We are a licensed, government funded childcare provider, dedicated to helping parents Auckland wide access affordable in home childcare and supporting educators in providing this
Do children feel more comfortable in day-care centres or in home-based environments?
Investing in home-based care is beneficial for the child. Research by Leiden education specialists led by Professor Rien van Ijzendoorn shows that home-based childcare has a number of advantages over daycare centres:
The study was conducted among 116 children aged between 1½ and 3½ years of age in 26 daycare centres and 55 home-based environments spread throughout the Netherlands. The wellbeing of the children is the degree to which they felt safe and relaxed, and enjoy the activities in which they were involved. The wellbeing of the children, the sensitivity of the carers and the quality of the care were observed during visits to the daycare centres and the home-based environments. The stress levels of children are determined by the hormone ‘cortisol’. The production of cortisol follows a 24-hour rhythm, whereby cortisol levels should reduce over the course of the day. Cortisol levels were measured at the daycare centres and at home, so that a comparison could be made.
A low child/adult ratio enables home educators to adjust the care and education to meet the individual needs, routines and interests of each child. Our ratios are set by the Ministry of Education and our educators will only care for up to four children under six years, only two of which can be under two years. This is significantly lower than most centre-based services which can have as many as five children under two years per adult and 10-15 children over two years.
Research has long established how important it is for children to develop secure relationships with the people in their lives right from the start. These relationships are important to forming the foundation for attitudes and behaviour in relationships later on in their lives. Home-based early childhood education usually involves the same educator consistently caring for your child, which means the opportunity to develop warm and predictable relationships between you; the educator and your child.
Home-basedcare provides so much more flexibility for you as a parent. We are a licensed 24/7 Auckland childcare provider meaning that you do not have to try and fit your schedule into the strict opening hours of a traditional centre, which means that your child’s hours of care as well as your fees can be negotiated directly with the educator.
As expected, there are considerable differences between home-based childcare and traditional day-care centres in terms of group sizes.Our adult/child ratios are set by the Ministry of Education and our educators will only care for up to four children under six years old including their own child. Of these four children only two of them can be under two years old. This is significantly lower than most centre-based services which can have as many as five children under two years per adult and 10-15 children over two years.These low child/adult ratio mean thatour educators can adjust the care and education to meet the individual needs, routines and interests of each child.
In a home-based setting noise is able to be carefully monitored and restricted. This is particularly relevant to infants or children who might struggle with busier or louder environments.
Home2Grow supplies our educators with some educational resources to help provide a high quality of care and education for our families. Educators also have free access to a variety of resources from the Home2Grow toy library which means your child will never be bored with an abundance of resources to choose from.
We believe that the Auckland based Home2Grow Childcare experience gives your child the best possible start in life. You don’t have to take our word for it though, read the childcare testimonials from happy parents, children and educators to find out more.
I have found Home2Grow to be the perfect place for my daughter. She loves going there and I know her educator really cares about her. Home2Grow allowed me to be flexible with childcare hours, which suits my husband’s job and mine. The small ratio of carer to child means less sick days and she has had many wonderful trips out with them. Having her in someone’s home means she keeps the same routine at both places and has her own space, bed and sense of belonging.
Julie is a perfect balance between being firm and loving. She lays down the rules in the most amazing and positive way. For Julie looking after kids is not a job, it is her passion. All the kids under her care are treated equally and the best part is that they are treated as one of her own.
I would surely recommend <strong>Rita</strong> to anyone who would like to enrol their kids in home based daycare. Sidharth made good progress during his time with her. Everyday I used to get updates and the feedback was really helpful for me to monitor and improve my approach too.
