Under Two Year Olds

Attachment Rich Nurturing Care

Because we understand the importance of the first 1000 days of a child’s life, we support parents with children under two years of age through home styled care with a consistent caregiver.

Infants are assigned a consistent caregiver who will be with them through their journey in the Kakapo Creek nursery. As children demonstrate a readiness to join our two year old classroom a teacher moves with them to ensure consistent relationships are maintained. Science tells that close, warm, reciprocal relationships are the single most important factor in raising amazing humans.

Our specialist under two year old classroom is sunny, spacious and abundantly equipped. Our babies and toddlers join with our older children from time to time throughout their week for blended family play such as music, movement, and outdoor play. This enables children to have the best of both worlds – mixed age family styled care while still being kept safe and nurtured by their consistent caregivers in a classroom equipped just for them.

See our gallery below for photos of our babies room.

While we do accept children under the age of one, this is in exceptional circumstances. We prefer to enrol only children aged one and over for reasons of parental attachment and child wellbeing.

We have a long wait list for under two year olds and prioritise families with older siblings and those over one year of age. To put your name on our wait list for under two enrolment, please click here. We recommend early enrolment.

What does attachment rich care look like?

Because we understand the importance of a child’s first 1000 days we provide consistent caregivers throughout your child’s early childhood journey. This means they don’t change teachers on their birthdays which disrupts attachment relationships.

When children reach the age of two and demonstrate developmental readiness they move with their teacher to our two year old classroom. Children don’t move classrooms on their birthday, but instead small groups of children move in a cohort when ready and a teacher from their classroom moves with them.

Research shows that this is best for children’s emotional and social development.

Children may be enrolled part time or full time.