The American novelist Toni Morrison is the author of too many works to mention in this short blog. She is also the recipient of just as...

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He taonga te mokopuna, kia whangaia, kia tipu, kia rea. A child is a treasure, to be nurtured, to grow, to flourish. A whariki or woven...

Turning five is a big deal. Starting school is a special milestone for tamariki in New Zealand. It can be positive or scary or every...

At Eduplay Childcare Westgate, we nurture children to love learning through stimulating and fun experiences. We view play as a...

Pretending allows a child to enter a different life which immediately opens a new world of possibility...