Island Bay Kindergarten is working with Garden to Table - a charitable trust that helps empower tamariki to whanake (grow), hauhake (harvest), whakarite (prepare), and whāngai (share) fresh, seasonal, and affordable kai.
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens welcomes the government decision to fund morning tea and lunch for up to 10,000 children in equity-funded not-for-profit early childhood services.
Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the news that the government is trying to help parents with childcare fees but is concerned that many families will miss out because of the way the scheme is designed and administered.
U-Matter sports tournaments have an entry fee that is not money, but a mandatory health check! This is one of a number tournaments supported by Piri'anga Alofa Pacific and Community Services that aim to improve Pacific health outcomes.
Last month, Whānau Manaaki’s home based early education service, Etu Ao, celebrated its 20th cohort of graduate educators at its Porirua office. The newest TONI educators (TONI stands for Teach, Observe, Nurture In-home) received level four certificates in early childhood education.
In November 2023, Whānau Manaaki celebrated the launch of Piri'anga Alofa - Pacific and Community Services to officially recognise and bless the new name for Pacific and Community Services formally known as Amataga O Le Folauga 'the beginning of the journey'.
In the second in her series on community-led responses to poverty published in The Listener, REBECCA MACFIE visits Porirua East, to learn more about Whānau Manaaki community services.