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We are all passionate about contributing to Grow Active and its forward plans, so that we continue to create the best opportunities to enrich the lives of the children and families that attend our centres. Cathy and Claire co founded Launch active early learning in 2016, both have extensive experience with over a combined 40 years in the child care industry. They are passionate about providing quality spaces for children, families and teachers. Partnering with Rob whose mission is to help make Christchurch the most liveable city in the world, by creating authentic one off spaces that add value to the community and provide continued growth for the city of Christchurch. We have designed Grow Active around the concept of sustainability and active early learners. Grow Active provides nurturing and engaging spaces for children we value the importance of positive and trusting relationships and believe this helps to build the foundations for lifelong learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550782354405-421WT1T0WYJI3BY6JG9U/20180905-NAT_8787+grow+active.jpg Home - Our Approach Our approach starts by creating secure, healthy and welcoming environments and building a sense of belonging for children and their families. Our approach to care for children is based on trusting, respectful relationships and consistency of care. We inspire curiosity, foster creativity and support discovery with a variety of sensory rich experience spaces. Children have lots of space to move and explore with extended outdoor play spaces and natural environments to accommodate growing and inquisitive bodies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550783184604-K86BWTWYBNDFVJF5VB4I/GROWbirds-02-1+copy.png Home https://growactive.nz/about-us daily 0.75 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550785252439-O0K3KRUXZ15GB04YWLLJ/20180905-NAT_8570+grow+active.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550784713450-OT5TXHJMDCCK52FEMYHN/bio-pic-4-200x200-Final.png About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/aef5e3d5-fc27-4733-8457-20d1b0be8c95/Cathy.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550785015361-AGYZIF72T88KO9XW88GK/bio-pic-2-200x200-Final.png About Us https://growactive.nz/at-grow-active daily 0.75 2019-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550786860050-V2IVP6QRN276G19AVD8D/20180909-NAT_9472+grow+active+kids.jpg At Grow Active https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550786331481-PKQJM7ILJFZ0GTBO0YMY/20180912-NAT_9882.CR2+grow+active.jpg At Grow Active There is growing evidence about the importance of being active and the development of fundamental movement skills in young children. Learning about healthy and active lifestyles and the significance of physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being is integral to developing children’s self-confidence, and therefore an essential part of Our Approach at Grow active. At Grow Active we believe our children will have a strong sense of identity; be connected with and contribute to their world; have a strong sense of well-being; be confident and involved learners and effective communicators through active early learning. Our Approach starts by creating secure, healthy and welcoming environments, building a sense of belonging for children and their families. We inspire curiosity, foster creativity and support discovery with a variety of sensory rich experience spaces. Children have lots of space to move and explore with extended outdoor play spaces and natural environments to accommodate growing and inquisitive bodies. Grow Active is custom designed to support your child’s individual emotional, physical and cognitive needs throughout their journey with us. The resources and materials at Grow are natural and open ended. Our teachers are passionate and committed to providing a nurturing and active early learning environment for each child and their families. https://growactive.nz/fundamental-movement-skills daily 0.75 2019-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550790713183-8BWPNWLQ56B95463BHS4/Girls-on-swing-1400x375.jpg Fundamental Movement Skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550790676151-PD2ZQGJ1J5Z6TZOY8E6D/standing-on-blocks-600x400.jpg Fundamental Movement Skills Children are natural learners and between birth to 5 years children grow and learn at the fastest rate of their lifetime. There are many ways a child learns – by watching, by listening but mostly by doing. At Grow Active we support children to develop fundamental movement skills starting from birth, when motor skills like rolling, sitting up alone, pulling to stand, walking, running, throwing, jumping, catching and skipping begin to emerge. These skills are built upon, improved and better controlled throughout early childhood. Fundamental movement skills are gross movement abilities that allow children to move in different ways, balance and stabilize themselves and use objects in their environment. They are the building blocks of more complex movements used in everyday life. Gross motor development provides the basis of all other forms of development. It’s important for healthy brain development that children move. Moving and being active are critical to the development of the skills, attitudes and confidence required for children to participate in lifelong learning. Simply put, when a child moves, connections are formed within their brain, movement means experience and experience means learning. Our child centre approach encourages an environment of creative and imaginative play opportunities so children can find out what their bodies can do. As they continue to gain physical competence children increase their movement vocabulary, extend their movement memory and enrich the quality of their movement. Active movement helps your child to: • Build the foundations for learning, moving and communicating. • Be healthy, happy and confident. https://growactive.nz/physical-literacy daily 0.75 2019-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550790785296-GSALT2PH1PMYJUZU4Y8F/20180912-NAT_9875.CR2+grow+active.jpg Physical Literacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550790827195-H7NL8TOBV5UCCCK38YKI/20180912-NAT_9880.CR2+grow+active.jpg Physical Literacy Physical literacy can be described as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding that provides children with the movement foundation for lifelong learning. At Launch Active we enable children to be physically literate by supporting children’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional development this creates healthy active movers. Physical literacy is about developing the fundamental movement skills that all children need, such as throwing, catching, running, hopping and jumping. It’s important for children to use large and small muscles daily to allow them to gain increasing control over their bodies. Active early learning helps children to: • Develop large muscles, strength and balance • Develop flexibility and coordination including – hand eye coordination • Develop skills such as throwing, catching, hopping, skipping, climbing and balancing. • Develop awareness of space, such as over/under, in front/behind, on top/beneath, inside/outside. • Develop mathematical concepts such as long/short, big/small, wide/narrow • Be confident in controlling their bodies and learn limits. • Learn to cooperate and share. https://growactive.nz/our-team daily 0.75 2019-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810143074-ORY1RBZZY2C6CD530TFU/imageedit_20_7867333356.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810720603-15I3D0FGKVH7F1EUI8L3/20180909-NAT_9600+grow+active+kids.jpg Our Team At Grow Active we believe relationships are the key to successful outcomes for every child. Our teaching team strive to build and maintain caring, responsive and reciprocal partnerships with children, their families and each other to achieve a thriving collective culture committed to ongoing care, learning and innovation. Our key teaching approach provides consistent care through key teacher relationships. It fosters trust and communication with families on a daily basis and provides a secure and consistent base for our children. Through our key teaching system and consistent teams working within each room we have teachers working alongside your children who know them really well. Our team are dedicated and passionate teachers with a strong sense of being ‘present’, unhurried care routines and rituals guide our practice. Our teachers are open and responsive to meeting the needs of family’s rhythms and wishes and accommodate these within our rituals or through routines. Grow Active has a team of highly experienced and dedicated professional teachers. We consider it our privilege to educate and care for each child and accompany them as they embark on a journey of learning and exploration. We are committed to providing the highest quality education and care for your child’s early years. https://growactive.nz/our-values daily 0.75 2019-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810882423-6EHPXHJFSBLKO0GJ1FTW/Gumboots-1400x375.jpg Our Values https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810955244-YDW3J5O3ZZ9CTB3605ET/20180905-NAT_8846+grow+active.jpg Our Values To ensure we create a great experience for children and parents, we consciously weave our core values into daily life at Grow Active. We are enthusiastic and passionate about the role we have in the lives of your children. Open, honest and respectful interactions guide our practice. We pursue excellence in all we do. We partner with our families to create high quality learning and development outcomes for our children. We recognise and celebrate the efforts and achievements of our children and teachers. Quality to us is doing things right the first time and of course having fun! https://growactive.nz/nutrition daily 0.75 2019-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810988120-TG5C3PWW0KIX6X122XEH/imageedit_24_9496163085.jpg Nutrition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810944567-QL1PF26Q4E56ZGEOCD38/standing-on-blocks-600x400.jpg Nutrition We believe in bringing food back to basics whilst enjoying the nutritional value that we get from every mouthful. We have an interest in food that makes us feel our best. Our meals are based on natural ingredients and are free from refined sugar. We limit processed and refined sugars of any kind and are moderate with the use of natural sugars such as those found in fruit, honey and dates. Our onsite cook prepares fresh and nutritious meals every day to promote healthy nutrition. We eat colourfully and consume a wide variety of colours from fruits and vegetables. More colours mean more antioxidants and a larger spectrum of nutrients. We focus on balance for each meal with plenty of fibrous vegetables, healthful fats, proteins, and carbohydrates like gluten-free grains, legumes, starchy vegetables, or fruit. Our premises and procedures comply with all food safety regulations. The menu is rotated regularly to ensure variety and takes into account any children who may have allergies or special dietary requirements. We also understand that meal times are about more than just food. It is a chance to try new things and experience new tastes and textures. When children, teachers and families gather together to eat and drink, an opportunity for social and language development exists along with self help and hygiene skills. https://growactive.nz/spaces daily 0.75 2019-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550811034427-F8RWKRYX5FICJPSN8EM2/20180912-NAT_9860.CR2+grow+active.jpg Spaces https://growactive.nz/sustainability daily 0.75 2019-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550811423016-AL5STGH4RI0PAD1PZZPF/imageedit_13_4382345881.jpg Sustainability https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550811070153-ZNKQQCN94UDCSIDBLAED/hanging-in-tree-400x600.jpg Sustainability We wanted to create a centre that provided children with an understanding of sustainable principles. The development of our building reflects those ideas and incorporates sustainability in day-to-day life. The use of recycled timber throughout the building not only adds to the warm and nurturing atmosphere, but provides children with an environment that uses sustainable and natural materials. At Grow Active we value nature and the outdoor environment and believe that children benefit from experiencing the seasonal changes, the opportunity for physical development and the opportunity to play in a garden. We believe in encouraging the children to learn about environmental and conservation issues, emphasis is placed on the use of natural and recycled materials, wise water usage, power saving, recycling, worm farming, vegetable gardening, waste minimisation and positive regards and sense of living for all things, we are consistently trying to find other ways to reduce our impact. At Grow Active the children learn to recycle, re-use and reduce, and the parents also contribute by supplying the centre with recyclable materials to use in the program. Our children collect appropriate food scraps for our worm farm and use the worm juice to fertilize our plants, vegetable and herb garden. We take an active role in caring for the environment and contribute to a sustainable future. https://growactive.nz/fees-enrolment daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/1550810119962-YMJMFYWXX066FXKEQLAI/20180909-NAT_9472+grow+active+kids.jpg Fees & Enrolment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6cd6fb70468028da907fb4/d3922df3-4c1b-4f6a-885e-b6f838c7c81c/Grow+website+fees.jpg Fees & Enrolment - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://growactive.nz/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-01-23