A Child-centered, Holistic Approach
The New Zealand Ministry of Education has developed an early childhood curriculum called Te Whariki. Little Footsteps learning programme is based on this curriculum.
What is Te Whariki?
It is a curriculum designed to develop confidence in children to use their abilities to be creative, to discover and explore, experiment through their play, thus encouraging the love to learn.
The curriculum is based on four principles and within these principles are five essential areas of learning and development – Belonging, Well-being, Communication, Exploration and Contribution.