into the far, dark corner. So we purchased a homely property on 15th Avenue to become our BOP office and administrative hub.

  8. June 2016

    June saw us open in the Hawkes Bay. Once again, we were warmly received and we continue to grow and spread throughout the region.

  9. October 2016

    Winners of the Westpac Service Excellence Awards and Finalist in the Supreme Business of the Year Award! This was recognition of all the hard work that our entire team (Educators and staff) put in each and every day to ensure that “children are our first priority”.

  10. March 2017

    You know you’ve purchased far too many vehicles when you appear in a car manufacturer’s magazine. During March, we featured in the Suzuki Life magazine. Why did we pick the Suzuki Swift? Because it matched our “bubbly personality”. Check out the rest of the article here www.suzuki.co.nz/suzuki-life/news/article/nurtured-at-home/527140

  11. July 2017

    We were offered another Homebased service in the Waikato, and subsequently purchased this to complement our existing business in Waikato. Sounds simple, but the effort put in by the wider Nurtured at Home team to bring this all together over a short period of time was incredible.

  12. September 2017

    Our new website is now up and running. We actually thought our old one was still pretty relevant but we like to be innovative and a market leader. We hope you enjoy! If you think we’re doing things well, tell others and if you think we can do things differently, then tell us what and why, and convince us. You may be surprised to know that some of our best ideas haven’t come from us; rather they have come from the communities we operate in.

  13. October 2017

    Nurtured at Home was placed 9th at the Deloitte Fast 50 Awards for the fastest growing company in New Zealand.  The amazing growth was only possible due to all of our staff, Educators, families and whānau as word-of-mouth continues to be one of our best forms of advertising.

  14. March 2018

    We made the decision to purchase a Nanny service based in Wellington, providing Nurtured at Home with an alternative option to quality homebased care and education.  We rebranded the service to Nurtured at Home – Nannies Plus with new logo and website.

    This month also saw us open in the Taranaki region as we had received enquiries over previous months.  Again, we have been warmly received and the region is growing strongly.

     

  15. December 2018

    Over eight days each December, Petra and Aaron travel 2,700 kms and attend 13 children’s Christmas parties across all our regions. Together they love meeting our Educators, families and children and we get to enjoy our very own visit by Santa Clause, Hana Koko.

  16. January 2019

    We just collected our 32nd Nurtured at Home sign-written car this week. We are excited to continue to grow at this rate – that’s 1 new vehicle every two months. As ongoing changes in the homebased sector continue, with services closing, merging or selling, Nurtured at Home has remained a privately owned family-based quality service, focussing on what’s important to us: providing a quality service committed to children being at the centre of every decision we make. Our continued growth is evident of our quality and also our new Suzuki Swift!

     

  17. March 2019

    Today our employees commemorated the tragic events of 15th March with “Colour Your Day”, taking a moment to remember those families directly affected, and we made a generous donation to the fundraising account. Nurtured at Home has also made a donation to St John Ambulance and we would like to acknowledge the amazing work that all emergency services have done to support the New Zealand Police over this time.

  18. May 2019

    Nurtured at Home has opened in Palmerston North! We are pleased to welcome new Educators and families to the Nurtured at Home team.

  19. July 2019

    This month, we celebrated our five-year anniversary at our annual conference. Thank you to all our staff, Educators, families, and whanau, who have supported us.

  20. September 2019

    Nurtured at Home recently added another two cars to its fleet – one going to Wellington and another to Waikato. This brings our total to 34 cars that you will see around the regions.

  21. December 2019

    Aaron and I take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our Educators, Nannies, family/whanau and children, Visiting Teachers and Admin Staff that are a part of the Nurtured at Home team. Without all of you, your dedication, commitment, contribution and continued support of our service, we would not have such an amazing service.

  22. March 2020

    On 25th March 2020, Nurtured at Home joined New Zealand for a nationwide lockdown at Alert Level 4. Petra and Aaron, along with our Visiting Teachers, continued to support our Educators and families health and wellbeing during this time via social media.

  23. May 2020

    As New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2 and ECE services reopened, many of our Educators and families returned to care. Nurtured at Home also started daily online learning activities to support those children and their families who were not yet returning to care.

     

     

  24. July 2020

    We work hard to build relationships with our Educators, Nannies, and whānau. So to make the NZ Herald’s Top 10 list really is a testament to having wonderful Educators and Nannies, a great bunch of Visiting Teachers and Administrators and families that trust all of us to care for their precious children!

     

  25. September 2020

    We took part in the nationwide Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori, Māori Language Moment on 14th September, to celebrate te reo Māori.

  26. December 2020

    As 2020 comes to an end, we want to take this time to thank everyone for their continued support of Nurtured at Home! We work hard to ensure good things are happening for children, and you are all valued as a part of our team.

    We wish you and your family all the very best over the summer season, and a safe and happy holiday if you are heading away for a break – Petra and Aaron.

     

  27. February 2021

    Nurtured at Home first started in Auckland 7 years ago. We would like to ackowledge our Nurtured at Home family for their ongoing support – thank you!

  28. May 2021

    Nurtured at Home welcomes all our Educators, families and whanau from Masterton to our team! We now have Educators available from Auckland throughout the North Island to Wellington.

  29. August 2021

    We’re pleased to announce one of our new chosen charities – Trees That Count! 

    For every new child that’s enrolled in our home-based childcare, we’ll be donating one tree to the Trees That Count initiative.

  30. December 2021

    As 2021 draws to a close, we want to give a special shout-out in particular to our Auckland Educators, families, children and staff – who supported each other through months of restrictions, along with our Waikato team during changing alert levels. We continue to work in partnership as we move into the traffic light system.

    Our dedicated Educator and Nanny Facebook page – started during lockdown in 2020 – continued to offer guidance and support to our community of Educators and Nannies, and we thank everyone for their contribution to the discussions, competitions, and inspiring others.

    We work hard to ensure good things are happening for children, and you are all valued as a part of our team. We wish you and your family all the very best over the summer season, and a safe and happy holiday if you are heading away for a break.

     

  31. February 2022

    With COVID Protection Framework restrictions on homebased playgroups, we’re discovering and exploring more of our local community, parks, nature walks and playgrounds.

     

  32. September 2022

    We introduced the option for families to complete their child’s enrolment online via a secure portal. This is a value-added option suitable for families that may be working fulltime, in the process of moving regions, or would prefer to complete this online. Continuing to provide excellent customer service!

Timeline

  • September 2013

    Nurtured at Home was created with a simple idea of “children are our first priority”. Like most great ideas, this one was thought up sitting at Petra’s kitchen table just out of Tauranga. A significant amount of time was spent creating our policies and procedures to ensure our service was built around quality interactions with children in our care, their families and our Educators.

  • February 2014

    Petra recognised that quality interactions start with the team of Visiting Teachers and support staff, so made the commitment to employ the very best. This started with Pam Wardrope who leads our BOP team and ensures that everything relating to the quality of our interactions with our children, Educators, and families exceeds Ministry of Education criteria.

    We chose Auckland as our first area to open up, even if this did mean Petra virtually living in Auckland. We were overwhelmed with the response we received and since then we have substantially added to our team and now cover all areas of Auckland.

  • July 2014

    Moving closer to home, Petra opened up throughout the wider Bay of Plenty region in July 2014. Working from an office down an alley and under the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus building, this was also our first official ‘home’. We employed our first administrator to support Petra and Pam so they could focus on “children are our first priority”.

  • January 2015

    Numbers continued to grow in Auckland and so did our team, and we quickly outgrew our two rented offices in Ellerslie. We moved into our current Auckland office in Penrose where we can now accommodate our team, resources and toy library.

  • April 2015

    Gisborne beckoned us. It wasn’t our intent but a group of Educators heard about what we offered and asked us to meet with them. Over two years later, we have grown tremendously in the area, and those original Educators are still with us.

  • October 2015

    In 2015, Petra decided she wanted to move her family back to the Waikato so facilitated this by opening up in Hamilton. Really, she wanted to be closer to her son (poor chap) who goes to school in Hamilton. Since then we’ve become a truly Waikato-wide business supported by a wonderful and diverse team of Educators, Visiting Teachers and support staff.

  • January 2016

    With the rapid growth in Auckland and Tauranga, our miniature office down an alley in Tauranga (although handy to all the shops) had been outgrown and we needed somewhere for our administration team; three sharing a desk was ok if they weren’t in the office at the same time. We also felt that when one had to use the bathroom it would be nice to access this indoors, rather than exit the office, head into an underground carpark using a keypad, wait for access via a huge rolling carpark door, and then head into the far, dark corner. So we purchased a homely property on 15th Avenue to become our BOP office and administrative hub.

  • June 2016

    June saw us open in the Hawkes Bay. Once again, we were warmly received and we continue to grow and spread throughout the region.

  • October 2016

    Winners of the Westpac Service Excellence Awards and Finalist in the Supreme Business of the Year Award! This was recognition of all the hard work that our entire team (Educators and staff) put in each and every day to ensure that “children are our first priority”.

  • March 2017

    You know you’ve purchased far too many vehicles when you appear in a car manufacturer’s magazine. During March, we featured in the Suzuki Life magazine. Why did we pick the Suzuki Swift? Because it matched our “bubbly personality”. Check out the rest of the article here www.suzuki.co.nz/suzuki-life/news/article/nurtured-at-home/527140

  • July 2017

    We were offered another Homebased service in the Waikato, and subsequently purchased this to complement our existing business in Waikato. Sounds simple, but the effort put in by the wider Nurtured at Home team to bring this all together over a short period of time was incredible.

  • September 2017

    Our new website is now up and running. We actually thought our old one was still pretty relevant but we like to be innovative and a market leader. We hope you enjoy! If you think we’re doing things well, tell others and if you think we can do things differently, then tell us what and why, and convince us. You may be surprised to know that some of our best ideas haven’t come from us; rather they have come from the communities we operate in.

  • October 2017

    Nurtured at Home was placed 9th at the Deloitte Fast 50 Awards for the fastest growing company in New Zealand.  The amazing growth was only possible due to all of our staff, Educators, families and whānau as word-of-mouth continues to be one of our best forms of advertising.

  • March 2018

    We made the decision to purchase a Nanny service based in Wellington, providing Nurtured at Home with an alternative option to quality homebased care and education.  We rebranded the service to Nurtured at Home – Nannies Plus with new logo and website.

    This month also saw us open in the Taranaki region as we had received enquiries over previous months.  Again, we have been warmly received and the region is growing strongly.

     

  • December 2018

    Over eight days each December, Petra and Aaron travel 2,700 kms and attend 13 children’s Christmas parties across all our regions. Together they love meeting our Educators, families and children and we get to enjoy our very own visit by Santa Clause, Hana Koko.

  • January 2019

    We just collected our 32nd Nurtured at Home sign-written car this week. We are excited to continue to grow at this rate – that’s 1 new vehicle every two months. As ongoing changes in the homebased sector continue, with services closing, merging or selling, Nurtured at Home has remained a privately owned family-based quality service, focussing on what’s important to us: providing a quality service committed to children being at the centre of every decision we make. Our continued growth is evident of our quality and also our new Suzuki Swift!

     

  • March 2019

    Today our employees commemorated the tragic events of 15th March with “Colour Your Day”, taking a moment to remember those families directly affected, and we made a generous donation to the fundraising account. Nurtured at Home has also made a donation to St John Ambulance and we would like to acknowledge the amazing work that all emergency services have done to support the New Zealand Police over this time.

  • May 2019

    Nurtured at Home has opened in Palmerston North! We are pleased to welcome new Educators and families to the Nurtured at Home team.

  • July 2019

    This month, we celebrated our five-year anniversary at our annual conference. Thank you to all our staff, Educators, families, and whanau, who have supported us.

  • September 2019

    Nurtured at Home recently added another two cars to its fleet – one going to Wellington and another to Waikato. This brings our total to 34 cars that you will see around the regions.

  • December 2019

    Aaron and I take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our Educators, Nannies, family/whanau and children, Visiting Teachers and Admin Staff that are a part of the Nurtured at Home team. Without all of you, your dedication, commitment, contribution and continued support of our service, we would not have such an amazing service.

  • March 2020

    On 25th March 2020, Nurtured at Home joined New Zealand for a nationwide lockdown at Alert Level 4. Petra and Aaron, along with our Visiting Teachers, continued to support our Educators and families health and wellbeing during this time via social media.

  • May 2020

    As New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2 and ECE services reopened, many of our Educators and families returned to care. Nurtured at Home also started daily online learning activities to support those children and their families who were not yet returning to care.

     

     

  • July 2020

    We work hard to build relationships with our Educators, Nannies, and whānau. So to make the NZ Herald’s Top 10 list really is a testament to having wonderful Educators and Nannies, a great bunch of Visiting Teachers and Administrators and families that trust all of us to care for their precious children!

     

  • September 2020

    We took part in the nationwide Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori, Māori Language Moment on 14th September, to celebrate te reo Māori.

  • December 2020

    As 2020 comes to an end, we want to take this time to thank everyone for their continued support of Nurtured at Home! We work hard to ensure good things are happening for children, and you are all valued as a part of our team.

    We wish you and your family all the very best over the summer season, and a safe and happy holiday if you are heading away for a break – Petra and Aaron.

     

  • February 2021

    Nurtured at Home first started in Auckland 7 years ago. We would like to ackowledge our Nurtured at Home family for their ongoing support – thank you!

  • May 2021

    Nurtured at Home welcomes all our Educators, families and whanau from Masterton to our team! We now have Educators available from Auckland throughout the North Island to Wellington.

  • August 2021

    We’re pleased to announce one of our new chosen charities – Trees That Count! 

    For every new child that’s enrolled in our home-based childcare, we’ll be donating one tree to the Trees That Count initiative.

  • December 2021

    As 2021 draws to a close, we want to give a special shout-out in particular to our Auckland Educators, families, children and staff – who supported each other through months of restrictions, along with our Waikato team during changing alert levels. We continue to work in partnership as we move into the traffic light system.

    Our dedicated Educator and Nanny Facebook page – started during lockdown in 2020 – continued to offer guidance and support to our community of Educators and Nannies, and we thank everyone for their contribution to the discussions, competitions, and inspiring others.

    We work hard to ensure good things are happening for children, and you are all valued as a part of our team. We wish you and your family all the very best over the summer season, and a safe and happy holiday if you are heading away for a break.

     

  • February 2022

    With COVID Protection Framework restrictions on homebased playgroups, we’re discovering and exploring more of our local community, parks, nature walks and playgrounds.

     

  • September 2022

    We introduced the option for families to complete their child’s enrolment online via a secure portal. This is a value-added option suitable for families that may be working fulltime, in the process of moving regions, or would prefer to complete this online. Continuing to provide excellent customer service!

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    To provide a nurturing, safe place to work where people are valued and true partnerships are fostered through mindful practice.

    To be a leader in best practice, and to mentor and engage with communities to raise the quality of Early Childhood Education.

    To be altruistic in a meaningful way by supporting causes that recognise and nurture the importance of our youngest children in society.


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    Wellington Equestrian Camp, Hampshire, UK

    • Type of institution : FAMILY PROGRAMS, CAMP, SPORTS TRAINING
    • Age : 7 – 17
    • Language : ENGLISH
    • Required language level : A2, B1, B2, C1, C2
    • Purpose : conversation, education, sports, nature and ecology
    • Intensity : 5 hours per week
    • Location : , Hook, Hampshire
    • Airport : LHR (London, UK), LGW (London, UK)
    • Sport : Riding
    • Residence : Residence
    • Placement : 5 or more
    • Infrastructure : Nature
    • Dates : 16. 02.2020 – 22.02.2020, 05.04.2020 – 18.04.2020, 24.05.2020 – 30.05.2020, 21.06.2020 – 29.08.2020, 18.10.20200006
    • Price for 1 week (in EURO) : 1172.9968045949

    Since equestrian sport is now predominantly a female sport in the UK, boys are only accepted on the following dates: 19 June – 09 July, 07 August – 20 August.

    Wellington Equestrian Camp is a real sports school with professional riding training: dressage, gallop, cross-country are taught here. The Riding Centre, where the Wellington Equestrian Camp operates during the holidays, is the examination center of the British Equestrian Society, competitions, various lectures and demonstration events are held here. This is one of the best riding centers in the UK.

    The center is certified by the British Equestrian Society as an educational sports center. All instructors are British Horse Society qualified and carefully and individually selected to provide the highest level of instruction. The center has more than 100 horses and ponies at its disposal, which allows riders of almost any age, weight and training to be trained in the center. There are 8 training grounds, both indoor and outdoor, including a dressage arena, a jumping arena, a cross-country arena with the ability to change obstacles.

    During the holidays, the school invites young equestrian enthusiasts to take part in the equestrian camp program. Each participant is provided with his own horse or pony for the duration of his stay in the camp, on which he will ride and take care of. From over 50 horses and ponies available at the children’s education center, you will be selected the most suitable for your age and abilities.

    Both beginners and experienced riders are welcome, but children must be able to ride in the saddle and ride at a walk without a lunge.

    Classes are held in small groups, divided according to the abilities of the participants. Each group is formed in accordance with the available skills. The level of preparation is determined at the first lesson on Monday morning. Please note that the group number is not directly related to the level of training and may change in the second or subsequent week, it depends only on the number of children who arrived. The maximum number of students in a group is 8 people, but usually no more than 6.

    On Fridays horse show takes place. Every rider has a chance to win a rosette in dressage, gallop, cross-country competitions. Friends and relatives who can come to support the athletes are invited to the competition. Around 18:00 there is an awards ceremony and a barbecue (weather permitting).

    Accommodation

    Accommodation in small houses divided into blocks. Each block has two bedrooms with bunk beds and a room in which the duty officer sleeps. There is one large bedroom for 20 people, the rest are for 12 or less. Each block has two toilets and two showers. Boys and girls live separately, the camp management places the younger and older children in different bedrooms, not only because the younger ones go to bed earlier, but also because many of the elders’ conversations are not intended for children’s ears.

    The guys live on the territory of the Riding Center itself. Living conditions are quite modest, but if the children are really passionate about horseback riding, then they do not notice it. Each residential block is equipped with a fire alarm. Caregivers are carefully selected and vetted, all are qualified in childcare, safety and first aid and have been vetted by the Bureau of Criminal Records.

    Meals: in own restaurant, hot, cold dishes, vegetarian menu possible.

    Security:

    • 24 hour surveillance
    • all instructors are members of the British Horse Society, experienced and qualified
    • Medical personnel are constantly on duty, ready to provide first aid if necessary

    Insurance: camp does not offer its own insurance. It is required to purchase a policy in the country of residence. Attention! the policy must insure the increased risks associated with horseback riding. The insurance should also cover accidents and civil liability, as well as cancellations.

    Memo for parents.

    Arrival and departure.

    Arrival from 15:00 to 17:00 on Sunday.

    Check out before 11:00 on Saturday.

    What to bring:

    • Riding helmet approved by UK safety standard EN 1384 or PAS 015. Can be rented at the camp itself
    • Body protection according to BETA standard
    • Breeches or trousers suitable for riding (tracksuit trousers are preferred over jeans)
    • Riding boots with hard heel (not wellingtons or trainers).
    • Gloves.
    • Casual evening wear.
    • Trainers or sports shoes.
    • Toiletries – toothbrush, toothpaste, hand, face and shower towels, shampoo, comb, hair clips.
    • Swimwear and slippers
    • Clothes for rainy weather.

    Bed linen is provided.

    Additionally, if desired and possible:

    • White shirt and tie for show and competition
    • Sweater or jacket in Wellington colors (red, black, navy or tweed)
    • If you already have a British Horse Society Certificate of Achievement, please bring it with you to apply new stickers.
    • Notepad, pencil.

    Shop

    The camp has a specialized shop for uniforms and equipment for riding. Not always the entire range and all sizes are in stock. After registering for the camp, you will receive a booklet of the store, according to which you can make a reservation, and by the time the child arrives at the camp, everything you need will be available. If you allow your child to purchase something in this store during your stay at the camp, you can give him a credit card with you. Don’t forget to set the limit!

    Pocket money

    Pocket money will be needed to buy sweets, phone calls, 20 pounds a week will be enough. Try to give your child this amount in small bills or coins. When you arrive at the camp, pocket money is handed over for safekeeping and is issued daily in small amounts.

    Also, upon arrival, you must hand over documents and valuables to the reception. The camp is not responsible for loss or damage to valuable items. Please do not give your child computer games.

    Medicine

    If you are taking any medications to camp with your child, please include written information about how to use them. All medicines must be returned upon arrival, along with a detailed description of the use.

    Telephone

    Camp leaders encourage children to send postcards home. Parents are asked to refrain from calling their child if possible, as experience shows that children adapt better at camp if they are not disturbed by calls, especially in the first few days. It is also difficult to call the child to the phone, as he may be in class in another part of the estate.

    Children have access to a pay phone where they can call you. It is recommended to leave the mobile phone at home, but if the child has brought the phone, it must be deposited at the office upon arrival. The telephone can be used during the lunch break.

    All parents are given a phone number to call the camp and talk to their child when the children are in their rooms, in the afternoon and after dinner. There is also a phone to contact the director during office hours and an emergency phone after hours.

    Don’t worry if your child doesn’t call you! This usually means that he is having a good time and simply forgets to call.

    Birthdays

    If your child has a birthday while at the camp, you can order a birthday cake for him and his friends. The cost is 12 pounds, must be ordered at the time of booking.

    Lost things

    All items must be labeled with the child’s name. The camp is not responsible for lost things, but everything that is found is stored in the camp until the end of the year. Found items can be sent at your expense.

    Discipline

    The camp management makes sure that all children live together, and everyone is involved in the life of the entire camp. Every child should enjoy the holidays. Ridicule, bullying or other anti-social behavior that could spoil the rest of another is strictly not allowed. Experience shows that such problems rarely occur, but please warn your child that if they occur, he should report it to the instructor or caregiver. If a child has reported such behavior to you, be sure to let us know so that we can pass the information on to the camp, and the camp takes immediate action to resolve the situation. The camp reserves the right to send a child home for unacceptable behavior at the expense of parents or guardians and to recover damages, if any. If the child was sent home due to poor behavior, no refund will be given.

    Family life and child care for expats in the UAE

    Until the 1960s, families in the UAE lived according to strict ancient traditions in their way of life. Most of the inhabitants there worked in the pearl industry. The prosperity of the oil industry has since changed their lives in many ways.

    Currently in people at UAE fairly high standard of living. Even though the country has become more Western-oriented, the UAE is still a strict Muslim country, where the inhabitants adhere to ancient fundamental traditions: people pray five times a day and strictly observe the rules of the Koran.

    In the UAE, a family may consist of grandparents, parents, children, siblings, all of whom may live together. The father is considered the head of the family and has most of the power in the family. Although women are highly respected and revered in the home, they usually lead a separate social life from men. So if you are invited to visit a person in their home, you probably won’t see women during the visit.

    The way of life in the UAE can be very different from what you are used to living in other countries. There are many rules that it is important to know and beware of breaking them, for example, a woman cannot hug or kiss anyone except her husband and her sons, it is forbidden to shake hands, and even speak with a woman from a local national family in public. It is recommended to follow these rules, as their violation in the UAE can lead to punishment and even prosecution. Fortunately, people in the UAE are becoming more tolerant of the cultural differences of expats from other countries. However, it will still be better if you know some basic information about Muslim traditions in order to avoid unintentionally breaking them.

    With the development of the oil industry, more and more foreign workers settled in the UAE to work, as a result, more than 80% of the UAE’s population are expats. Many live in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other large cities where the infrastructure is very developed, most of them are employed in the oil and construction industries.

    If you decide to move to the UAE with your young children, then most likely you will need the right child care service. Childcare services in the UAE can be public or private, however, children of foreign nationals can only attend private schools.

    There are many private schools for expat children in the UAE, especially in larger cities such as Dubai. These schools usually follow the curriculum of other countries, for example some international schools follow the British curriculum and some use the American curriculum. They usually take children over three years of age, but many also provide childcare services for children up to three years of age.

    Tuition fees vary depending on your child’s age and the school you choose. Typically, schools in Dubai cost between $5,000 and $15,000. Some schools may charge a lower tuition fee of approximately $3,000, but they may focus more on children from a specific specific background.

    Choice of nursery, kindergarten, child care in the UAE

    Expatriate parents with children too young to enter primary school will find many kindergarten options in Dubai, including Montessori kindergartens. Some popular kindergartens cost almost as much as a regular school and can have a long waiting list, so expats need to sign up and make arrangements for admission to their chosen institution in advance.

    The UAE offers a diversified child education system that includes kindergartens, playgroups, nurseries, etc. Everything is done to provide young children with an exciting and safe environment for social and intellectual development. Children’s institutions are based on a variety of curricula and practices, including Montessori education. Most kindergartens require children to be at least 18 months old. The cost can vary greatly depending on the type of childcare facility and the services offered.

    It is important to learn the specifics of each kindergarten, but most are open for four to five hours in the morning and close in the afternoon. Many allow parents to choose how many days per week their child will attend, allow early pickup, provide lunch, and have additional afternoon programs for working parents. Alphabet Street Nursery

    Gender: coeducational

    Language of instruction: English

    Alphabet Street Nursery is divided into three age groups – Toddlers (14 months to two years), Kindergarten (two to three years) and “Foundation” (three-four years and older), each with age-appropriate classrooms that encourage children’s creative interaction with the environment and teachers. This is a truly international kindergarten that uses a mix of Montessori and Early Years educational programs (a British program) used to motivate self-confidence, stimulate growth and development, free expression and healthy communication skills. All employees are trained in first aid. There is also a school bus with well trained, responsible staff. Parents can visit kindergarten at any time.

    British Orchard Nursery

    Gender: Co-ed

    Language of instruction: English

    British Orchard Nursery is run by a UK trained staff and is a very well equipped facility. There are sandpits, a children’s ballroom, a music room, a games room, a library, a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, themed classes, and even a gym and fitness center. There is also cable TV for parents to monitor children from home. Children are divided into five age groups from six months to four years old, with classes based on an English curriculum. Learning is based on the theory that children learn through play, so the school day is fun and educational.

    Children’s Oasis Nursery

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    Children’s Oasis Nursery, opened in 2002 in Umm Suqeim, with additional branches in Burj Dubai and Palm Jumeirah. The school accepts children from three months to four years. Children are divided into four age groups. The program aims to encourage children to believe in themselves and grow into confident, caring individuals. Daily learning aims to stimulate every child’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual growth through play and fun.

    Dovecote Nurseries

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    Dovecote Nurseries is a group of premium nursery and child care services in Dubai. They follow the British Early Years Foundation Stage and offer the same standard of care and educational excellence that parents would expect to find in any accredited UK kindergarten. However, Dovecote Nurseries are suitable for children of all nationalities. The staff has been trained and certified in Britain. The school accepts children from one to four years old. Dovecote Nurseries has partnered with Repton School and Foremarke School. Curricula are designed and resourced to the highest standards to provide the very best care for the child and to provide strong preschool education. In the curriculum, children are given endless opportunities to learn through imagination, creativity and play. And parents are provided with the peace of mind that comes as a result of knowing that their children are receiving the highest level of care.

    Emirates British Nursery

    Gender: Co-ed

    Language of instruction: English

    Emirates British Nursery is a popular nursery for children aged three months to three years, with separate branches in Mirdif and Umm Sequim. The school follows the British Early Years program and strives to provide a holistic approach to teaching and learning where the talents and potential of each child are recognized and nurtured. The teaching staff is multilingual, has its own nurse. Children are divided into four thematic age groups, each with its own area of ​​study, with its own equipment and technical means.

    Emerald City Nursery

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of instruction: English and Arabic

    Emerald City Nursery is a popular nursery school in Jumeirah 2. It is part of the Beautiful Mind Nurseries group, which has four other schools In Dubai. The curriculum is a combination of the British Early Years Foundation Stage, New Zealand Early Learning and Montessori teaching methods. The school accepts children from two months to four years. All teachers are highly qualified and trained in first aid. Cable TV allows parents to monitor their children from home.

    Humpty Dumpty Nursery

    Gender: co-educational

    Language of instruction: English and Arabic up to four years. Teaching is conducted in small, well supervised and sorted by age groups. It provides a safe and caring environment designed to foster a highly socialized child while learning through play, social interaction, self-disclosure and self-expression. The British Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is used, which is formative and progressive, and supports children to progress through developmental stages and achieve age-appropriate learning goals.

    Jebel Ali Nursery

    Gender: Co-educational

    Teaching language: English

    The Jebel Ali Nursery Group was established in 1976, making Jebel Ali Nursery one of the oldest and most loved British Nurseries in Dubai . They are proud that this is not just one kindergarten, but a whole friendly family of kindergartens with quality infrastructure in beautiful interiors – with branches in Marina Village, Meadows Village, Umm Sequeim, Dubai Healthcare City, Lakes Village and Arabian Ranches Village.

    Through the British Early Years curriculum, the school aims to enable children to reach their full potential and grow in knowledge and confidence.

    Jumeirah International Nursery School

    Gender: coeducational

    Language of instruction: English

    Jumeirah International Nursery School is based on the British Early Years Foundation Stage of the English National Curriculum. The school accepts children from 6 weeks to 4 years of age. There are four age groups. The school’s excellent infrastructure is custom built to be stimulating and fun for young children. It includes colorful classrooms, bike paths, a water play area, padded ball games and a library. There is also a transportation system available for children over the age of three.

    Kangaroo Kids Nursery

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    With locations in Burj Dubai and Umm Suqeim, Kangaroo Kids Nursery focuses on adaptive learning to fulfill the potential of each child, recognizing that every child is unique. The curriculum is based on the knowledge that children learn through play, social interaction and through active activities including field trips, games and songs. Kangaroo Kids Nursery buildings are well-equipped with stimulating classrooms, a library with computers, an indoor gym, a heated pool and cable TV for parents to monitor children from home.

    Kids Cottage Nursery

    Gender: Coed

    Language of Instruction: English

    Kids Cottage Nursery accepts children from two months to four years of age. The school’s educational approach is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage program, designed to help develop independence, confidence, self-esteem, and a love of learning. Experienced and well-trained teachers provide a fun and stimulating environment where art, music and mobility are integrated into the daily routine. The school is spacious, with bespoke facilities in the heart of Jumeirah, with private, well-lit and well-stocked classrooms, a gymnasium and a large outdoor play area with Astroturf artificial turf, grass and a sandbox.

    Kids Island Nursery & Cocoon Nursery

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    The school follows the British Early Years Foundation Stage and accepts children from nine months to four years of age. Kid’s Island School and its sister school, Cocoon Nursery, are located on separate campuses, but both are within walking distance of each other in Dubai’s Umm Suqeim area. The campuses are custom built, bright and spacious, with a gym, outdoor playgrounds, entertainment room, library and game rooms. They also run children’s holiday camps during the holidays, which follow the same schedule as the school term.

    Little Land Nursery & Montessori Center

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    Little Land School was founded in 1994 and is located in the center of Jumeirah Road next to Dubai Municipality. The school has three kindergarten classes for children from 14 months old and three Montessori education classes for children from two and a half years to four years of age. The owner and coordinator of the kindergarten are qualified doctors and all teachers have preschool educational qualifications. The infrastructure includes a sandbox, a water play area, and a wide selection of toys and materials.

    SuperKids Nursery

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    SuperKids Nursery in Mirdif strives to be home from home for young children. The school’s approach is based on the English Foundation Stage curriculum and offers a balance between creative and practical activities to motivate rapid early development and help children overcome any handicap. The school has five bright classrooms where children are divided into age groups from 11 months to four years old. The outdoor play area is well equipped with play houses, water play area, music area, gym, slides and bikes. There is also a transportation system and optional hot meals.

    Wonder Years Nursery

    Gender: Coeducational

    Language of Instruction: English

    Wonder Years Nursery follows the British Early Years curriculum and takes children from 18 months to three years of age. The school has a brand new, purpose-built infrastructure within Dubai Sports City that provides a naturally stimulating environment to allow children to explore the world around them, both indoors and outdoors, at their own pace. The school’s approach is thematic, play-centered and seeks to unlock a child’s potential by stimulating all five senses.

    Yellow Brick Road Nursery

    Gender: Co-ed

    Language of instruction: English and Arabic

    Yellow Brick Road Nursery is a popular kindergarten in Al Gharhoud. The garden opened in 2001. The school accepts children from two months to four years old and combines the British Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum with the New Zealand curriculum. The infrastructure is excellent, with a fully equipped music room, library, play areas and children’s dining area. Spacious outdoor play areas include a vegetable garden and swimming pool.

    Expat Schools in the UAE

    The UAE offers a wide range of public and private schools suitable for all culturally diverse populations. Schools provide national and international curricula such as British, American, French, Indian, Japanese curricula as well as International Baccalaureate. Schools provide a wide range of facilities for athletic training, lab work, arts, and daily delivery to class or event venues. Most English-speaking schools begin their academic year in September. In July and August, all schools in Dubai are closed.

    When you first arrive in the UAE, it may be difficult to find a suitable school, so it is better to try to use the recommendations of those who already have experience in selecting a school.

    In the UAE, educational institutions are monitored by The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). The KHDA have outlined the various criteria for institutions, including required documents and entrance examination tests, if any. Regular checks are made and school rankings are compiled and published in daily newspapers and stored on the KHDA website. Every year, KHDA publishes school audit reports. Each school is given one of the marks – excellent, good, satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Choosing a new school for a child is always very difficult, so you can also take into account KHDA reports when choosing. Most expats seek a place in schools that are rated “excellent” by the KHDA. It is worth noting that KHDA has introduced a legally binding agreement that is signed between parents and schools. This agreement outlines the rights and obligations of each party, including refund policies, admission policies, school fees, attendance and punctuality, health and safety policies, transportation to class, and parental responsibilities.

    The most important rule for any family that chooses an educational institution, for example, in Dubai, is to do everything in advance.

    Free local education is not available to expats who are not local residents of the UAE or citizens of neighboring Islamic countries. Thus, private, fee-paying schools are the only choice other than homeschooling (which is relatively rare). In fact, many locals choose to send their children to private schools in Dubai for the international style of education they provide.

    Dubai is developing rapidly, mainly due to economic and political stability in relation to other potentially volatile regions. The KHDA, which regulates schools, estimates that there will be a need for another 80,000-100,000 school places by 2020. Therefore, the competition for each place is very high.

    Many families are unable to place all their children in the same school, some have to take advantage of home schooling until a place becomes available, especially if they apply in the middle of the school year (September to June). New schools are being planned and built all the time. There are also high-profile schools that either create new places or even open additional premises.

    Keeping children out of school to wait for the next school year may not be a good option. KHDA have strict rules about accepting children into a certain age group, and a child who has been out of school for too long may have to go “a year back” to meet these criteria.

    Private and international schools in Dubai

    There are more than 150 private schools in Dubai serving all segments of the population. This is reflected in the variety of curricula implemented by schools. Everyone from Japanese and Pakistani to British and Indian will find a suitable school program for them. By the way, the programs for the last two are the most in demand – these are 31% and 30% of students, respectively.

    Many private schools in Dubai have quite famous names that are borrowed from abroad, such as “Winchester” or “Wellington”. But in almost all cases they have no connection with their foreign namesakes.

    There are many institutions that attract citizens of certain nationalities, such as Canadian, American, French and British schools, while there are also a large number of truly international schools with a huge variety of cultures and nationalities. Many of these schools are preferred by parents who emphasize cultural and national integration.

    The school year starts in late August or early September and ends with a long vacation towards the end of June, when many expats leave the searing heat for cooler summers.

    All but seven of the private schools in Dubai are run for profit by their owners. This means that, to a greater or lesser extent, private schools are firstly big business and secondarily educational institutions – at least that is how some schools are perceived. And given that most schools have between 1,000 and 2,000 students, most schools do not have any of the distinctive character that small schools often have.

    Non-profit schools in Dubai are always in high demand and most of them are rated excellent. These include schools such as Jumeirah English Speaking Schools (JESS), Jebel Ali Primary School, Dubai College, the Dubai English Speaking School (DESS) and its sister high school, Dubai English Speaking College (DESC).

    Academic standards vary between schools, although standards in general are improving all the time. There are a number of schools offering the full International Baccalaureate (IB) degree program which is preferred by continental European families. Many schools in Dubai that have a UK program compare their results with the tables of the best schools in Britain, and it turns out that some schools in Dubai are ahead of the best known British schools.

    While schools in Dubai are considered expensive by many and have seen large price increases in the past, the tuition fees of Dubai’s top schools are actually around 20 percent cheaper than in the UK, although comparisons are difficult.

    Dubai School Standards and Admissions

    Most of the best schools in Dubai provide good teaching and the standards are high throughout. However, many parents believe that with class sizes tending to be larger than in foreign private schools, their children receive less individual attention. There is also high staff turnover, with a clear focus on recruiting recent college graduates who are a more mobile and cheaper workforce but lack experience.

    As a result, many schools do not have the traditional balance of senior and young teachers, although the best schools are able to resist this trend – a professionally managed school that considers staff as its capital and is able to retain teachers for more than one or two years should, of course , be preferable.

    Shortage of school places in Dubai

    Due to the severe shortage of school places in Dubai, if a school placed an expatriate child on a temporary preliminary waiting list at the time of registration, it is important to know exactly how many other children are on this list and have whether their child has a real chance of getting a place.

    Dubai is an environment where families with children are constantly coming and going, and many schools are well above their waiting lists while charging non-refundable fees to be placed on this list, even when they know that there is practically no chance of a real actual provision of space.

    Some schools also have some kind of priority hierarchy, such as holding places in reserve for children of employees of certain companies, children transferring from affiliated schools, or siblings of existing students. And other schools may have a policy of fair admission of any applicant, so it is recommended that you carefully understand this issue.

    Dubai School Admission Requirements

    When applying for admission to the school, you must provide a birth certificate, copies of the passport of parents and students with visa pages, vaccination certificates and a certificate that the child completed the previous year’s education.

    Schools in the UAE for people with disabilities

    Although the government has always supported education for people with physical and mental disabilities, but since most schools for people with disabilities are self-financed and must pay for the hiring of professionals such as special teachers, physiotherapists and psychologists, places are very limited, and usually these institutions are paid.

    Some popular schools have also begun to accept children with disabilities, although this may require providing or paying for a shadow teacher to help the child with his lessons and push him to the same level as other students. Detailed conditions are agreed with each school separately.

    Dubai Schools rated “Excellent” by KHDA (May 2015)

    Kings Dubai

    School: Primary

    CLACK PLAN: UK, UK NC

    Cost: 38117–58314 Dirham

    Location: 940

    Lleanie Lleanden Dubai, Umm Suqeim

    GEMS Wellington International School

    School: K-12

    Curriculum: IB, IGCSE, UK

    Cost: 46000-80006 students 40 902 86

    School: K-12

    CDU: IB, IGCSE, UK

    Cost: 47599–95199 Dirham

    Number of students: 2200

    Foundation: 2007

    Paul: Funny

    Location: Nat AL AL Sheba, Dubai

    Lycee Georges Pompidou High School

    School: Secondary

    Curriculum: Baccalauréat, Diplôme National du Brevet, French

    2 Cost: AED 31400-43200242 Number of students: 1651

    Gender: mixed

    Location: Dubai Academic City, Dubai

    If you are thinking about moving to the UAE and need advice on business immigration, please contact us at info@offshore-pro. info. We are also happy to help you open a foreign bank account or register a company in the UAE.

    Val Du Charron Wine & Leisure Estate

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    All warmly decorated rooms come with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an electric kettle and a private bathroom with free toiletries. Some rooms offer views of the Havekwa Mountains or the garden.

    A full farm breakfast buffet is served daily in the dining area, and an à la carte menu is available for lunch.

    Bicycles can be rented for free and wine tastings are available. Wellington is 5 km away and Cape Town is a 1 hour drive.

    Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is currently implementing additional health and safety measures.

    Please inform Val Du Charron Wine & Leisure Estate in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details found on your Booking Confirmation.

    Guests are required to show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that special requests cannot be guaranteed and additional charges may apply.

    Spa/wellness center is closed from Tue 30 Aug. 2022 until Sun, 31 Dec 2023

    Please note, the Spa is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Patio Luxury Double Room max. 2 people

    Air-conditioned room with a balcony overlooking the Havekwa Mountains. This room features free Wi-Fi, an electric kettle, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom with free toiletries.

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    Family room max. 2 people

    This air-conditioned room offers free Wi-Fi and a balcony with partial garden view. It has an electric kettle, a flat-screen satellite TV and a private bathroom with free toiletries. Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. Maximum occupancy is 4 (see Hotel Policies). The extra person rates vary according to the season and may be lower than indicated in the policies.

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    Patio Luxury Twin Room max. 2 people

    Air-conditioned room with a balcony overlooking the Havekwa Mountains. This room features free Wi-Fi, an electric kettle, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom with free toiletries.

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    Security

    All local government safety protocols followed

    Antibacterial hand gel available in guest rooms and common areas

    Guest health monitored on site9

    First aid kit provided

    First aid kit available to guests

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    Physical distancing

    Contactless check-in and check-out

    can be paid without cash

    . Physical distance rules

    Cleaning and disinfection

    are used cleaners for protection against coronavirus

    Leski of bedding, towels and entities of guests are performed in accordance property is held before the arrival of each new guest

    Guests can opt out of cleaning

    Guests are required to show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in.