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We offer you and your child a warm welcome to the St Andrew’s College Pre-school, where the uniqueness and individuality of every child is highly valued.
Our wonderful purpose-built centre opened at the start of 2018, with its bright, modern learning facilities, and award-winning outdoor play area and garden, providing a stimulating environment where children
can freely engage in imaginative play and explore their individual interests.
Endless support and encouragement is provided by our warm, friendly, fully registered teachers – who are the Pre-school’s biggest asset. With a genuine love for the children, our teachers are dedicated to providing a nurturing, safe environment in which the children can thrive and achieve excellence in a wide range of activities and endeavours.
The Pre-school is an important part of the wider St Andrew’s College campus, encompassing Year 1–13 students, which offers many additional facilities and resources to our children and staff. We collaborate closely with the St Andrew’s College Preparatory School to develop our curriculum, share resources, and implement exciting transition to school initiatives.
The information in this handbook has been prepared in consultation with existing parents to facilitate a smooth transition to Pre-school for you and your child.
We are pleased to welcome you to the St Andrew’s College whānau and hope your child enjoys an exciting and happy year in the St Andrew’s College Pre-school.
Mandy Jenkins
Head of Pre-school
and
Jonathan Bierwirth
Principal of Preparatory School
Deputy for Rector
Our Pre-school Handbook is grouped by information topics. You can quickly access any of the topics below by clicking on the links to each page or clicking on the links to specific sections on each page.
Click here to view the Operational Information webpage, which covers the following:
Hours, Term Dates and Public Holidays
Fees
Attendance and Absences
Contact Information
Holiday Programme
What to bring to Pre-school
Food, Rubbish Free Lunch Boxes and Lunch Orders
Clothing and Personal Items
Parking and Parking Displays
Withdrawing your child from the Pre-school
Operations Manual Policies and Procedures
About the Pre-school Campus and Facilities
Click here to view the Our Pre-school Staff webpage, which introduces you to our Pre-school Team.
Click here to view the Communication Channels and Learning Records webpage, which covers the following:
Contact Information
Emergency Communications
Concerns and Complaints Process
Notice Board
Educa Online Portfolios
Profile Books
Formal Parent-Teacher Interviews
Parent Evenings and Parent Participation
Click here to view the Pre-school Life (Student-oriented Information) webpage, which covers the following:
Orientation and Settling
Daily Routine
Curriculum
Pre-school Events
Sleep
Toilet Training
Transition to School
Click here to view the Our Values and Education Philosophies webpage, which covers the following:
Our Philosophy
Our Six Priorities for Learning
We Encourage Social Competency
Click here to view the Health, Safety and Well-being webpage, which covers the following:
Illness
Infectious Diseases Pre-school Exclusion
COVID-19
Allergies
Choking Hazards
Medications
Immunisation
Registered Nurse
Safety and Emergencies
Pre-school Handbook