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The Curiosity Approach is more than just beautiful play spaces… So grab a cuppa, settle down and delve deeply inside our articles...
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Would you like to to expel a Curiosity Approach® myth?
Plastic ivy MYTH! Curious to learn more? At The Curiosity Approach we are inspired by Rudolph Steiner and connecting to nature. Therefore we wanted to help expel a fast and wide s...
Read articleDo we use super hero costumes and princess outfits? NO and this is why...
A time to pause, ponder & consider! In our Early Childhood provisions we have traditionally had a rails of secondhand dressing-up costumes, superhero outfits and princess dresses, kindly...
Read articleHow we offer play dough at a Curiosity Approach® setting.
Have you noticed at Curiosity Approach® settings we have done away with the plastic pre-determined cutters? Our playdough tables are not about being Instagram ready, but about bringin...
Read articleHow to bring ZEN to Early Years
Ｔｏｕｃｈ ｏｆ Ｚｅｎ ニ悦遠 Our children have been through so much over the past few months & they need time and space to reconnect, build relationships & feel secure again....
Read articleIs it time to celebrate tattoos in the Early Childhood workplace?
At The Curiosity Approach® we are inspired by the curriculum of New Zealand, Te Whāriki, whereby our settings are places of togetherness and belonging for children and adults. We look ...
Read articleSpring has sprung
The days are getting longer and Spring is in the air! At The Curiosity Approach, we believe that our environments are worthy of the miracles who enter through the doors and that they sho...
Read articlePower of Curiosity
Are you Curious? The Curiosity Approach has its basis in a whole host of pedagogies, including Reggio, Steiner, a bit of Montessori and the Te Whāriki Approach in New Zealand. But when it comes...
Read articleSwitch off the conveyer belt!
The Curiosity Approach philosophy believes in process art v products Allow children to create their own Christmas cards or keepsake gifts. To follow their own thinking and enjoy the pr...
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