by Dr Darius Singh, Founder of Chrysalis Group Early Learning Centres
Celebrating Whānau Day: A Māori Language Week Commemoration
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“Earth survived then; it will survive again.
The real question is “will we”?”
― Dr Darius Singh
Separation anxiety – How to make morning drop-off easier?
by Monica Wadeja, Postgraduate Researcher and Preety Sehgal, Development & Mentoring Manager, and Dr Darius Singh , Chrysalis Group of Early Learning Centres
Some excellent tips for you by our teachers who have over 100 years of combined ECE teaching experience as well as some best practices derived from their ongoing studies and research….
First 1,000 Days of a Child – Eat, Play, Love
by Preety Sehgal, Development & Mentoring Manager, and Dr Darius Singh, Chrysalis Group of Early Learning Centres
The first 1,000 days of a child are the most crucial. With Eat, Play and Love, we can give children the best possible start in life. Learn more about Eat, Play, Love here!…
Give “time” & “experience-gifts” this Chr
by Preety Sehgal, Development & Mentoring Manager and Dr Darius Singh
This Christmas, give your child(ren) the best gift of all – the gift of your time and tons of “experience-gifts”……
“Nature Deficit Disorder”
by Kim Bone, Group Curriculum Manager/Mentor, and Dr Darius Singh Chrysalis Group of Early Learning Centres
Not getting out into nature enough is a serious issue in society today. We find out what implications this can have, and how we can get children and adults outside more!…
Empowering Children to keep their bodies safe
Written by Preety Sehgal, Group Development Manager and Kim Bone, Group Curriculum Manager and Dr Darius Singh
From the day a child is born, we strive to keep them safe. But have you thought about the importance of teaching children about body safety?…
Establishing a lockdown routine that works for you and your children
By: Kim Bone, Group Curriculum Manager and Dr Darius Singh
Establishing a routine that works for everyone will help to make the weeks become more manageable and will ensure that everyone
The Importance of Valuing our ECE Teachers (Part 1)
Written by Kim Bone, Group Curriculum Manager/Mentor, Dr Darius Singh and Nikeeta Singh, Founder and Director, Chrysalis Group of Early Learning Centres
As an integral part of our young children’s lives, early childhood education teachers should be provided with all the support possible. Learn more here!…
Behind the Scenes of Our Third Teacher – Part One: The Environment
by Preety Sehgal, Development & Mentoring Manager, and Dr Darius Singh, Chrysalis Group of Early Learning Centres
Discover how the environment in our child care centres becomes the third teacher in our special “behind the scenes” series…
A roller coaster success story for centre owners, Dr Darius Singh and Nikeeta Singh for their centre under fire.
by Dr Darius Singh
Read about a harrowing experience that our centre in Tauranga went through for a year due to an overly zealous MOE official and reasons for “non compliance”, most of which were evidenced within a day….
Behind the Scenes of Creating “Child Care Like Never Seen Before®
by Nikeeta Singh and Dr Darius Singh, Founders and Directors of Chrysalis Group
Get a special behind-the-scenes look of how our award-winning child care centres were created in Part Two of our series…
ECE Teachers Deserve A Raise – We’re Giving Them One (Part 2)
Parents and Grandparents of both families of the founders and directors of Chrysalis Group, Nikeeta Singh and Dr Darius Singh
Teaching is one of the most important jobs in the world. In fact, we believe humanity’s best hope for the future – is teachers. That’s why we are raising pay rates and more for our teachers. Read on…
Helping our youngest children cope in times of uncertainty
by Dr Darius Singh
It’s hard to imagine that in January and February 2020 we were thinking of the impact that the drought was having on all our lives. Now in we have something much more significant that we are facing …
Supporting your Child to explore at home…
By Sarah D’Almeida, Ngā Pakiako Teacher and Dr Darius Singh, Chrysalis Early Learning Centre
In this blog, we show a great way for young children to explore and use their imagination while still stuck at home – Treasure Baskets or Heuristic Play Baskets. Read on for more idea…
Take a Look Inside our Hyper-Clean Childcare Bubble
“Care is First and Foremost – especially when transferring between our Safe Bubbles” – Dr Darius Singh & Nikeeta Singh, founders and directors of Chrysalis Care
Take a look at our ‘all-new’ strict COVID19 rules, stemming from our absolute care, absolute commitment and absolute confidence that we are doing the right things as well as doing things right……
The Importance of Building Huts
by Nerea Aller and Dr Darius Singh – Philosophy Champion, Chrysalis Group of Early Learning Centres
Creating secret forts, caves, hideouts, dens and playhouses isn’t just any random kind of play. Find out what the secret really is……
Helping children and parents return to early learning centres at Level 2
By Kim Bone and Dr Darius Singh, Group Curriculum Manager, Chrysalis Family of Early Learning Centres
Read about what we are doing very successfully here in our own centres to rebuild our children’s routines, colleagues’ well-being, and community’s livelihoods ……
GAIA (EARTH) EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY® – A JOURNEY BACK TO THE FUTURE
This blog is a series of extracts from the recent publication “Gaia (Earth) Education Philosophy® – a journey back to the future”, by founders Dr Darius Singh and Nikeeta Singh, who were invited to present this at:
Read about our latest inspirational publication – “Gaia (Earth) inspired education principle – a journey back to the future”. A very timely and relevant publication in today’s accelerating world…