Busy C's Preschool Lyttelton Canterbury

Head kaiako

We are seeking a wonderful head kaiako with experience, passion and commitment for leading, inspiring and supporting our 100% qualified team of ECE kaiako to provide the best early childhood education for our tamariki.

We offer full pay parity.

Busy Cs is a small, integrated, whānau-oriented Enviro-preschool based in the heart of Lyttelton.

We are licensed for 30 tamariki six months to six years – and value a play based, tamariki-led programme.

We have a primary-kaiako philosophy where each kaiako has responsibility for individual tamariki within a larger group, supporting their learning and development through rich relationships with them and their whānau to ensure meaningful learning experiences.

We value clear evidence-based documentation and use the Educa online portfolio programme in conjunction with Individual Profile books to provide a record of each child's learning journey.

We value the concept of ako – learning from each other – and enjoy respectful reciprocal relationships with our tamariki, whānau, learning community and environment. We have a strong bicultural focus, while supporting a range of cultures represented in our community.

Busy C’s head kaiako would share our values and aspirations. They would enjoy responsibility for leading the curriculum programme and our Internal Evaluations. They would have good time management and love working with our team and ngā tamariki and whānau to provide the best early childhood education for our tamariki.