First Years Preschool Inc

First Years Preschool Inc is a community-based education and care service in Dannevirke providing early childhood care and education for babies and young children from birth to six years.

Innovation

First Years Preschool teachers co-construct fearless science learning experiences with young children.

Centres of Innovation (COI) research

Major research questions/aim:

How does First Years Preschool fearless teaching and learning approach to scienc,e in a rural early childhood setting, involve children and their families in investigating real-life science experiences?

COI tenure

Calendar years 2009/2010/2011 (Round five). In Budget 2009 it was announced that the COI programme will end on 30 June 2009.

COI research associate

Barbara Jordan, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (Email: b.j.jordan@massey.ac.nz)

Service location

7 Allardice Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand.

Visitors

For information about First Years Preschool Inc visitors’ policy, please contact Rebekah Cooper, Centre Manager, First Years Preschool Inc.

Contact details

Contact person: Rebekah Cooper
Postal Address: 7 Allardice Street, Dannevirke 4930, New Zealand
Telephone: 06 374 7436
Email: fyps@xtra.co.nz