This month we will see two full moons - the first was on the 1st and is known as a Harvest Moon and the second will be on the 31st and is known as a Blue Moon.

Eligibility for 20 Hours ECE All 3, 4 and 5-year-old children enrolled at an ECE service or kōhanga reo that offers 20 Hours ECE are eligible. This is regardless of family income, immigration status or any other reason. Please note: It had been proposed that this be extended to 2 year olds but this has been repealed by the current govenment.

I know how everyone loves reviewing policies! And this month there are 5 to take a gander at...

He mihi aroha ki ngā whānau Cassidy, Te Ariki, Kaa rātou ko Fox. Our love and condolences to all our whānau who have lost loved ones in the recent months. Moe mai rā, moe mai rā, moe mai rā, apiti hono, tatai hono, rātou kua wehe atu ki te pō, apiti hono, tatai hono, tātou e tū ana ki te ao.

Two sleeps to go!

Pink Shirt Day 2020 will be held on Friday 16 October! Celebrated annually around the globe, Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying, after a peer was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. In Aotearoa, Pink Shirt Day works to create schools, workplaces, communities and whānau where everyone feels safe, valued and respected.

There is a new round of Wave funding open: read more below:-

...or so the saying goes. We are having some changes at Nōku Te Ao.

Mokopuna Ora is a grant we receive from Te Putahitanga.

Ka whiti mai te rā, kei te wera ō tātou tamariki - mauria mai te kakahu Raumati koa.

This pānui is for all mātua who have pēpi still in kope (nappies).

There are some changes coming through with how to enrol your tamaiti at Te Pā o Rākaihautū.

Annnnd here we are in October/Whiringa-a-Nuku already! One of the fastest, yet slowest years ever...