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Nau mai, haere mai - welcome to Dunstan Educare!
We are a family-owned education and care centre who are passionate about caring for nga tamariki (children) under 6.
Our values:
We encourage tamaiti initiated learning
We provide tamariki with age appropriate learning environments
We value play as meaningful learning
We provide the best kaiako for nga tamariki
We repsect individual whānau (family) values
We work alongside whānau partnering with them in nga tamariki learning and development
We establish warm, caring relationship between kaiako & tamariki
We are continiously improving through a reflective based practice
Linley Hattrill
Linley Hattrill
Kia ora koutou
Tehei Māoriora!
Ko tēnei te mihi atu ki a Kāi Tahu
Ko Haehaeata te maunga
Ko Mata-au te awa
Nō Aerana, nō Ingarani, nō Kōtirana ōku tīpuna
Nō Tokomairiro ahau
Kei Kāmoanahaehae tōku kainga
Ko Grant tōku tāne
Tōku rua aku wahine toa
Ko Nicole raua ko Jasmine raua ingoa
Tōku toru āku mokopuna ataahua
Ko Lily ratau ko Sophie ko Charlotte ratou ingoa
Ko Linley tōku ingoa
My mountain is the Dunstan Range
My river is the Clutha
My ancestors came from Ireland, England and Scotland
I'm from Milton, but now live in Alexandra
Grant is my husband
Nicole and Jasmine are my daughters
I have 3 granddaughters, Lily, Sophie & Charlotte
Family Owned & operated
Family Owned & operated
Grant and Linley Hattrill opened Educare in 2003 when they moved to Alexandra and saw the need for quality early childhood education and care. They originally operated out of the Alexandra Baptist Church in Gregg St and in 2017 merged their 2 centres into one mixed age setting.
Grant taught Mathematics at Dunstan High School until he retired in 2015, then became our finance guy and handyman fixing and making equipment for the centre. He is now retired.
Linley is the Centre Manager, and leads the team of kaiako, supporting with professional development, resourcing and does the admin. They are both passionate educators, and enjoy the centre whãnau and supporting whãnau in Alexandra. It's brought them joy to know that they've been at the beginning of so many children's early learning journeys.
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