Our Learning Environments
At The Cat’s Pyjamas we believe working with children in age groupings is most conducive to learning. The unique structure of complimentary Explorers, Adventurers, Inventors and Navigators rooms ensure learning opportunities are maximised. Our learning programmes are designed to meet the needs of every child at each stage of their development and to actively support and encourage robust learning dispositions.
Explorers Room (3 months - 2 years)
We welcome babies from 12 weeks old to our Explorers Room. Each child will have their own primary caregiver who will establish a trusting, responsive relationship with your child. Children in the Explorers Room spend a large portion of their day in routines such as saying hello or good-bye, getting dressed, diapering, toileting and mealtime. Our child-care environment reflects these important shared learning times, and hugs and cuddles are a big part of their day.
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Adventurers Room (2 - 3 years)
The Cat’s Pyjamas Adventurer’s learning programme is fun! It is integrated and comprehensive, with a focus on the development of children from 2 to approximately 3 years. At this stage in a child’s life independence has started, this will be extended upon. Self help skills are encouraged and supported. Children will learn about routines which will foster language skills and the ability to concentrate will be extended.
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Inventors & Navigators Rooms (3 - 5 years)
Our Inventors and Navigators’ programmes provide education and care for children aged approximately 3 to 5 years of age. The emphasis is on learning activities that are lots of fun and at the same time building character, independence, self-confidence and self-esteem in these busy, curious young people.
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Explorers Room (3 months - 2 years)
We welcome babies from 12 weeks old to our Explorers Room. Each child will have their own primary caregiver who will establish a trusting, responsive relationship with your child. Children in the Explorers Room spend a large portion of their day in routines such as saying hello or good-bye, getting dressed, diapering, toileting and mealtime. Our child-care environment reflects these important shared learning times, and hugs and cuddles are a big part of their day.
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Adventurers Room (2 - 3 years)
The Cat’s Pyjamas Adventurer’s learning programme is fun! It is integrated and comprehensive, with a focus on the development of children from 2 to approximately 3 years. At this stage in a child’s life independence has started, this will be extended upon. Self help skills are encouraged and supported. Children will learn about routines which will foster language skills and the ability to concentrate will be extended.
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Inventors & Navigators Rooms (3 - 5 years)
Our Inventors and Navigators’ programmes provide education and care for children aged approximately 3 to 5 years of age. The emphasis is on learning activities that are lots of fun and at the same time building character, independence, self-confidence and self-esteem in these busy, curious young people.
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Explorers (3 months to 2 years)
We welcome babies from 3 months old to our Explorers Room. Each child will have their own primary caregiver who will establish a trusting, responsive relationship with your child. Children in the Explorers room spend a large portion of their day in routines such as saying hello or good-bye, getting dressed, diapering, toileting and mealtime. Our child-care environment reflects these important shared learning times, and hugs and cuddles are a big part of their day.
Infants are cared for and nurtured by our professional staff in their own private and personal environment filled with colour and stimulation to meet the needs of their development. Our teachers provide support to infants throughout the day
with a balanced routine and are alert to babies’ cues. The environment is set up to foster infants’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and intellectual development.
Mobile infants and toddlers have a need for uncluttered and open spaces to allow them confidently to practise their developing skills unhindered. Our children have their own indoor and outdoor areas with age specific toys and activities. This ensures them the freedom to explore and interact with teachers and the environment with no interference from older children.
We show respect towards infants and toddlers by inviting them for a nappy change and talking to them about what we will be doing with them before picking them up when changing children, we focus fully on them and engage them in the routine by talking about what is happening, rather than trying to distract them with other things. Everything we do with a child is respectful and caring.
Infants are cared for and nurtured by our professional staff in their own private and personal environment filled with colour and stimulation to meet the needs of their development. Our teachers provide support to infants throughout the day
with a balanced routine and are alert to babies’ cues. The environment is set up to foster infants’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and intellectual development.
Mobile infants and toddlers have a need for uncluttered and open spaces to allow them confidently to practise their developing skills unhindered. Our children have their own indoor and outdoor areas with age specific toys and activities. This ensures them the freedom to explore and interact with teachers and the environment with no interference from older children.
We show respect towards infants and toddlers by inviting them for a nappy change and talking to them about what we will be doing with them before picking them up when changing children, we focus fully on them and engage them in the routine by talking about what is happening, rather than trying to distract them with other things. Everything we do with a child is respectful and caring.
Adventurers (2-3 years)
The Cat’s Pyjamas Adventurers learning programme is fun! It is integrated and comprehensive, with a focus on the development of children from 2 to approximately 3 years.
At this stage in a child’s life independence has started, this will be extended upon. Self help skills are encouraged and supported. Children will learn about routines which will foster language skills and the ability to concentrate will be extended.
Preschoolers love to get physical. This is an age when children learn significantly through play and physical activity. Our programme for preschoolers is centred around a philosophy of ‘play with purpose’. They begin to understand that other people have feelings and rights.
Situated next to the Navigators, the Adventurers room offers spacious, modern facilities that are bright, open and spacious with plenty of exciting equipment and a wealth of resources to keep busy preschoolers engrossed.
Children are able to explore, investigate and learn at their own pace in a safe, secure environment. Many and varied activities, experiences and challenges are made available to this group, such as dressing up, painting, working with play dough, building blocks and much more!
At The Cat’s Pyjamas Adventurers will begin to experience the joy of self-expression in the areas of music, arts and crafts, learning through our senses, group time, and resource time. We also emphasize learning to share with friends and
developing self-help skills and respect for others and materials. The main subjects and activities are art, language, music and movement; pretend play; manipulative activities such as stacking blocks, pegboards and stringing beads; which all assist with developing the child’s decision making, planning, sharing, cooperating, sense of accomplishment and pre-math skills; and the basic cognitive skills of cause and effect.
A separate sleep area ensures children have interrupted sleep should they need to rest.
At this stage in a child’s life independence has started, this will be extended upon. Self help skills are encouraged and supported. Children will learn about routines which will foster language skills and the ability to concentrate will be extended.
Preschoolers love to get physical. This is an age when children learn significantly through play and physical activity. Our programme for preschoolers is centred around a philosophy of ‘play with purpose’. They begin to understand that other people have feelings and rights.
Situated next to the Navigators, the Adventurers room offers spacious, modern facilities that are bright, open and spacious with plenty of exciting equipment and a wealth of resources to keep busy preschoolers engrossed.
Children are able to explore, investigate and learn at their own pace in a safe, secure environment. Many and varied activities, experiences and challenges are made available to this group, such as dressing up, painting, working with play dough, building blocks and much more!
At The Cat’s Pyjamas Adventurers will begin to experience the joy of self-expression in the areas of music, arts and crafts, learning through our senses, group time, and resource time. We also emphasize learning to share with friends and
developing self-help skills and respect for others and materials. The main subjects and activities are art, language, music and movement; pretend play; manipulative activities such as stacking blocks, pegboards and stringing beads; which all assist with developing the child’s decision making, planning, sharing, cooperating, sense of accomplishment and pre-math skills; and the basic cognitive skills of cause and effect.
A separate sleep area ensures children have interrupted sleep should they need to rest.
Inventors & Navigators (3-5 years)
Our Inventor and Navigators programmes provides education and care for children aged approximately 3 to 5 years of age. The emphasis is on learning activities that are lots of fun and at the same time building character, independence, self-confidence and self-esteem in these busy, curious young people.
All of The Cat’s Pyjamas activities are child-centred, encouraging positive development of skills and knowledge, as well as qualities of personality and positive behaviour. At all times the children must have a CHOICE.
Children are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the programme, though they may choose to observe for some time. Children learn from these observations and will become more actively involved at a time that suits them.
A fun, challenging and varied educational programme is offered. Children are encouraged to participate in art, language, drama, music and movement, cognitive development, fine gross motor development, mathematics, literacy and construction activities.
• Early literacy and mathematical skills such as:
o Name recognition and writing
o Alphabet recognition and letter sounds
o Counting and number recognition
o Matching 1 to 1
• Characteristics needed for ongoing learning:
o Taking an interest
o Communicating with others
o Persisting with difficulty
o Being involved
o Taking responsibility
• Confidence in self help routines such as:
o Being able to go to the toilet and change clothing by
themselves
o Managing their lunch box so they do not eat all their food at
morning kai
o Packing their bag at the end of the day
• A good grasp of problem solving skills including:
o Asking questions
o Developing a hypothesis
o Negotiation
o Willingness to try a number of approaches and not being
discouraged by failure
• Sound social skills such as:
o Working collaboratively with peers
o Having confidence to contribute ideas in both formal and
informal settings
o Solving conflicts themselves
o Making friends and showing empathy
o Managing their emotions
All of The Cat’s Pyjamas activities are child-centred, encouraging positive development of skills and knowledge, as well as qualities of personality and positive behaviour. At all times the children must have a CHOICE.
Children are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the programme, though they may choose to observe for some time. Children learn from these observations and will become more actively involved at a time that suits them.
A fun, challenging and varied educational programme is offered. Children are encouraged to participate in art, language, drama, music and movement, cognitive development, fine gross motor development, mathematics, literacy and construction activities.
• Early literacy and mathematical skills such as:
o Name recognition and writing
o Alphabet recognition and letter sounds
o Counting and number recognition
o Matching 1 to 1
• Characteristics needed for ongoing learning:
o Taking an interest
o Communicating with others
o Persisting with difficulty
o Being involved
o Taking responsibility
• Confidence in self help routines such as:
o Being able to go to the toilet and change clothing by
themselves
o Managing their lunch box so they do not eat all their food at
morning kai
o Packing their bag at the end of the day
• A good grasp of problem solving skills including:
o Asking questions
o Developing a hypothesis
o Negotiation
o Willingness to try a number of approaches and not being
discouraged by failure
• Sound social skills such as:
o Working collaboratively with peers
o Having confidence to contribute ideas in both formal and
informal settings
o Solving conflicts themselves
o Making friends and showing empathy
o Managing their emotions