Casa Nova Kindergarten is located at the North End of Oamaru right beside Pembroke School.  Our environment is spacious and well resourced with many learning choices and opportunities throughout.  We have a diverse cultural make up and thrive on embracing and celebrating our own identities and that of others.  Casa Nova Kaiako are skilled at working with neuro-diverse tamariki and value equitable practice.  We love getting to know your tamaiti and whānau and strive to grow great learning partnerships between Kindergarten and Home. 

Casa Nova Kindergarten still operates under a term time model – closing over term breaks and for a longer period during the summer.  This allows Kaiako to mahi and plan consistently with each other, your tamaiti and whānau.  We value consistency of strategies and teaching to grow your tamaiti understandings and engagement in our ways of being.  

We promote transition visits before starting Kindergarten so we can get to know you and your tamaiti to enable successful transitions into Kindergarten.  Being situated beside Pembroke School has allowed us to grow a fabulous relationship that promotes smooth and successful transitions into Kura.  We have regular visits to Pembroke that support this. 

We love to get involved within our community, having special visitors and getting out and about to explore this further.  The living world is alive at our place – we love tending to our Hua Whenua (Vegetable Garden) and caring for our two heihei (chickens).  We pride ourselves on the challenges we offer tamariki physically, socially and emotionally and enjoy supporting them to build upon these skills in practical and collaborative ways.  Problem solving, including others, risk taking, communication, emotional competence, kindness, caring for others, leadership, self confidence and respect for people, places and things are a part of our ways of being.