Louise
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About Me
Hello! My name is Louise and I live in Maraetai with my husband Steve and our 2 children Logan and Isabella. As a family, we love to go to the pools, the beach, on bush walks, boating, baking and visiting family and friends.
Logan and Isabella were the inspiration in my career change to ECE. I wanted to be more available both physically and mentally for my family. I also wanted to develop my tools and skills and apply these as a mum and as an Educator to help grow confident happy and well round children.
I am enrolled part-time in a Diploma in ECE (the course is specifically designed for educators in Home-based Care).
Our Time Together
We have an open plan space including a large dedicated playroom that opens out into a secure backyard area.
We love to go for walks to collect natural elements to explore and create a variety of artwork. I love to reinvent our tuff tray frequently for exploration, fine motor development, sensory play, creativity and imagination. Examples of our tuff tray exploration has included an easter hunt, ice age (animals frozen in ice), volcanic eruptions (baking soda & vinegar), construction, oobleck, kinetic sand and a sand pit. We love music, reading, and also frequent our local playgroup and mainly music sessions run during the school term.
In our low ratio, quiet, and nurturing environment I can support and provide for each child’s individual interests and needs. I provide a loving, responsive, calm, and safe environment.
Stems FROM HOME Programme
Stems FROM HOME run a varied weekly programme that all of our Educators and whānau are welcome to attend. This includes;
Playgroup, Little Groovers Music, Korikori Tinana/Active Movement, Kaititiro Whenua (community explorers), and Art in The Park. We also frequently visit the local Rest Home and O Wairoa Marae, and do workshops for the children at Bunnings. All information is shared in our term flyer.
House Keeping
* First Aid/Civil Defence Kit * Cot/bed * Highchair * Car seats
* Personal linen and hand towels
* A quiet home environment, in which children are able to have really good naps (if needed). If your child has a dummy or security object for sleep time, please send these inside their bag.
* Programme planning and monthly learning stories about your child’s individual learning and development, by using Educa (online portfolios).
* A change of clothes as we like to fully experience everything we do!
* A hat and sunblock in summertime. Please apply sun block to your child in the morning and I will reapply during the day.
* Gumboots and a raincoat for the rainy months
* Sufficient nappies, wipes/cream, bibs, and feeding bottles
* A healthy packed lunchbox and a water bottle
Please remember to bring along your child’s Stems Journal. These
are a useful communication tool for sharing daily entries about your
child’s day, care routines, happenings and up-coming events).
