Riverdale Kindergarten
11
Dittmer Drive, Palmerston North
Phone: 06-3530975 Fax: 06-3530976
E-mail: river@inspire.net.nz
Teachers: Elaine Savage, Pam Townend, Kas Lynch.
Session
times:
Mornings
Monday,Tuesday and Thursday: 8.45am - 11.45am.
Wednesday,
Friday 8.30 am to 12.30pm
Afternoons
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12.45pm - 3.15pm.
Fee: Use "20 hours free" or $1.00 per hour plus GST
Kindergarten profile:
Riverdale Kindergarten is a family-oriented and caring kindergarten situated in the Palmerston North suburb of Riverdale. Our community covers a cross-section of urban and rural socio-economic strata and cultures.
We
run a programme, including structure and creativity, which helps children
to:
develop confidence, knowledge
and skills
be independent and able to ask
for help
work alone, in a group of children
or with adults
share and co-operate
accept simple rules and routines
explore, experiment and find
solutions
think and express themselves
creatively
Our kindergarten's philosophy is to provide a stimulating environment, which will foster and help build self-esteem within the individual child so that they may develop a sense of
well being
contribution
belonging
And
be able to:
communicate
explore This is done with a structured
environment allowing for creative and original happenings.
We
encourage and promote:
empowerment
holistic development
relationships
family and community participation
Kindergarten location
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