Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre – BOOK A TOUR
Why choose Bright Beginnings for your next childcare centre
Read all about our Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centres
Providing Quality Childcare Since 2012 • Infants, Toddlers & Preschool • Daycare Centre
About Our Educational
Centres
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centres are vibrant, well-established childcare centres for children whose parents want to give them the best start on their preschool learning centre journey.
Our early learning centres provide hundreds of young Kiwis with a stimulating, unique and natural environment within which to learn, by incorporating the Reggio Emilia approach into teaching and learning. Our children engage in experiences that they help plan and implement.
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre has been operating childcare centres since April 2012, when they opened their first centre licensed for 25 children in Glendowie, Auckland. Then opening its Panmure centre in 2016, Mt Roskill in 2017, Hamilton in early 2020, and Howick childcare centre in late-2020. All centres have been purpose-built for children.
Meet Our Team
Nikita
Kia ora, I’m Nikita, Centre Director, and I love helping children learn and grow at our unique early learning centres.
I have extensive teaching, management and quality assurance experience, both within India and New Zealand, having moved to New Zealand with my husband and children in 2003. I have a Bachelor of Science from India and a Bachelor of Education ECE from Auckland University.
A key focus for me is working closely with our teachers, on a daily basis, to ensure we are delivering a great service to our children and parents. I am also personally involved with roll management, marketing and Ministry of Education compliance within the centres.
The concept of family is a strong part of our heritage, and our family works together to provide services to our extended family – the children and parents at our childcare centres.
So, let me introduce you to our team…
Raj Kohli
Hi, I’m Raj, Centre Co-director. I look after all the centres’ financial and legal aspects.
Varun Kohli
And I’m Varun, Operations Manager. A key focus area for me is health and safety and maintenance. The health and safety of all the children and parents attending our centres is of the utmost importance to our family.
Jawa
Hi, I’m Jawa, Area Manager, Auckland.
Jordan
Hi, I’m Jordan, Accounts Manager.
Roshika
Hi, I’m Roshika, Centre Manager at Mt Roskill.
Cathryn
Hi, I’m Catherine, Centre Manager at Howick.
Melania
Hi, I’m Melania, Administrator at Howick.
Jaya
Hi, I’m Jaya, Administrator at Mt Roskill.
How do the children learn?
Although Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre uses some traditional learning strategies, our children mainly learn through the following vehicles:
Project/inquiry-based learning
Where children work on projects, often for prolonged periods, due to the unexpected direction a project can move to - including through a child’s immense inquiring mind. Projects give children the opportunity to make connections between what they know and what more can they learn about topics. Hence in its true sense, a project is considered a vehicle of learning. The centre environment strongly reflects our inspiration – The Reggio Emilia philosophy, from Reggio Emilia, Italy.
An environment that encourages learning
Our early learning centres encourage learning through the following environmental factors.
Diversity and multi-culturalism:
- Our centres reflect broad diversity and multi-culturalism, through the children themselves and through the centres’ diverse imagery.
- Our centres operate under the umbrella of Te Whaariki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum.
- Onsite chefs prepare hot and nutritious meals for the children, incorporating the various cultures of the families.
Teacher-child, child-parent and teacher-parent interactions:
- Interactions are key to ensuring an effective learning process. Like the old proverb says – ‘It takes a village to raise a child.
Unique resources:
- Teachers skilfully support children’s learning through meaningful experiences.
- A special characteristic of the centres is the artefacts, recycled material and unique resources that are used throughout the learning process. Our resources encourage the centre environments to be the third teacher for the children. New Zealand’s natural richness is well utilised in day to day learning.
- Detailed portfolios and Storypark portfolios reflect the child’s learning. Families often contribute to the child’s development through their portfolios, open discussions and parent evenings.
All children over 4 years of age participate in a multifaceted Transition to School program, which is designed in conjunction with the local schools.
Sessions, short days and full days are the options for enrolment available.
Come and visit one of our childcare centres and see for yourself why your child will love it
Talk to the Centre Manager, meet the team, see the natural outdoor play areas and educational rooms, learn about how we develop our programs and find out more about our unique approach to partnering with our families.
Here's what our parents say about our childcare centres
We are so happy that our son is a part of the Bright Beginnings family. The staff have been so welcoming and caring since the day he joined here. He has the freedom to explore and experiment as he learns about the world around him. With each passing day, he is growing into a confident and independent young boy, while building friendships and learning important life skills. We are also especially happy that he gets nutritious meals everyday, an important concern for us as parents. Most importantly, he loves it so much here that he can't wait to be back at the Centre every morning! As parents, we can go about our day with the assurance that our son is in good hands within a safe environment. Thank you to the entire BBELC team for that, Devika.
Bright Beginnings has and is a second home to both my son and now my daughter. Amber loves coming to the centre everyday and to see the relationship she has with the teachers is very special. We love everything Bright Beginnings embodies and are thankful to have found this centre.
- Best price
- Best service. From Jade Tavita
I was absolutely blown away by the presentation and the effort that went into the parent teacher interviews. I have not seen anything like it before and it made me feel very comfortable and welcome as a parent. From Darren Masters
Super duper loving, caring teachers. Awesome environment where our boy can flourish everyday. Thank you, Brad and Joanna.
Dillon absolutely loves his new big boy class. He even asks us if he can go on a Saturday and Sunday. Thanks all for making going to school so easy for us. Thanks, Anika.
I love and enjoy watching April develop and grow, I am so happy and grateful that she is in an amazing environment filled with people who care and look out for each other.
Beautiful Daycare. Thank you all.- Best price from Zara.
- Best service
Cherry: Our family is very grateful that we found BBELC. So far it is the best daycare we have seen. We are glad to enrol our kids here. Having peace of mind that our kids are safe, well fed, looked after and enjoy activities with the teachers and other kids is PRICELESS!!!
THANK YOU for helping my kids explore new things. You are all amazing. Like what I always say to the teacher, I don't know how you all do it but the teachers here at BBELC are SUPERHEROES! As parents we feel your passion, dedication and love.
