Auckland Childcare filled with Aroha
Spacious homely setting with a modern twist
Shooting Stars is a spacious and homely daycare located in Ellerslie, Auckland. Being licensed for 17 children is one of our unique features giving your child the opportunity to play and learn amongst a small group of friends.
We are a mixed age centre licensed for children from birth to five years of age with excellent teacher to child ratios. Tuakana teina is naturally encouraged and embedded through our daily rituals.
Gloriously Natural Outdoor Learning and Fun Play Environment
Children at Shooting Stars Childcare enjoy an outdoor space that far exceeds the Ministry of Education's standards. Our children truly love the spaciousness with our good old fashioned kiwi back yard complete with chickens who even hatched at the centre! Showing kaitiakitanga (guardianship and care) of the garden, land and living creatures around us is a core part of who we are. Opportunities for open ended play are endless for children to use their imagination as they lead their play using nature's beautiful resources. Our extensive outdoor area is complemented by some lovely big native trees and is totally natural. The children love to pick feijoas when they are in season and enjoy caring for our gardens with love!
Children are empowered to take ownership of their environment and gardening is supported and encouraged by teachers. Touching soil and getting in touch with nature helps ground children and allows them to feel at one with their learning environment every further. Our childcare is your child's home away from home and nurturing those connections with them and their space plays a large role in who we are and what we do.
Teaching from the Heart
Along with our excellent teacher ratios we are very proud that the teachers at Shooting Stars teach from the heart. We understand the huge importance of relationships and respect is at the heart of everything we do.
The childcare owner, operator and teacher in our space, Diana Hansen, has been teaching in the Early Childhood Education space for decades and is deeply passionate about high-quality, safe and relationship-first care. Diana is not only passionate about refreshing the early education space for our young children and their whānau, but also about keeping our educators feeling refreshed and nurtured, as well. She's writing a book currently named "Refreshing The Beautiful Teacher Within" and hopes to give back to a career that has fulfilled and given her so much richness in her life.
Teaching from the heart matters so come and meet our excellent staff today!
Are you a heart-based kaiako looking for a new and exciting position in a childcare that truly cares? Send your CV and Cover Letter through to us today - We can't wait to hear from you.
Caring Fun-filled Environment for Learning
At Shooting Stars, we provide a high quality of learning and a nurturing environment. Learning becomes meaningful for children when it goes hand in hand with loads of fun, igniting curiosity and wonder through different learning experiences and provocations. Our small child numbers and high teacher ratios mean that we can maintain an excellent standard of care, attention and education.
Our centre hours are 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
Our childcare centre hours are 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
Location: 3 Tecoma Street, Ellerslie, Auckland 1061Phone: (09) 525 5711 Email: diana@shootingstars.co.nz
