For parents

Whānau involvement

As an incorporated society, whānau contribute to the Centre.
We value parent/caregiver/whānau contribution, and appreciate any time you can give us. While we don’t have a parent help roster, the expectation is that parents will contribute in a way that suits them best. You may be interested in running a session for the children within Centre hours involving a special skill you have, helping out at our working bees, helping us on trips, joining the governance committee, or any other contribution you can make. Talk to any of our teaching team or governance committee members about ideas that you have and how you can be involved.

Governance Committee
Our committee is made up of parents and the Centre manager who attend an evening meeting once every two months to discuss all aspects of running the Centre. Parents and whānau are encouraged to volunteer on the committee for at least one year while their children are attending the Centre. There are a variety of positions available:

Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, Family Liaison, Community Liaison, Grants, Fundraising, Policy Support.

Parent meetings, workshops and events
All parents are welcome to attend these meetings and are encouraged to do so. It is expected that parents/whānau can attend at least one committee meeting a year. Minutes and advisory documentation is routinely sent to all Centre parents to ensure flow of information and opportunity for feedback.

Being a committee member means attending the Centre committee meetings for approximately one hour every two months. We do Zoom too!

We also hold an AGM every year.